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Social Mobilizers for Engaging Men in Child Health and Immunization project

OCSD is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working for the most disadvantaged communities in Balochistan since 2004 gaining vast experience of working with Afghan Refugees and Hosting as well as Local communities on Health, Education, Livelihood Improvement and Emergency/Relief. Presently, OCSD is implementing the research project Engaging Men in Child Health and Immunization in Quetta. By implementing the project, organisation will improve immunization coverage for children under one year of age while strengthening gender equity within the household. The project has been funded by Gavi and implemented by Jhpiego. The project will work for transformation of gender norms and promote equity by involving men individually and with their partners in the household as caregivers. The main idea is to transform conventional approaches about perceived responsibilities of men and women in caregiving for children. As a result, men, women, and couples will contribute towards increased gender equity in child health and immunization.

The project will achieve the following specific objectives:

1. Examine the role of household and community-level gender transformative engagement of caregivers, as couples or individually, and community leaders, to shift household gender roles and power dynamics in Pakistan.
2. Examine the role of household and community-level gender transformative engagement of caregivers, as couples or individually, and community leaders, to increase immunization coverage for children under 12 months of age in Pakistan.
3. Assess the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of deploying OCSD project staff to implement gender transformative interventions with caregivers and community leaders on child health and childhood Immunization.

OCSD aims to hire a team of social mobilizers ensuring gender equality to support comfortable mobilization activity within the cultural norms of project area. Competent and motivated (male & female) individuals will be recruited as social mobilizers to undertake the project activities for meeting the said project objectives.

Qualifications

• Male or female having bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in social sciences and/or related field
• At least 1-2 years’ experience of working on advocacy and community mobilization with the reputed organizations
• Previous experience of working on childhood immunization mobilization
• Currently residing in the intervention UC Setalite Town is desired
• Mother/father of at least one child who has received the complete vaccine series
• Fluent in local languages of target Union Council (Uc Setalite Town)
• Sufficient capability to read and write
• familiar with the community influencers
• Willingness to complete training for the entire period of intervention