Overview
The role involves conducting a comprehensive community engagement assessment and developing related action plans, communication strategies, and dialogue manuals to support WFP's operations in Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a focused assessment of community structures, information flows, participation barriers, gender and power dynamics, and related risks.
- Develop a practical Community Engagement Action Plan tailored to WFP Nigeria operations.
- Design a Community Communication Strategy to strengthen communication with affected populations.
- Develop a Community Gender Dialogue Manual to guide community-level dialogues on gender norms affecting food and nutrition security.
- Facilitate validation sessions with WFP, partners, and community representatives.
Required Experience
- Minimum 8–10 years in community engagement, gender equality or social behavioral change.
- Demonstrated experience in food security, nutrition, or humanitarian programming.
- Strong understanding of conflict sensitivity and protection principles.
- Experience developing and implementing assessment and research, participatory approaches, community engagement, inclusive communication frameworks or gender guides and manuals.
- Familiarity with WFP or UN is preferred.
- Experience working in Northeast Nigeria or similar complex humanitarian settings is an asset.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in Social/Behavioral Sciences, Communications, Community Development, Social Work, Humanitarian Studies, or related field.
