Community Mobilizer

Legal

Overview

Collect data, provide information and services to communities affected by conflict

You have:

• Fluent in Ukrainian and Russian, some knowledge of English preferred.
• Degree in social science field preferred.
• Previous experience in data collection, interviews, provision of information required.
• Experience facilitating group activities, trainings and workshops and mentoring others.
• Excellent communication skills – can demonstrate empathy.
• Proactive and able to establish relationships with community members and key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries.
• Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting.
• High degree of flexibility and strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel, with ability to work with data entry using software on tablets.

Job Description

Organization description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic wellbeing, education, and power. Given the disparity faced by women and girls, IRC seeks to narrow gender inequalities and ensure social inclusion of all vulnerable groups in broader policies, processes and actions affecting their lives.

Job Overview:

Under the supervision of the Senior Protection Monitoring Officer, the individual will be responsible for visiting communities, collective centers, transit centers and other hubs, collecting protection-related data and information from displaced persons and other war affected communities in Kharkiv Ukraine, providing responsive information, and referring people with acute needs to further services. The Community Mobilizer will be based in Kharkiv and with daily trips to surrounding localities in Kharkiv oblast in conjunction with an integrated mobile protection team to ensure holistic service provision.

1. Major Responsibilities:

- Collect data and information through the IRC’s Protection Monitoring tools : individual interviews, key informants interviews, Focus Group Discussions, direct observation;

- Constantly update the service mapping in Kharkiv;

- Refer people in need of additional services to the relevant service providers in accordance with safe referrals procedures and principles. Ensure follow-up of referred cases and the update of the referral tracker;

- Provide responsive information services to populations affected by the conflict in Kharkiv, and collect data on information needs by filling the two-way communication tool;

- Identify collective centers, transit centers, volunteer hubs and other locations that are hosting displaced people and war-affected populations, as well as relevant stakeholders and authorities, and regularly update the internal online list of centers;

- Visit collective and transit centers, community centers, volunteer hubs and shelters, and identify protection issues at community level in aim to meet holistic protection needs in collaboration with other IRC service sectors;

- Raise PRs for material assistance (where it meets protection outcomes specifically) to support collective and transit centers, community centers, volunteers and shelters, with guidance and approval from the PRoL manager;

- Conduct awareness raising sessions and sensitize the populations on their rights and access to services, in collaboration with the Sr legal officer and Sr protection monitoring and information officer;

- Identify protection-related themes requiring the organization of awareness raising activities;

- Conduct surveys and assessments in the communities and provide feedback and suggestions for the development of the protection program, including Child Protection, Women’s Protection, Health and Economic Recovery and Development (Cash);

- Assists the Sr Officers and Manager in identifying, training and supporting volunteers, (Community Focal Points) for continued information collection, dissemination, and referrals;

- Conduct other protection needs assessments as necessary;

- Provide weekly reports on the progress of outreach activities.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Position reports to: Sr. Protection Monitoring Officer (Dnipro)

Direct reporting: N/A

Internal collaboration: PRoL Managers, Sr. Legal Officer, PRoL case workers, PRoL community mobilizers, WPE case workers, CP case workers, Field Coordinators, Operations teams (including procurement, finance, HR, security, and supply chain)

2. Requirements

The Community Mobilizer will need to meet the requirements below:

Language: Fluent in Ukrainian and Russian, some knowledge of English preferred

- Degree in social science field preferred

- Previous experience in data collection, interviews, provision of information required

- Experience facilitating group activities, trainings and workshops and mentoring others

- Excellent communication skills – can demonstrate empathy

- Proactive and able to establish relationships with community members and key stakeholders

- Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries

- Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting

- High degree of flexibility and strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail

- Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel, with ability to work with data entry using software on tablets

This position will be based in Kharkiv with travel to other IRC sites (primarily Dnipro) for monitoring and coordination purposes as necessary.

Standards of Professional Conduct

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of 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, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity

We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org