Community Mobilization Officer (General)

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilization Officer (General)

Company Name: SKS Foundation

Vacancy: 01

Age: 18 to 30 years

Job Location: Rajshahi

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Diploma in Agriculture
• Bachelor degree in any discipline

• Bachelor's degree in any field with 2 years of experience of working on a GCF-funded project.

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age 18 to 30 years

• Experience is not mandatory for candidate with Diploma in agriculture

Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), an apex development organization focusing on holistic and integrated approaches, was established by the Government of Bangladesh in May 1990 for sustainable poverty reduction through employment generation. PKSF has been implementing projects and programs in diversified sectors including sustainable enterprise, training and education, agriculture, climate change and disaster and so on. PKSF works with more than 15 million households through its 200 partner organizations. Many development partners, such as the World Bank, DFID, EU, ADB, IFAD, GIZ, GCF, and Adaptation Fund (AF) are working with PKSF. Please visit http://www.pksf.org.bd for details.

PKSF has been accredited to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the only dedicated and largest climate change finance window, established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in 2013. The GCF has approved the ECCCP-Drought project in the fact that Bangladesh faces an unpredictable drought hazard due to inadequate and uneven rainfall that affects the timing of onset and end of the monsoon season. The northwestern Barind region/districts of Bangladesh suffer the most from droughts. Climate change is changing the nature of droughts in Barind by increasing temperature and variations in precipitation. During droughts, almost all natural surface water sources evaporate, leaving none for drinking, sanitation or agriculture. The human cost is measured in a greater incidence of disease, especially among children and lack of nutrition due to crop failure, increased poverty and reduced development potential.

The main objective of the project is to increase the resilience of climate vulnerable-communities in drought-prone areas of Bangladesh. This objective is expected to be achieved by implementing activities covering three main components: i) improved institutional and technical capacities to address climate change-induced drought, ii) increased availability of surface and ground water for irrigation and drinking, and iii) drought-resilient livelihoods created through sustainable agricultural production.

The SKS Foundation is going to implement GCF & PKSF Funded ECCCP-Drought project at Tanor Upazilla of Rajshahi District. For implementing the project, SKS Foundation is seeking qualified candidate for the position of the “Community Mobilization Officer(General)” in its Project Management Unit (PMU) of the ECCCP-Drought project.

Responsibilities:                      

• Identify and engage key community members to establish Climate Change Adaptation Groups (CCAGs) in assigned village/area.     

• Facilitate monthly meetings of the CCAGs, ensuring active participation and discussion of climate change challenges, adaptation strategies, and project activities.

• Empower the CCAG to play a lead role in community mobilization and decision-making related to project implementation. 

•  Organize and conduct awareness campaigns and training sessions on climate change impacts, drought mitigation strategies, and sustainable practices.        

• Work with the CCAGs to identify beneficiaries and participants for various project activities like rooftop MAR, pond MAR, pond and canal re-excavation works, drought-tolerant crop and fruit cultivation.      

• Provide on-site guidance and support to community members during activity implementation.        

• Promote adoption of climate-smart practices and sustainable livelihoods within the community.        

• Encourage positive behavioral change toward water conservation, responsible waste management, and other adaptation strategies.       

• Assist with collecting data on community demographics, livelihoods, climate perceptions, and project impacts.·        

• Prepare regular reports on community engagement activities, awareness campaigns, and beneficiary selection processes.       

• Liaise with the Technical Officer (Engineer), Monitoring Officer and Project Coordinator to ensure efficient data sharing and reporting.       

• Perform any other duties assigned by the PC as per instruction from PKSF & IE Management.