Community Mobilizer - VAWG, Protection, Pakistan

JOB SUMMARY

The Community Mobilizer will strengthen awareness, VAWG risk mitigation, and support to vulnerable women and girls at the community level.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Outreach and Awareness-Raising

• Conduct regular outreach within communities to raise awareness of protection risks and the availability and benefit of response services for women and girls who experience violence.
• Build relationships with community stakeholders.
• Promote support for survivors.
• Hold individual and small-group discussions on VAWG topics.
• Invite and mobilize community participation in VAWG prevention and risk mitigation.
• Facilitate discussions in line with relevant approaches (e.g., SASA! Together, EMAP)
• Support distribution of dignity kits, where relevant
• Respond with compassion and discretion to anyone who discloses incidents of violence or need for individual support; ensure referral to appropriate services.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Seek and document community feedback.
• Monitor distribution of dignity kits, where relevant
• Track prevention and risk mitigation program activities

Coordination, Advocacy and Representation

• Coordinate regularly with community stakeholders to strengthen VAWG risk mitigation and prevention.
• Coordinate with other sector mobilizers/ outreach teams
• Promote a survivor-centred approach in all activities.
• Represent program goals and protection-VAWG standards.

Security and Conduct

• Ensure compliance with security protocols and policies.
• Foster a safe and supportive working environment for all staff and partners.
• Exemplify core principles of programming related to violence against women and girls, including respect, , responsible use of power, nonviolence, and promotion of equality.
• Contribute to the positive image and overall credibility of the program and organization, notably through adherence to the Code of Conduct and Ethics, including compliance with anti-harassment, safeguarding and PSEA policies.

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with community groups required.
• Demonstrated commitment to core principles of protection/VAWG programming, including equality and survivor-centered support services.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills to lead individual and group discussions.
• Trusted member of community
• Fluent in written and spoken English and local language requirements.