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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT VOLUNTEER
DIVISION: Choose an item.
TEAM: Community Engagement
LOCATION: Mafraq – Um Al Jmal
CONTRACT TYPE: Short-term
GRADE:
JOB FAMILY: Climate justice
HOURS: 40 hours
Full time DIVISION PURPOSE: Pre-populated for each division.
TEAM PURPOSE: To build strong community awareness, active participation and ownership around solid waste management and recycling activities and reduce public health risks and environmental impact, contributing to a life with dignity for vulnerable people in Zaatari Camp.
JOB PURPOSE: The Community Engagement Volunteer will support project operation and provide the needed support for community Engagement team and implemented activities in UM Al Jmal Municipality .
The volunteer role will be around data collection, HH identifications, carry out awareness sessions, supporting community Engagement Officer and Assistant to conduct Community Engagement Activities in the assigned area.
Also, She/He will assist in facilitating group session, door to door visits, collecting project and community related data and information, and preparing reports where needed and requested by line manager.
POST HOLDER REPORTS TO: Community Engagement Officer
JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST –
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY –
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
– Collecting data related to the project regarding the activities, including a profile of the area, information about solid (inorganic/organic) waste management in the municipality, the number of residents and their
nationalities…etc.
– Assist in facilitating awareness sessions related to waste management, recycling, and changing community behavior for all segments of society at the association level, home visits, health centers, schools, etc., etc.
– Assist in facilitating group and individual dialogue sessions with all segments of society, collecting the required information, preparing reports, and submitting them to the direct manager.
– Collecting information, feedback, community opinions and ideas, and important matters concerning the community, as well as preparing the necessary reports on them on a daily basis and delivering them to the line manager.
– Follow up on the community’s opinions about the services provided by Oxfam,
– Representing Oxfam in the community by carrying out the necessary community activities and forming a link between the community and Oxfam.
– Facilitating and participating in cleaning campaigns carried out by Oxfam in the operational area.
– Data Entry on activities, dialogue sessions, and awareness sessions.
– Any other tasks that may be requested by the team administrator.
– Adherence to public safety instructions.
Reports to Community Engagement Officer
Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:
• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY and EMPOWERMENT (read more about these here).
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):
1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability or class.
2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.
Experience, Knowledge & Competencies
Essentials
For this role, you will need to model Oxfam’s feminist leadership approach so we have selected the most relevant feminist leadership practices which we will use for assessment purposes (which you can read more about here):
• Self-Awareness
In addition, an ideal candidate will also have:
– University degree and or any equivalent experience in Community mobilization, engagement, and/or outreach. PERSON SPECIFICATION
– Previous experience in CE is preferred.
– Basic computer knowledge / Knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel, word).
– Proved data collection experience – mandatory.
– Resident of Mafraq governorate – candidates from Um El Jimal municipality will be given priority.
At interview, shortlisted candidates will also be assessed on our values and organisational attributes, as outlined above.
Desirable
• Previous experience in data collection
• Previous experience in Community Engagement, mobilization, outreach.
• Resident of Um Al Ejmmal Municipality.
Safer recruitment: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks). You can find out what this means here.
