Community Facilitator

Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy; Bhimber Tehsil, Dinga; On-site; PKR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Human Appeal in Pakistan is seeking a field-focused professional to facilitate community mobilization and village organization activation in line with project criteria. The role involves coordinating with partner communities, local line departments, and volunteers to drive project objectives and ensure active beneficiary participation.

You will work under supervision of the District Programme Officer, engage in field monitoring, and contribute to reporting requirements while upholding

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or any relevant field.
• Experience 2-3 years in social mobilization with NGO/INGO is required.
• Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills are essential.
• Good understanding of child rights, protection and safeguarding.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Knowledge of gender issues and PSEA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Select communities according to project criteria and form/activate village organizations.
• Provide support for orphan children identification, registration and reporting.
• Conduct meetings with community influentials and sensitize the population on development issues.
• Facilitate baseline and endline assessments and engage local volunteers.
• Implement project activities to meet identified needs and strengthen community capacity.
• Capture photographs and report using specified formats; support in drafting reports.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution

Community mobilization

Girls education awareness

PSEA awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences

Job description

Human Appeal is an incorporated UK charity and a global humanitarian and development organisation. 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 facilitates the field implementation of project activities in close coordination with the partner communities, local line departments, other NGOs. The position holder is responsible to ensure community mobilization, activation/reactivation of VO/COs, mobilization of local volunteers to achieve the desired project objectives.

The position is also responsible for ensuring maximum community participation in project planning, implementation, field monitoring. The position holder will work under direct supervision of District Programme Officer and will report as per the project reporting requirements.

Job Description:

• Responsible to select the communities according to project criteria & formation/activation of village organizations as per need
• Provide sufficient support to OCWP program in Orphan childrens identification, registration, bank account opening facilitaion and data compilation & reporting.
• Responsible to conduct meetings with community influentials, social leaders and sensitize and aware mass population on local development issues being catered by the project
• Conduct meetings with selected committees and record minutes
• Facilitate base line and end line in targeted communities and engage local volunteers
• Identify potential community members and formulate & train village organization, village committees on communal saving mechanisms
• Implement Project activities to meet identified needs and strengthen communities’ capacities ensuring active participation from beneficiaries.
• Participate with the project team for implementation of the project activities and planning
• Capture photographs, fill & report on specified formats for each individual project & support in drafting reports
• Support field team in implementation of all program activities (WASH/education/seasonal/special projects) within tight deadlines
• Ensure respect to the context of local communities

Accountabilities

• Ensure Selection of communities/sites as per crietria. Due attention must be paid to ensuring that communities are adequately consulted and informed about HA programme objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria, and methodologies.
• Responsible for ensuring that all relations with the communities we work are conducted in a respectful and consultative manner.
• Ensure sessions/awareness campaigns as per project implementation plan
• Ensure record keeping and documentations of Orphan Children data and proejct activities
• Fill, Check & control relevant documents on regular basis

Job Requirements:

Qualification

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or any relevant field.

Experience

• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant work experience in social mobilization with NGO/INGO is required

Demonstrated Skills & Competencies

• Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Good technical skills in community mobilization & sensitization in relation to girls’ education
• Good understanding of technical aspects in child rights/protection/safeguarding
• Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of disadvantaged populations
• Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team
• Self-motivated
• Understanding of sensitive gender issues and PSEA
• Preferably from local area, and familiar with local geographical conditions.

PSEA and Safeguarding:

Human Appeal has a zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and Abuse of staff as well as beneficiaries. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility. All staff must adhere to the Code of Conduct that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours).

It is mandatory for applicants to self-declare prior issues of sexual or other misconduct, termination of past employment, criminal records, and concerns registered with government authorities regarding contact with children, and to consent to the disclosure of any such information by their former employers during the recruitment process.

Note: As we are looking for immediate hires, we will be reviewing candidates on a rolling basis.