COMMUNITY MOBILIZER

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SHiFT-Social innovation hub is implementing a project on protection mainstreaming for most vulnerable children in Tripoli, in partnership with UNICEF Lebanon-child protection sector. Activities will take place in 4 community centers in the areas of Jabal Mehsen, Tebbaneh, Mankoubine and Kobbeh but will target children and their caregivers from designated areas and surroudings including Amerken, Bekkar, Riva and Mashrou3 el hariri, wadi el nahle, jabal el beddawi… This intervention aims at supporting hard to reach children (including category of invisibles especially women, adolescent girls, and disabled.)  to get back on track, sensitize them on their rights and link them with available services upon their needs to prevent them from getting involved in grave violations. This program is put together following community-based approach according to IASC minimum standards and DO NO HARM principle, all based on a survivor centered approach. This intervention will tackle various perspectives from the children’s daily lives through a set of interactive activities, including but not limited to environmental sensitization, sports for development, community theater, community-based PSS… and more. Activities will be designed in accordance with QUDWA strategy. SHiFT is currently seeking the expertise of a Community Mobilizer to put together outreach data, verify vulnerability criteria, conduct service mapping, safety audits and prioritize area of intervention.  

Community Mobilizer will report to Outreach officer. Community mobilizer will be responsible to follow up on and ensure efficiency, proficiency, transparency, and quality service provision.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Identify and assess new communities to be engaged in activities
• Support community outreach workers and community members in developing advocacy messages and strategies to address and/or mitigate risks faced by Adolescent boys and girls.
• Facilitate referral of identified needs to humanitarian organizations and other service providers, ensuring follow up and feedback to the community
• Support in preliminary mapping of targeted areas
• Conduct community referrals
• Identify and engage key “gatekeepers” within the community to ensure access of SHiFT teams and promote participation of the community in activities
• Identify communities with psychosocial needs and make recommendations for the provision of psychosocial activities in priority locations
• Disseminate information at the community level about the purpose and importance of psychosocial activities and support for children and adolescent boys and girls.
• Identify communities with psychosocial needs and make recommendations for the provision of psychosocial activities in priority locations.
• Ensure adherence to internal rules and regulations and specially PSEA and child safeguarding measures.

Minimum required knowledge & experience:

• At least six months experience working or volunteering in direct contact with community members
• Ability to engage with community members in an open manner, maintain confidentiality and respect.
• Clear understanding of gender inequality, and issues surrounding violence, neglect, sexual exploitation and abuse…
• 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.
• Ability to work as a member of a team essential.
• Fluency in Arabic

Preferred

• INGO or NGO experience
• Experience working with refugee population
• Skilled at using basic computer programs – Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to communicate in English and write clear and concise reports in English
• Degree/diploma in Social Work, Community Mobilization, Public Health or other related field is a plus.