Responsibilities or duties

1. Community Outreach and Relationship Building:

• Supporting the Identification and engagement of community members, groups, and leaders in the project target districts.
• Facilitating the building and maintenance of strong working relationships with key stakeholders at district and community levels.
• Organizing and facilitating community meetings, workshops, and events.

2. Communication and Information Dissemination:

• Supporting the development and distribution of communication materials to keep the community informed about IOM’s activities and initiatives in close collaboration with IOM’s Communications Officer.
• Identifying tools and methods for ensuring clear and effective communication with diverse audiences.

3. Needs Assessment and Program Development:

• Supporting the development of tools and methods for community needs assessment and bottom-up programme development.
• Supporting community needs assessment and identifying opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.
• Developing and implementing community engagement plans and initiatives.

4. Advocacy and Representation:

• Representing IOM to the community and advocating for community needs.
• Facilitating community participation in decision-making processes.
• Working with community members to identify and address barriers to participation in disaster risk reduction processes and project activities in particular.

5. Event Planning and Management:

• Planning and coordinating community events, workshops, and outreach activities.
• Ensuring events are inclusive and accessible to all community members considering the needs of vulnerable groups including the elderly, people with disabilities, etc.
• Managing event logistics and resources.

6. Reporting and Evaluation:

• Supporting monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of community engagement activities in liaison with IOM’s Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.
• Preparing reports on community engagement progress and impact.
• Using data and feedback to improve community engagement strategies.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, Community Development, Sociology, Development Communication, Gender and Development Studies, or related fields from an accredited academic institution with a minimum of 5 years professional experience.

Experience needed

Experience

• Experience in disaster risk reduction and management, climate change adaptation and/or community development.
• Experience in community development work preferably in an international non-governmental organization.
• Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups; and,
• Experience in working with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organizations in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage.
• Experience in participatory methods will be an added advantage.

Skills and attributes

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent community outreach, engagement, and relationship building skills.
• Excellent organizational and event planning skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of community development principles and practices.
• Ability to work with diverse populations and cultural groups displaced populations and host communities.
• Proficiency in using communication technologies and social media

Specific Skills

• Community mobilization: Ability to use participatory approaches to mobilize communities and their resources for project implementation.
• Negotiation skills: Ability to negotiate and lobby with communities to secure their meaningful participation in project activities.
• Report Writing and Analysis: Strong analytical and report-writing skills are essential, including impact evaluation of capacity building initiatives.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to a dynamic environment and work under pressure.

• Supporting the Identification and engagement of community members, groups, and leaders in the project target districts.
• Facilitating the building and maintenance of strong working relationships with key stakeholders at district and community levels.
• Organizing and facilitating community meetings, workshops, and events.
• Supporting the development and distribution of communication materials to keep the community informed about IOM’s activities and initiatives in close collaboration with IOM’s Communications Officer.
• Identifying tools and methods for ensuring clear and effective communication with diverse audiences.
• Supporting the development of tools and methods for community needs assessment and bottom-up programme development.
• Supporting community needs assessment and identifying opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.
• Developing and implementing community engagement plans and initiatives.
• Representing IOM to the community and advocating for community needs.
• Facilitating community participation in decision-making processes.
• Working with community members to identify and address barriers to participation in disaster risk reduction processes and project activities in particular.
• Planning and coordinating community events, workshops, and outreach activities.
• Ensuring events are inclusive and accessible to all community members considering the needs of vulnerable groups including the elderly, people with disabilities, etc.
• Managing event logistics and resources.
• Supporting monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of community engagement activities in liaison with IOM’s Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.
• Preparing reports on community engagement progress and impact.
• Using data and feedback to improve community engagement strategies.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent community outreach, engagement, and relationship building skills.
• Excellent organizational and event planning skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of community development principles and practices.
• Ability to work with diverse populations and cultural groups displaced populations and host communities.
• Proficiency in using communication technologies and social media
• Community mobilization: Ability to use participatory approaches to mobilize communities and their resources for project implementation.
• Negotiation skills: Ability to negotiate and lobby with communities to secure their meaningful participation in project activities.
• Report Writing and Analysis: Strong analytical and report-writing skills are essential, including impact evaluation of capacity building initiatives.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to a dynamic environment and work under pressure.

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, Community Development, Sociology, Development Communication, Gender and Development Studies, or related fields from an accredited academic institution with a minimum of 5 years professional experience.
• Experience in disaster risk reduction and management, climate change adaptation and/or community development.
• Experience in community development work preferably in an international non-governmental organization.
• Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups; and,
• Experience in working with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organizations in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage.
• Experience in participatory methods will be an added advantage.