Community Mobilizer -Service Contract

OXFAM is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

We are looking for a Community Mobilizer  :

JOB PURPOSE: 

To support WASH team Leader and Project manager in identifying the targeted communities, establishing relationships with community leaders, and observing field-level activities, such as assessment formation of community groups, beneficiary registration, the delivery of materials, registration of complaints, payment to beneficiaries, and mobilizing communities to engage them in Oxfam interventions, ensure the participation of all community categories including the marginalized groups from Women, girls, PWD…etc. (gender mainstreaming).to ensure community participation and sustainability. In addition, will also support the implementation of public health proportion in the targeted locations.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct need assessments for PHP interventions considering the gender principles in the targeted communities.
• Conduct initial introductory meetings with communities to introduce the scope of the project.
• Facilitate the process of community engagement/Gender mainstreaming to ensure 80% inclusion of the total population and sensitization about project activities.
• To encourage and stimulate full participation by all community members in all Oxfam interventions.
• Facilitate the process of formation of community groups and their capacity building to functionalize these groups.
• Work closely with community members to map community needs in terms of PHP.
• Assist PHP officers during the identification, verification, and registration of beneficiaries for PHP interventions.
• Conduct in-depth interviews with beneficiaries/communities.
• Engage in regular and continuous follow-up with the beneficiaries through dialogues and meetings.
• Mobilize community groups, sensitize and train them on specific topics as required, and organize and facilitate meetings with special attention to those who are usually neglected, marginalized, and overlooked in community decision-making.
• Assist the PHP officer in the implementation of activities in the targeted locations.
• Participation in the preparation, planning, and performance of the health and hygiene promotion and community participation activities of the project.
• Selection, supervision, training, and evaluation of the hygiene volunteers in their work with the support of a PHP officer.
• Ensure that PHP (Public health promotion) activities take gender and protection issues fully into account. This includes the introduction of mechanisms to enable women to participate in decision-making around PHP issues.
• Ensure program integration at the field level between PHP and PHE throughout the planning, design, and implementation stages to create synergy effects.
• Ensure the collection of data, and statistics and implement monitoring systems to supervise and evaluate the impact of the health and hygiene promotion activities.
• Report regularly, verbally and in writing to the line manager and represent Oxfam to other NGOs, agencies, and Government authorities where requested at the field level.
• Provide capacity building to local partners and volunteers implementing Oxfam programming.
• Ensure proper documentation of activities (Hard and soft) at the office and field level.
• Actively participate in weekly management and team meetings.
• Coordinate hygiene promotion and community (mobilization, participation, and engagement) activities with the other agencies, local partners and actors carrying out similar activities.

Other responsibilities

     To perform any other responsibility assigned by the line manager.

t we are looking for

Our next Community Mobilizer will require : 

 Qualifications & Preferred Skills 

SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCE:

The post holder will have the following attributes:

• First degree / Graduate or equivalent in a relevant discipline (preferably, Social Science and public health) or substantial community development experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in Assessment, community mobilization, public health promotion, capacity building, Distributions etc.
• Experience in working with local/International NGOs.
• Good analytical skills demonstrated through proven experience.
• Considerable experience in training and capacity building of volunteers and community members.
• With well-developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in a demanding situation.
• Working knowledge of essential English and fluency in spoken and written Arabic.
• Strong commitment and sympathy to Oxfam’s Aims and Values - which are inclusiveness, diversity, and accountability. This also includes the commitment to Equal Opportunities (e.g.: gender, race, disability).
• Working knowledge of Ms. Word and Excel.
• Report writing skills.
• Flexible in Mobility within the field locations.

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a partially home-based role or job share.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply  

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and a cover letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.  OR

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and respond to three key questions related to your experience in xxx. Your application will be shortlisted based on your CV and your responses to the above questions. You need not comment on your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

About us

Oxfam is a global community that believes poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s rights activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers, and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation of 21 organizations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development, and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.