Community Mobilizer (Safeguarding) Subject to donor approval

Conduct community meetings to raise awareness about project goals, activities, and benefits. 

Build trust and rapport with local communities, leaders, and farmers. 

Encourage participation of women, youth, and marginalized groups in agricultural activities. Conduct training sessions and demonstrations on improved agricultural practices (e.g., crop management, soil health, pest control, irrigation, etc.). 

Promote climate-smart agriculture and sustainable farming techniques. 

Disseminate knowledge about new technologies, quality seeds, fertilizers, and mechanization options. 

Leads engagement with male community members and elders,  

Supports community mobilization and awareness-raising campaigns and ensures cultural sensitivity and community acceptance during the implementation of project activities at the community level. 

Obtain communities agreement and willingness to ensure their participation in trainings, surveys and other project related activities 

Work on the creating community-based committees, community interest groups, producer groups, ensuring an inclusivity and fairness.  

Facilitate in the process of collecting communities’ information regarding their needs and priorities on timely manner with project coordinator 

Act as a liaison between the project team and the community, facilitating communication and feedback. Sensitize C/FRM project stakeholders including direct beneficiaries. 

Support the implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures throughout project activities.  

Monitor Cash for Work activities to ensure the safety, dignity, and protection of beneficiaries, especially women, children, elderly people, and persons with disabilities.  

Conduct awareness sessions on safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), child protection, gender-based violence (GBV), and code of conduct.  

Ensure beneficiaries understand complaint and feedback mechanisms (CFM/FCRM) and how to safely report concerns.  

Collect, document, and report safeguarding concerns confidentially and in line with organizational procedures.  

Participate in field monitoring visits and assessments from a safeguarding perspective.  

Coordinate with project staff, community leaders, and stakeholders to promote safe and inclusive participation in project activities.  

Support beneficiary registration and verification processes to ensure transparency, fairness, and inclusion of vulnerable groups.  

Provide guidance to project staff and laborers on safeguarding standards and respectful behaviour in the workplace.  

Maintain proper safeguarding records, incident reports, and referral documentation while ensuring confidentiality.  

Assist in identifying safeguarding risks in project implementation and recommend mitigation measures.  

Support referrals of vulnerable individuals to appropriate protection or support services when needed. 

Read carefully and understand the project related documents. Identify roles of Safeguarding Assistant and project compliance expectations with support from Project Coordinator and other team members. 

Obtain communities agreement and willingness to ensure their participation in trainings, surveys and other project related activities 

Facilitate in the process of collecting communities’ information regarding their needs and priorities on timely manner with project coordinator. 

Act as a liaison between the project team and the community, facilitating communication and feedback. Sensitize C/FRM project stakeholders including direct beneficiaries. 

Ensure that all project activities meet quality standards and promote transparency and accountability and ensure communities understand complaint mechanism. 

Participate in district and community level meeting and emergency related events.  

Promote equity and inclusion. Ensure that gender, protection, and safeguarding principles are mainstreamed in all community engagement activities. 

Collect, document, and follow up safeguarding-related complaints and feedback confidentially and professionally. 

Monitor Cash for Work activities to ensure compliance with safeguarding, protection, and inclusion standards. 

Participate in monitoring visits, assessments, and post-distribution monitoring activities from a safeguarding perspective. 

Assist in data collection, beneficiary verification, and reporting related to safeguarding and accountability activities. 

Support the identification of safeguarding risks, gaps, and protection concerns during project implementation. 

Ensure vulnerable groups, including women, children, elderly people, and persons with disabilities, have safe and equal access to project activities. 

With project and MEAL staff to improve accountability, transparency, and quality of project implementation. 

Coordinate with local authorities, community leaders, donor focal point, and stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation and foster strong partnerships.  

Establish and maintain good working relationships with district authorities, CDC members/elders/Arbabs village maintenance council, and community representatives. 

Represent Mission East at clusters, district and community meetings and discussion in coordination with PM. 

Comply with MEED policies and practices, especially with respect to PSEA, child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, and equality. 

Any other tasks assigned by line manager to achieve the objectives of position