Community Mobiliser

1.General Job Description

The Community Mobilizer of the Economic Recovery and Development Program will be responsible for implementing cash transfer activities at the village/community level as indicated and will report to the ERD Cash and Livelihood Officer. It is a fundamental position in the field for the implementation of cash transfer (CM) activities in its financial services, emergency response, and economic recovery components. The Community Mobilizer spends most of his time in the field to identify target communities, establish relationships with community authorities, participate in the implementation of field activities such as community mobilization, identification of potential clients, selection of clients according to a participatory approach, distribution of tools to ensure transfers, participation in cash payments to clients, registration of complaints and support for beneficiary households in the proper management of their resources.

2. Zone of Intervention

The Community Mobilizers will be based in the South West Region in Mamfe and Widikum in the Momo Divisions of the NW.

3.Job Objectives

•Lead the process of community mobilization and sensitization of community members on the project objectives and IRC’s mission.

•Implement a community-based participatory approach to targeting, identification, and Verification of registered project clients, especially for the just-ended BHA

•Participate in daily activities related to cash transfers in the field by proactively putting in place all logistics and ensuring that onsite Monitoring is effective.

•Supporting households in the proper management of financial resources.

•Follow the Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in the villages targeted by the project.

4. Responsibilities

The Community Mobilizer will be responsible for:

•Participate in sensitizing key actors, community authorities, communities, and target households on the objectives of the program, deadlines, rights, and program activities in general.

•Work closely with the Targeting and Complaint and Feedback Management Committees and collaborate with them in the identification and selection of clients,

•Represent IRC in any external meetings with administrative authorities and build strong relationships with local authorities and implementing partners.

•Participate in the distribution of cash/Vouchers to clients. Mobilization of clients and ensuring all logistics are in place for the distribution.

•Conduct monitoring activities like market price monitoring in the local market, home visits(spot checks) to clients of cash and vouchers, and support MEAL teams in conducting baseline, endline, and PDMs.

•Ensure feedback from the community is given on a consistent and regular basis, and also provide weekly updates on the state of activities.

5. Other Responsibilities

•Ensure that all activities are implemented by IRC operational policies.

•Other additional duties assigned by the supervisor.

6. Technical Qualities

•Experience in an NGO preferred and at least one year of professional experience as a community Mobilizer.

•Proven ability to mobilize communities, identify, select, and registration of clients is highly required.

•Experience in collecting quantitative and qualitative data with digital tools.

•Knowledge of cash-based transfers is a plus.

•Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Pidgin English.

•Have a good presentation and a respectful attitude towards clients, local authorities, community leaders, colleagues, and superiors.

•Compulsory mastery of local languages, cultures, and traditions of the SW and NW regions of Cameroon.

7. Aftercare

•Collect relevant data during the implementation of the project and provide regular reports to his/her supervisor,

•Monitor the process of payment of clients by local operators during distribution and manage or escalate related complaints,

•Assist in data collection during surveys and post-distribution evaluations when needed,

•Ensure the management of complaints made by clients and non-clients,

•Supporting households in the proper use of financial resources.

8. General

•Commits to the IRC Way.

•Commits to ensuring the optimal implementation of these Policies within its framework.

•Is available to perform any other ad hoc task deemed useful by his/her direct supervisor or by IRC.

•Produce weekly activity reports