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- Experience 0-2
Start date: To be defined
Duration: Permanent or fixed-term contract of 12 or 18 months
Location: Mamoudzou
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, and shelter. Particularly committed to combating diseases linked to unsafe water, the world’s leading cause of death, 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 26 countries, SI’s teams – 3,200 people in total, made up of expatriates, national employees, 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 address the challenges of water, hygiene and sanitation insecurity in five French territories. In partnership with the Water and Sanitation operators of metropolitan areas and their Foundations, its projects target people living in degraded sites such as shanty towns or squats and who have limited access to basic services, in terms of drinking water, sanitation, and access to essential hygiene products. SI’s strategy is to support local stakeholders in their search for concrete solutions, by proposing to improve the sanitary conditions of the sites, in particular through the installation of drinking water supplies, sanitation infrastructure and by developing pilot projects adapted to the context of each intervention area.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
Under the supervision of the community mobilizer, the awareness agent is responsible for implementing awareness-raising and distribution activities.
Awareness
• Under the responsibility of the community mobilizer, participate in the logistical and administrative organization, planning and preparation of field interventions.
• Apply security procedures in the context of field interventions.
• Present to the population and authorities the activities in progress or in preparation.
• Conduct awareness-raising activities with beneficiaries.
• Participate in the identification and training of key people on the various awareness-raising themes (community relays).
• Participate in the selection, support and monitoring of relays (do no harm, motivation, intention, equity).
• Organize with the community mobilizer the seminars and training workshops useful for carrying out awareness-raising and training activities to achieve the project objectives.
Distribution
• Under the responsibility of the community mobilizer and the WASH program manager, participate in the logistical and administrative organization, planning and preparation of distributions.
• Carry out distributions using Solidarités International tools.
• Ensure that each beneficiary identified and registered has benefited from the distributions.
• Calculate and verify at the end of the distribution the number of beneficiary households/individuals and the quantities distributed.
• Gather and put back in place the equipment made available during the distribution.
• Count and report the returns of items remaining in stock with the logistics and administration manager.
• Ensure compliance with Solidarités International administrative procedures before, during and after the distribution.
Reporting / communication
• Keep its awareness-raising, training, community mobilization and distribution activity monitoring tools up to date and accessible to the community mobilizer and CT and other SI members.
• Archive evidence and statistics related to awareness-raising & training sessions, distribution.
• Report to the community mobilizer on the progress of the activities and specific tasks assigned to her, the problems encountered, the quality of relations with beneficiaries and the commitment of the communities.
• Participate in the drafting of activity reports.
• Stay attentive to the population and local authorities in order to collect needs, grievances, major events that may have consequences on the activities of Solidarités International, as well as the perception of the actions carried out.
• Report any information or difficulty related to its activity, Solidarités International programs or security aspects. Collaborate with the administration and local authorities.
• Participate in external restitution meetings upon request.
A salaried position: Depending on experience, from EUR 3097 (EUR 2294 gross per month + 35% cost of living allowance).
DIPLOMA AND EXPERIENCE:
Experience in the humanitarian sector: 0-2 years
Experience in an equivalent position: 0-2 years
SKILLS:
Technical skills:
1. Community mobilization techniques
2. Knowledge of interventions with vulnerable groups
3. Mediation
Cross-disciplinary skills:
1. Knowledge of Mayotte and its dynamics.
2. Knowledge of how the associative environment and social support work.
LANGUAGES:
- Mastery of French and Shimaoré required
- Any other local language is a plus (Swahili, Malagasy)
Do you recognize yourself in this description?
If yes, send us your CV and cover letter.
Applications containing only CVs will not be considered.
Solidarités International 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.