Community Mobilizer

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilizer

Company Name: Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED)

Vacancy: 5

Age: At least 25 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: --

Experience:

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

• Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Extension, Horticulture, or a related field. Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Nutrition.

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

• Age At least 25 years

Required Qualification

• Minimum 2 years of experience in agriculture, food security, livelihoods, or community mobilization, preferably in humanitarian or development programmes.
• Experience working in the Rohingya camps or host communities will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of homestead gardening, climate-smart agriculture, and community-based approaches.
• Good interpersonal, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse communities in challenging environments.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office and digital data collection tools, are desirable.

Key Competencies

• Community mobilization and facilitation.
• Nutrition-sensitive agriculture and homestead gardening.
• Beneficiary engagement and capacity building.
• Monitoring, documentation, and reporting.
• Teamwork and coordination.
• Problem-solving and adaptability.
• Accountability, safeguarding, and commitment to humanitarian principles.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED), a national NGO working in Cox’s Bazar district is implementing the “Nutrition Sensitive food security interventions” Project in Rohingya Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar from August 2026 to December 2026, funded by CWW.SHED is looking for qualified candidates for the following positions.

Job Purpose: The Community Mobilizer is responsible for supporting the implementation of nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food security activities at the community level. The position mobilizes beneficiaries, facilitates training and demonstrations, promotes climate-smart agriculture and homestead gardening practices, conducts regular household follow-up visits, and supports monitoring and documentation to ensure quality programme implementation and improved household food production.

Liaises with: The Community Mobilizer works closely with the Project Officer-Agriculturist, Programme Manager, MEAL Officer, and other project staff.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Community Mobilization and Programme Implementation

• Mobilize and register eligible beneficiaries in accordance with project selection criteria and organizational guidelines.
• Organize and facilitate beneficiary meetings, group sessions, demonstrations, and awareness activities on homestead gardening, climate-smart agriculture, compost preparation, seed preservation, and sustainable food production.
• Provide hands-on technical support to beneficiary households in establishing and maintaining kitchen gardens and nutrition-sensitive agriculture activities.
• Conduct regular household follow-up visits to monitor garden establishment, crop growth, adoption of recommended practices, and utilization of distributed agricultural inputs.
• Promote year-round vegetable production and encourage improved household dietary diversity through nutrition-sensitive agriculture practices.

Monitoring and Documentation

• Maintain accurate beneficiary records, attendance sheets, activity registers, distribution records, and field monitoring documentation.
• Collect routine monitoring data using approved paper-based or digital tools and submit reports to the Project Officer- Agriculturist in a timely manner.
• Identify implementation challenges, beneficiary needs, and success stories, and report findings to the Project Officer- Agriculturist for appropriate action.
• Support baseline, endline, post-distribution monitoring, assessments, surveys, and other monitoring activities as required.

Coordination and Liaison

• Coordinate with Camp-in-Charge (CiC) offices, Majhis, community leaders, and other camp stakeholders to facilitate smooth implementation of project activities.
• To maintain regular liaison with Nutrition facilities in camps and other relevant sectors’ colleagues.
• Participate in regular team meetings, planning sessions, and review meetings to provide updates on field activities and community feedback.

Accountability and Safeguarding

• Ensure communities are informed about project objectives, beneficiary selection criteria, entitlements, and available feedback and complaint mechanisms.
• Promote meaningful community participation throughout project implementation and encourage beneficiaries to provide feedback.
• Report safeguarding concerns and ensure compliance with the organization's Safeguarding Policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Code of Conduct, and Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).

Other Responsibilities

• Support agricultural input distribution and other field activities as required.
• Perform any other duties assigned by Project Officer- Agriculturist or Programme Manager.