Community Volunteer at Global Village Healthcare Initiative for Africa (GHIV Africa) - 3 Openings

Global Village Healthcare Initiative for Africa (GHIV Africa) is a Non-governmental, Non-for profit humanitarian/Developmental organization which started in 2014. We deliver assistance to affected populations before, during and after crisis situations. GHIV Africa was founded to mitigate the health deficit in Africa and to provide all forms of assistance leading to improved quality of life.

The organization is equally poised to support the delivery of healthcare services at the doorsteps of every African village by bridging the gap between primary health care delivery and tertiary health care services through a robust referral system. We offer assistance in need to the most vulnerable population regardless of their religion, race, gender and or political affiliation. Our decisions as an organization are not based on political, economic or religious interest but solely on needs of the affected population.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Volunteer

Locations: Kastina, Sokoto and Zamfara
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• We are seeking passionate and dedicated Community Volunteers to join our team in the metropolitan areas of Sokoto, Katsina, and Zamfara states.
• As a volunteer, you will work closely with community members, supporting a variety of initiatives in education, health and nutrition, food security, livelihoods, early recovery, vocational training, and psycho-social support.
• You will also be responsible for data collection, maintaining project materials, and ensuring adherence to child safeguarding and PSEA (Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) policies.

Responsibilities
Education in Emergencies:

• Provide Accelerated Learning Programs (ALP) for children.
• Facilitate distance radio learning initiatives within community clusters.

Health and Nutrition:

• Promote Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices.
• Provide antenatal nutrition education to pregnant women.
• Conduct individual and group counseling sessions at health facilities and within communities.

Food Security and Livelihoods:

• Support women with livelihood training and resources.
• Identify and engage women for the backyard gardening program.
• Conduct skill acquisition trainings on backyard gardening and distribute starter kits (seeds) to beneficiaries.

Early Recovery:

• Support early recovery efforts by restoring essential services and enhancing community capacities.
• Identify and engage beneficiaries for skill acquisition programs.
• Conduct trainings on soap making and local cap knitting, and distribute starter kits (materials and mixtures) to beneficiaries.

Vocational Training:

• Provide training in barbing, shoe making, driving, and computer skills.
• Identify and engage beneficiaries for vocational training programs.

Psycho-Social Support:

• Identify and engage beneficiaries for psycho-social support programs.
• Provide psycho-social first aid to new arrivals from displaced areas.
• Offer psycho-social support to children, women, and adolescent girls.

Data Collection and Reporting:

• Collect data for program evaluation and support MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) activities.
• Maintain accurate records and report to the program focal person.

Compliance and Safeguarding:

• Adhere to GHIV Africa’s child safeguarding policies.
•  Implement PSEA standards when working with children, women, and adolescent girls.

Additional Duties:

• Manage project materials efficiently.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Minimum of OND / CHEW / JCHEW / NCE Certificates.
• Experience in community development, social work, health, or education.

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience in community volunteering or working with NGOs.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse community groups.
• Proficiency in local languages and understanding of local cultures.
• Basic skills in data collection and reporting.
• Strong commitment to child safeguarding and ethical standards.

Application Closing Date
29th May, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online