The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat’s (AKAH) goal is that people live in safe, sustainable, and resilient habitats with the opportunity to thrive, whether in a remote mountain village, a town, or a densely populated urban center. It works with communities to help them prepare for and respond to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. AKAH also works to expand access to services and opportunities for people to improve their lives. AKAH helps communities prepare for the worst; provides immediate relief after disaster strikes; and helps build back better — and greener — while planning for a better future.  AKAH currently operates in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Syria, Pakistan, and India, with plans to expand further in Central Asia as well as East Africa.

Doing community mobilization, sensitization, awareness raising, assessments, facilitate community. conduct regular need assessments and household surveys to identify potential beneficiaries and coordinate with local government and communities on project activities. playing a critical role in community gatherings, decision making, community contribution and resolving any conflict and challenges which are coming across in project implementation. play key role in sensitizing communities on WASH and hygiene practises and ensure on time delivery of awareness raising programs.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Community mobilization through awareness raising, dialogue and community meetings.
•  Organization of monthly meetings of communities for planning and implementation of project activities
• Coordination with relevant stakeholders and proactively communicate any issues that might affect the project implementation and engage community support with guidance from the Project managers.
• Assistance to project supervisors/ managers in preparation and submission of case studies /success stories
• Facilitate first contact meetings on the villages for village decision makers at CDC, CLDC and DDA.
• Lead and facilitate the introduction meetings with community and district decision makers.
• Collect social economic and demographic data of the target communities, compile them, analyse, and enter them into the data bases.
• Facilitate community awareness process on components of wash to target communities.
• Conduct needs assessment survey and collect social economic information from target communities using HEAT and RAF forms.
• Identify the most vulnerable beneficiaries for the project using specific criteria which are defined.
• Facilitate all the discussions with community leaders and sensitize communities on the importance of the project activities.
• Help in data collection, data entry, validation, and reporting processes.
• Identify proper distribution points in consultation with community members and ensure a smooth relief distribution to the project beneficiaries.
• Able to use online data collection tools including KOBO tools and HEAT form.
• To work closely with community to make them understand about the system and its utility for them.
• Regular reporting about the project implementation process on monthly basis.
• Keep regular contact with the community as well as well local government officials for collecting information and reporting to the supervisor.
• Ensure proper project coordination at village, district, and provincial level.
• Working with communities to sensitize them on active participation on decision making and community contribution in implementation of different activities.
• Ensure coordinated approach to delivery project activities and inform CDC members and key players at the community and district level.
• Resolving any conflict arising during the implementation and suggesting constructive feedback.

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in social science, Sociology, education, business administration any other related field.

Experience: 2-3 years of experiences of social mobilization/administrative and supervision.

Knowledge and skills:

• Good knowledge of reading and writing of English
• Good knowledge of communication and building relations.
• Understand community concepts and behavior.
• High flexibility and accept the position challenge
• High knowledge of reading and writing of Dari.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet the deadlines.
• Working experience in Afghan Badakhshan/Baghlan, Kunduz, Takhar and Bamiyam is added advantage.

Other Skills:

• Good knowledge of reading and writing of both local languages and English
• Good knowledge of communication and building relations.
• Understand community concepts and behaviour.
• High flexibility and accept the position challenge.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet the deadlines.
• Able to work in a complex and hard to reached geography including Samangan.

Required Core Competency:

Note: priority will be given to local candidates.

Interested applicants meeting the above requirements should submit a cover letter along with your Curriculum Vitae (CV) to:

hr.akaha@akdn.org

Important Notes:

• Please quote the  Subject title with vacancy number Social Mobilizer SMG09/2/6/24 as the subject of the e-mail when applying.
• No supporting documents (e.g. diplomas, identification card(s) etc.) are required at this stage.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further assessment.
• Salary: According to Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)-Salary Scale.

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Afghanistan recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to equal opportunity, safeguarding children from abuse, and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Your details and information shared in this advertisement shall remain confidential.

hr.akaha@akdn.org