Family & Community Strengthening Project Officer

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate community mobilization sessions together with the community-based organization, local authority, community-based committee and the project coordinator.
Work towards to the promotion of Community based services in cooperation with the project coordinator and other SOS staff, CBOs, counterparts and beneficiaries
Implement Family development plan, youth development plan (FDP& YDP), initial assessment and core assessment at household level together with the community-based organization, project coordinator and local authority based on the identified and prioritized needs.
Record the family data such as Core assessment and FDP in the PDB2 and review and update periodically.
Conduct family visit on regular base and capture the observation in the family book to track the development of the family and make mitigation plan for remedial action.
Participate in strengthening the capacity of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and to enable them support and care for the OVC to ensure sustainability
Provide technical support to the community volunteers and project staff
Promote community based social integration for the OVC to ensure that children are protected and cared by their community
Participate in the income generation activities with CBO and beneficiaries
Collect, analyze, update and compile data and status of beneficiaries on monthly basis
Participate in the Identification of children with psychosocial problems/learning difficulties (if any) and refer them to an appropriate person for early intervention
Conduct monthly meetings with the volunteers and beneficiaries, and report on the development
Support the project coordinator in making appropriate decisions in relation to program activities
Facilitate and arrange project related meetings, trainings and workshops
Represent the project coordinator during his/her absence
Network and collaborate with government departments and other NGOs involved in capacity building of communities
Performs other similar duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor
Ensure all targeted participants accessed basic training mentioned in the project documents.
Ensure all training participants are full fill selection criteria and take full responsibility
Facilitate need based training for project participants and ensure the targets are appropriate for specific trainings.
Recommend innovative ideas to strengthen the project.
Develop case and success stories in regular bases based
Ensure all project participants have written consent in their folder and updated.
Facilitate trainings and ensure trainers have educational background and trainings based on SOS strategic objectives.