Community Mobilizer

Job Description

Title: Community Mobilizer

Company Name: Village Education Resource Center (VERC)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 40 years

Job Location: Natore (Singra)

Salary: Tk. 20000 - 22000 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

• Bachelor/Honors

Bachelor's degree

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

• Age At least 40 years

Minimum 2 years of work experience with poor communities. Some level of understanding on the issue of climate change and WASH knowledge is desirable.

Additional Requirements:

Proficient in the MS Office package.

Excellent communication skills in both English and Bangla.

Self-motivated, adaptable, a team player, and passionate about social development work.

The candidate must possess the ability and willingness to travel frequently.

The selected candidate will be required to respect and uphold the organization's Child Protection Policy, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy, Gender Policy, Code of Conduct, and other organizational policies. Women, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities are equally eligible to apply.

The VERC authority reserves the right to accept or reject any application without assigning any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the examination.

Note: In case of candidates with more experience, age limit and educational qualifications would be relaxed

Village Education Resource Center (VERC) is a national-level voluntary organization. The organization is registered under the Bureau of NGO Affairs and the Ministry of Social Welfare (Registration Nos. 133 and Dha-02282/89, respectively) and the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) (Registration No. 01275-00523-00017). VERC is seeking to recruit experienced and hardworking manpower for the following position under the project. “Civil society leadership in mobilizing for better WASH (CLIMB)” Supported by WaterAid Bangladesh. Applications are invited from eligible Bangladeshi citizens on an urgent basis.

Key Responsibilities:

To ensure strong community engagement, community mobilizers will be deployed in the project area, each covering two unions. They will facilitate community organization, strengthen local leadership platforms, support community monitoring initiatives, and ensure meaningful participation of women, ethnic minority groups, and other marginalized populations. Their work will play a key role in amplifying the voices of rights-holders and strengthening community engagement in local governance processes.

• Mobilize and organize communities within assigned unions to actively participate in project activities and local governance processes.

• Facilitate the formation, strengthening, and effective functioning of community groups, WASH platforms, and local leadership structures.

• Support community participation in Participatory WASH Vulnerability Assessments (PWVA), adaptation planning, social accountability, and budget tracking initiatives.

• Ensure meaningful engagement of women, ethnic minority groups, youth, and other marginalized populations in project interventions.

• Conduct community meetings, awareness sessions, courtyard meetings, and advocacy events on climate-resilient and gender-responsive WASH issues.

• Assist in organizing Ward Shavas, open budget sessions, public hearings, and community-government dialogue meetings.

• Support community monitoring of WASH, climate, and health-related services and commitments.

• Collect field-level information, success stories, case studies, and community feedback for project learning and reporting.

• Maintain regular liaison with Union Parishad representatives, community leaders, and local stakeholders.

• Submit regular field reports and updates to the Project Manager and relevant project staff.

Monthly consolidated salary: BDT 20,000-22,000. Other admissible benefits will be provided as per organizational policy and project provisions. The salary is inclusive of all applicable taxes; relevant taxes will be deducted at the source as per Government of Bangladesh rules.