About Solidarités International

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty countries, SI's teams - 2000 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers - work with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.

Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of SEAH.

Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.

About the position 

Job title: Community Mobilizer

Post location: Gaza Strip, office in Deir Al-Balah

Starting date: ASAP

Contract duration: 4 months renewable according funding

Job Summary:

Objectives : 

The Community Outreach Technician participates in creating awareness of the Solidarités International programs, conducting assessment and supporting the dissemination of basic hygiene messages throughout targeted communities

Community Outreach Technician spends most of his/her time on the field with regular visits to the office to communicate with the line manager.

JOB

List of main responsibilities:

Evaluation / diagnostic:

-         Help in setting up criteria for selecting beneficiaries

-         Support the identification of target groups through the communities (women, vulnerable…)

-         Collect accurate data’s at the community level

-         Assist in conducting baseline survey

-         Report any emerging needs to the Watsan officer (logistics, program …)

-         In concert with the technical team, support the  to proper functioning of committees or any other community association

Communication / representation

-         Mobilize the targeted communities and create awareness about the program activities

-         Listen to complains from the different groups of the communities

-         Support in the mediation with communities when problems about program activities

-         Support in analyzing actions to be done to avoid any security accident at community level

-         Give support for all Solidarités International activities for community mobilization and communication with local authorities, site leaders

 Implementation and operational monitoring

-         Participate to the follow activities implemented by other organizations in Solidarités International’s area of intervention and report to the line manager

-         Assist in conducting assessment survey to control progress of program and efficiency of activities

-         Support the preparation, organization and implementation of items distribution.

Reporting

-         Share with the line manager every information about security, activities, logistics or administrative issues occurred at field level

-         Participate in the preparation of the regular program reports

-         Participate to the general program meetings (weekly, monthly…)

-         Communicate orally about any important issue in internal staff meetings