Job Description

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Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

NRC has been active in Somalia since 2004 with four area offices in Kismayu, Mogadishu, Garowe and Hargeisa, providing protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees in Somaliland, Puntland, South Central and Jubaland regions. NRC offers a comprehensive response for returnees and IDPs of high need, addressing their food security, livelihood, shelter, education, ICLA, and water, hygiene and sanitation needs and also responding to emergencies through NRC’s five core competences: Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA).

Under the World Food Program’s (WFP) funding, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is spearheading a Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) and In Kind (IK) project in South Central Somalia.The project operates within the districts of Herale, Hurshe and Mirjicley,. Through ten rounds of cash-based transfers, the initiative aims to support displacement-affected communities to access immediate food needs, covering 80% of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) recommended by the Cash and Market Working Group.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Community mobilizer will conduct field-based project activities and work with different project stakeholders at NRC level, including LFS programme, Monitoring and Evaluation and Community Engagement and Accountability team.  The mobilizer will be based in Hudur and cover activities under all project target locations.

• Conduct beneficiary mobilization in all target villages.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to being accountable to beneficiaries as it is a key to the Norwegian Refugee Council’s commitment to beneficiaries.
• Sensitize beneficiaries on the cash value entitlement to be received monthly, duration, and how/where the cash assistance will be received.
• Collate data, contribute to the preparation of reports, and provide information for better decision-making by stakeholders including selection process, identification and selection criteria.
• Assist Protection risks survivors and advises via existing referral bath ways.
• Disseminate project visibilities, establish appropriate and accessible Complaint & Responses Mechanisms in the target sites, and introduce beneficiaries to address their concerns to the available CRMs hotlines. 
• Support community awareness raising activities. 
• Prepare and submit monthly reports and regular/activity/site visit reports on regular basis.
• Undertake Beneficiaries data record in excel sheets and manuals. 
• Perform other functions as requested by the immediate supervisor.

Experiences and Qualifications

• Post Secondary professional certification with minimum two years of experience in similar work.
• Post secondary diploma with one year of experience in similar work.
• Bachelor's degree with no previous experience in similar work
• Previous work experience in complex and volatile environments.
• Demonstrated track record of achieving and documenting results relevant to the responsibilities of the position.
• ability and knowledge to use and understanding of Microsoft Office (Excel, word) 
• Must adhere to set security standards
• ability to proactively perceive risk and solve problems.
• good communication skills both written and oral
• fluency in English and Somali both written and oral
• ability to work under pressure. 
• Good understanding in humanitarian principles 
• ability to travel to multiple project sites and district across project targets.

Skills Required

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