Community Mobilizer

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About the Organization

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Job Description

UNDP seeks to engage the services of a Community Mobilizer to support Landscape Project Management Unit in the implementation of the project. S/he will work under the supervision of Landscape Project Officer.

Job Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of Landscape Project Officer (LPO), the Community Mobilizer will perform the following tasks:

• Support the Landscape Project Officer & Landscape Project Coordinator on working with the community in carrying out day-to-day activities in the landscape.
• Assist the Landscape Project Officer to facilitate and record meetings of the relevant District Coordination mechanisms held to implement the project on the ground and to ensure participation from the community.
• Support the Landscape Project Officer in selection of the champion villages within the district.
• Assist the Landscape Project Officer in working with the Forest Department and communities on consultations and mobilising the leadership of all the target villages in the district.
• Mobilize and sensitize community for restoration of grassland, forest and agricultural land.
• Engage the community by demonstration of sustainable land management practices in the landscape.
• Implement project activities related to ecological restoration of degraded land, livelihood and community conservation of biodiversity and natural resources at the village and cluster level.
• Spread the message of restoration and sustainable land management to the people and enlisting their public support for nature conservation.
• Sensitise women and youth to engage them in restoration of degraded land, conservation of natural resources and livelihood diversification.
• Implement gender related activities pertains to ecological restoration.
• Help to facilitate access for project staff, consultants, and contractors to the relevant communities for activities on the ground.
• Prepare list of beneficiaries for training, capacity building and for demonstration of livelihood interventions.
• Support the team to organize community level meetings, trainings, workshops and exposure visits.
• Follow up with the community to adopt the learnings and keep track of the benefits.
• Conduct social and resource utilisation surveys and document community’s perception on resource utilisation, degradation, possible solutions and give ideas to innovatively engage the community in the project.
• Document community level existing practices for ecological restoration and sustainable land management. Support in knowledge management at the primary level (case studies, lessons learnt, achievements and successes).
• Support the team in compilation of information required for preparation and submission of quarterly and annual reports.
• Keep close coordination with the village/cluster level government agencies and relevant line departments and community-based organisation to build convergence of programmes and resources in implementation of project.
• Any other tasks/responsibilities assigned by the Landscape Project Officer, State Project Officer, UNDP.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Secondary education

Skills and experience

• community development

Languages

• Hindi, Level: Fluent, Required
• Marathi, Level: Fluent, Required

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