Community Activist

Job Title: Community Activist (CA)
Apply here: https://goo.gl/forms/bYNXMcr3JK9zRtKM2
Job Purpose: We are looking for highly motivated and creative “Community Activists” who are willing to support change and development within different communities in their local context. If you are interested and open to develop yourself and learn new methods, you will contribute to the Future Together Now project within the program area of Community Mobilizing.
You will work in a team of other Community Activists and cooperate with local partners. Your tasks include working with and facilitating the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of community-led initiatives. The aim of the initiatives is to mitigate and reduce the stress and conflicts between different communities, with a focus on the areas specifications, culture and psychographics.
Benefits for the applicants

Monthly incentive based on a part-time work (60% availability per week)
Comprehensive capacity building for two years (6 x 5-days workshop per year)
Personal development through weekly mentoring-program

Major Activities
Strategic

Lobby/Advocate for a conflict transformation and community development - approach within your organization and respective communities
Building collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and other local resources for community development and nonviolent conflict resolution within and between different communities (Lebanese and Non-Lebanese communities)
Develop and maintain quality standards together with all partners

Operational
As per the job purpose outlined above, the role will draw upon the following components:
Formation and Coordination of Local Mechanism

Planning, conducting and documenting a Needs- and/or conflict assessment in identified locations
Identify community needs and conflict issues to be worked on and develop action plans / budgets
Integrate different communities (Lebanese and Non-Lebanese) in a participatory way into the project process to initiate and utilize interventions based on the needs and conflicts
Facilitating regular meetings and fostering joint decision making with all actors involved
Outreach and regular communication with local communities and local key stakeholders in their area to build trust and visibility in the local communities
Coordinating the implementation of the action plans and community projects
Evaluating activities and using different trained mentoring and evaluation methods
Social-marketing and bringing issues on the public agenda/raise public awareness

Capacity Building

Attend a two year training - cycle (6 x 5-days trainings per year) provided by forumZFD in combination with mentoring support from forumZFD

Learning and Reflection

Regular debriefings and time for personal and collective reflection, evaluation, adaptation to changes within the project
Mentoring community initiative members

Documentation, Narrative and Financial Reporting

Document needs, conflicts, activities, interventions and success-stories
Provide periodical reports regarding the tasks achievements to the coordinator

Beneficiaries

Different local communities (Lebanese and Non-Lebanese communities) in the target areas

Key Performance Indicators

Actively contributes to mutual support and exchange within the team / organization
Support the development of community-led initiatives addressing local needs and conflict issues
Demonstrates examples where skills from the trainings have been applied in the field
Demonstrates examples of learning and reflection
Up to date with all project documentation

Education & Experience
Proficient experience of working with communities, volunteerism or development work (Priority will be given to individuals who were recently engaged with We Love Tripoli, its partners or similar groups)
Competencies: (Key Skills, Behaviors and Knowledge)
Functional:

Able to work under deadlines
Efficient administrative, computer-skills (word - office, email) and organizing skill
Team player
Logical and critical thinking

Behavioral:

Visionary and able to adapt to changes in the project
Empathetic and a good listener
Self-reflective
Willingness to learn
Open to working with individuals and organizations regardless of their social, political, religious and Cultural background

Knowledge and skills:

Understanding of community building and community organizing
Basic skills in communication and negotiation
Arabic (fluent) essential, English (basic understanding) desirable

Period

Committed for two years (with the possibility of extension)

Reporting
Reports To: Management (We Love) & Project coordinator (forumZFD)