Community Mobilizer (2)

Job Overview

The Community Mobilizer works under the AICS-funded project ‘Supporting Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Jurd al Qaita’, implemented by Mada in partnership with the Municipality of Fano, COSPE and COOPI- Cooperazione Internazionale. Under this project, Mada is mainly responsible for community mobilization and awareness raising around solid waste.

The Community Mobilizer reports to the Project Manager

Main Responsibilities

• Contribute to the fine-tuning of the awareness campaign strategy and then its implementation with the partners involved in this component.
• Liaise with local authorities, partners, community and the project team to guarantee smooth implementation.
• Be constantly present on field at all project sites to ensure that community is involved and properly mobilized.
• Ensure proper communication to communities on the dates and venues of awareness raising sessions and distributions.
• Provide training sessions as required to various project stakeholders.
• Provide correct information to the beneficiaries on the scope and strategy of the project.
• Follow up on all logistics needed for the identified tasks.

Reporting and Learning 

• Provide the Project Manager with monthly and/or weekly reports based on needs.
• Collect data from the field as required to feed into project reports.
• Participate actively in team meetings to discuss challenges, mitigations, and learnings.
• Ensure that any matter that requires attention is reported for direct action.

Additional Tasks 

• Develop and maintain positive and fruitful relationships with relevant stakeholders, including municipalities, communities, etc.
• Support the Project Manager with any field tasks as needed.

Knowledge and Skills

• Full adherence to Mada’s mission and vision, as well as Ethics Code.
• 2-3 years of experience working in NGOs in the development sector.
• Experience working in the field of Solid Waste and experience in awareness raising and community mobilization.
• Good time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in Arabic and English.
• Computer literate.
• Experience working in the North, and especially Akkar is preferred.
• Experience working with local authorities and communities.