Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization APBHO has emerged as a non-governmental, non-political, not-for-profit organization in April 2019 with its long experience as a team (Youth Council) advocating for the rights of communities especially children and women affected by conflicts, and humanitarian crisis in fragile settings.

Most of APBHO’s peacebuilding efforts focus on community-based conflict resolution and environmental peace-building on grass-root level.  APBHO aims to shift repressive gender norms and equip citizens with the skills to resolve any type of differences and conflicts non-violently.

Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization (APBHO) strategically implements sustainable economic empowerment/asset creation, time-critical emergency responses with various commodities including Food and Non-Food Items, research, advocacy, and promotion of peace projects with a cross-cutting focus on youth and women.

The Social Organizer for Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Activities is a significant role in the implementation of the project in Samangan Province, focusing on Aybak and Ruy-e-Duab districts. The project aims to strengthen capacity, foster community stakeholder commitment, and promote life-saving behaviors through various interventions targeted at improving health outcomes for pregnant and lactating women and their children under two years old.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute in conduct capacity-building activities at the community level by training community-based structures such as Social Mobilizers (SMs), Religious Leaders (RL), elders, and influencers.
• Engage in community-level mapping exercises to identify key influencers and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with local influencers to develop and implement localized strategies for community engagement.
• Organize and facilitate community-level dialogues and roundtable discussions to promote stakeholder commitment and participation.
• Design contextualized micro plans for social mobilization activities.
• Coordinate the referral of cases from communities to essential services such as Antenatal Care (ANC), Postnatal Care (PNC), immunization, and other healthcare facilities.
• Conduct orientation and sensitization sessions for community members on life-saving behaviors.
• Engage in face-to-face interactive discussions with pregnant and lactating women to promote positive health practices.
• Establish mechanisms for collecting feedback on project services.
• Respond promptly and effectively to feedback and queries from community members.
• Disseminate information on utilizing feedback and complaint mechanisms through various channels including broadcast media, SMS, Leaflets.
• Provide regular and accurate updates on field activities to the project manager.
• Participate in training sessions to enhance skills and understanding of project objectives.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to gender equality and cultural sensitivity in all interactions.

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Communication, or a related field.
• Proven experience in social and behavior change communication, social mobilization, community engagement, and capacity building with national/international NGO’s.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse communities.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Familiarity with digital data collection tools and technology e.g. Kobo, ODK and so on is an advantage.
• Understanding of the cultural context and social dynamics in Samangan Province is an asset.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Note:

• This position is crucial for the successful implementation of the project and is subject to adjustments based on project needs and feedback during the course of implementation.
• Flexible working hours may be required to accommodate fieldwork requirements.
• Commitment to adhere to APBHO code of conduct and principles.

Interested and qualified applicants should send their CV/Resume, APBHO's application form and a letter of interest to jobs@apbho.org with the position's vacancy number (APBHO-SMG-2024-002) in the subject line and no later than March 28, 2024. 11:59 pm.

Download link to the application form: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1cpj7nD-_ctd2gKw8fAPrkUH1ILbIjkcC

We kindly encourage you to apply online.

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We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to a large number of applications, only those short-listed for written test and interview will be contacted.