Community Mobilizer Officer - Goma

About the role

World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization focused on helping vulnerable children, is hiring a Community Mobilizer Officer-2 in Goma. This is a local fixed-term position based in the health zone, working with community facilitators, community leaders and volunteers to promote immunization, disease surveillance and maternal and child health. The role requires domestic and international travel of up to 60% of the time.

Key responsibilities

• Organize community dialogues, focus group discussions, household visits and mass awareness sessions, and give technical support to community volunteers on routine immunization and reducing zero-dose and under-vaccinated children.
• Sensitize communities on AFP, vaccine-preventable diseases, priority zoonotic diseases and other family practices, and advocate with community, religious and traditional leaders against misinformation and vaccine hesitancy.
• Promote early ANC (4+ visits), facility-based delivery, PNC within 48 hours, child follow-up, exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding and MUAC screening.
• Train community volunteers on community-based surveillance and early detection of AFP, VPDs, PZDs and malnutrition, and ensure suspected cases are reported within 24 hours.
• Facilitate referrals of suspected cases and pregnant women to health facilities, follow up referred cases and document barriers to access.
• Support weekly community data collection and reporting, including digital tools such as ODK, and take part in monthly performance reviews and situation reports.
• Document monthly success stories and lessons learned, and provide real-time documentation of communication activities.

Required profile

• University degree in health, community development, social sciences, sociology, communication for development, medical sciences, public health or a related field.
• At least three years of experience in international NGOs, and at least two years in health program management, immunization, MNCH and nutrition programs (mostly preferred).
• Proven experience managing community projects, with project design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
• Excellent oral and written French, a working knowledge of English and of the local language.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 60% of the time.

Required skills

• Computer literacy in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Teams, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.
• Preferred: risk communication and community engagement, immunization and disease surveillance, health zone management, polio eradication, MNCH and nutrition for children under five, global health security, theory of change and logical frameworks, database management and statistical skills.

Candidates apply through the World Vision careers page by November 1, 2026, with a cover letter, CV, two employer references, a pastoral reference and proof of unemployment status if unemployed.