Community Mobilization Officer Education
(Female)

Purpose of the Position

To contribute towards creating a self-sustaining and self-managing process of school improvement, access to quality education to all children in the community in a safe and protected learning environment through active community participation;

 To build capacity of the community members and bring positive change in their perception, attitude and practices towards educating children (both boys and girls);

 To instill sense of ownership among the community to improve their schools by developing strong linkages with government line departments, humanitarian organization, and donor agencies and mobilizing locally available resources. 

Major responsibilities

• Carryout need assessment and base line survey in the project areas.
• Formation/reactivation of PTC/SMC as per government approved structure, policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with district education department and Provincial Institute for Teacher Education (PITE) to identify facilitators, collect government approved PTC/SMC training manual and finalize schedule for the training
• Conduct PTC/SMC training based on the government approved training manual in close coordination with the district education department and PITE
• Undertake follow up visit and ongoing support to the PTC/SMC members by organizing regular meetings, conducting appreciative inquiry, and giving constructive feedback.
• Write reports according to the project and donor requirements
• Produce success stories/case studies and share with communication section through concerned supervisor
• Orient the concerned beneficiaries on project goal, objectives and target
• Cooperate with other team members and assist them in undertaking certain project activities.
• Maintain updated record of concerned activities.
• Maintain close coordination with district education department, education cluster/Early Recovery Working Groups by attending meetings, sharing progress and information through concerned supervisor and as per WVI’s policies and procedures.
• Contribute in short/long term plans, conducting need assessments and developing concept notes.
• Submit monthly, weekly and daily work plan to the concern supervisor on regular basis.
• Facilitate PTC/SMC members in developing School Improvement Plan (SIP), its endorsement by the district education department and proper execution.

 Education:

• University level degree in social sciences
• Certificate/degree/ diploma in education is desirable

 Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience
• Diverse work experience with National/International well reputed organizations is desirable.

 Skills:

• Strong communication, coordination and negotiation skills
• Capable to communicate verbally and written in English, Urdu and commonly used local language (s)
• Good report writing skills
• Able to design training material/manuals and conduct trainings to the diverse stakeholders
• Proficient in MS Office (MS Word, Power Point and Excel)
• Informed of CRC and INEE Minimum Standards in emergencies and chronic crises
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ready to take initiatives and willing to work under pressure and later hours and even on weekends especially during emergency situation
• Coordination and team building sills
• Demonstrates strong conflict resolution skills and bale to perform up the mark in a diverse cultural and challenging context