Social Cohesion Assistant

The current position is assigned as part of Social Cohesion/Peace Building Project in Diyala Governorate. The project goal is to reduce vulnerability of at-risk men and women youth to violence and radicalisation in Diyala governorate, Iraq.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collect relevant project data including for baseline, context assessments, and project evaluations including proper use and storage of data in compliance with MLO policy.
•   Conduct adequate field visits to community members to ensure their participation to project         activities as required.
•      Maintain regular communication with key community stakeholders to ensure their acceptance and support to project activities
•      Carry out administrative and other tasks as requested by the Social Cohesion Project Manager
•   Arrange logistics in preparation of the different project activities in coordination with support staff
• Mobilize communities (leaders, parents, etc.) and disseminate information about the project to promote the community support.
• Establish connection with communities and mobilize community members to engage in community protection activities.
• Participate and assist in organizing the project events (practical training, workshops, cooperation between local actors and communities, consultations with communities, mobilization of community members and leaders, etc.).
•   Support the project manager with the implementation of day-to-day social cohesion related project activities.

Other

•   Ensure adherence to MLO national staff policy guidelines and Code of Conduct.
•     Ensure compliance with MLO AGD policy and AGD programmatic minimum standards.
•       Ensure compliance with the zero-tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy
• Ensure compliance with MLO guidelines and policies on HR, admin, finance, and supply.
•   Perform any other relevant tasks as requested by the Social Cohesion Project Manager.
• Provide support for programming and retention of best practices

  Academic Qualification/s and Professional Experience:

• University Degree Preferably in Social Sciences
•  Minimum 2 years’ experience working with communities
• Previous experience of working with NGO

  Required Skills and Capabilities:

• Demonstrated work experience with communities conducting community dialogue facilitation exercises
• Ability to engage and communicate and develop positive relationships with all community members from diverse communities without discrimination.
• Demonstrated ability to provide trainings and build capacity of other staff using positive learning techniques.
• Demonstrated experience in programming engaging youth
•  Strong analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills
•  Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel)
•  Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously
•  Demonstrated interest in humanitarian work and supporting people effected by conflict; previous experience in delivering humanitarian programming is a strong advantage.
•      Knowledge of gender and protection mainstreaming; a commitment to apply an age, gender and diversity (AGD) approach to programming.
•     Fluency in Arabic and English (Written and Spoken)