Community Liaison Assistant -Csmc

MISSION Goal / Purpose: Under the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator, and functional supervision of the Community Mobilization PM, the Community Liaison Assistant will be in charge of liaison activities between the SI programs and the municipalities and other stakeholders.   Responsibilities: General responsibilities To maximize the understanding of SI programming and mandate by local authorities and service providers To establish and maintain functional relationships with municipal authorities in T5 and Akkar where SI has programming activities. To encourage stakeholders involvement in committee project and activities. To ensure that SI programmatic needs are communicated to municipal authorities according to the directives of SI management. To communicate the needs and issues facing the municipal offices where SI works.   Action-related Responsibilities Accompany Field Coordinators to meetings with municipal authorities. Report on issues arising in the field related to SI programming. Assist with municipal trainings related to Community Mobilization programming. Provide written accounts of interactions with municipal officers. To be aware of SI programming in order to provide briefs to members of the community when necessary. Ensure follow-up with regard to action items from meetings with municipalities. Trouble shooting and/or investigation of issues arising from SI programming activities. .   Task Description:   Service provider and local authorities’ liaison Insure liaison between refugee committees (Community WaSH Committees and Site Management Committees) and local authorities and service providers; Plan. Organize and conduct trainings with committee structures at the municipality level Create close contact network with all service provider and case manager operating in the area of intervention (local NGO, GoL structures (MOSA Social Development Centers), international humanitarian actors, etc.) Promote that one should always liaise with committee members Develop and update 4-W for SI teams, refugee committees and local authorities; ensure distribution to SI Com Mob teams for dissemination.   Monitoring of activities and Reporting Share formalized information and progress regarding municipal matters with the Community Mobilization, CWC, Outreach and WASH/Shelter teams on a regular basis   Other responsibilities and tasks within the framework of this position may be assigned in the course of the project by either the Field Coordinator or Community Mobilization Program Manager.   ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships) Line manager: Field Coordinator Line report(s) on base: Functional manager: Community Mobilization PM Functional report(s):      Candidate’s profile:   Background in social science preferable, Experience in community development project Interest in political science and governance, knowledge of GoL structures and local authorities in the North governorate Previous experience in humanitarian field mandatory Strong social and communication skills Good teaching abilities Calm, diplomatic, understanding, problem solver and patient Good notion of standard office software. Good spoken and written Arabic and English 1-year valid driver’s license