Community Mobilizer

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilizer

Company Name: BITA

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 14 years

Job Location: Chattogram, Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 10000 - 14000 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

• Bachelor of Social Science (BSS)

• Bachelor's degree in Social Science, Development Studies, Education, Sociology, Social Work, or a related discipline.

• Relevant training in community development, TVET, or livelihood programming will be an added advantage.

• Educational qualification may be relaxed in case of profound experience in community mobilization

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

• Age At least 14 years

• Minimum 2 years of experience in community mobilization, youth development, TVET, livelihoods, or skills development projects.

• Experience working with NGOs, INGOs, or donor-funded projects is preferred.

• Experience working with vulnerable communities and marginalized youth will be an asset.

• Working experience in promoting gender and inclusion

Required Competencies

• Strong community engagement and interpersonal communication skills.

• Excellent facilitation, coordination, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Knowledge of TVET systems, employment pathways, and youth development initiatives.

• Ability to work independently and under pressure in field settings.

• Good reporting and documentation skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Fluency in Bangla; working knowledge of English is desirable.

Reporting To

Project Coordinator / Project Manager

Travel Requirements:

The position requires frequent travel to project sites within the assigned districts.

Candidates need to be highly motivated and committed to BITA’s vision, mission, and long-term development work to significantly improve the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized. Candidates must be capable of displaying great learning agility, supporting and encouraging knowledge sharing across projects, for the ultimate benefit of all of BITA's mission-wide initiatives.

BITA (Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts), a non-governmental organization, has been administering development initiatives focusing on human rights, cultural upliftment, and poverty alleviation since 1994.

The basis of development intervention in BITA is the rights-based approach. BITA has sequentially developed an empowerment process which starts its journey from building relationships with communities through communication, supporting them in raising of their awareness level, facilitating them in transforming their trust into internalization capacity to visualize self-development, making them confident to become actors from observers.

Background: BITA aims at economic engagement of the NEET youth, especially women, in rural and semi-urban areas of the Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar Districts in Bangladesh through a potential project. The Scope of work of this project is establishing and managing Village Level Training Centers (VLTCs) and implementing associated activities (community engagement, beneficiary/trade selection, training delivery, employment support, enabling environment) across the Chattogram & Cox’s Bazar District’s selected upazilas, leveraging the collective strengths and expertise of all relevant institutions.

Position: Community Mobilizer

Work Location: Project implementation area as assigned by BITA, Union- level across Chattogram & Cox’s Bazar District’s selected upazilas.

Position Summary:

The Community Mobilizer will support the implementation of the Project by engaging communities, identifying and mobilizing eligible participants for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), strengthening relationships with local stakeholders, and ensuring effective community participation throughout the project cycle.

Job Duration: 18 Months. (Note: Recruitment for this position and the final contract are contingent upon the SCI-led Joint Venture being awarded the project contract by the Client.)

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct community outreach and awareness campaigns to promote the Project and available TVET training opportunities.

• Identify, assess, and mobilize eligible participants in accordance with the project's selection criteria.

• Build and maintain effective relationships with community leaders, local government institutions, employers, youth groups, and other relevant stakeholders.

• Organize community meetings, orientation sessions, beneficiary consultations, and awareness events.

• Facilitate the enrollment of participants in Skill development courses and provide guidance throughout the admission process.

• Conduct household visits and follow up with participants to encourage attendance, retention, and successful completion of training.

• Support career guidance, employability, and livelihood-related activities in coordination with the project team.

• Maintain accurate records of beneficiaries, field activities, and community engagement initiatives.

• Prepare regular field reports, participant progress updates, and other project documentation.

• Coordinate with training providers, project staff, and local stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of activities.

• Ensure gender equality, social inclusion, child safeguarding, and protection principles are integrated into all project activities.

• Address community feedback and complaints through appropriate project mechanisms.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Project Coordinator or Upazila Manager.