Community Mobilizer

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilizer

Company Name: Shushilan

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Barguna (Amtali), Khulna (Batiaghata)

Salary: Tk. 25000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Team building capacity

• Computer literacy, including the ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Respect on gender, PSEA, Safeguarding and cultural diversity

• Able to operate virtual communication platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.

• Ability to drive a motorbike with valid motorbike driving license

Shushilan is inviting applications from qualified and motivated candidates for the position of Community Mobilizer under the ACIAR–Paribartan Project. The position will play a key role in community mobilization, stakeholder engagement, locally-led adaptation (LLA) processes, and participatory research activities in Bangladesh polders.

Community Mobilization and Capacity Building:

• Coordinate with Water Management Group (WMG), Trail farmers, Change Agents, Social Business Group, Stakeholders of various GoB sectors, Local government, Companies & Dealer of Seeds, Fertilizers, Pesticides to prepare them for participation in the project;

• Support to organize and facilitate capacity-building sessions for Water Management Group,

• Trail farmers, Change Agents, Social Business Group on adaptation options, leadership development, and collective action;

• Support the implementation of locally-led adaptation (LLA) processes, including support to facilitating workshops and training sessions with water management group, water management committee, farmer groups.

Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Support to multi-stakeholder analyses to identify local leaders and relevant stakeholders for community-based initiatives;

• Support to formation and coordination of multi-stakeholder advisory groups and ensure active participation in project activities;

• Effective relationships with water management group, water management committee, farmer groups, community leaders, local governments/ union parishad, relevant NGOs, and private sector actors/ seed dealer, pesticides dealer, fertilizer dealer to ensure their effective participation and smooth implementation of project activities.

Field Support and Implementation:

• Support to implementation field level PARIBARTAN Project activities;

• Provide on-ground support to project targeted beneficiaries especially water management group, water management committee, farmers including women for group-to-group learning activities, mutual capacity building and practicing adaptive practices.

Research Data Collection:

• Support to collect data as per requirements of project;

• Assist and coordinate Change Agents (CAs) for collecting data;

• Writing field notes for understanding cropping system change & trade off analysis;

• Adopt iterative learning process to collect data from field.

Monitoring, Documentation, and Reporting:

• Document learning, challenge & overcome experience, case studies, and best practices on leadership, collective learning, and adaptation options;

• Submit reports, field visit updates, and other required documentation.