HOMELAND YOUTHS SOCIAL INVENTIVE ORGANIZATION (HYSIO)
The Homeland Youths Social Inventive Organization (HYSIO) is a non-profit organization in Afghanistan with a mission to empower men, women, and children in rural areas and create a peaceful Afghanistan. We aim to increase the ability and coordination among service providers to deliver quality protective services for vulnerable children.
Job Summary
- The SBC Social Mobilizer will promote social and behavioral change within target communities and ensure effective operation of the Community Feedback Centers. This role involves mobilizing communities, implementing SBC activities, and managing a robust feedback and complaint mechanism.
Key responsibilities of HYSIO Jobs in Multi Location, (SBC Social Mobilizer) - ( 30 Vacancies ):
- Conduct community meetings, focus group discussions, and participatory activities to promote SBC initiatives.
- Develop and maintain relationships with community leaders, stakeholders, and members to foster trust and collaboration.
- Conduct orientation or training sessions for actors on key SBC and AAP packages.
- Conducting and facilitating follow up meetings with community influential people and networks within the communities.
- Conduct and facilitate community engagement sessions with households and communities on life-saving behaviors as well as healthy and protective behaviors related to health, nutrition, WASH, education, and child protection.
- Tracking and collecting and sharing the rumors from the community.
- Provide information about the availability and utilization of services to communities.
- Inform communities about the available mechanisms and channels to provide feedback on available services.
- Engage community structures/ key influencers and communities in collecting/responding to community feedback.
- Program Implementation:
- Implement SBC strategies and activities as per the project plan.
- Distribute educational materials and facilitate community-based training sessions.
- Monitor and report on the progress of SBC activities.
- Conduct orientation or training sessions for actors on key SBC and AAP packages.
- Advocacy:
- Advocate for positive social and behavioral changes within the community.
- Address barriers to behavior change through targeted interventions.
Raising awareness and mobilizing and engaging community structures and communities in communication activities during diseases outbreak, and health emergencies national/international Campaigns.
Community Feedback Centers (CFC) Management:
- Feedback Collection:
- Establish and maintain Community Feedback Centers in strategic locations.
- Collect feedback and complaints from community members through various channels.
- Provide information about availability and utilization of services to communities
- Inform communities about the available mechanisms and channels to provide feedback on available services
- Engage community structures/ key influencers and communities in collecting/responding to community feedback.
- Data Management:
- Enter feedback and complaints into the MIS accurately and timely.
- Ensure all data is handled confidentially and in accordance with organizational policies.
- Response and Resolution:
- Analyze feedback and categorize issues for action.
- Coordinate with relevant departments to address and resolve complaints.
- Communicate resolutions back to the community members in a timely manner.
- Reporting and Monitoring:
- Prepare regular reports on the feedback and complaints received and their resolution status.
- Identify trends and provide insights to inform program improvements.
- Monitor and supervise the SBC interventions and ensure the implementation of the activities base on the plan SBC
- Collect daily basis community feedback and provide response for feedback received.
- Record details of the feedback in collection form
- Provide essential information on available services to community
- Refer feedback to relevant sectors
- Ensure local coordination and collaboration with key actor(s) such as the de-facto authority, CSOs and others.
- Prepare activity report according to the established format and submit it to his/her supervisor.
- Identify the best success stories of SBC interventions, collect testimonies from beneficiaries and submit them to the supervisor for further documentation.
- Monitor and supervise the SBC interventions and ensure the implementation of the activities base on the plan SBC
- Follow up on the distribution of relevant supplies to households.
Job Requirment
Advanced university degree in social and behavioral sciences, communication, or a related field.
Experience:
1 year of professional experience in designing and implementing SBC or behavior change communication programs, preferably in child protection or related fields.
Skills and Competencies:
- Strong understanding of social and behavior change theories and methodologies.
- Proven experience in community engagement and participatory approaches.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical and research skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural environment.
Language:
- Fluency in Dari, Pashto, English (both written and verbal) is required.
Submission Guideline
- Interested qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply by clicking on the blue apply button at the top of the page.
- NOTE: Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply
NOTE: Only short-listed candidates will be invited for written test and interview.
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Country
Afghanistan
