Social Mobilizer | Tearfund| Karachi, Pakistan

Job Description

JOB TITLE 

SOCIAL MOBILIZER

TEAM 

PAKISTAN 

LOCATION 

KARACHI (District: (Kemari and Malir)

RESPONSIBLE TO 

COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION OFFICER

JOB OVERVIEW  

The Social Mobilizer is mainly responsible for community mobilization activities including awareness raising sessions and rolling out the remote social mobilization campaign on solid waste management. The Social Mobilizer is a field-based position and responsible to directly engage with community’s groups identification and mobilize the community groups, volunteers and influential on sustainable solid waste management.

POSITION IN ORGANISATION 

Grade: C2

Reports to the Community Mobilization Officer

Coordinates closely with the project team members as and when required

Interacts and shares learning and information with relevant team members at the Tearfund

ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

• The position holder will be expected to adhere to and promote organizational values and principles while representing Tearfund
• The position holder will be expected to adhere to Tearfund’s Code of Conduct as referred to in the Personal Conduct Policy
• The position holder will be expected to strongly support, promote and maintain a robust safeguarding culture, in accordance with Tearfund’s Safeguarding Policy; this will include taking timely, decisive and recommended action(s) if and when confronted with a safeguarding issue at Tearfund, partner and/or community level 

CORPORATE POLICIES, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES 

• Undertake all activities in accordance with internal management systems, operating procedures/policies and programmatic protocols; support project team and organizational efforts to ensure compliance
• The position holder will be expected to adhere to Tearfund’s Quality Standards as and when required

KEY RESPONSIBILITY

• Introduce the objectives of Tearfund’s interventions to the target communities and orient them about the project main activities and objectives
• Under the direct supervision of the Community Mobilization Officer, he/she will perform community mobilization activities at community level in accordance with the culture and norms of the target population
• Lead the formation of Community Organization (COs), Volunteers, UC Committee and children groups in the schools
• Organize the meetings, training sessions and follow-up sessions (planning, group)
• Conduct awareness sessions/walks in communities/schools/religious places
• Launch and roll out the remote social mobilization campaign on solid waste management in the targeted areas
• Invite Households to use the Haryali Hub services
• Distribution of recycling equipment at HH Level
• Monitor and mentor the use of recycling equipment to enhance the solid waste situation throughout the project and to evaluate the behaviour change and habits in dealing with solid waste
• Maintain the beneficiary database and transfer data from paper formats into database systems. 
• Prepare and record community meetings documents.
• Report the use of materials and possible improvement
• Provide regular updates to the line manager about daily activities through Field Visit Reports, work plans and proper documentation
• Maintain an accurate reporting and data management of the activities
• Monitor all the project activities being carried out by the Community Organization (COs) Volunteers, UC Committee and children groups and will reflect them in their daily reports which will be submitted to Stakeholder and Community Engagement Coordinator 
• Social Mobilizer will build close partnership with the target communities and other stakeholders through regular meetings with them on appropriate intervals
• Be involved in any evaluation on field survey implemented by Tearfund
• Informing and documenting the anomalies happening during mobilization campaigns, and possible improvement necessary for the activities
• Identify beneficiaries for and document success stories/case studies/ human interest stories
• Any other responsibility assigned by the line manager

TEAM PARTICIPATION

• As part of the project team, support and promote effective teamwork and commitment to Tearfund’s Core Values and Quality Standards  

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS / REPRESENTATION 

• Participate in project activities and events as and when directed by line manager and represent Tearfund in these said occasions 
• Participate in workshops/trainings/events organized by the Country Office and UK office
• Support the Stakeholder & Community Engagement Coordinator where appropriate in representing Tearfund to donor representatives and other visitors to the project office and working areas 

Job Skills

Computer ProficiencyData EntryReport Writing SkillsSocial MobilizerGoogle Suite

Job Details

Industry: N.G.O./Social Services

Functional Area: Field Operations

Total Positions: 6 Posts

Job Shift: First Shift (Day)

Job Type: Contract

Job Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Gender: No Preference

Age: 22 - 45 Years

Minimum Education: Bachelor

Degree Title: Social Science or Equivalent

Career Level: Experienced Professional

Minimum Experience: 3 Years (Experience of delivering mobilization impact in urban environments)

Apply Before: Sep 14, 2021

Posting Date: Sep 03, 2021

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