Community Mobiliser
Job Description
Title: Community Mobiliser
Company Name: Terre des hommes Foundation
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC). Ability to learn new methods quickly.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Desired date for taking-up duty: April, 2020
∎ Post Type: Full Time
∎ Contract Type: 1 year with possibility of extension
∎ Reports to : Lead Community Mobiliser
∎ Coordinates with : Senior Social Protection Focal Point
∎ Technical referent : Senior Participatory Action Researcher, Documentation Officer, Senior Cash Transfer Manager
∎ Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA)
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∎ CLARISSA is a newly established programme, delivered by a consortium of organisations and led by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), to generate a strong evidence base on, and innovative solutions to, the worst forms of child labour (WFCL) in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal. The programme is designed to build on the strengths of all consortium partners to work towards a decrease in the number of children in the WFCL in the programme countries. Its focus is on surfacing key drivers of the worst forms of child labour and developing interventions to counteract them. The primary beneficiaries of the programme are children in the worst forms of child labour and those who are vulnerable to being drawn into it. The families of these children will benefit from greater resilience to shocks, better options for their children`s safe and healthy future and less intra-family stress and conflict.
∎ The programme is arranged around four themes or `workstreams`
∎ Social Protection workstream
∎ Social Norms workstream
∎ Supply Chains
∎ Children`s Realities and Agency
∎ Among these 4 themes Terre des hommes (Tdh) has a special focus on Social Protection.
∎ Travel: The post holder will be expected to operate from the hub office to be set up at Hazaribag area, and would require constant field presence within two urban slums in Hazaribag, Dhaka.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Purpose of the role: The Community Mobiliser will take an active role in day-to- day operations of complementary activities as part of a 'cash plus' intervention in two urban slums in Dhaka. The intervention provides regular cash transfers, which will be accompanied by additional support through family-based case management and community mobilisation. This position will work in close supervision of the Lead Community Mobiliser. S/he will be responsible for the day-to-day interventions related to community mobilisation and case management of children and their households that are part of the cash plus intervention. Community Mobilisers will also assist the Lead Community Mobiliser in organising the Action Research Groups and other participatory processes that form a critical part of the implementation of the CLARISSA programme in Bangladesh.
∎ Others:
∎ Accept new responsibilities as and when those are assigned by the line supervisor.
∎ The post holder is polite, respectful, honest, punctual (and respects deadlines), creative, pacifist, proactive, committed and - during office hours - non-political. S/he is in constant exchange with colleagues and supervisors, communicates problems and enriches discussions. S/he treats people of different religion, age, sex, and economic status appropriate and equally and actively ensures their wellbeing and raises his/her voice when required. S/he is willing to improve own capacities and is open for all topics Tdh is working on to actively contribute to a comprehensive programme implementation.
∎ S/he uses Tdh equipment, vehicles and premises, internet and electricity economically and responsibly. S/he positively represents Tdh to beneficiaries, stake holders and the general public.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience and skills:
∎ Experience in working with children and communities in disadvantaged context, especially Dhaka slums Experience of community mobilisation, community organising, rapport building with the community members, mediation, conflict facilitation, needs analyses, and participatory action research.
∎ Knowledge:
∎ Fluency in spoken and written Bangla and basic knowledge in English
∎ Excellent verbal communication and facilitation skills
∎ Good understanding of the realities of the children living in urban slum context.
∎ Knowledge of the local contexts such as socio-cultural norms in which the child labour work will take place.
∎ Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and risk assessment with vulnerable and marginal groups.
∎ Personal attributes:
∎ Willingness to work with communities living in poverty in slum areas
∎ Self-motivated, goal-oriented, enthusiastic, and entrepreneurial attitude
∎ Commitment to team and collaborative working
∎ Understanding of the value and importance of supervision and ability to accept supervision.
∎ Ability to network effectively
∎ Participatory and non-judgemental attitude in working with children, families and community members.
∎ Proactiveness.
∎ Essential requirements:
∎ 2 years' experience and trained in the area of social/community mobilization.
∎ Preference will be given to incumbents who have at least 1-year experience of working in the slum context, especially Dhaka slums.
∎ Demonstrated ability to represent the organization at the community level.
∎ Ability to learn new methods quickly.
Application Deadline: 18 Jul 2020
Company Information:
∎ 8 Jul 2020
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation
Category: NGO/Development
