Outreach Officer

Position Aim:

The Outreach Officer will be responsible for community engagement in the assigned area through mobilization, awareness, and community outreach for the vulnerable children in project activities.

 Responsibilities:

• Conduct mapping in the targeted locations to determine the various routes to engage with vulnerable children and those in hard-to-reach areas
• Organize outreach activities informing the local community about project activities
• Organize Information awareness sessions for caregivers
• Conduct regular home visits to beneficiaries
• Distribute the project materials to the beneficiaries
• Report the cases needed for referrals
• Disseminate information at the community level
• Act as the key point of contact between the parents/caregivers and the community on providing timely feedback on issues/concerns raised
• Assist the project target community in obtaining information and knowledge of and access to available relevant services through outreach activities
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for submission to the Project Manager (PM)
• Provide the PM with suggestions or recommendations based on feedback from beneficiaries (direct and indirect) and communities.
• Carry out any other relevant duties as requested by the Project Manager

Qualifications:

Required:

• At least 1 to 2 years’ experience working or volunteering in direct contact with community members
• Ability to engage with community members in an open manner, maintain confidentiality and respect
• Positive and professional attitude, able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, work overtime when necessary and be able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
• Strong diplomatic skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, listening and communication skills
• Good written and oral English skills.

Preferred:

• Diploma in a related field

• INGO or NGO experience
• Experience working with refugee population
• Ability to write clear and concise reports in English
• Computer Literacy

Languages

Arabic: Fluent               English: Very Good