Country: Somalia
Closing date: 13 Feb 2017
Department: Project Implementation Unit
Position: Livelihood Mobilisers
Direct Hierarchy: Project Officer
Contract duration: Six Months
Duty Station: Baidoa, Somalia
Starting Date: February 2017
ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Their 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.
Position profile
This position will support the successful implementation of ACTED activities in Baidoa, in order to assist marginalized communities in Bay Region.
Reporting to the Project Officer, the mobilisers key areas of responsibility will include:
· Carry out community mobilization and assist the team in capacity building activities with community members and elders.
· Liaise with communities and beneficiaries as needed and carry out daily implementations of field activities.
· Carry out beneficiary identification, selection, training, development activities and sensitization as needed or requested.
· Work with ACTED management and comply with rules and procedures.
· Assist with weekly and monthly planning and reporting to the Project Officer.
· Keep the Project Officer regularly updated on all issues related to the project activities.
· Supervise and ensure correct and accountable documentation of all activities, including checking attendance sheets, stock reports, meeting minutes, along with ensuring that all necessary amounts or signatures are collected.
· Listen too, receive and document community feedback and pass this on to Project Officer in a timely manner, and deliver and document responses to community feedback.
· Perform any other duty as assigned by the direct supervisor
Qualifications/Skills Required
· A higher diploma in Social Work, Community Development or a related field/ discipline
· Applicants MUST be Somali nationals with good communication skills(both oral and written)
· At least 2 years of involvement in the community work; mobilizing outreach activities, counselling and or training communities-with NGO in South Central Somalia.
· Good reputation within the larger community.
· Experience with SCOPE SYSTEM is preferred.
· Knowledge/Experience with Mobile phone beneficiary registration is preferred
· Ability to show initiative, manage time, multitask and prioritize
· Patient and optimistic approach to problem-solving and facilitation skills
· Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the program organization; ability to identify the gap and address them
· Flexibility and ability to work under pressure in emergency situations
· Basic computer knowledge is mandatory
How to apply:
Application Procedure
Qualified persons with the required skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00PM on 13th February 2017.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Pease note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ACTED will at no stage of recruitment process request candidate to make payments of any kind. If you receive any email/calls in relation to ACTED’s recruitment and you are unsure about its validity or origin, please contact us on nairobi@acted.org
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer. e