ROVING INFORMATION, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT

Our Vision

The MENTORInitiative saves lives in emergencies through tropical disease control and thenstays to help people recover from crisis with dignity, working side by sidewith communities, health workers and health authorities to leave a lasting impact.

Our Purpose

The MENTORInitiative is a discrete and agile humanitarian organization purpose-built to relieve human suffering from tropical diseases. We act in some of the worlds most austere and vulnerable communities, who are often devastated and forgotten.  Regardless of race, creed or nationality, MENTOR strives to deliver disease control to populations at greatest risk of suffering and death. Our first and last considerations are the needs of the people we serve. 

Post Description

The MENTOR Initiative is looking to hire a rovingIEC Assistant whom will support the implementation of the program’s information dissemination and communication strategy under the guidance of IEC coordinator.He/she will work closely with consultants and team members to collect and analyse data in a participatory manner and identify methods and tools for information communication. He/she will assist to design communication materials such as posters, brochures, comic books and ensure that all program communications materials adhere to MENTOR’s policy guidelines and oversee thework of the field campaign and providing regular feedback on the quality and content of daily program communications. Also, he/she will ensure that other program teams and partners understand key messaging on information and are equipped to disseminate information accurately.

Responsibilities

·       Essential:

·       Support and help to build relationships with INGOs/NGOs, councils, public bodies etc., including disseminating social key facts of the program, and coordinating the programs visibility through partnerships.

·       Facilitate to organize community meetings at district and at community about the program activities.

·       Organize events with children/adults in the stated community centres.

·        Positively interact with adults and children and encourage them to efficiency participate in the IEC awareness activities.

·       Implement IEC awareness activities in stated community centres.

·       Interact with all program participants with respect and deference, informing their cases, feedback and information with the highest level of ethics and confidentiality.

·       Supporting activities annual,monthly, and weekly plans (movement plan, etc.) accordingly regular feedbackfrom fields to IEC Assistant.

·       Collaborate with IEC teammembers to help about thematic modules for awareness raising activities fortarget beneficiaries if needed.

·       Any other task that may berequested by Line Manager.

Reporting:

·       Support to preparation weekly and monthly IEC/BCCreports to IEC Officer.

·       Assist Officer in the completion of monthlyprojections and other requested documents

Requirements

·       Bachelor’s Degree in social science and or relevant area – can becompensated with direct work experience in NGOs for at least 2 years

·       Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication and persuasion skillsespecially with children;

·       Strong experience in organizing social events.

·       Have variety of relations with different INGOs, NGOs, CBOs.

·       Experience in or has undergone a training in community healthmobilization\medical aid and community-based training.

·       Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with peers

·       Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving.

·       Strong desire to help others and a commitment to MENTOR’s mission is required.

·       Demonstrated ability to multi-task and operate in a variety of office environments required.

·       Motivated, dynamic; able and willing to take initiatives

·       Knowledge of Kobo collect is a plus.

·       Turkish ID Card or a valid work permit.

·       Fluency in both written and spoken Arabic, Turkish is a plus.

As the MENTOR Initiative is working in a constantly changing humanitarian aid environment, reasonable specific work duties may occasionally be requested that may not fit into the above job description, but which will help promote over all programs goals and aims. Includes the possibility of transfer to another similar post across MENTOR country programmes within theperiod of this contract agreement.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.