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Community Liaison Focal Person
About this role
The role is a Field-based liaison position under the Livelihood Project, serving as the on-the-ground link among project teams, facility committees, landowners, traditional leaders and community members in Maiduguri MMC, Jere and Mafa. It aims to support community entry, mobilisation, dialogues, and inclusive participation, ensuring women, youth, persons with disabilities, IDPs and returnees can attend activities. The position supports social cohesion, landowner processes, committee operations, enterprise activities at livelihood facilities, and data collection for monitoring and reporting. It requires building neutral, respectful relationships with diverse community groups and adhering to safeguarding and humanitarian principles. The employer is INTERSOS, a humanitarian NGO operating in crisis settings with a focus on emergency relief and community development in Nigeria and beyond.
What you would do
- Introduce the project to community leaders, religious and landowning groups and IDP/returnee representatives in the assigned LGA.
- Mobilise participants for consultations, dialogues, trainings, elections and assemblies.
- Ensure inclusive attendance by women, youth, persons with disabilities, IDPs and returnees.
- Explain project decisions, selection criteria, fees and agreements in local languages.
- Share information on the Feedback and Complaints Response Mechanism in meetings.
- Support ownership and social cohesion activities by locating documents and organising consultations.
- Organise landowner consultations, community dialogues and public validation events.
- Support Peace and Grievance Committees by arranging meetings and following up actions.
- Attend Facility Management Committee meetings and assist with agendas, minutes and actions.
- Visit facilities weekly to coach records keepers, maintain logs and report faults.
What they are asking for
- OND, NCE or HND in Social Sciences, Community Development, Agriculture, Business, Adult Education or related field (Desirable: BSc or certificates in related areas).
- At least 2 years of experience in community mobilisation, development or field work with NGO/UN/government programme.
- Experience organising community meetings with mixed groups including women, youth and displaced persons.
- Good knowledge of the assigned LGA, its communities and local dynamics; residence or strong ties to the LGA is preferred.
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