Overview
The Community Mobilizer will support the Landscape Project Management Unit in implementing a project focused on sustainable management and restoration of degraded landscapes. The role involves working with communities to promote ecological restoration, sustainable land management practices, and community conservation of biodiversity and natural resources.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Landscape Project Officer & Landscape Project Coordinator on working with the community in carrying out day-to-day activities in the landscape.
- Assist the Landscape Project Officer to facilitate and record meetings of the relevant District Coordination mechanisms held to implement the project on the ground and to ensure participation from the community.
- Support the Landscape Project Officer in selection of the champion villages within the district.
- Assist the Landscape Project Officer in working with the Forest Department and communities on consultations and mobilising the leadership of all the target villages in the district.
- Mobilize and sensitize community for restoration of grassland, forest and agricultural land.
- Engage the community by demonstration of sustainable land management practices in the landscape.
- Implement project activities related to ecological restoration of degraded land, livelihood and community conservation of biodiversity and natural resources at the village and cluster level.
- Spread the message of restoration and sustainable land management to the people and enlisting their public support for nature conservation.
- Sensitise women and youth to engage them in restoration of degraded land, conservation of natural resources and livelihood diversification.
- Implement gender related activities pertains to ecological restoration.
- Help to facilitate access for project staff, consultants, and contractors to the relevant communities for activities on the ground.
- Prepare list of beneficiaries for training, capacity building and for demonstration of livelihood interventions.
- Support the team to organize community level meetings, trainings, workshops and exposure visits.
- Follow up with the community to adopt the learnings and keep track of the benefits.
- Conduct social and resource utilisation surveys and document community’s perception on resource utilisation, degradation, possible solutions and give ideas to innovatively engage the community in the project.
- Document community level existing practices for ecological restoration and sustainable land management. Support in knowledge management at the primary level (case studies, lessons learnt, achievements and successes).
- Support the team in compilation of information required for preparation and submission of quarterly and annual reports.
- Keep close coordination with the village/cluster level government agencies and relevant line departments and community-based organisation to build convergence of programmes and resources in implementation of project.
- Any other tasks/responsibilities assigned by the Landscape Project Officer, State Project Officer, UNDP.
Required Experience
At least 1 year of field experience in rural areas in community development
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in social sciences, science or related domains
