Save the Children FSL Community Mobilizers Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs

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Save the Children FSL Community Mobilizers Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs.

Save the Children South Sudan looking for “FSL Community Mobilizers”.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 01st February 2024.

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on 17th January 2024 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of FSL Community Mobilizers to be based in Akobo, South Sudan.

Recruiter	Save the Children
Position	FSL Community Mobilizers
Location	Akobo, South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Bachelor’s Degree
Experience Required	Minimum 03 years
Application Deadline	01st February 2024

Key Areas of Accountability

Responsible for mobilizing the communities to play an effective role in receiving immediate lifesaving livelihood support to rebuild and rehabilitate their livelihoods and assets.
Liaise with community leaders and households to introduce program activities and encourage community involvement in program implementation and monitoring.
Establish and strengthen community-based mechanisms and ensure they are up and running according to their terms of reference.
Assist Community members in identifying the most vulnerable household and developing action plans to address those risks on rebuilding their livelihood using the resources available in the community.
Facilitate community engagement and dialogues on creation of food security to promote food production.
Support in quality community-based dissemination of key messages on nutrition, dietary diversity, food preparation/ handling, use of energy friendly stoves, nutrition screening, and utilization, including hygiene.
Facilitate and provide gender awareness sessions to the community leaders and committees to enhance the participation of women in decision making regarding the food production activities.
To conduct awareness and address some of the gender barriers and societal norms in situations of severe food insecurity identified earlier.
Responsible to ensure that all community-based household’s networks are coordinating with each other, as well as with lead farmer groups, bee keeping and fishing group networks.
Provide continuous support to most vulnerable householders, farmers and fishing group and identify gaps in terms of the capacity-building needs, and actively contribute to building their capacity.
Support in conducting needs assessment in the target and surrounding communities with an aim to implement program activities in an effective manner.
Support community awareness raising activities aiming to promote food production, and security at community.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualification:

Certificate/ Diploma in Agriculture.

Experience and Skills:

Essential

3-4 years’ experience in community mobilization in FSL
Certificate or Diploma in Agriculture
Previous work with farmers required, preferably in a social work or agricultural setting.
Must be excellent in communicating and supporting farmers.
Good English oral and written communication skills
Knowledge of local languages.
Experience in community mobilisation and familiarity with the targeted communities
Good understanding of community politics and traditional networks
Experience in working with adults to promote the food production and security.
Committed to implementing programmes that involve children and adult at all levels of implementation.
Flexibility and ability to work independently and in a team.
Gender awareness and sensitivity
High degree of initiative and responsibility and understanding of confidentiality.
Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

Desirable

Work experience with farmers and families, especially knowledge of agriculture and food production
Previous NGO experience, including an understanding of the neutral status of an international NGO.
Experience in community facilitation and mobilization
Background knowledge in agriculture, education, and emergencies.