Community Mobilization Officer

JOB Vacancy Announcement #: 3842

Job Title: Community Mobilization Officer

Application deadline: 14-10-2020

Other Information’s:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

CVs should be in English Language and in Word or PDF format.

Job Requirements:

Required:

o At least 3-year experience in an INGOs and/or International Institutions;

o At least 1-year experience working in the Communication with Communities / Governance activities in an INGOs and/or International Institutions in a camp;

o At least 1-year experience managing a team of assistants;

o University degree in a relevant subject (i.e. social science, public administration, communication);

o Intermediate skills with the Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. particularly MS Excel);

o Fluency local language ( Arabic ) and English (i.e. speaking and writing);

o Ability to translate questionnaire from English to local language;

o Excellent time management skills;

o Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility;

o Ability to work independently;

o Strong attention to details.

o Does not reside in the camp or work for another actor active in the camp.

Desired:

o 2-year Managerial experience, including leading/supervising staff, report writing, meeting facilitation.   

Job Description:

1. Implement/Follow up all self-governance activities in the camp:
2. Carry out an effective Communication with Communities Scheme:

o Manage CCCM CwC activities in the camp, including preparing a schedule for broadcasting and ensuring regular recording and broadcasting of awareness messages and public information announcements to the community;

o Engage actively the community in CwC activities through listening groups and FGD;

o Ensure that camp residents feedbacks are trickled up during operational/sectorial/ad hoc meetings and influence the partners’ implementation strategy;

o Ensure immediate action is taken to address camp residents request for information on service provided within the camp;

o Prepare and share with relevant stakeholders (i.e. actors active on site, regional coordination bodies, local authorities) monthly report on CwC activities in the camp, reporting on completed activities/challenges, communicating on planned ones and stress out potential gaps/foreseeable challenges.

1. Establish/Support site governance structures

o Manage CCCM Self-governance activities in the camp, including preparing a schedule for

community consultation on favoured governance structures, organization of elections/appointment (if required) and draft site governance structure ToRs (if required);

o Develop/provide trainings to the appointed head of self-governance structures in the camp (i.e. Humanitarian Principles, SPHERE Standards…);

o Facilitate the organization / monitor self-governance structures’ weekly meetings;

o Organize community-lead event in consultation with heads of self-governance structures;

o Prepare and share with relevant stakeholders (i.e. actors active on site, regional coordination bodies, local authorities) monthly report on Self-governance activities in the camp, reporting on completed activities/challenges, communicating on planned ones and stress out potential gaps/foreseeable challenges

1. Ensure protection mainstreaming through the CwC/Self-governance activities

o Support and consider gender, protection, and GBV concerns in all aspects of activities;

o Adhere and Promot to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse principles and guidelines (for site residents, ORGANAIZATION staff, partner agencies);

o Support and promote participation of women, youth, and marginalised groups;

o Refer immediately protection cases identified to ORGANAIZATION Protection Officer for referral to protection actors.

2. Manage the Governance unit:
3. Ensure Management of CwC/Site governance activities

o Support CCCM Team Leader in devising weekly and long-term work plans for the implementation of CwC and Self-governance activities;

o Ensure regular follow-ups on weekly and long-term work plan implementation of CwC and Self-governance activities;

o Provide inputs for the elaboration of Procurement plans as requested by the Team Leader;

o Attend weekly CCCM team meetings;

o Flag directly foreseen challenges / issues arise in link with the CwC and Self-governance activities to CCCM Team Leader, including security incidents;

o Attend inter-actor Operational/Sectorial/Ad hoc meetings in the camp;

o Support to CCCM Team Leader in identifying areas for improvement and developing site strategy;

o Ensure accurate record keeping of project documentation, including photos, as requested by the CCCM Team Leader;

o Ensure compliance to ORGANAIZATION internal procedures and donor procedures;

o Ensure thorough reporting (i.e. externally: monthly CwC and Self-governance activities internally: weekly to CCCM Team Leader).

1. HR

o Participation in recruitment of new staff, under guidance of the CCCM Team Leader;

o Day to day supervision and management of CCCM Community Mobilization assistants and CCCM Outreach workers (i.e. attendance sheet signature, follow-up with finance…)

o Commitment to continuous learning through trainings and timely identification of capacity-building needs and opportunities, in coordination with the CCCM Team Leader / HR department.

Reporting to:  CCCM Team Leader

       Start Date:  ASAP

       Contract Length: 3months / renewable

JOB PURPOSE

The Community Mobilization Officer manages the provision of information to the camp residents and to the camp self-governance structures on ongoing/planned operations within the camp. Furthermore, while guaranteeing an appropriate level of information to camp residents on operations that affect their daily lives, the Community Mobilization Officer ensures the establishment/support of processes to collect camp residents’/self-governance structures’ feedbacks on ongoing/planned operations in the camp and ensure that they influence any decision on operations in the camp. While completing the above-mentioned tasks, the Community Mobilization Officer supervises the Community Mobilization team composed of the Self-Governance assistants and CCCM outreach workers.

CHAIN OF COMMAND

Under the authority of:

– CCCM Team Leader.

Line Management:

– CCCM Self-governance assistant

– CCCM Outreach workers  WORKING RELATIONS

Internal:

– Other units of CCCM team;

– HR department;

– Logistics for CCCM suppliers;

– Finance for payments of outreach workers;

External:

– Camp administration;

– IDPs in and out of the site;

– Humanitarian Partners (INGO/NGO; humanitarian agencies).

OBJECTIVES

• Develop/implement/follow-up of an effective Communication with Communities (CwC) Scheme;
• Establish/Support self-governance structures from the camp;
• Manage the Community mobilization team;
• Report on CwC/Self-governance activities to the CCCM Team Leader.

Advertiser : Confidential غير معلن

Duty Station: Amouda –Washokani Camp

How to Apply:

Well qualified candidates, including women, are strongly encouraged to apply”

 

To apply for this opportunity, you are kindly requested to read the following points:

 

1-         Read the job description carefully

2-         You may need to create a G-mail account

3-         Fill in the job application form through the following link:

https://forms.gle/Xgdmq3emgtAAep8y5

 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for an interview

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