Community Engagement Assistant - Tawergha

Job Description

COUNTRY BACKGROUND:

The humanitarian situation in Libya has deteriorated since the 2011 revolution. According to the United Nations 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), 1.3 million people require lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection, including an estimated 173,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), 348,000 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and 502,000 vulnerable host community. The IRC’s programmatic response in Libya has evolved since 2016 from an emergency effort to fill gaps in the state’s primary health care system to a more comprehensive program balancing direct service delivery with developmental approaches aimed at strengthening Libya’s public health system. The IRC has also launched a robust protection program centered in Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Rule of Law, and Child Protection, both through an integrated approach with health and also in stand-alone programming. The IRC has rolled out a ground-breaking Governance project, designed to guide young people in their effort to reduce violence, strengthen productive youth social networks, and promote civic participation in three cities in Western Libya. IRC Libya recently expands its health systems strengthening program in Southern and Easter Libya.

Job Overview:

IRC is recruiting for a Community Engagement Assistant for a project designed to promote peace and reconciliation. The project will incorporate a people-to-people approach and empower youth to advance peace, stability, and dialogue through organized groups, civic participation, positive media, and localized peace projects. The project will enable youth groups in Tawergha to work with municipal councils and other relevant actors to promote peace processes, reconciliation, and peaceful co-existence. Activities will mitigate conflicts from escalating by providing targeted support to peace actors, community-level leaders/groups and influencers, and constituent-responsive authorities who are engaged in, or wish to be engaged in, peacebuilding, conflict mitigation, and reconciliation. The IRC is seeking a qualified Community Engagement Assistant that will support the implementation of project activities at the community level, with an emphasis on social cohesion, peacebuilding, and capacity-building activities. The Assistants will help establish and maintain strong relationships with project stakeholders for the fulfillment of project objectives. S/he is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of project (s) in assigned city in accordance with IRC and donor requirements.

Major Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Project Officer, the Community Engagement Assistant will be required to: 1. Implementation and management of project activities Support the Project Office in the planning and implementation of the project activities

Serve as the main point of contact for one city, collecting their feedback, reporting back to them on progress, and ensuring that all members of the community can freely and safely voice their needs and preferences.

In partnership with the Libyan local partner, oversee the successful delivery of the project in Tawergha: - Supporting the establishment of youth committees - Engagement with local stakeholder and liaise directly with the city authorities - Support in the community mobilization effort for peacebuilding - Support in the organization of peace events

Regularly communicate with internal program and operational partners, the Protection/Rule of Law, Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Children’s Protection, and other IRC colleagues. 2. Administrative, financial, and logistical management Support the Project Office in the development and update of project management tools (work plan, spending plan and procurement plan and monitor expenditure plans and the purchasing plan to avoid any delay or inconvenience in the implementation of project activities Support the officer to classify and archive all documents relating to activities and other resources 3. Monitoring and evaluation and reporting on project activities Participate in data collection activities with beneficiaries (Baseline, midline, and end line survey) when needed Support in the regularly update of the project indicator tracker when requested Ensure that documents relating to activities and other project resources are filed and archived (lists of participants, activity reports as well as supporting documents for expenses incurred)

Qualifications

Job Requirements: Work Experience: Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, community work, social work, or related field required. Minimum two years of professional humanitarian/development experience; Experience with community-based projects highly desirable. Experience with community engagement and participatory processes is desirable Prior experience working with community groups, civil society organizations, and government actors and/or community leaders is required. Experience with community empowerment programming, including community driven development or other participatory development processes Strong contextual knowledge of the areas of operation and community dynamics Experience with gender-sensitive programming and implementation

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies: Strong presentation skills and writing ability. Able to solve complex problems through a reciprocal and consultative approach Excellent communication skills Strong presentation skills and writing ability. Able to solve complex problems through a reciprocal and consultative approach Dynamic and a has a team’s spirit Strong computer skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook) Fluency in Arabic and preference for strong verbal and written communication skills in English

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.