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| Social Worker (SW)/ Community Mobilizer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, |
| Categories | Program, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2023-01-01 | Close Date | 2023-01-08 |
| Vacancy No | HR/WC-079 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 16 | Contract Duration | 12 months |
| Education | Bachelor’s Degree preferably in relevant disciplines (e.g., Social Work, Social Science, research methods, education etc) | Experience | Three years of relevant experience |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | According to the organization salary scale |
About Company
About War Child: War Child's flagship Afghanistan program advances social impact in the lives of vulnerable children, women and their families through its Justice, Education and Opportunity program with child protection and gender across its entire program. The country program is currently undergoing an exciting expansion with newly secured long-term funding for programs in eight provinces Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Balkh, Badakhshan. Takhar, Kundoz, and Logar. Provinces.
Job Description
Position summary:
Social Worker /Community Mobilizer is responsible for community mobilization, community coordination, selection and referral of youths and adolescents to MYCs for registration and service provision. He/she will set up VT centers, make sure the VT Centers are equipped with VT equipment and materials on regular and timely manner. He/she will raise awareness of CBCPMs and Student Council on child rights, child protection issues, RH etc. He/she will provide support to youths on the program to develop and implement community-based sustainable programs
Specific duties and responsibilities:
- Provide support in the selection of project implementation sites and beneficiaries (youths) in PDs and host communities
- Responsible for all aspects of project implementation at the community level
- S/he will be responsible for the identification, referral and registration of youths and adolescents in multipurpose youth centers
- Contribute in identification of marketable vocations based on labor/market survey and selection of vocational training approaches such apprenticeship, life skills or etc.
- Mobilize communities and coordinate with respective communities and relevant stakeholders (government department, INGOs, community leaders etc) on regular bases
- Support project team in establishing Multipurpose Youth Centers in project locations
- Regular monitoring and supervision of day-to-day project activities in MYC
- To maintain close cooperation and coordination with the targeted local communities and to be able to mobilize these to take active part in delivering livelihoods and empowerment services of project activities
- Provide support to and observe trainers if needed
- The CMs should be also helping rest of the staff on the marketing and business development support to the beneficiaries – They should coordinate with communities for organizing trade fares and other marketing and BDS related activities
- Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports and submit to supervisor
- Report to Project Manager if needed or MEAL department of WC
- Other tasks as assigned by the Project Manager and WC Management
Job Requirement
Qualification:
Academic Background and Knowledge/ Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree preferably in relevant disciplines (e.g., Social Work, Social Science, research methods, education etc) with three years of relevant experience
- Grader 12th certificate: with 3-5 your years working experience in social work/ community mobilization
- Additional qualification or certification of Social Work, community mobilization
- Strong understanding of local communities and social norms
- Familiarity with the humanitarian system and global humanitarian policy on working with youths and adolescents
Skills
- Good Communication and interpersonal skills
- Good knowledge of community development especially working with children, women, youths, adolescents etc
- Strong critical thinking and reasoning skills
- Excellent communication, problem solving and presentation skills
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meeting of deadlines
- Culture sensitive and respect for local norms
- Confidentiality and privacy
- Excellent computer, MS office skills
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Submission Guideline
Interested applicants are invited to send their resume and an accompanying cover letter electronically to: kabulhr@wcc-afg.org
War Child is an equal opportunity employer; qualified Afghan women are strongly encouraged to apply.
The closing date is Jan 08, 2023. Please ensure your application email has the subject heading of ‘Social Worker (SW)/ Community Mobilizer VA# HR/WC-079'. Otherwise, your application will not be considered. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be notified. No phone calls please.