Community Mobilization / Social Inclusion Officer (Local Recruitment)

About REHA:

Resilience, Environment, and Humanitarian Aid (REHA) is a national NGO registered with the Afghan Ministry of Economy, specializing in environmental protection, climate change, disaster risk reduction, and cross-cutting areas such as agriculture, livelihood support, and humanitarian assistance. REHA employs a balanced approach, combining “hard” interventions (e.g., infrastructure, resource management) with “soft” interventions (e.g., capacity building, advocacy) to address the needs of communities affected by climate and humanitarian crises.

REHA’s unique strengths include designing and implementing advocacy campaigns, conducting capacity-building training, performing risk and vulnerability assessments, developing policies, and raising awareness. These efforts are complemented by physical interventions and community empowerment and development initiatives aimed at building resilience against natural and man-made disasters, emergencies, and climate change impacts.

With over 20 years of expertise, REHA’s team excels in climate change governance, disaster risk management, and environmental protection, supported by strong capabilities in program management, organizational strengthening, and financial and operational oversight.

About the Project:

Upon successful approval of the project proposal by UNDP, REHA Organization will proceed with the implementation of the Community-based Climate-Responsive Livelihoods and Forestry (CCLF) Project in Keshm District of Badakhshan Province. The project is designed to strengthen the resilience of rural communities to climate change through an integrated package of community mobilization, climate-responsive planning, resilient livelihoods, small-scale infrastructure, and restoration of natural resources, forestry and rangeland ecosystems. Afghanistan remains highly vulnerable to droughts, flash floods, soil erosion, watershed degradation, declining vegetation cover and reduced agricultural productivity. The CCLF implementation phase will support climate-resilient livelihoods, community infrastructure, forestry and rangeland management, with strong attention to community engagement, gender inclusion, social and environmental safeguards, monitoring, documentation and coordination with relevant stakeholders in Keshm District of Badakhshan Province.

Upon successful approval of the project proposal by UNDP, the Community Mobilization / Social Inclusion Officer will support community engagement, consultation, social inclusion, gender-sensitive participation, grievance handling and field coordination under the CCLF project in Keshm District of Badakhshan Province. The position will ensure that communities, including women and vulnerable groups, are meaningfully engaged throughout project implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

1.       Community Mobilization and Facilitation

·       Conduct community mobilization, awareness sessions, consultations and participatory meetings in target communities.

·       Support community structures, local groups and beneficiaries to engage effectively in project planning and implementation.

·       Facilitate community-driven prioritization, sequencing and validation of project interventions.

2.       Social Inclusion and Gender Participation

·       Promote meaningful participation of women, men, vulnerable groups and marginalized community members in project activities.

·       Support gender-sensitive communication, beneficiary engagement and inclusive consultation processes.

·       Identify barriers to participation and recommend practical measures to improve social inclusion.

3.       Grievance Handling and Accountability

·       Support establishment and functioning of community feedback and grievance handling mechanisms.

·       Document community concerns, complaints, feedback and agreed follow-up actions in coordination with project management.

·       Promote accountability, transparency and conflict-sensitive engagement at community level.

4.       Coordination and Reporting

·       Coordinate with project technical teams, local leaders, community committees and stakeholders during field implementation.

·       Prepare community meeting minutes, attendance sheets, consultation reports and social mobilization updates.

·       Support collection of field evidence, photos and beneficiary feedback for project reporting.

Key Deliverables:

·       Community consultations, awareness sessions and mobilization meetings conducted and documented.

·       Women, men and vulnerable groups supported to participate in project activities.

·       Community feedback and grievance handling processes supported and documented.

·       Community-driven intervention validation and prioritization supported.

·       Meeting minutes, attendance sheets, field updates and consultation reports prepared.

·       Minimum bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Rural Development, Community Development or a related discipline.

·       Minimum 4 years of experience in community mobilization, facilitation and field-level community engagement.

·       Experience in gender inclusion, community consultation and participatory development approaches.

·       Experience in grievance handling, community feedback mechanisms and conflict-sensitive communication.

·       Strong facilitation, communication, documentation and coordination skills.

·       Ability to work respectfully with diverse community groups, local stakeholders and project teams.

·       Fluency in Pashto and Dari is required.

Notes:

• CV must be under 1MB; no certificates attached.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply via: https://forms.gle/3sz6Zdzxm6XHV4Qd7

REHA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equality, transparency, environmental protection, and zero tolerance for discrimination, harassment, corruption, and misconduct.