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USAID/Pakistan recently awarded Louis Berger with a three (3) year Punjab Youth Workforce Development Project (PYWD) to work with at-risk youth in Multan, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh and Bahawalpur to secure gainful employment and play a positive role in their communities. The Program will facilitate employment opportunities for 10,000 youth (including 35% women) will implement the following activities: a) proactive community engagements to mobilize at-risk youth; b) institutional capacity building and re-tooling of over 22 public/private vocational training providers; c) co-opting of prospective potential private sector employers for trainee placement; d) career counseling services; as well as e) providing access to finance for youth entrepreneurs.

We are looking for Field Community Mobilizers reporting to Community Engagement Coordinator and Regional Manager for Community mobilization in the field, formation of Community Organizations & Reflect Circles, and arranging Community engagement events. 

The Field Community Mobilizer’s specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

  1. Identify the target area for project intervention in consultation with Regional Manager, Community Engagement Coordinator and Community Engagement & Gender Expert.
  2. Conduct meetings with community influential leaders in target area and with existing COs.
  3. Formation of new Community Organizations where required.
  4. Conduct consultative meetings with COs and get feedback on selection criteria of potential youth to be provided for trainings and placements.
  5. Identification of potential youth (minimum 35% female youth) from the communities as per pre-set criteria
  6. Ensuring selected youth has been registered in MIS System.
  7. Organize Reflect Circles at community level.
  8. Facilitate Reflect Circles in analysis of local situation to target local problems and derive possible solutions to identified problems.
  9. Assisting Reflect Circles in developing linkages relevant local authorities and to design community engagement events at local level.
  10. Provide Contribution in organizing district Level Events for Community Engagement Support Reflect Circles to  Leverage PYWD Project by connecting existing programs,  business and enterprises.
  11. Identification of high schools and to get them assosiated with training institutes.
  12. Administer the school students exposure visits to the training institutes.
  13. Facilitate in establishing syncronization between schools and training institutes.
  14. Disseminate behavior change communication material among communities.
  15. Provide input for designing media events for community engagement and assist social media campaign for promotion of project activities.
  16. Assist the process of sending alerts of jobs and training opportunities to the communities through SMS, IVR.
  17. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Management.

Qualifications:

  • Graduation, Masters will be preferred.
  • 2-4 years of demonstrated and proven track record in working with development sector specially at community level.
  • Professional reading and writing skills in English and Urdu are required.
  • Local languages Punjabi and/or Seraiki, is preferred.
  • Ability to present technical information in concise written and oral form, develop and implement action/work plans, coordinate programs and visits independently.
  • Ability to work under pressure and maintain contacts at all levels of community.

Please note that we reserve the right to cancel one or all applications. This position will be on rolling basis and remain open until the position is filled with suitable candidate. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity in its workforce. We welcome people from diverse backgrounds, culture and experience. Females are encouraged to apply.Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.