National Community Outreach Expert- Kitwe/Solwezi
Overview
The role supports the design and delivery of community outreach and awareness-raising activities for a project focused on skills development in Zambia's artisanal and small-scale mining sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the design of the project's community outreach strategy.
- Plan field visits and community engagement activities.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with local community networks.
- Lead the delivery of community outreach and awareness-raising activities.
- Engage with target communities and local stakeholders.
- Identify community priorities, concerns, and barriers to participation.
- Carry out field visits to engage ASM communities and build partnerships.
- Help source and screen profiles of beneficiaries for training.
- Support community-level coordination of project activities.
- Design and deliver community awareness-raising sessions and campaigns.
- Provide inputs to dissemination and awareness-raising material.
- Build and maintain partnerships with local community networks.
- Support the dissemination of project results and success stories.
- Support the identification and mobilization of beneficiaries for training.
- Facilitate community-level participation in project training and awareness activities.
- Support local partners and community networks in strengthening their engagement.
- Undertake field travel to support outreach activities.
- Provide regular updates on outreach activities and community engagement.
- Contribute outreach-related inputs to project progress and annual reports.
Required Experience
At least three (3) years of professional experience in community outreach, awareness-raising, social mobilization and/or gender/GESI programming, is required. Experience designing and delivering community-level awareness-raising sessions or campaigns, is required. Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and problems of the Copperbelt and North-Western provinces or a similar province/region in Zambia is desirable. Experience in working with government and development agencies in the province and in Zambia is desirable. Experience working with artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) communities or in the extractives sector is desirable. Knowledge of the Copperbelt/North-Western ASM context (including copper, cobalt and emerald mining dynamics) is desirable. Experience developing communication or learning/knowledge products is desirable. Experience working with UN agencies or international development organizations is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in social sciences, community development, gender studies, communications, sociology or another relevant discipline is required. A first level university degree or an advanced technical college diploma may be acceptable provided it is combined with additional 3 years of professional hands-on experience that is directly relevant to the expertise required by the specific assignment.
