Community Mobilizers

Ready to turn passion into purpose in the heart of your community? World Vision is hiring dedicated Community Mobilizers in Bomet, Uasin Gishu, and Narok Counties! If you are driven to help vulnerable children overcome poverty through sustainable livelihoods and environmental stewardship, apply today. Bring your local expertise and your commitment to fullness of life.

About World Vision

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

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We are hiring Community Mobilizers who are residents of Bomet, Uasin Gishu, and Narok Counties.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Implementation and Monitoring

• Mobilize and train targeted farmers groups on the various proposed activities.
• Carry out all Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) meetings with farmers groups and document then using designated templates
• Support farmers to sign consent forms and Livelihoods and Carbon Development Agreement (LCDA)
• Digitize all farmers that have signed consent forms and LCDAs and submit the data in the projects data hub
• Train farmers on agroforestry practices adopted in the project, monitor their adoption and compliance to the set standards
• Organize and document seedling distribution to the farmers, monitor tree growing progress among the farmers
• Map all planted and eligible trees using Tree Planting Area Locator (TPAL) application
• Collect any complaints and feedback from the farmers and submit in the Complaint and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) system of the project
• Promote integrated Climate Smart Farming with run off harvesting technologies both for food and tree crops
• Conduct local tree nurseries assessments and carry out re-greening initiatives trainings in collaboration with the project staff and local stakeholders
• Support development and actualization of field monitoring standard in the program in collaboration with M&E Officer.
• Engage with key stakeholders, community, government, church and other civil society representatives in order to maximize the impact of Restore Africa interventions
• Ensure timely and appropriate utilization of budgeted resources for all project interventions and activities.
• Adhere to World Vision safeguarding protocols for children, adults, project participants and all parties in the course of your work
• Take good care of the organization’s assets/equipment under your custody at any given time e.g. computers, cameras, phones, motorbikes etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Diploma in Forestry, Agroforestry and Natural Resource Management, Community Development with a bias in livelihood, Agriculture related field (higher qualification is an added advantage)
• At least 1 year experience in community work
• Ability to engage with local communities, stakeholders and government authorities
• Fluent in local language and understands local geography.
• Knowledge of and adherence of humanitarian NGO Code of Conduct.
• Skills in gender mainstreaming / integration is an added advantage.
• Computer proficiency with good skills in MS office (Excel, word, PowerPoint, outlook etc.)