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Community Mobilizer

irbid and talbieh

  • Organization: UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees
  • Location: irbid and talbieh
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Social Affairs
    • Civil Society and Local governance
  • Closing Date: Closed

UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY

FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST

UNRWA

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA's services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. For its local team, UNRWA is seeking to employ a qualified:

Community Mobilizer

Vacancy Announcement Number

LDC/02/2018

Contract Status••••••••

Limited Duration Contract (LDC)

Contract Duration •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Six months (Extendable)

Grade•••••••••

LDC

Benefits

Band D/S1 Gross Monthly Salary JD 649.30 fils. Other benefits include compulsory medical insurance, annual leave & dependency allowance (if applicable).

Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Environmental Health

Duty Station••••••••••••

Irbid and Talbieh

Issue Date••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

04 November 2018

Deadline for Applications•••••••

17 November 2018

Place in the Organisation

The incumbent of this post reports technically and administratively to the Chief of Area Office under the overall technical supervision of the Field Sanitary Engineer.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

In accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent:

Assists in planning, implementation and reporting of solid waste management activities.

•         Mobilizes and facilitates the engagements of stakeholders in project planning, implementation and monitoring meetings;

•         Assists in organization of stakeholder focus group meetings;

•         Conducts home visits to increase community participation and SWM practices;

•         Participates in project planning, review and update of project plans; implementation of planned activities, and monitoring and reporting of progress;

•         Mobilizes local CBO support in the implementation of planned activities;

•         Facilitates stakeholders and partners in the supervision and monitoring of programmatic activities; and

•         Supports documentation of success stories on semi-annual and annual basis.

Promotes and ensure refugees engagement and advocate for desired behavioural changes.

•         Facilitates formation of camp neighbourhood groups to advocate and promote cleanliness in the camps, and for effective implementation of the new system;

•         Mobilizes and facilitates active participation of school students and youth in their communities to raise awareness of their environment, identify and resolve issues camp environment issues and promote cleanliness in the camps;

•         Builds the capacity of community to collectively engage local leaders on camp environment related issues; and

•         Works with the local leaders and notables to generate their support

Monitoring of the progress

•         Organizes periodic reflection meetings at the community level to assess progress and challenges in solid waste management in the camps and provide feedback to the project management; and

•         Facilitates communities to identify challenges to effective adoption and propose local solutions for them.

•         Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

•         University degree in social work, sociology, social anthropology, public health, environmental health, or any other related degree in social development.

Experience:

•         At least two years' experience in a community development programme involving participatory approach and application of the knowledge acquired in "Minimum Qualifications".

Language

•         Command of spoken and written English and Arabic.

Competencies

•         Ability to work under pressure and challenging conditions;

•         Ability to take initiative and maintain cordial relationship with all concerned;

•         Ability to work effectively within a team as well as work independently without close supervision;

•         Partnering and engaging with stakeholders Community Facilitation skills; and

•         Networking and influencing skills.

Desirable Qualifications

•         An understanding of the refugee community and knowledge of the customs, habits, religions and traditions of various refugee groups; and

•         Basic computer literacy.

Equivalency

When the minimum requirements are not fully met, the concerned Director may exceptionally substitute part of the unmet requirements with a combination of relevant academic qualifications, additional professional training and progressive relevant work experience.

NB: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered an acceptable combination.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing an UNRWA Personal History Form. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address that you will indicate in your Personal History Profile is accurate, candidates shortlisted for test or interview will only be contacted by e-mail. No follow up phone calls will be made.

The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, testing, interviewing, etc). The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.

For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews, please visit: https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI"

General Information

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced women.

UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.•

UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality. This includes respect for human rights, for diversity, and for non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. UNRWA staff are expected to uphold these values at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non- smoking work environment.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.

On appointment, all individuals will be asked to sign a self attestation, confirming that they have not committed, been convicted of, or prosecuted for, any criminal offence and that they have not been involved, by act or omission, in the commission of any violation of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Date of issue: 04 November 2018

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