Community Mobilization Officer

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilization Officer

Company Name: Adventist Development and Relief Agency

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline
∎ Minimum 2-3 years of relevant (international) job experience with graduate degree.
∎ Degree in a field of study that offers a comprehensive view of community organization.
∎ Demonstrable experience within Community Engagement
∎ Understanding of community capacity building concepts
∎ Knowledge of national policies and guidance in relation to Community Engagement
∎ Understanding of and a commitment to equal opportunities and inclusion
∎ Ability to communicate and interact appropriately with partners, community and local authority
∎ Ability to multi-task, priorities workload and work on own initiative
∎ Experience of managing conflicting views in a confident, assertive and diplomatic manner
∎ Commitment to ADRA's mission, beliefs and core values
∎ Fluency in Bangla and local language.
∎ Able to undertake travel as required.
∎ Police clearance certificates
∎ Skills Required: Data Analysis, Excellent communication skill, Reporting and Documentation

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Community Engagement , NGO/ Other Services
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide support to CMSTL in establishing and maintenance of an information management hub at the site office level;
∎ Ensure equal access to participate in all camp activities for all groups.
∎ In coordination with CiC and Community Based Protection set up camp community governance structure
∎ Involve members of the camp population as volunteers in specific tasks/projects that are designed and planned in consultation with the refugee community.
∎ Promote, facilitate and coordinate a participative approach among all stakeholders.
∎ Promote and coordinate to ensure effective feed-back and complaints mechanism.
∎ Encourage community participation through such groups as neighborhood watch schemes, care groups for persons with specific needs and recreation groups, sports and celebrations.
∎ Promote and coordinate capacity building activities
∎ Ensure community participation in the activities taking place in the site (i.e. distributions, planning, care and maintenance, site awareness raising activities).
∎ Propose and facilitate communication in the camp in various way and make sure they are understandable by all the camp/site population.
∎ Facilitate and coordinate trainings for committee members in the camp
∎ Support committees to monitor activities in the camp including education, water, care and maintenance, site improvements, etc.
∎ Ensure the presence and effectiveness of a feedback or complaint mechanism (ensure community knows how to use the feedback and/or complain mechanism) in coordination with Protection sector partners.
∎ Support refugees in the organization of community events including awareness raising and sensitization activities
∎ Work closely with Communication with Community groups and Information focal points
∎ Any other duties as may be assigned by the Line Manager.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 27 to 40 years

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays

Application Deadline: August 27, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Adventist Development and Relief Agency
∎ Address : 149, Shah Ali Bagh, Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : http://www.adrabangladesh.org/
∎ Business : The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a global humanitarian organization that is present in more than 130 countries. ADRA delivers relief and development assistance to individuals in more than 130 countries—regardless of their ethnicity, political affiliation, or religious association. ADRA has been working for more than 45 years in Bangladesh.

Category: NGO/Development