Community Mobilization and Stakeholder Engagement
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the District Governor's Office and other relevant district authorities to facilitate implementation of the SDL Programme.
• Engage effectively with Community Development Councils (CDCs), School Management Shuras, Cultural Associations, community elders, religious leaders, and other community structures.
• Organize and facilitate meetings with district authorities, communities, mosques, and other community centres to promote SDL classes and project activities in close coordination with the PCM.
• Conduct community awareness campaigns to inform communities about literacy, vocational skills development, parenting education, psychosocial support activities, learner enrolment opportunities, and project objectives.
• Promote participation of women, returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups targeted by the project.
• Support resolution of community-level concerns and implementation challenges.
Establishment and Management of Village Skills Committees (VSCs)
• Establish Village Skills Committees (VSCs) in target communities in accordance with project guidelines.
• Facilitate transparent selection of VSC members.
• Provide orientation sessions to VSC members regarding their roles and responsibilities.
• Train and mentor VSC members on community mobilization, public awareness, learner identification, enrolment support, attendance monitoring, and class oversight.
• Strengthen the capacity of VSCs to support project implementation and sustainability.
• Facilitate communication between VSCs and relevant district authorities and service providers.
• Monitor functionality and effectiveness of VSCs throughout project implementation.
Learner Identification, Enrolment, and Registration
• Conduct community outreach activities to identify potential learners.
• Support implementation of learner identification, screening, enrolment, and registration processes in accordance with approved project criteria and procedures.
• Ensure enrolment processes are conducted transparently, fairly, and inclusively.
• Promote achievement of project targets related to women, returnees, and vulnerable groups.
• Verify learner information and support registration using UNESCO-approved tools and systems.
• Monitor learner attendance, retention, and participation throughout the programme cycle.
• Conduct follow-up visits to learners at risk of dropping out and support retention efforts.
Recruitment and Support of Facilitators
• Identify and recruit qualified Literacy Facilitators and Skills Facilitators in accordance with approved ToRs and recruitment procedures.
• Support facilitator onboarding and orientation.
• Provide technical and administrative support to facilitators throughout implementation.
• Monitor facilitator attendance, performance, and compliance with project requirements.
• Support facilitators in addressing community and classroom-level challenges.
• Ensure facilitators maintain required records and documentation.
Establishment and Supervision of SDL Classes
• Support establishment of SDL classes in target communities.
• Verify readiness of learning spaces prior to commencement of classes.
• Ensure classes are established according to approved implementation plans and project standards.
• Monitor functionality and performance of SDL classes.
• Conduct regular visits to learning sites and provide support to facilitators.
• Monitor attendance, participation, and learner engagement.
• Support corrective actions to improve class performance and learner retention.
Support to Parenting Education and Psychosocial Support Activities
• Promote participation of learners and families in Parenting Education sessions.
• Support awareness raising on positive parenting, family well-being, and learner support.
• Coordinate with Lay Counsellors to support psychosocial support (PSS) and social and emotional learning (SEL) activities.
• Facilitate referrals and follow-up actions where required.
• Support community acceptance and participation in psychosocial support activities.
Support to Distribution Activities
• Support receipt, storage, distribution, and tracking of classroom kits, teaching and learning materials (TLMs), vocational toolkits, parenting education materials, hygiene kits, and other project supplies.
• Verify receipt of materials by facilitators and beneficiaries.
• Maintain distribution records and supporting documentation.
• Report shortages, damages, or distribution-related issues to the PCM and Project Officer.
• Monitor utilization of distributed materials at class level.
Monitoring and Reporting
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to SDL classes and project activities within the district.
• Monitor implementation progress and identify challenges affecting project performance.
• Maintain updated records of learners, facilitators, VSCs, and project activities.
• Prepare and submit monthly monitoring reports to the PCM.
• Verify attendance records, learner registration forms, distribution records, and other project documentation.
• Support monitoring visits conducted by the PCM, M&E Officer, Project Officer, and UNESCO.
• Follow up on recommendations arising from monitoring visits.
Training and Capacity Building
• Support implementation of facilitator pre-service and in-service training activities.
• Coordinate participation of facilitators and VSC members in training events.
• Support PCM and Master Trainers in organizing training activities at district level.
• Follow up on implementation of recommendations from training sessions.
• Support ongoing mentoring and capacity-building activities for facilitators and VSC members.
Documentation and Knowledge Management
• Collect and document success stories, lessons learned, good practices, and beneficiary feedback.
• Collect photographs, beneficiary testimonials, and supporting documentation from project activities.
• Support preparation of communication and visibility materials.
• Maintain organized records of community mobilization and project implementation activities.
Safeguarding, Accountability, and Compliance
• Promote safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), child protection, and Code of Conduct requirements within communities.
• Ensure beneficiaries are aware of available complaints and feedback mechanisms.
• Document and communicate beneficiary complaints and feedback through appropriate channels.
• Promote inclusion, non-discrimination, and equitable access to project opportunities.
• Immediately report safeguarding concerns, security incidents, and implementation risks to the PCM and Project Officer.
• Ensure project activities are implemented in accordance with the IPA, Operational Manual, approved workplans, and organizational policies and procedures.
Other Duties
• Participate in project coordination meetings and planning sessions.
• Support monitoring missions, assessments, evaluations, audits, and verification exercises.
• Perform any other project-related duties assigned by the PCM or Project Officer to support effective implementation of the SDL Programme.
