Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Offficer

About the Project

Ikore is implementing a one-year project in Kaduna and Adamawa States focused on strengthening livestock vaccine markets, improving last-mile delivery, enhancing veterinary service systems, and supporting commercially viable access to quality-assured livestock vaccines for smallholder livestock producers.

The project aims to demonstrate a 40% vaccination improvement within one year in at least three diseases (PPR, CBPP, LSD) across selected exemplar areas.

About the Role

The ACSM Officer drives community awareness, advocacy, social mobilisation, and communications support while contributing to monitoring activities. This role works closely with Field Officers and the Communications team to ensure strong visibility, engagement, behaviour change, and accurate reporting of field activities.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Coordinate enumerators and support baseline, periodic, and endline data collection activities
• Track vaccination uptake, sales performance, and service delivery indicators across target areas
• Ensure data accuracy, verification, and timely aggregation for reporting
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual project reports

Communication

• Implement community sensitisation and vaccination awareness campaigns
• Support development and dissemination of IEC materials tailored to pastoral and livestock-producing communities
• Lead engagement with local radio and media platforms to promote livestock vaccination uptake
• Document field impact stories and visibility materials in collaboration with the Communications team

Stakeholder Engagement & Community Mobilisation

• Mobilise farmers, community leaders, agro-dealers, and veterinary actors for vaccination campaigns and events
• Support advocacy engagements with relevant government and private sector stakeholders
• Strengthen relationships with community-based actors