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Blommer Chocolate Company Since 2017, he has been supporting cocoa-producing communities in Côte d’Ivoire. In this context, it is deploying the Cocoa Roots Initiative, a three-year program (December 2026 - November 2029) conducted in 30 communities, which strengthens women's savings and economic autonomy, the well-being and protection of children, as well as the environment.
To drive its implementation in the field, the program recruits a full-time Community Development Program Officer (CDPO) to lead a team of six CDMOs.
The position
Community Development Program Officer (CDPO) - Cocoa Roots Initiative.
Location: Lakota, with daily displacements in 30 communities (about 60% of the time on the ground).
Attachment: Community Development Program Manager (CDPM), with supervision of 6 CDMOs.
Contract: full-time, contract related to the duration of the program (36 months, from December 1, 2026 to November 30, 2029), trial period according to the Ivorian Labour Code.
Position taken: December 1, 2026, no later than December 15, 2026 (proposed, pending approval by the lessor).
Main duties
Planning and coordination: Decline the annual work plan into monthly plans, establish the quarterly load plan for each CDMO, track progress each month and propose adjustments to the CDPM.
Field Team Coaching: Lead, coach and evaluate the 6 CDMOs, host weekly team meetings and accompany each CDMO in the field at least once a month.
Implementation and technical quality: ensuring the quality of VAPs, nutrition activities, community dialogues and environmental campaigns; supervising consultants (including GALS); monitoring construction sites with Blommer’s technical services (canteens, water points, sanitary blocks, Safe Play Zones).
Child protection and human rights: apply the Blommer protocols, co-write the referencing protocol with the CLMRS of cooperatives, animate quarterly meetings back on cases and ensure confidentiality of registries.
Monitoring, data and accountability: validate KoboCollect data from CDMOs, contribute to the quarterly report and IPTT, support baseline, mid-term and final studies, and manage with the team the complaints mechanism.
Institutional and logistical relations: representing the programme with local authorities, schools (COGES), SODEFOR, ANADER and cooperatives; managing vehicles, motorcycles, stocks and donations of equipment according to Blommer procedures.
Candidate profile
Bac+4/5 in sociology, rural development, agroeconomics, social sciences, project management or equivalent field.
Experience
At least 5 years of experience in rural community development, including 2 years coaching a field team.
Experience with VECs or community financial inclusion; experience with child protection or child labour in the cocoa sector (CLMRS, HERE) is strongly desired.
Experience with funded projects: work plan, logical framework, quarterly reports, provider management.
Good practice of digital collection (KoboCollect); Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Fluent French and English work; proficiency in a local language of the area is an asset; valid driving license B required.
What we offer
A key coordinating role in a high impact program, within an experienced team.
A 36-month contract related to the program, with health insurance.
Work equipment: dedicated service vehicle, laptop, phone and tablet.
A remuneration according to the Blommer grid, depending on the profile.
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