Community Mobilization and Stakeholder Engagement
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with the Provincial Governor's Office and other relevant provincial departments to facilitate project implementation.
• Engage effectively with Community Development Councils (CDCs), School Management Shuras, Cultural Associations, community elders, religious scholars, Village Skills Committees (VSCs), and other community structures.
• Organize and facilitate meetings with provincial and district authorities, community leaders, religious leaders, and community members to promote SDL classes and project activities.
• Support awareness-raising campaigns to inform communities about literacy, vocational skills development, parenting education, psychosocial support services, and learner enrolment opportunities.
• Promote community ownership and support for project activities.
• Facilitate coordination between project staff, communities, and relevant authorities.
• Support the resolution of community-level implementation challenges and concerns.
Supervision and Support to District Community Mobilizers (DCMs)
• Provide technical and administrative support to District Community Mobilizers (DCMs).
• Conduct regular coordination meetings with DCMs to review implementation progress, challenges, and planned activities.
• Monitor implementation of DCM workplans and support corrective actions where necessary.
• Support DCMs in organizing community meetings, enrolment campaigns, and project activities.
• Review and verify reports submitted by DCMs prior to submission to project management.
• Facilitate information sharing and coordination among DCMs across the province.
Establishment and Support of Village Skills Committees (VSCs)
• Support DCMs in establishing Village Skills Committees (VSCs) in target communities.
• Ensure that VSCs are established in accordance with project guidelines and approved procedures.
• Support orientation of VSC members on their roles and responsibilities.
• Strengthen the capacity of VSCs to support community mobilization, learner enrolment, attendance monitoring, and class support activities.
• Facilitate linkages between VSCs and relevant district authorities and service providers.
• Monitor functionality and effectiveness of VSCs throughout project implementation.
Learner Enrolment and Community Outreach
• Support DCMs and facilitators in community outreach, learner identification, screening, and enrolment processes.
• Promote participation of women, returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups targeted by the project.
• Monitor compliance with learner selection procedures and project inclusion targets.
• Follow up on enrolment gaps and support targeted outreach activities where necessary.
• Support learner retention initiatives and community engagement activities aimed at reducing dropout rates.
Establishment and Monitoring of SDL Classes
• Support DCMs and facilitators in establishing SDL classes in target communities.
• Verify readiness of learning spaces prior to commencement of classes.
• Monitor functionality of SDL classes and learning environments.
• Support facilitators in addressing operational challenges affecting class implementation.
• Monitor attendance of learners and facilitators and support interventions to improve attendance and retention.
• Assist in resolving community-level issues affecting project implementation.
Support to Parenting Education and Psychosocial Support Activities
• Promote community participation in Parenting Education activities.
• Support awareness raising on positive parenting, family well-being, and learner support.
• Coordinate with Lay Counsellors to support psychosocial support (PSS) and social and emotional learning (SEL) activities.
• Promote community acceptance and participation in psychosocial support initiatives.
• Support referral pathways and follow-up actions when required.
Support to Distribution Activities
• Support distribution of classroom kits, teaching and learning materials (TLMs), vocational toolkits, parenting education materials, hygiene kits, and other project supplies.
• Verify receipt of materials at district, community, and class levels.
• Monitor utilization of distributed materials and report shortages or challenges.
• Support documentation and record-keeping related to distributions.
Monitoring and Reporting
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to project communities and SDL classes throughout the province.
• Monitor implementation progress and identify challenges affecting project performance.
• Follow up with DCMs on submission of monthly monitoring reports and implementation updates.
• Compile, verify, and submit provincial implementation and monitoring reports to the Project Officer and M&E Officer.
• Maintain updated records of SDL classes, learners, facilitators, and VSCs.
• Support monitoring visits conducted by project management and UNESCO.
Training and Capacity Building
• Support organization and implementation of facilitator pre-service and in-service training activities.
• Coordinate participation of DCMs, facilitators, and VSC members in training events.
• Organize and conduct facilitator in-service training sessions in coordination with Master Trainers.
• Prepare and submit training reports, attendance records, and supporting documentation.
• Follow up on implementation of recommendations arising from training activities.
Documentation and Knowledge Management
• Collect, document, and share success stories, lessons learned, case studies, photographs, and beneficiary testimonials.
• Support development of communication and visibility materials.
• Maintain organized records of community engagement and project activities.
• Contribute to project learning and documentation processes.
Safeguarding, Accountability, and Compliance
• Promote safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), child protection, and Code of Conduct requirements within communities.
• Support dissemination of beneficiary complaints and feedback mechanisms.
• Ensure concerns raised by beneficiaries are documented and communicated through appropriate channels.
• Promote inclusion, non-discrimination, and equitable access to project opportunities.
• Immediately report safeguarding concerns, security incidents, and implementation risks to the Project Officer.
• Ensure compliance with the IPA, Operational Manual, project workplans, and organizational policies and procedures.
Other Duties
• Participate in project coordination meetings and planning sessions.
• Support project teams during monitoring visits, assessments, evaluations, and audits.
• Perform any other project-related duties assigned by the Project Officer to support successful implementation of the SDL Programme.
