Community Mobilizer in Herat

About Rehabilitation Association and Agriculture Development for Afghanistan (RAADA):

Rehabilitation Association and Agriculture Development for Afghanistan (RAADA) started its humanitarian activities in 2002. As a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), RAADA started working in Herat Province and extended its activities in western Afghanistan (Herat, Farah, Ghor, and Badghis Provinces) with the Vision “Poverty no Longer Exists in the World” and the Mission Statement “Mitigating Poverty and Contributing to Reconstruction and Development Process in Afghanistan through Community-based Solutions and Interventions” Having a good analysis of the community needs, qualified staff, and sound management procedures, RAADA has designed and implemented various projects on Livelihood, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Human Rights, Women Empowerment, Disaster Risk Reduction, Water Supply, Health & Hygiene with the financial support it has received from CAID, JICA, Tawanmandi, UNHCR, WAR CHILD UK, UNFAO, WFP, WHH, DRC, Italian Cooperation, IRC and CRS.

Job Description:

The community mobilizers are responsible for organizing and mobilizing the communities, motivating the target beneficiaries in the community, and facilitating the implementation process for the project in the mentioned locations of Herat province.

 

Main Responsibilities:

• Community engagement and mobilization.

• Beneficiaries’ selection, verification, and conducting personal interviews at the household level (door by door).
• Communication with the Shuars and targeted communities to facilitate smooth project implementation/Raisin Value Chain.
• Planning, implementation, and follow-up of raisin value chain activities in the targeted area in close coordination with the Project manager.
• Coordinate with the master trainer and beneficiaries to schedule timelines or plans for conducting training for raisin value chain promotion and activities.
• Collection and preparation of all the hard copies of raisin value chain activities documentation at the office level and ensure soft data is maintained for all raisin value chain and community activities.
• Keep the community updated about the project and ensure community mobilization in all fields related to project interventions.
• Organize and participate in all project events (practical training on collaboration between the local government and communities, consultations with communities...)
• Writing reports to the line manager, and providing verbal reports whenever necessary.
• Responsible for communities’ awareness of raisin value chain promotion and the importance of raisin.
• Preparation of training session plans and reports for all sorts of training.
• Have active participation in establishing of gardeners union.

Job Requirements:

• University degree in social science/Agriculture or the relevant field is preferred.
• Fluent in local languages and adaptable to the traditions of the target population (appearance, accents, expressions, etc.)
• At least 3 years of working experience in the same position in a national or international NGO
• Excellent understanding of local context, needs, and challenges of the local communities
• Good interpersonal and communication skills in local languages
• Successfully manages conflicting debates in the community
• The skill of working in a team.

 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in raisin value chain and agriculture projects is preferred
• Experience working in targeted locations or resident of the mentioned districts is preferred
• Must be able to communicate well in the local language/s (Dari and Pashto)
• Problem-solving and basic counseling skills
• Stress management skills
• Time management skills

Submission Guideline:

• Interested and qualified candidates may send their updated CVs to RAADA’s HR department
• Applications should indicate the vacancy number and job title (RAADA-H-PR-059) in their email "subject" line. Otherwise, their applications will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next step.

• Note: 

• CVs must be in a readable format, preferably MS Word.
• The size of the CV package should not be more than 3 MB

Submission Email:

Raada_HR@yahoo.com

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