General Position Summary:
The Community Mobilization Officer will assist the project Manager in day-to-day implementation of project related community mobilization activities. S/he will be responsible for the field activities including community engagement, stakeholders’ coordination, awareness building, community mobilization activities under the C19 RM project.
Essential Job Functions
Supervisory Responsibility
Accountability
· Reports Directly To: Project Manager
Knowledge and Experience
Bachelor’s in social sciences with minimum three years of experience of working in community based projects with INGOS/ NGOs. Excellent communication and convincing power and a good listener. Excellent computer skills including MS office. Fluency in written and spoken English, Urdu and local languages, Track record of maintaining liaison with governmental and non-governmental partners. Fluency in local languages will be an asset and preferred. Demonstrated understanding of community-based interventions. Demonstrated attention to detail, following procedures, meeting deadlines, and working and problem-solving independently and cooperatively. Effective verbal and written communication and experience of Microsoft Office applications.
Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The organization reserves the right to accept or reject any or all CV(s) without assigning any reason.
We are an equal opportunity employer and Females are strongly encouraged to apply
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. Mercy Corps has operated in Pakistan since 1986. Mercy Corps’ work in Pakistan originated from its support to Afghan refugee communities, focused on providing access to water, health improvement and vocational training for the refugee community in Balochistan Province. In recent years, Mercy Corps has expanded both sectorally and geographically throughout the country, and is now one of the lead agencies providing health services especially tuberculosis control and maternal, neonatal and child health. It has been a major player in all emergency relief efforts in the country, responding to the earthquake of 2005 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; flooding and earthquake in Baluchistan in 2007 and 2008; and to the Sindh floods of 2010 and 2011. In addition to public health and emergency response, Mercy Corps currently implements programming in the sectors of youth engagement, water/ sanitation, and economic development.