Child Safeguarding:

Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Community Mobilizer is a member of Save the Children’s (SC) Crisis Response team in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Under the supervision of the programme officers, The Community Mobilizer is responsible for:

·       Promoting our projects in communities and creating awareness on education, child protection or Health/Hygiene related issues among community members,

·       Organize capacity building for teachers, parents, and other duty bearers in the community on project components

·       Monitoring and supporting all program activities in the field, conducting regular meetings with parents, schools and local council to identify issues and proposing solutions to address them.   

The Community Mobilizer will ensure that project activities are consistent with Save the Children’s programming principles and approaches, draw on relevant best practices and lessons learned, enable children to attain their rights and are compliant with donor regulations.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to:   Education Officer

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Budget responsibility: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Implementation

·       Build capacity on the program’s approaches and expected results through active participation in staff training and orientation as well as full engagement in the program’s processes.

·       Ensure the implementation of agreed plans at the field level to achieve quality results on time.

·       Mobilize communities (leaders, parents, etc.) and disseminate information about the project to promote community support.

·       Hold regular meetings with stakeholders including schools, local councils and other organizations serving children and community to familiarize them with the projects and its objectives and engage them in the process.   

·       Submit regular updates, reports and case studies on success stories and lessons learned

·       Collect data from the field in line with program indicators.

·       Keep proper records of field expenditures when appropriate and report on these to the Program Coordinator

·       Ensure that the programs are implemented in ways that are responsive to communities and children, in line with SC’s principles, values and strategic plan and compliant with SC’s procedures.

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      Collaboration and Representation

·       Represent Save the Children in a professional manner.

·       Liaise with other stakeholders, including schools, local leaders, partners and participates in relevant meetings.

·       Collaboration with other Community Mobilizers in Dohuk to ensure synergies and consistency in our programming approaches.

·       Represent programming with local government, NGOs, communities and within SC as appropriate.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

·       Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children’s values

·      Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

·      Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same

·      Widely shares their personal vision the program, engages and motivates others

·      Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

·      Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues and external partners and supporters

·      Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

·      Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

·      Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

·      Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

·      Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

·      Basic education or adequate equivalent work/life experience;

·      Commitment to the mission and values of Save the Children;

·      Experience with community development, working with children and schools;

·      Strong understanding of the situation of the IDP and returnee children (girls and boys);

·      Very good communication and interpersonal skills.

·      The ability to think critically and to recommend good solutions to problems.

·      Strong Organizational skills;

·      Advocacy and coordination skills;

·      Ability to conduct outreach at the community level;

·      Excellent sense of judgment, humor and patience;

·      Knowledge of the local language as well as Arabic is essential; English language skill is an advantage;

·      Good computer skills (MS Office, including familiarity with internet).

·      Female are encouraged to apply.