Introduction:

Human Appeal is an incorporated UK charity and a global humanitarian and development organization. We save lives, alleviate poverty, transform and empower local communities whilst championing humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence and establishment of self-sustaining development programmes. Our vision is ‘’ to become the global agent of change for a just, caring, and sustainable world’’.

Position Summary:

The position is responsible for community mobilization, assisting beneficiary assessment and ensuring smooth Cash disbursement to beneficiaries. The position holder will work under direct supervision of District Manager/ Project Coordinator and will report as per the project reporting requirements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare activity implementation plan and discuss the required resources to undertake the activity
• Ensure the community participation related project activities
• Form / re-organize Community Based organizations (CBOs) male/female
• Conduct Village mapping/profiling through different PRA tools (i.e. is BBCMs, Mapping/profile, conflict resolution wealth ranking etc.
• Mobilize community and orient project and organizations' mandate
• Work with community members to map and prioritize community needs
• Identify and organize appropriate capacity building, and technical resources to support project implementation.
• Ensure efficient and effective implementation of Food Security, Livelihoods and WASH related interventions at community level.
• Write regular weekly, monthly and other reports (as per suggestion and need)
• Facilitation and support in conducting the awareness sessions
• Mobilize community groups, sensitize and train them on specific topics as required, organized and facilitate meetings.
• Follow the Social Mobilization guidelines and implement it at community level as per the organizational policy.
• Perform other duties as requested by the line supervisor
• Prepare daily field visit reports after commencing the visit in the field
• Prepare and submit weekly progress report well on time
• Prepare any other reports when required/asked by the supervisor
• Actively participate in staff meetings

Skills

Qualification & Experience:

• Graduation in any field of social sciences, community health or related fields.
• Good level of spoken and written Sindhi and local languages.
• Excellent behavior change communication and counseling skills.
• Excellent skills in organizing workflow, capacity to follow protocols and take own initiative.
• Excellent ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.

Skills and Proficiencies:

• Ability and willingness to autonomously travel to duty site/ health facility and villages when required.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to work/distribution sites
• Excellent spoken and written local language /Urdu and English language skills
• Good computer skills – ability to write weekly and monthly reports and data analysis
• Good interpersonal and communication skills