Mobilization Officer

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff.

Compliance with Policies:

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

The Mobilization Officer, based in Ghormach District, Badghis Province, the main purpose of the role is to strengthen community mobilization and parent engagement in support of quality education and the establishment and continuation of CBE classes. The role will build the capacity of local implementing partners and mobilization teams, provide technical support and field monitoring, promote effective community participation, and ensure proper documentation, reporting, safeguarding, and coordination with partners and communities.

Technical Support and Capacity Building:

• Support in training and capacity building materials development for mobilization teams to assure SMS and parents engagement in quality education improvement.
• Work with local implementing partners to build the capacity of community mobilizers through delivery of ToT training and regular on-site support.
• Work with local IP mobilization teams to establish and develop good mutual understanding, cooperation and sharing best practices between IRC, Local IPs, and the target communities.
• Train and orient the local IP staff on the Social Audit training and support the local IP staff in conducting and documentation of the Social Audit sessions on the ground. 
• Provide insight and suggestions to partners to improve quality of community mobilization in establishment and continuation of CBE classes.
• Conduct regular visits to program sites to monitor community mobilization activities in coordination with local stakeholders to ensure proper implementation of the social mobilization interventions.
• Support IRC and partners IM teams in activities documentation, data collection, and timely reporting to support meeting the program requirement.
• Participate and monitor the SMS meeting and other activities related to SMS with partners and provide constructive feedback for improvement.
• Support the development of community mobilization toolkit for assessment.
• Any other tasks assigned by the line supervisor.

Partners Capacity Building:

·       Will conduct a thorough assessment of the local partners' capacity, strengths, and areas for improvement. This assessment will help them to understand their organizational structure, resources, and mobilization strategies. Based on this assessment, this role will identify specific capacity-building needs and gaps that require attention.

·       Mobilization Officer will facilitate knowledge sharing and learning among local partners. This may involve organizing workshops, peer-to-peer learning sessions, or webinars where partners can exchange experiences, best practices, and lessons learned. By fostering a culture of learning and collaboration, this role will support partners in gaining new insights and adapting their approaches to community mobilization.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Prepare field visit reports, training reports, and monthly technical progress reports.
• Document achievements, lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations from field activities.
• Maintain organized technical files, attendance records, monitoring tools, and training documentation.
• Support data collection, verification, and reporting as required by the project.

Other Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, safeguarding standards, and donor requirements.
• Promote child protection, inclusion, and gender-sensitive approaches in all education activities.
• Participate in relevant meetings, workshops, and capacity-building events.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Education Supervisor or Kabul Office in support of project objectives.

·       Bachelor’s degree in education, business administration, social science, Islamic studies, or any other relevant field with education experience of five years.

·       At least 2-3 years of related experience in community mobilization, conflict resolution and involvement of community and parents in community level activities, preferably with an international organization.

·       Proficient in Dari and Pashto language with good understanding and writing of English.

·       Have good communication and coordination skills both community and school level.

·       Ability to prepare and submit timely reports.

·       Ability to regularly travel to target schools and communities and effectively conduct and manage community level meetings.

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Badghis-Afghanistan/Mobilization-Officer_JR00004714-1

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.