Community Liaison Officer

[Sinjar,Iraq ]

Detailed Responsibilities
A CL officer is expected to carry out some or all of the following activities, but not limited to:
Community Liaison
• Liaise with communities using meetings, interviews, mapping and other participatory activities
• Liaise with village and sub-district authorities
• Conduct community and household-level surveys and Focus Group Discussions
• Collect accident/victim data
• Gather and report contamination data according to pre-defined reporting systems and forms (Contamination Baseline Assessment)
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education
• Deliver appropriate and direct Risk Education to target groups and training to Community Focal Points
• Work with other CL staff to field test appropriate Risk Education material
• Conduct pre- and post RE surveys and behaviour change Focus Group Discussions
Non-Technical Survey
• Properly conduct visual verification of all hazard areas (HAs), draw HA sketch maps, record GPS data
• Review all key points on the various forms and submit clear, legible and accurate paperwork and Survey123 reports to team leader, supervisor and CLM.
Reporting
• Report daily activities to the Community Liaison Team Leader (if applicable) and Supervisor and through the appropriate forms
• Report survey data in appropriate forms
• Provide appropriate maps and diagrams related to target locations
• Support with the collection of further data through photographs, reports and information for case studies as required

Representation
• Represent MAG with all partners and stakeholders (e.g. affected communities, government officials and ministries, local authorities, IKMAA/DMA, UN and NGOs).
• Ensure the integrity of MAG’s organisational profile in all external communications (both written and verbal).
Standard Operation Procedures (SOP)
• Ensure adherence to all applicable MAG SOPs , including but not limited to NTS SOP and EORE SOP in order to achieve effective and efficient community liaison operations and activities.
• Recommend appropriate amendments as required to the Community Liaison Supervisor
• Report any non-compliance of a MAG SOP to the Community Liaison Supervisor
Security
• Follow all security policies and Standard Operating Procedures. Report non-compliance and any security incidents to the Community Liaison Team Leader (if applicable) and Supervisor
• Adhere to safety in the field guidelines at all times
• Provide the Community Liaison Team Leader (if applicable) and Supervisor with intelligence reports of any changes in the security environment within the sector.

 

Person selection criteria
The post holder should be able to demonstrate the following attributes:
• An understanding of NGOs and a commitment to humanitarian work
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Verbal and written Arabic/Kurdish, as relevant and applicable to their area of operations

 

All MAG staff are expected to undertake the following general duties:
• Work within the framework of MAG’s core values, promoting its ethos and mission statement.
• Work towards achieving programme and/or department business plan objectives
• Understand and uphold the standards outlined in MAG’s Safeguarding Framework, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with MAG’s work and reporting concerns if they do arise
• Ensure familiarity with and adhere to all MAG policies and procedures and keep informed of MAG activities
• Undertake and apply learning from appropriate training and development programmes.
• Undertake the role in a manner appropriate to the cultural context and within the local legal framework.

Application procedure for the position: All candidates interested in applying for this position should submit a All candidates interested in applying for this position should send their updated CV, in English, to this email [email protected]

The candidates who do not meet the selection criteria will not be considered.
All the Applicants must mention the job title (Community Liaison Officer/Sinjar) in the subject line of their email.
Applications,
• with no job title in the subject line,
• sent through links, and
• sent to us more than once may be disqualified.
• MAG is an equal opportunities employer; women are highly encouraged to apply.
Closing date for applications is 14th Sep 2021. Late applications will not be accepted.