What we do…
Desired start date: 01/08/2024
Contract Type: Fixed-term or permanent employee
Duration of assignment: N/A
Location: Marseille, France
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association that, for over 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs: drinking, eating, shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI implements through its interventions expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and the promotion of hygiene, but also in the essential field of food security and livelihoods. Present in over 20 countries, SI teams, 2,500 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, a few volunteers, etc. – intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.
The mission
Since March 2020, SI has been working in France to respond to the COVID-19 health crisis in four territories. Our projects target people living in degraded housing sites such as shanty towns, camps or squats and who have limited access to basic services, in terms of drinking water, sanitation, and access to essential hygiene products. In times of health crisis, “unconnected” people are more vulnerable and, more than ever, need access to these Water, Hygiene and Sanitation services to be able to apply barrier gestures and improve their living conditions.
Job Description
General objective:
The community mobilizer implements, in tandem with the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH) Project Manager, projects to improve living conditions on precarious housing sites, from the perspective of beneficiary participation and accountability to them. He/she participates
in coordination, representation and advocacy activities in the area.
The community mobilizer is required to take part in WASH diagnostic, intervention and distribution activities in the area. His/her mission is to mobilize the beneficiaries of our interventions, to analyze the social dynamics within the site, and to propose risk mitigation solutions regarding the risks of privatization, monetization or any other form of control.
The mobilizer may also be required to mediate between institutional and technical services and residents of precarious housing areas on issues related to living conditions (town hall services, metropolitan area services, waste collection, water services, etc.)
Main Challenges:
Strong interpersonal skills, with fluent communication and a sense of pedagogy.
Knowledge of working in squats and shanty towns.
Knowledge of mediation work with precarious audiences.
Non-French speaking audience (in particular knowledge of Romanian is mandatory).
Priorities for the first 2/3 months:
- Understanding the Marseille context (partners and community network) and the dynamics of the intervention sites
- Intervention within the framework of the installation of sanitary infrastructure – showers/toilets – (mobilization of residents, facilitation of appropriation and collective use).
- Monitoring/Development of activity in vertical squats and substandard housing
Your profile
Experience and technical skills:
- 3-4 years of experience in the humanitarian field
- A first experience in a similar position
- Community Mobilization Techniques
- Knowledge of interventions with vulnerable groups
- Supervision of volunteers, beneficiaries and partners
- Knowledge of how the associative environment and social support work
- Representation with residents of precarious housing sites, associations and specific services
LANGUAGES :
- Romanian (required)
- Bulgarian
SI will offer you the following conditions
- A salaried position: Depending on experience, from EUR 2,865 gross per month (basic salary EUR 2,578.5 + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly).
- The position could be filled at 100% or 80% eventually.
How to apply
Do you recognize yourself in this description?
If yes, send us your CV and cover letter.
Applications containing only CVs will not be considered.
SI reserves the right to close a recruitment before the deadline of the announcement. Thank you for your understanding.
And to find out more about Solidarités International: www.solidarites.org
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Solidarités International (SI) is committed to preventing and combating any type of abuse – any act of sexual exploitation, abuse and/or harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or its collaborators, harm to persons and/or property, fraud, corruption, undeclared conflict of interest, financing of activities that violate human rights – that could be perpetrated in the context of its interventions. SI applies zero tolerance to any type of abuse, particularly acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is a fair employer that fights all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any remuneration in order to participate in a recruitment process.
Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of abuse, notably acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to finding all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.