Community Mobilizer

Job description

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Overview of position

Organizational settings  The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, our client, is the agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. Our client Afghanistan country office is part of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP). The position is in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Learning from the experience in the last 30 years and recognizing the realities of the current context in the country, our client in Afghanistan designs and implements projects in settlements of all sizes, putting the needs of people first, targeting the most vulnerable and meeting local needs by focusing on area-based and community-driven outputs. The portfolio currently covers projects ranging from humanitarian responses to supporting recovery and meeting basic human needs. our client collaborates closely with the UN country team as well as with technical and financial partners in Afghanistan, in alignment with the UN Strategic Framework for Afghanistan (UNSFA) and the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plans (HNRP). In alignment with those frameworks and the new our client global strategic plan (2026-2029), our client Afghanistan has recently published its strategic priorities for 2026-2027 for the office. Afghanistan is experiencing a continuous humanitarian crisis, with over half a million people in the need of humanitarian assistance. Many people are displaced due to climate change, internal displacement or massive returns from neighboring countries, and many have sought refuge in the relative safety of cities, which are growing rapidly. The number of people living in unplanned, underserviced and informal settlements, including in risk prone areas, is increasing and living conditions as well as access to services is inadequate. The unfolding crisis in Afghan cities, which is accelerated by climate change impacts and natural disasters, is occurring in a context of underlying vulnerabilities, including infrastructure deficits, insecure livelihoods and pervasive tenure insecurity. Most at risk are displaced people in informal settlements, with women, disabled and ethnic minorities being particularly vulnerable.

Our client applies a participatory and community-driven approach, using participatory spatial planning and action planning processes to enable communities to identify and implement priority service and infrastructure investments to support their socioeconomic recovery processes and creating an enabling environment for durable solutions. our client community-cantered “People's Process” is a proven and effective approach to reduce vulnerability at scale in the Afghan context. our client builds upon its long tradition of partnering with communities in informal settlements to create sustainable and safe settlements, improve living conditions and adequate livelihood opportunities to those most in need.
The position is located with the Afghanistan Office, as part of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the Regional Program Division and based in Herat, Afghanistan

About the Project The Western region of Afghanistan, more specifically, the provinces of Herat and Farah, are facing an exceptionally complex crisis, shaped by overlapping political, climatic, and humanitarian stressors. The situation is compounded by high rates of forced returns, making it one of the most urgent displacement contexts in Afghanistan. Herat has become the main entry point, severely straining essential services and community structures. Challenges of returnees, as revealed in an interagency assessments, include widespread unemployment, poor housing conditions, and extensive service shortfalls. Unemployment among returnees stands between 80 and 90 percent, and most households are heavily indebted. Approximately 70 to 90 percent of families live in unsafe or inadequate housing, with rent inflation ranging from 100 to 300 percent. Health facilities are overcrowded; child malnutrition rates range from 10 to 25 percent, and classrooms host between 70 and 100 students per teacher. Women and children often spend 30 to 45 minutes walking to access water, and sanitation coverage is critically low. While early host community support eased some of the initial impact, continued resource scarcity has started to erode host community's solidarity. Women are disproportionately affected by this combination of stressors, having fewer economic opportunities and little recourse to legal or social protection. To respond to the challenges, our client, together with other UN agencies, is implementing a joint project, applying localized, integrated, whole-of-community and area-based approach approaches. Returnees, IDPs, and local communities in (dis)placement-affected communities across 12 manteqas/clusters will benefit from improved access to housing solutions, improved access to essential services, disaster resilience and more.

Role objectives

Responsibilities ·Initiate engagement with communities in project locations to identify the existing community structure for purposes of project activities under the WAHDAT program. ·Engage with existing or strengthen Community-based Organisations (such as LICs) through community engagement and participation, following the existing procedures developed by our client. ·Facilitate community meetings for the process of Participatory Hazard and Vulnerability Community Assessment (PHVCA) and Community Action Plan Development (CAP) where needed; ·Arrange and facilitate sensitization and training sessions with LIC members to explain the approach and benefits of the WAHDAT program, and to foster civic responsibility and ownership of LICs processes and projects. ·Conduct awareness sessions in local communities on the benefits of community-based mechanisms and communal solutions to local development challenges in consultation with LICs.

·Arrange and facilitate community workshops in consultation with LICs to encourage inclusion and participation through dialogue and discussions on local problems and their solutions. ·Conduct regular field visits to support (selected) beneficiaries on urban farming at the household or community level and monitor those activities ·Train communities in afforestation or nature-based solutions projects and awareness of climate resilience ·Identify challenges faced by beneficiaries and recommend practical solutions ·Support project assessments, surveys, and evaluations ·Guide and support Communities and LIC members including female LIC members/subcommittee to develop local economic recovery and resilience plans and facilitate implementation of LIC projects. ·Carry out other tasks assigned by the Provincial Team Leader or National Program Manager. Qualification a)         Education: A University degree with minimum 2 years’ relevant experience in social mobilization and community development programs with displaced Afghans. b)         Experience:  Experience in working with communities and development projects implementation with IDPs, returnees and host community. Knowledge of UN rules and regulations is an advantage. Good knowledge of MS-Office applications. Knowledge of the local area and community is essential. Excellent interpersonal and communication c)         Skills. Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written Local/National Language of the duty station is required. d)         Other:  - Build support with national counterparts, during the program period; Ensure high-quality and timely achievement of relevant activities and targets; Support capacity development efforts with program partners for the required components; Support our client contribution to multi-stakeholder national coordination and advocacy forums; Support 'learning by doing' capacity development efforts throughout the program period with program partners for improving local safety and security, especially for women, youth and marginalized urban groups; Support coordination with other partners’ program in target cities

Project reporting

Reporting Relationships The community mobilizer will support and assist program team leader and project Engineer in implementation of overall program components in Herat city as well as in Injil and Gozara district of Herat province. S/he will contribute to develop and facilitate ground implementation, coordination with program stakeholders, partners, communities and reporting on a day-to-day basis to the team leader. The community mobilizer will also need to facilitate and contribute to community agriculture component of WAHDAT projects in target areas of Herat provinces. S/he will have the following duties, and S/he will have the following duties and responsibilities:

Key competencies

Competency Professionalism:  Build trust and work in active exchange with communities throughout the project to ensure community ownership and engagement, to ensure sustainability. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

Disclaimer:
· At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.
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· CTG encourages all candidates applying for this advertisement to ensure that their candidate profile is up to date with up to date experience / education / contact details, as this will help you being considered further in your application for this role.

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