Community Mobilizer

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Posted date	5th November, 2024	Last date to apply	12th November, 2024
Country	Pakistan	Locations	Charbagh, District Swat
Category	Development Sector
Type	Contractual	Position	1
Experience	2 years

Background:

A project in Swat District, KP, aims to promote social cohesion by empowering youth and creating sustainable pathways for peace and stability in the region through social entrepreneurship.

Key Responsibilities:

Community Engagement and Outreach:

- Establish strong working relations with local stakeholders, community elders, religious leaders, and vulnerable community members.

- Organize meetings, awareness sessions, and orientation activities to promote the project and its objectives.

- Conduct regular outreach activities to engage youth, women, and other identified groups to encourage participation inprojectactivities

Participant Mobilization:

- Identify potential participants who meet the project’s selection criteria, ensuring diversity in age, gender, and socio-economic background.

- Collaborate with local institutions, such as schools and mosques, to identify and encourage eligible individuals to apply.

- Support the project team in the screening, interviewing, and selection process, ensuring fair representation from the community.

Feedback Collection and Reporting:

- Collect ongoing feedback from participants and community members, maintaining open communication channels.

- Work closely with the M&E Officer and psychologies to collect and provide data insights for project impact assessments and final reports

Community Needs Assessment:

- Conduct surveys and focus groups to understand community needs, and dynamics, particularly keeping in view project objectives.

- Support project team in identification of project implementation site by visting communities.

Support in Training and Implementation Phases:

- Coordinate with trainers andensure smooth delivery of training sessions and workshops in the training center.

- Coordinate with Project Manager, Master Trainer in smooth implementation of business plans of the trainees in community.

- Facilitate communication between trainers and participants, assisting with logistics and addressing community-specific requirements.

- Assist in monitoring attendance, engagement, and active participation throughout the training and Social Lab activities.

Event Organization and Coordination:

- Support to plan and organize community events, including the "Nation Insight Tour," graduation ceremonies, and Social Lab activities, ensuring broad community participation.

- Collaborate with the M&E Officer to document the outcomes and impacts of these events, gathering stories and testimonials from participants.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:Bachelor’s degree in related field.

Experience: At least 2 years of experience in community mobilization, preferably in peacebuilding, development projects, or conflict-prone regions.

Skills Requirements:

Strong knowledge of community engagement techniques and an understanding of local social and cultural dynamics.

Ability to build and maintain trust with diverse community members, particularly in culturally sensitive contexts.

Proficient insupporting theteamstaff in organizing community events, handling logistics, and managing time effectively.

Understanding of gender dynamics within Swat’s communities and the ability to navigate them with cultural sensitivities

Proficiency in gathering qualitative data, managing community feedback, and preparing concise progress reports.

Familiarity with basic data entry software or reporting tools for documentation purposes.

Commitment to inclusivity, ensuring balanced representation and addressing the unique needs of both male and female participants.

Strong time-management skills to ensure timely execution of outreach, training, and project activities.

Travel: Requires frequent field visits within Swat

Note:

We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All selected candidates will undergo comprehensive background checks and stringent controls.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage female candidates to apply.

This role needs to be filled as soon as possible, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.