Community Mobilizer (Child Rights)

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilizer (Child Rights)

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 6

Job Location: Kurigram (Ulipur), Rangpur (Gangachhara)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ For Ulipur: Total Number of Positions is five
∎ Project Implementation and Management 70%
∎ Selection of beneficiaries focusing on community need assessment
∎ Formation of community-based groups & guiding them in using their potentiality
∎ Support to Ensure group development training on leadership, savings and financial management, linkage development and giving technical support to arrange training sessions.
∎ Ensure compliance of different tools, models and approaches are applied uniquely at field operations.
∎ Providing technical support and coordination for asset/cash transfer, and procurement of different project materials following IRB policy.
∎ Support communities to identify income-generation opportunities
∎ Carry out group-based and community-based awareness sessions on health, WASH, nutrition and different social issues such as child rights, and women's rights, including GBV, climate issues etc.
∎ Task-based documentation of the project
∎ Facilitate community consultation meetings, CBO meetings, awareness sessions and community-based group meetings
∎ Facilitation of community development planning process and community-led initiatives.
∎ Facilitate community-based self-help groups food bank savings and management
∎ Making functional Self-Help Groups (SHG)
∎ Making a functional community-based child protection committee (CBCPC)
∎ Taking initiatives to prevent the early marriage by CBCPC;
∎ Organize & facilitate awareness campaigns on child protection & early marriage at the community level
∎ Developing community leaders/champions to stop early marriage
∎ Taking initiatives to build mass awareness and creating motivation through signature campaigns, posters, leaflets, billboards, etc. to act on stopping early marriage
∎ Developing household business plan;
∎ Taking initiatives to provide IGA training for family members
∎ Linkages of the guardian with govt. social protection schemes
∎ Introducing group-led saving, small loans and Qard al Hasana
∎ Regular school visits for ensuring the girls' presence in the school.
∎ Regular meetings with school teacher/SMC
∎ Collection of educational result cards and documented
∎ Taking initiatives to provide vocational training for selected girls;
∎ Observance of the different national and international days at the field level
∎ Form & make functional adolescent girls' Club (AGC), adolescent boys' Club (ABC) and child-led networks
∎ Ensure Supplies of materials for SHG and clubs;
∎ Monitoring early marriage & GBV incidents and reporting to relevant offices/departments by the adolescent clubs;
∎ Conducting campaigns against early marriage & GBV; organizing cultural events (theatre, folk song, etc.)
∎ Regular household visits of the target adolescent girls
∎ Ensure all documents of the target group
∎ Capacity Building 10%
∎ Arrange life skill training for adolescent girls and boys
∎ Organize leadership, Child Rights & Child Protection training for the leaders of AGCs & ABCs
∎ Arrange skill training for mothers/guardians
∎ Conduct leadership, group management and financial management training for self-help group leaders
∎ Training follow-up, effectiveness assessment, and hands-on training at HH level and training refreshers.
∎ Reporting and Documentation 10%
∎ Ensure accurate record keeping and systematic documentation & filing;
∎ Provide information for monthly, interim and final reports;
∎ Collect significant case stories including photographs and videos from the field;
∎ Maintain proper process documentation - success stories, education reports, etc.
∎ Ensure the compliance of all manuals and organizational policies for the project team with proper practice and record
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∎ Advocacy & Communication 5%
∎ Building a network with different duty bearers and rights holders.
∎ Communicate and network (especially with the government) with related departments/Union Parishad for tapping different benefits for the target group
∎ Effective communication, follow up and keep regular coordination with CBO/Community-based group leaders to carry out their routine work effectively
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∎ Other Requirements 5%
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∎ Preparation of Monthly, Quarterly and Annual action plan
∎ Participate & involve with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization etc.) activities.
∎ Engage in community-based sessions/events/small group operations as per project need
∎ Maintain the stock book, inventory, and other essential registers properly and timely in an effective manner.
∎ Support in the procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up etc.
∎ Facilitate donor/external visits and ensure that recommendations of visitors are addressed.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering to achieve the program's goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by Supervisor
∎ For Gangachara: Total Number of Positions is one
∎ Project Implementation and field activities 65%
∎ Establish SHGs, Child Learning Centers, and Apex body and work on making those functional.
∎ Ensure the business plan is in place for HHs level and individual
∎ Ensure mother group meeting twice a month
∎ Introducing group-led saving, small loan/Quard al Hasana
∎ Ensure health checkups for orphans and their family members through government health service provider
∎ Arrange awareness sessions for mothers to increase nutritional practices through mother group
∎ Household visits of projects' children quarterly
∎ Progress of children's well-being data collected
∎ Create access to quality education for the selected children
∎ Ensure 100% enrolment in educational institutes
∎ Visit schools for ensuring the regular presence of the project's children
∎ Organize regular meetings with school teachers/SMC
∎ Collection of the educational result card and documented Make functional of child learning centres and child-led networks
∎ Taking part in awareness meetings with the guardian through SHG
∎ Observance of the different national and international days at the field level
∎ Organize mother and children reunion program at the field level
∎ Support to establish a safe and protective environment for children.
∎ Take the initiatives to arrange counselling session/s for the public examinee
∎ Participating in the preparation of the action plan 5%
∎ Support supervisor in preparing Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual action plan
∎ Capacity Building 5%
∎ Arrange skill training for the guardian/SHG group members
∎ Conduct leadership, group management and financial management training for Self-help group leaders
∎ Arrange life skill facilities for children and families
∎ Advocacy & Communication 5%
∎ Support to undertake advocacy and networking (especially with the government) related LGIs, other departments
∎ Making communication with the respective government and non-government organizations and also support establishing networks with likeminded NGOs
∎ Reporting 15%
∎ Support to prepare reports (monthly, quarterly, annual, need-based)
∎ Collect and document case studies with pictures from the field/s
∎ Preparing reports and documenting all the accomplished activities
∎ Other Requirements 5%
∎ Participate & involve with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization etc.) activities.
∎ Support in the procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up etc.
∎ Facilitate donor/external visits and ensure that recommendations of visitors are addressed.
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering to achieve the program's goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey the IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by Supervisor.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Experience in working with child rights, protection, livelihood & education related component.
∎ Excellent Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening skills in English & Bengali
∎ Facilitation Skill
∎ Working knowledge of Microsoft Word/ Excel/PowerPoint
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skill
∎ Reporting & Documentation
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Financial management
∎ Decision-making skill
∎ Conflict resolution skill
∎ Leadership skill
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem-solving skill
∎ Planning, analytical, and organizational skills.
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage stress/workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective, and a good team player.
∎ Mental Health Stability
∎ Adaptive Behavioral Skill
∎ Must-Have a valid driving license for a motorbike and be willing to travel and work in the most remote areas of Bangladesh
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 25007 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per organizational HR Policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 24 Jun 2023

Company Information:
∎ 14 Jun 2023
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Address : Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Web : islamicrelief.org.bd
∎ Business : Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.
Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness.
Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.



Category: NGO/Development

: For more details on Job information, Please download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd). Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, age, disability, class, caste, or religion.