Community Mobiliser

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Sonke Gender Justice

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: R147,965 ZAR / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 23/08/2024
  • Location: South Africa
Gender-based violence (GBV) Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR) Health
About Sonke
Founded in 2006, Sonke is a women’s rights organisation that is committed to feminist principles, using a rights-based and gender-transformative approach to achieve human rights and gender justice. Our vision is a world in which women, children, men and gender non-conforming individuals enjoy equitable, caring, healthy and happy relationships that contribute to the development of gender-just and democratic societies. 

Key duties and responsibilities
Community mapping 

  • Assist the Senior Trainer to conduct community mapping of the areas where the Sonke intervention will be implemented.

Recruitment

  • Assist the Senior Trainer to recruit participants for women leadership, Gender Based Violence prevention interventions, supporting community mobilisation and other activities such as workshops, dialogues, IEC, soccer/sports sessions.

Community Action Teams and CBO’s

  • Work with Community Action Team (CAT) and other Community Based Organisations to carry out messages of the Inkanyezi project, amplifying the voices of women in the communities.
  • Support Community action team activities, working with the Senior Trainer.
  • Attend all stakeholder meetings with or on behalf of the Senior Trainer.

Community Mobilisation

  • Assist with community mapping, outlined by the Senior Trainer.
  • Assist with the Identification of ‘young women’ settings’ within those communities, such as youth clubs and churches through community mapping exercise.

Community Events

  • Assist with the recruitment of community events such as traditional, elected and religious meetings, door-to-door campaign, mass mobilisation, and schools’ program etc.

Facilitation of community education and mobilisation sessions and other Sonke workshops

  • Assist with the facilitation of Community Education and Mobilisation sessions and other Sonke workshops for women leadership.
  • Assist with mobilization for policy and advocacy related activities.
  • Assist with preparations for training and dialogue logistics.

IEC Talks

  • Co-conduct IEC talks with the Senior Trainer in different places in Mnquma and Mbhashe municipalities.
  • Distributing IEC materials such as gender-based violence prevention i.e. pamphlets, female condoms, other related materials.

Reporting

  • Timely collation and submission of activity reports to the Senior Trainer.
  • Administration.

Administration

  • Ensure that you are familiar with Finance, Administration and Procurement procedures and ensure that these are consistently adhered to.
  • Ensure requisitions, quotation and payments are prepared in line with the payment process.

General

  • Facilitate a smooth exit from target area at the end of the project period.
  • Other related tasks as assigned.
  • Attending all staff meetings, staff retreats, staff trainings and international meetings as required.

Qualifications and experience

  • Senior Certificate.
  • A Diploma or other higher education qualification will be advantageous.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in programmatic aspects related to HIV/AIDS and reproductive health, the prevention of gender-based violence and community mobilisation.
  • Experience working in the areas of gender equality, gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, human rights, including working with girls.
  • Good knowledge of the Public, Private and NGO sectors in South Africa.
  • Significant experience with facilitation, writing field reports, liaison with the M&E office, and people management.

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