Community Mobilizer

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilizer

Company Name: United Purpose

Vacancy: 10

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor degree in relevant field from a reputed recognized University.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Reportable to: Project Manager
∎ Grade: UP Grade: IV
∎ Job Location: UP Field Office- Ukhiya & Teknaf under Cox`s Bazar district
∎ Job Nature : Contractual; Initially 1 year with possible extension
∎ In this context, United Purpose seeks applications from qualified candidates to fill up the following position based in UP Field Office- Cox`s Bazar for one of its projects titled "Improving Community Resilience Through Cooperative Livelihood Actions (ICRA)" funded by IOM to be implemented at FDMNs` sheltered areas and the Unions of Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas under Cox`s Bazar district.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The position holder will be responsible for direct implementation of the project interventions upholding the compliances and the organisation standard. The broader responsibilities are:
∎ To ensure project have better plan to achieve their goals:Ensure technical support to develop Details Implementation Plan(DIP ) of projects timely
∎ Executing the project activities effectively and timely at your working area.
∎ Ensure project plan is monitored and documented its progress.
∎ Ensure reviewing of project progress timely
∎ Formation of community forums, policing forums and dispute management committees
∎ Organize of sporting events, meeting, training and facilitate
∎ Develop/support to develop training module and plan
∎ Select and finalise the beneficiaries list of livelihood and social cohesion interventions
∎ Support to establish women business centers and business planning of LSPs and farmers groups
∎ Select schemes for small scale mitigations in consultation with communities and LGIs and support to implement
∎ To ensure the effective coordination and communication, compliances and documentation:
∎ Ensuring maintenance of effective coordination and communication with UNO, LGI's, CiC, clusters, line departments and other stake holders in advance by sharing detail plan
∎ Ensuring the participation of GoB and other relevant committee(s) within the project areas that could contribute to bring effective results at project level.
∎ Internal and external best practice and lesson learning on projects activities are documented and used in on-going procedures.
∎ Supporting team members to enable them to give of their best e.g. by encouraging and praising good performance, coaching, assisting staff to prevent or resolve problems, providing resources, tools and equipment.
∎ Enabling a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the organization;
∎ Ensure project considered mainstreaming of gender and child safeguarding policies , disabilities as the mainstreaming issues that are being addressed

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 2 years' working experience in the same or equivalent position or Program Officer/ Facilitator position in the field of social development, emergency response and DRM issue. Experience within a national or international organization essential.
∎ Practical experience and better understanding of youths and livelihood group formation and livelihood development, FDMNs and host community situations in Cox's Bazar district
∎ Good communication skills (oral and written) with community and relevant stakeholders
∎ Strong understanding of Humanitarian assistance in emergencies
∎ Strong knowledge and understanding of different government structure
∎ Ability to communicate with people from different cultures and time zones.
∎ Good command on MS-Office (MS word, Excel, Power Point etc.) and excellent typing skills in Bangla and English
∎ Critical and creative thinking and analytical skills.
∎ Excellent networking, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
∎ Strong analytical and report-writing skills
∎ Ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
∎ Ability to work independently and in a team
∎ Excellent public speaking and facilitation skills
∎ Ability to work a flexible work schedule
∎ Willingness to travel to and work in remote areas for extended periods of time
∎ Highly motivated, self -starter, ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision
∎ Supportive and committed to work for vulnerable groups, values-oriented and gender sensitive

Salary:
∎ Acording to UP HR policy and with Health & Group Life Insurance. United Purpose has a Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy, which reflects our commitment to protecting the people with whom we work. All candidates will be expected to comply with this policy and its procedures.

Application Deadline: December 30, 2019

Company Information:
∎ United Purpose

Category: NGO/Development