Outreach Worker At Ghiras Al-Nahda

General Description of the Organization:

Ghiras Al-Nahda is a Nonprofit Non-governmental humanitarian organization working to empower people through fulfilling their basic needs and seeking to improve community stability and resilience.

Job Purpose:

Field volunteers will work to enhance community awareness about the dangers of war remnants, including unexploded ordnance and explosive Ordnances. They will organize awareness sessions aimed at teaching individuals how to identify and avoid these hazards.

In addition, the volunteers will promote behavioral and attitudinal changes to ensure personal and community safety. They will contribute to fostering a sustainable culture of prevention among community members, ensuring a safer environment for everyone.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Organizing awareness sessions tailored for children to help them understand the risks in an age-appropriate manner.
• Conducting educational workshops for adults, including methods for safely dealing with unexploded ordnance.
• Distributing visual and written awareness materials to the local community.
• Raising awareness among children and adults about the dangers of explosive and unexploded ordnance, teaching them how to identify and avoid such hazards.
• Promoting preventive attitudes and behaviors to ensure personal and public safety.
• Submitting progress reports to the direct supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• A relevant academic degree (such as Human Security, Safety, or Risk Management).
• At least 1 years of practical experience in the field of education or awareness-raising.
• Practical experience in community awareness regarding risks and handling unexploded ordnance.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Non-discrimination Policy:
GAN is committed to creating a truly inclusive, effective, and representative organizational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees, and eliminating discrimination. In addition, GAN is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex, or religion. GAN is encouraging persons with disabilities to apply for the position.

Child Protection Policy:

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to GAN, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. GAN is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation. We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

PSEAH Policy:
GAN expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of abuse, or harassment (sexual or otherwise), based on race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, or disability. GAN employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual, or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside GAN.