Community Mobilizer

World Vision International; Davao City; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision International in the Philippines is seeking a Community Mobilizer for the Philippines South Mindanao Earthquake Response, covering General Santos and Sarangani Province. The two-month fixed post is based in Polomolok and reports to the Response Operations team leader.

The role requires implementing response activities across Shelter, Livelihoods, WASH, Health, Education, and Protection with a focus on safeguarding and community engagement. Travel and flexible field work are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent field experience.
• Experience in community engagement and field work.
• Experience in Emergency Response.
• Strong interpersonal skills and data collection abilities.
• Willingness to travel and work in diverse environments.
• Good physical health condition.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and quality implementation of response activities and strategize day-to-day activities.
• Ensure programme planning is informed by technical standards and operational viability based on context and assessments.
• Ensure inclusive, participatory stakeholder coordination, beneficiary targeting and validation, with transparency.
• Support post-distribution documentation including disaggregation by sex, age, and disability.
• Act on feedback from stakeholders and route to EMS as needed.
• Plan and conduct sector-specific humanitarian interventions in coordination with Programmes.
• Coordinate with Support services to ensure timely provision of funds, staff, equipment, vehicles, and supplies.
• Identify, report, and refer operational blockages to the Response Manager and Security.

Skills

Community engagement

Emergency response

Interpersonal skills

Travel willingness

Health awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

The Community Mobilizer will implement activities for the Philippines South Mindanao Earthquake Response in General Santos and Sarangani Province. The response and recovery activities include the delivery of interventions for Shelter, Livelihoods, WASH, Health, Education, and Protection. He/She will directly report to the Response Operations team leader. He/She demonstrates a Christ-centered life and work in serving children, families, communities, and WV team.

This is a fixed post for two months based in Polomolok and covering areas in General Santos and Sarangani.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure the timely and quality implementation of response activities and strategize the day-to-day activities.
• Ensure programme planning is informed by technical standards and operational viability according to thecontext and assessment results.
• Ensure that the entire coordination process with the stakeholders, beneficiary targeting and validationprocess are participatory, equal, transparent, and conflict-sensitive.
• In coordination with Programmes, ensure that post-distribution documentation are properly accomplishedsuch as but not limited to the proper disaggregation of reach by sex, age, and disability.
• In coordination with Programmes, ensure that all feedback received from the stakeholders are acted upon,and endorsed as necessary to the appropriate EMS function.
• In coordination with the other Functions, plan and conduct sector-specific humanitarian interventions.
• Coordinate with Support services to ensure timely provision of funds, staff equipment, vehicles, andsupplies to ensure rapid response implementation.
• Identify, report, and refer operational blockages to the Response Manager and Security to be addressedthrough established and/or existing networks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or with relevant field experience.
• Experience in community engagement of field work.
• Experience in Emergency Response.
• Strong interpersonal skills and data collection abilities.
• Willingness to travel and work in diverse environments.
• Good and physical health condition.

World Vision is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adults living where World Vision operates. We have zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them. Each potential team member needs to understand the importance of these issues and be open to further training and guidance on our safeguarding policies and responsibilities.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only