Community Mobilizers

Job Description

The Community Mobilizer will engage and mobilize target communities to participate in the project activities. This role is essential for building trust, ensuring community buy-in, and facilitating the successful implementation of project activities. The Community Mobilizer will also support social norms change activities by fostering dialogue on gender equality, addressing harmful practices, and promoting community-led solutions to shift attitudes and behaviors. These efforts will include organizing community conversations, facilitating awareness campaigns, and identifying community activist to advocate for transformative change.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Organize and facilitate community meetings, awareness campaigns, and training sessions to promote project goals and increase community engagement.
• Lead the identification and recruitment of SASA! Together activists, Leadership Groups, Drama Groups, and Institutional Allies to drive social norms change and support the project’s implementation.
• Provide mentorship and support to community stakeholders, ensuring they effectively understand and execute their roles in promoting gender equality and addressing harmful social norms.
• Deliver education on the SGBV referral pathway, including its purpose and processes, and mentor community stakeholders on linking survivors to appropriate services through the pathway.
• Build strong relationships with local leaders, women’s groups, and other stakeholders to foster collaboration and ensure the successful delivery of project activities.
• Identify and support women participants and beneficiaries, ensuring their inclusion and active involvement in alignment with project objectives.
• Collect and document data on community activities and stakeholder involvement to support project monitoring, evaluation, and reporting processes.
• Provide regular feedback and updates to the Project Manager on community dynamics, progress, and challenges, offering insights to improve project strategies and outcomes.
• Contribute to the project’s monitoring and assessment by identifying best practices, lessons learned, and areas for improvement, ensuring continuous enhancement of project activities and impact.
• Perform other duties as required to ensure the successful implementation of the project.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or degree in Social Work, Community Development, or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience working with communities, especially on women empowerment projects.
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of local languages and cultures in project areas.
• Ability to travel extensively to remote project sites.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with the SASA! Together approach or similar methodologies focused on addressing power dynamics and gender norms.
• Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes

How to Apply

Please email your application (CV, cover letter, and references not exceeding 2MB), along with your salary expectations, to: recruit@medicaliberia.org and mbalu.jusu@medicaliberia.org. Applications without a stated salary expectation will not be considered. Please mark your application with reference to the position/county you are applying for in the subject of your email or on the envelope/top of your application. For applicants based in Grand Gedeh, you may submit hard copies to the medica Liberia office in the county.