Community Mobilizer

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title:                    Community Mobilizer Location:                     Chouf Region (Upper Chouf)   Background   Main Objectives   With the support and supervision of the Field Activities Coordinator (FAC), Project Manager Assistant (PMA) and the Project Manager (PM) , the Community Mobilizer (CM) is responsible for the correct and efficient implementation of the project’s community mobilization activities and awareness activities in the assigned area.   General duties and responsibilities: -       Promotes, facilitates and encourages the achievement of the planned objectives. -       Ensures that INTERSOS activities are non biased, neutral and inclusive of all actors present in the project areas. -       Coach on the job youth in the Peer to Peer (P2P) programme and coordinate with them the activities; -       Ensures Community Mobilization through coordination meetings and discussions; -       Works directly in the field with institutions (municipalities and SDCs), other INGO/NGO and the whole communities (refugee and host) of the project locations he/she is allocated to. -       Facilitates, collects and reports information regarding the overall situation of the children, youth  and their families. -       Supports and assists in the network mapping of services available for children and family in the locations he/she operates in. -       Ensures a strict adherence to INTERSOS Internal Rule, Code of Ethics and Child Protection Policy including respect for confidentiality. -       Be available for eventual training provided by INTERSOS or other organizations.   Specific duties and responsibilities:  Outreach Activities: -       The Community Mobilizer is in charge to conduct the outreach component of the project and to ensure the community mobilization. -       The CM is in charge to trainee the youth in the P2P programme, organizing with them the activities in the field and supervises them. -       The CM works in strict collaboration with the other INTERSOS staff, municipalities, SDCs and other INGO/NGO present in the field   -       The villages’ visits are done by the CM having the aim to take contact with the communities, to introduce the contents of the project and to create a baseline of beneficiaries in each village. -       The CM is in charge of creating a mutual trust with the beneficiaries and to be the link between INTERSOS and the community. -       The CM is responsible of arrangement, coordination and delivery of community awareness raising activities as determined by project objectives: Awareness sessions on Child protection issues, GBV issues, on life-saving information and services available etc…  If requested, the CM does family questionnaires and assessments.  Plan and implement NFIs distributions (where requested). -       The CM is responsible to participate in the organization of some events in occasion of international celebration, such as the World Refugee Day or other relevant national celebrations. -       Assist in the production of a referral pathway tool, clearly identifying both formal and information child protection resources in the community.   Case Management: -       If needed and according to the protections criteria, the CM refers children and families to Case Workers.   Administration: -       Contribute to draft the weekly liquidity plan with the expenses to be done for the awareness activities -       In case of expenditure provide proper documentations (receipts, quotations etc…). -       Signs daily attendance sheets.   Reporting: -       Provide a mapping of the existing services provided by institutions or other INGO/NGO of the targeted areas during the start-up of the project in order to have a complete knowledge of the context and avoid any kind of overlapping -       Provide a monthly plan with scheduled villages’ visits, to share in advance with the Field Activity Coordination, the institutions and the communities. -       Provide weekly report of the activities to the FAC, Assistant PM and PM;   Meeting: -       Be available for participates in meeting in the regional center or in the INTERSOS office in Tyre or Beirut with other program staff as required. -       Meets with other program staff as required.   Qualifications: -       Advanced Diploma in Community Development or Social Work; -       At least one year work experience in community development position; -       Experience in  the use of community participatory methodologies in emergency operations; -       Experience in awareness on GBV and CP issues; -       Strong organizational skills; -       Strong interpersonal skill and communication skills; -       Good command of verbal and written English; -       Good knowledge word and excel; -       Driving license holder;   Any change to the proposed activities should be discussed with the INTERSOS office in Tyre.   A high degree of flexibility on the part of all staff is expected in order to respond to the ever-evolving situation. This job description may change based on the situation in the field. He/she can be asked required to perform other related duties as identified by his supervisor.   He/she knows INTERSOS Chart of Values, Code of Ethics, Child Protection Policy and the SOPs for the use of cars.