Community Mobilizer-Humanitarian Crisis Response Programmes

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilizer-Humanitarian Crisis Response Programmes

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 7

Age: Na

Job Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Salary: Tk. 42294 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

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

Essential Criteria

Academic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Social Science or Social Work or Social Welfare or Sociology or Development Studies or any other relevant subject.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.

• Experience in General Food Assistance, community mobilization, facilitation, data collection, and food distribution.

Skills and Competencies

• Project implementation and project management skills.

• Strong social and community mobilization skills.

• Facilitation skills.

• Ability to coordinate and work with partners.

• Good communication and networking skills.

• Reporting and documentation skills.

• Experience with monitoring and evaluation tasks.

• Activity and financial management skills.

• Planning, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.

• Teamwork and leadership qualities.

• Strong interpersonal and behavioral skills.

• Problem solving, conflict resolution, and decision making.

• Positive attitude, integrity, professionalism, self confidence, and motivation.

• Commitment to organizational mission, vision, and values.

• Ability to adapt to organizational norms and expectations.

• Knowledge of personal health, safety, and security practices.

• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

IT Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, basic internet use, and database management.

• Ability to use Kobo Toolbox.

• Basic hardware and software troubleshooting.

Language

• Good proficiency in English and Bangla in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Desirable Criteria:

Skills and Competencies

• Additional technical skills relevant to food security, emergency response, or community engagement.

• Ability to communicate in Burmese.

Ensure listing of the project participant according to the IR Principle and the guideline of General Food Assistance-30%

• Assist in the planning, organisation, and implementation of GFA activities (in-kind food distribution, e-voucher, or cash-based transfer)

• Exclusion and inclusion information collection and data update

• Daily visits to distribution points in the e-voucher outlet

• Timely follow-up/Tracking of the beneficiaries and mobilisation.

• Follow up on the quality and quantity of foods regularly

• Support in updating the database to prepare the actual project participant list

• Support finalising the project participant by ensuring endorsement and validation from relevant authorities due to exclusion and inclusion.

Implementation Project interventions-20%

• Manage and organise General Food Assistance participants

• Support the implementation of General Food Assistance activities at the community level.

• Organise pre and post-distribution meetings with stakeholders, food and ensure quality service.

• Support to prepare mobilisation tokens and distribution door-to-door.

• Ensure logistics for food distribution

• Prepare the Mobilization token and muster roll of distribution

• Support to the distribution of relief materials at Bhasanchar

• Monitor food distribution sites, ensuring transparency, accountability, and adherence to WFP standards.

Mobilize the FDMN community-20%

• Conduct awareness sessions in connection with smooth transactions, quality checking, CFRM issues, and entitlement.

• Organise sensitisation and mobilisation meetings with beneficiaries for quality food and service.

• Crowd management and hour-based token mobilisation.

• Provide information for the Help Desk for complaints and feedback from FDMN HHs

• Promote community engagement and awareness of WFP’s assistance processes.

• Appropriate networking and coordination with different stakeholders

Effective communication with Majhi, SMS, RFSC at the FDMN community in Bhasanchar-10%

• Support complaint and feedback mechanisms to ensure beneficiaries’ concerns are addressed.

• Involve Majhi and government representatives in the implementation of the project

• Networking with different stakeholders

Monitoring & Evaluation and accountability-10%

• Collect updated data and track beneficiaries for exclusion or inclusion.

• Collect and verify data on distributions, beneficiary feedback, and market prices (if cash/ e-voucher).

• Conduct field visits and prepare to visit reports with the recommendations

• Monitor project activities and identify areas for improvement

• Analyze the progress of children well-being data collected from the field

Others-10%

• Maintain the stock book, inventory and other essential registers properly and timely in an effective manner

• Safeguard against fraud, misuse, or diversion of food/cash assistance.

• Uphold IRB’s values on protection, gender equality, and inclusivity.

• Support in the procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up, etc.

• Willing and able to travel frequently for extended Activities. periods and to remote areas of the projects and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects

• Participate & be involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterisation, etc. ) activities

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program's goals on safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding. for establishing a safe working environment

• Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organisation, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required

• Perform any other duties assigned by Supervisor.