Communication for Development Officer (Polio)
Kabul
- Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
- Location: Kabul
- Grade: Volunteer - National Specialist - Locally recruited Volunteer
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Occupational Groups:
- Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
- Communication and Public Information
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Malaria, Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
- Closing Date: Closed
Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.
Description of taskJob organizational context: The Communication for Development Officer will support the polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan through managing a network of polio social mobilization and community engagement personnel, including Immunization Communication Network, Female Mobilisers Vaccinators, and Social mobilization and monitoring facilitators.
10. Description of tasks:
Under the direct supervision of Communication for Development Specialist, the national UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
- Support the field offices in conducting community engagement meetings, training and polio awareness sessions in line with the regional communication plans.
- Compile the data on the community engagement activities based on developed and agreed M&E indicators and draft the analyses of the conducted interventions.
- Contribute to development, review and quality assurance of C4D materials and training materials to ensure optimum impact within politically and culturally sensitive context.
- Verify and monitor the recruitments of the social mobilization personnel.
- Monitor/track the use of resources as planned and verify compliance with organizational guidelines, rules and regulations and standards of ethics and transparency.
- Support financial management and reporting of the third-party social mobilization contractors in the regions by monitoring, reviewing and verifying financial documents, providing quality assurance, and working with the regional teams to ensure timely submission of payment documentation.
- Develop and maintain a tracking system of the monthly salary payments and allowance (living allowance, travel allowance, etc) for the social mobilization contractors
- Prepare human interest stories, case studies and briefs on community engagement interventions for polio eradication.
- Perform other tasks to facilitate community engagement for polio eradication as requested by the supervisor.
- A university degree in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioral science, communication, public relations or another relevant field.
- A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: communication for development, public relations, communication, advocacy, information management.
- English(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge
- Dari(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
- Pashto(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
- A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: communication for development, public relations, communication, advocacy, information management.
Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams
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