Community Mobilizer (English) in International rescue committee

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the urging of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers life-saving assistance to refugees who are forced to flee war or disaster. Working today in more than 40 countries, the IRC strives to restore safety, dignity and hope to the millions who have fled their homes and are struggling to survive.

Over 3.6 million people fled across the border in search of safety in the 1st month after the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and it is reported that more than 6.5 million Ukrainians are displaced persons. With the vast majority of displaced people being women, girls and boys, this could be Europe's worst humanitarian crisis in decades.

In the 7 until February 23, 2022, the IRC team carried out a review mission covering Poland and Ukraine to better understand the context, the humanitarian situation and the civil society landscape, as well as expected service delivery gaps in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and further displacement into neighboring Poland. As of February 24, IRC has moved into emergency response and has identified partner agencies in Ukraine and Poland to provide immediate assistance that can be used where it is most needed. At the same time, the IRC is starting work in Ukraine and Poland to complement the partner response services both in breadth and scale.

Place of work: Mykolaiv

• Position accountable:Sr Protection Monitoring and Information officer, Odesa
• Directly accountable:N/A li>
• Internal cooperation inIRC:Sr Legal Officer, Legal Officers, Case Workers, PRoL Manager
• External cooperation inIRC:Entities, organizations and service departments protection and information

Job duties'links:

PROL community mobilizer will be responsible for visiting communities, collective living centers, transit centers and other hubs, collecting data and information from internally displaced persons and other war-affected population groups in Ukraine, providing operational information and redirecting people from with immediate needs to the relevant assistance services, the Community Mobilizer will be based in Mykolaiv and will make frequent trips to Odesa and Mykolaiv settlements.of regions.

Duties of the Community Mobilizer of the Protection and Rule program of Law have the following objectives:

• Collection of data and information with the help of monitoring tools: individual interviews, interview with key informants, discussions in focus groups, direct observation;
• Regular updating of the service map in Mykolaiv and Odesa;
• Redirection of persons in need of additional services to appropriate service providers in accordance with procedures and principles of the program.
• Tracking of referred cases and updating the referral tracker;
• Providing operational information services to the population, which affected by the conflict in Ukraine, collecting data on information needs by filling out a two-way communication tool;
• Visit collective, transit, community, volunteer and other centers or places of accommodation of displaced persons, identification of protection problems at the community level;
• Preparation of payment requests for material assistance for the purpose of supporting collective and transit centers, in agreement with PRoL manager;
• Conducting sessions to raise public awareness of their rights and access to services in cooperation with the senior legal affairs specialist and senior protection and information monitoring specialist;
• Identifying topics that need to organize educational activities;
• Conducting surveys and assessments in communities, providing feedback and proposals for the development of protection programs, including Child Protection, Women Protection, Health and Economic Recovery and Development (Cash) ;
• Preparation of weekly reports on work results.

Requirements:

• Language level: Ukrainian, Russian - fluent, good command of English
• Previous experience in conducting sociological research, interviews, providing consultations
• Experience in organizing group work, trainings, working groups and mentoring others
• Excellent communication skills - ability to demonstrate empathy
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries
• Positive and professional attitude to work, including the ability to lead and work in a team
• High level of flexibility, ability organize work independently, meet deadlines, maintain composure in stressful situations, prioritize work under pressure, ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time, paying special attention to details

Advantages:

• Competitive salary
• Development opportunities
• English language coursesand unlimited online training courses
• Life insurance
• Medical insurance
• Free psychological support for employees and their family members
• 30 calendar days annual leave
• Up to 10 days of paid medical leave

Standards of Professional Practice

IRC and IRC staff must adhere to the values ​​and principles set forth in the IRC Code of Conduct "The IRC Way ". It is integrity, service and responsibility. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and implements policies on protection of beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse, child protection, harassment-free workplace, fiscal integrity, anti-harassment, anti-trafficking and other policies. IRC employees must adhere to the core values ​​and principles set out in the IRC Way - Standards of Professional Conduct. It is honesty, service, equality and accountability. In line with these values, the IRC implements its safeguarding policy to protect adults and children from all forms of exploitation and abuse, including sexual exploitation and abuse, and to protect its staff from sexual harassment and abuse. These obligations are outlined in the IRC Security Policies, available in English and Ukrainian at this link: https://rescue.box.com/v/irc-safeguarding-policies

IRC is an active member of the Interagency Working Group on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Violence (PSEA) established in Ukraine. The IRC is committed to reducing the gender imbalance in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce, including parental leave, gender-sensitive safety protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. IRC is an equal opportunity employer. The IRC considers all applicants based on their merits, regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.