The Social Organizer will be an integral part of the Climate Change Adaptation and Rural Livelihoods (CARL) project team in Ghazni province, tasked with facilitating community engagement, promoting social cohesion, and empowering local stakeholders to participate actively in project activities. Working under the supervision of the Project Manager and in close collaboration with project partners and stakeholders, the Social Organizer will play a crucial role in fostering inclusive decision-making processes, strengthening community resilience, and enhancing the sustainability of project interventions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Community Mobilization: Facilitate community meetings, focus group discussions, and participatory workshops to mobilize local stakeholders, raise awareness about project objectives, and solicit input and feedback from community members.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain effective relationships with community leaders, government officials, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure their active involvement and support for project implementation.
• Capacity Building: Organize training sessions, skill-building workshops, and awareness campaigns on topics related to climate change adaptation, sustainable livelihoods, natural resource management to enhance the knowledge and capabilities of community members.
• Targeting: Promote principles across project activities, ensuring equitable participation and representation of marginalized groups, and persons with disabilities in decision-making processes and project benefits.
• Community Needs Assessment: Conduct participatory assessments and surveys to identify community needs, priorities, and vulnerabilities related to climate change impacts, livelihood challenges, and access to resources, and use the findings to inform project planning and implementation.
• Community-Led Initiatives: Support the development and implementation of community-led initiatives and action plans aimed at addressing local challenges, leveraging local resources, and fostering sustainable solutions to enhance livelihoods and resilience.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Assist in monitoring project activities, collecting data, and documenting progress, challenges, and lessons learned, and contribute to the preparation of regular progress reports, case studies, and success stories for internal and external dissemination.
• Documentation and Knowledge Management: Document project experiences, best practices, and success stories through written reports, audiovisual materials, and digital platforms, and contribute to knowledge sharing and learning events to facilitate replication and scaling-up of successful approaches.
• Ad Hoc Responsibilities: Undertake any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Project Manager or senior project staff, demonstrating flexibility, adaptability, and a commitment to achieving project goals and objectives.