Community Engagement Officer

The Community Engagement Officer is responsible for mobilizing communities, facilitating engagement activities, and supporting advocacy efforts in coordination with local stakeholders. The role ensures effective community participation and ownership of project activities, working closely with community members, local authorities, and project teams to promote inclusive and sustainable development practices.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate community engagement and mobilization activities and ensure active participation in project interventions.
• Support the planning and implementation of community engagement strategies, like youth led initiatives.
• Coordinate with local stakeholders to promote awareness and ownership of project goals.
• Assist in organizing community meetings, workshops, and advocacy events.
• Collect and document feedback from community members to inform project implementation.
• Collaborate with the advocacy team to support local-level policy engagement.
• Work closely with both the Adolescent and Youth Development Officer and Gender Equality Officer, to ensure alignment with youth engagement and gender equality strategies and best practices.
• Monitor and report on community engagement activities and outcomes.
• Ensure that all activities are implemented in line with SCI’s safeguarding and child protection policies.
• Provide ongoing capacity building and mentorship to field teams, community mobilizers, and youth advocates.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure consistent messaging, alignment with national strategies, and the use of evidence-based approaches in community engagement.
• Ensure that community engagement tools and guidance are adapted for local contexts and responsive to community feedback.
• Contribute to the design of monitoring tools and indicators related to community engagement and advocacy efforts.
• Track and document community engagement outcomes, success stories, and lessons learned to inform adaptive SRHR and gender programming.
• Prepare high-quality reports and inputs for different reporting, learning products, and advocacy materials.
• Ensure that all activities are implemented in line with SCI’s policies on child safeguarding, gender equality, and safe programming.
• Represent Save the Children in relevant community-based forums and advocacy platforms.
• Carry out any other tasks assigned by the Project Manager to support the objectives of the PATHWAY project.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, development studies, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in community mobilization or engagement roles, aimed at encouraging social and behaviour change.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with local communities and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of participatory approaches and community development principles.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to child rights and gender equality.
• Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring.
• Experience working on gender and/or SRHR programs and interventions.
• Ability to think strategically to solve problems and accomplish goals.
• Well-developed communication skills across cultures.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player and independently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver results with tight deadlines.

Skills

• Social Mobilization
• Social Behaviour Change
• Participatory Approaches
• Community Development
• Training and Capacity Building
• Mentorship
• Gender Equality Programming
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Strategic Thinking
• Children's Rights Advocacy

Languages

English