ERD Mobilization Officer (Afghan Nationals Only)

Job Description

- Apply and implement effective strategies for mobilizing target communities. - Establish and maintain positive relationships through regular engagement. - Conduct regular counselling and training sessions to enhance community capacity. - Focus on building skills and knowledge related to agro-based activities. - Actively participate in the collection of community mobilization data. - Ensure accuracy and reliability of collected data for informed decision-making. - Facilitate a broader understanding of agro-related activities within the target communities. - Conduct needs assessments to identify and address specific challenges and requirements. - Conduct visits to households affected by resettlement, building strong relationships with stakeholders and line departments. - Foster a positive rapport with resettled households to enhance community engagement. - Collect reliable and accurate data from households and individuals. - Assist households in developing their livelihood transition plans. - Verify data provided by households and ensure its accuracy. - Deliver key messages to households, aiding their understanding of livelihood transition processes. - Actively participate in all community-related events associated with the project. - Maintain effective coordination with relevant governmental stakeholders, local leaders, and community representatives. - Facilitate smooth implementation of program activities through collaborative efforts. - Ensure that beneficiaries and local populations comprehend the goals of the Food Security and Livelihoods Program. - Garner support and agreement from the community regarding the implementation process. - Provide proper training and supervision to community volunteers and daily workers participating in the project. - Provide regular updates on the project work plan to the line manager.

- Ensure timely and high-quality execution of project activities in the assigned area. - Follow up on and support sensitizations for beneficiaries or community members based on identified needs. - Attend regular community meetings in the assigned area to stay informed and connected. - Collect, enter, and analyze essential food security data for the program. - Extract and compile statistics on livelihood activities, including beneficiary information, cards, assessments, and monitoring, and provide them to the line manager. - Develop the first draft of success stories and best practices documentation aligned with livelihood activities. - Report any community information, problems, or issues to direct and indirect supervisors concerning assigned tasks. - Participate in internal and external project meetings, sharing meeting minutes as required. - Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation. - Undertake other related tasks assigned by the line manager to support the overall success of the program. - Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to evolving project needs and requirements. - Perform any other job-related duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy or Agriculture Extension - At least 2 - 3 years of progressive work experience in the similar roles in the field of food security and nutrition, livelihoods, agricultural extension, value chain and marketing projects with INGO or Afghan NGOs. - Experience in agricultural marketing and business linkages; delivery of field level extension activities; organizing trainings and delivery; and training received in related subjects. - Experience in developing agriculture/horticulture-based training curricula, agriculture value chain, marketing, and business development. - Experience in facilitating agricultural extension methodologies particularly Farmers Field School and Self-help Groups with demonstration of participatory research and technology development following Demonstration farms is preferred. - Understanding on research and survey methodologies, designing, and implementing food security and nutrition survey, value chain study and market assessment is required. - Good spoken and written skill in English, Pashto and Dari Languages and possess good skills in report writing.