Preliminary job information

Job Title

Community Mobiliser

Country and Base of posting

Based in Baghdad, with frequent travels to anbar

Reports to

project manager

Number of staff to manage

none

Duration

2 Months renewable (halftime)

Required travel

75%

General Information on the Mission

Context

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organisation. PUI has been working in Iraq since 1983. Its core objective is to provide a humanitarian response to the needs arising from population displacements in Iraq, through reinforcement and strengthening of the existing health system, provision of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), and by enhancing access to shelter, drinking Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH). PUI is currently implementing Health, MHPSS, WASH and shelter projects in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, through bases in Erbil and Baghdad.

PUI’s Community Mobilizer will conduct awareness sessions on general health and mental health topics in the target locations.

Job description

Overall objectives

To effectively and efficiently facilitate the implementation of an integrated health approach aimed at improving to provide quality and accessible Maternal, Child and Newborn Health services in Anbar and Baghdad governorates. To ensure at project level that communities participate and are more aware on general health and mental health topics. PUI is raising awareness for the proper management and sustaining health facilities per Humanitarian and PUI standards. This will entail authority and community engagement, training, awareness raising supervision, delivery of awareness raising campaigns.

Responsibilities and scope of duties

 IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH AND SHELTER / WaSH PROGRAMS

The community mobiliser responsibilities will entail: 

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-         Identify and map communities: Partner with local stakeholders, authorities, and partners to support plan community activities.

-         Organize awareness activities: Work with community representatives to conduct group sessions, door-to-door visits, and distribute materials.

-         Conduct awareness sessions: Carry out interactive sessions and activities on various topics.

-         Facilitate and monitor activities: Oversee the implementation of planned engagements and community activities.

-         Participate in planning: Contribute to planning, budgeting, and monitoring the progress of activities.

-         Create awareness content: Develop materials on Health, Mental Health, and Climate Change with the Programs team.

-         Engage local authorities and stakeholders: Mobilize and facilitate their participation in meetings and seminars.

-         Train community volunteers: Identify and train volunteers and partners on community-based approaches whenever relevant

-         Document success stories: Collect and document impact stories monthly and quarterly

MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

-         Ensures that data of the above-mentioned project activities is collected and recorded according to the instructions given by MEAL department and Project Manager.

-         Weekly reporting of data in order to follow up the standard project and strategic indicators (number of beneficiaries, number and type of activities completed.

-         Capture photographs of activities and upload them to proper archives.

-         Collect and archive consent forms for participants for photographs and videos of the activities.

-         Weekly (or each time when necessary) written and oral report to line manager

-         Support development of integrated monitoring plan in assigned areas with area stakeholders

-         Organize reflection meetings at the local level to assess the community preception and acceptance to the activities

-         Proactively participate in relevant team meetings,

-         Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with relevant partners and other project stakeholders working in the project areas.

-         Ensure documents are recorded and maintained confidentially at all times.

OTHER

-         Networking: Facilitate networking relationships and participation with wide stakeholders such as government departments/directorates, opinion leaders and other key partners at local level such as NGOs, CBOs,

-         Ensure that correct logistics and administrative procedures are followed when implementing the above-mentioned project activities

-         Follow the security guidelines of PUI in all the activities implemented

-         He/she commits to continuous self-initiated and self-managed development of his/her professional skills

-         Other duties as assigned by the line manager

-         Valid driving licence and willing to drive to the field is highly recommended.

Other Interfaces

-  Under the hierarchical and technical management of: Project manager

-   Internal: Field Coordinator, MHPSS Officer, MEAL Officer, Health Officer, administration and logistics, HR department

-   External: WASH, Shelter, livelihood and Health  actors and partner organizations, community level stakeholders (health faicilities, schools, community centers, youth centers, local NGOs and associations)

Required Profile

Required knowledge and skills

Required

desirable

Education /Training

-  BA/Diploma in Social Science from accredited College/University, Sociology, Planning, Community Development, Psychology & related field.

-  Training in monitoring and evaluation

-  Training in Community or public health

-  Training in community mobilization

-  ToT in facilitation Skills

Professional experience

-  Humanitarian

-  International

-   Technical

-  Experience in conducting engaging community awarness activities in Health/MHPSS or WASH.

-  Experience in working in the vulnrable communities in Baghdad or in Anbar

-  Experience in supervising a volunteer program

-  Experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects

-   Experience in public health and mental health

-  Experience in working with an international  NGO

Knowledge and skills

- Good communication skills

- Knowledge of local areas and community structures in Anbar (especially in Falluja and Ramadi) and Baghdad (especially Latifiyah and Yousfia).

- Valid driving lisence.

-  Experience in awareness raising material creation alongside creation of printed awarenss content.

Languages

-   English

-   Arabic

-  Kurdish

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Software

-   Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office skills: PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

KOBO

Canva

VALID DRIVING LICENCE

x

Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into team, suitability for the job and assignment/mission)

-  Integrity

-  Good organisation skills

-  Willingness to do regular  field visits in unstable environments

-  Resilience to stress

-  Appreciation of staff wellbeing

-  Reactivity and anticipation

-  Ability to work in an international, cross-cultural team and in a challenging  context

-  Continuous learning attitude