ActionAid is a non-governmental & non-profit international organization working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

ActionAid started its activities in Afghanistan in 2002 and was registered in Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan as non-governmental international organization “INGO”.

ActionAid-Afghanistan committed itself a long-term work with poor and excluded sections of the society through the Human Rights Based Development Approach, WASH, and livelihood programs in multiple provinces of Afghanistan.

Job Summary:

The community mobilizer is responsible to maintain close relationship with the communities to facilitate a smooth program and project implementation. S/he is responsible to carry out the set project activities with the project participants as per the project plan to achieve the deliverables. Facilitate awareness creation measures and facilitate responses to conflict as a tool to enable their participation in their development process.

Responsibilities and Tasks (Describe the major responsibilities, principal tasks, competencies and end results for which the position is accountable. List the responsibilities in the order of importance and state the percentage of time the employee spends on each responsibility)

Job Responsibilities:

• • Community mobilizers have the most important role in all community level facilitation and their work must be strategic to ensure that the community become spaces in which transparent, accountable, inclusive and pro-poor development processes are practiced and institutionalized.
  • Mobilize and sensitize communities on program activities and introduce the project to district and community level.
  • Raise awareness of communities regarding the program. Select the appropriate project participants and community based on selection criteria.
  • Carry out the project activities with the selected participants and communities as per plan
  • Organize first contact with district and village’s authorities.
  • Enhance community awareness and support and identify the project right holders.

• Ensure people inclusion to program especially poor and excluded women/men disables
• Provide the related training, technical support and conduct farmers field school sessions with the right holders/farmers.
• Provide guidance and technical support to the farmers for establishing home gardens
• Facilitate interest and self-help groups in communities, with a focus on poor men and women and marginalized and excluded groups
• Facilitate and support distribution in the community level.
• Provide regular follow up visits to the project participants and communities as required
• Assess training needs of the right holders in mid-stream and adjust refresher training.
• Actively engage with market linkage activities and support in arranging exhibition at local/regional level.
• Any other official tasks given by line manager.
• Conducting a detailed assessment of the communities.
• Collect field data/M&E data and other information as and when required

Education & Training:

• 12 grade graduates at minimum, bachelor’s degree is highly desirable
• Preferences will be given who have the bachelor’s degree in agriculture/Horticulture

Experience (Number of Years and field of expertise):

• 2-3 years’ experience in social mobilization, trainings, and social work with involvement in agriculture, livelihoos or emergency program

Technical Skills (Examples: languages, planning, budgeting, word processing, advance written and verbal communication, presentation etc)

• Experience in community mobilization
• Experiences in farmers training and community engagement
• Team player with high level of facilitation skill.
• Ability to work hard and long, self-driven
• Hard worker under the high-pressure situation.

If you have the expertise to take on this exciting opportunity, please apply online by sending your CV and motivation cover letter to jobs.kabul@actionaid.org up to August 18, 2024. Please clearly indicate Community Mobilizers Paktia & Paktika -1090 in the subject of your email, otherwise, your application will not be considered.

ActionAid Afghanistan welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.  Although all applications will be considered on their individual merit, suitably qualified women candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short-listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. ActionAid Afghanistan will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

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