Expert III - Community Engagement Officer (Internal)

Background

• Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 2012 by a group of young researchers and incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC/IT/91613) in 2016. AHSF is committed to improving the quality of life of children, women, older persons and other vulnerable and marginalized groups through human development interventions and community strengthening.
• With funding from the Supporting Sustainable and Innovative Social Protection Programmes (SEPIN-SUSI) programme, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), AHSF is supporting efforts to reduce poverty and hunger and strengthen social protection systems in Borno and Adamawa States.
• The programme focuses on strengthening government social protection systems, building resilience and promoting the economic and social participation of vulnerable households, particularly women and girls, IDPs, returnees and host communities.
• As part of this intervention, AHSF will undertake independent third-party monitoring to provide impartial oversight of the expansion and updating of the Social Register, as well as the implementation of the graduation approach and shock-responsive cash transfers in Borno State. The monitoring will promote accountability, transparency and quality service delivery while generating evidence and real-time feedback to support adaptive programme management.

Project

• The project includes system strengthening, capacity development for government agencies, and direct support to vulnerable beneficiaries through an innovative social protection programme. Independent monitoring provides impartial oversight to reinforce institutional accountability, ensuring resources are utilized efficiently and activities strictly adhere to established standards and timelines. 
• By validating program activities through transparent reporting, the process fosters public trust and stakeholder confidence, which are essential for sustaining long-term community engagement. 
• Systematic data collection and real-time feedback loops generate actionable evidence, enabling adaptive management to address emerging risks and improve the overall effectiveness of social interventions. 
• Crucially, this oversight safeguards vulnerable populations by identifying exclusion errors and monitoring graduation benchmarks, ensuring that the expansion of the Social Register achieves its intended impact. 

Strategic Project Objective

• To implement a community-based and participatory third-party monitoring approach for the expansion and updating of the Social Register and, in collaboration with relevant state agencies, monitor the delivery of the graduation approach and shock-responsive cash transfers to promote responsive, accountable and responsible social protection services in Borno State.

Job Description / Key Responsibilities Team Lead
Specific Tasks:

• Support the team lead in community entry processes including stakeholder mapping and introductory meetings with traditional, religious, and community leaders.
• Establish and maintain relationships with community structures and groups such as WSDC.
• Mobilise community members/Project participants for programme activities such as sensitization sessions, training, PDMs, surveys, FGDs.
• Ensure inclusive participation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable groups.
• Promote accountability, transparency and safeguarding principles in all engagements.
• Support baseline assessments, surveys and monitoring activities.
• Collaborate with the communication specialist to develop culturally appropriate IEC materials.
• Coordinate with the M&E officer to track community level indicators and outcomes.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Community Development, Political Science, Public Administration, Social Sciences or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in community engagement, mobilization, social development or programme implementation. 
• Candidates should have demonstrated experience working with IDPs, returnees, vulnerable and host communities, as well as traditional/community leaders, government stakeholders, women and youth groups.
• Experience in participatory community engagement, sensitization, stakeholder consultations, feedback mechanisms and social protection programming is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in Borno/Northeast Nigeria is an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Hausa is required, while knowledge of Kanuri is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date 
20th August 2026. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:

Note

• AHSF is an Equal Opportunity Employer AHSF considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.   
• People Living with disability are encouraged to apply.
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply. 
• The AHSF and AHSF workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in AHSF - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Transparency, Accountability, Partnership, Integrity, Team work (TAPIT). In accordance with these values, the AHSF operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

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