| | The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) is a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In Malawi, it is established by an Act of Parliament. It focuses on providing Humanitarian Services to the needy and vulnerable populations.
MRCS is now urgently seeking to engage the services of a suitably qualified, dedicated, capable and highly integrity persons to fill the vacant positions of
Community Development Facilitator (4 Posts)
Duty Station: Nsanje, Chikwawa and Zomba
Purpose of the Position
To assist the Assistant Project Officer in carrying out community mobilization activities
To provide technical support and supervise the volunteer coaches in the implementation of all activities in the project impact areas.
Key Responsibilities
Lead in carrying out community support activities in the Project area
Work closely with Community structures such as sub divisions, Village Health Committees, Village Civil Protection committees, Community Action Teams and other structures that may be available and relevant to the Project
Assist sub division volunteers and volunteer coaches to draw monthly work plans and compile reports in liaison with volunteer coaches
Organise and facilitate community trainings workshops and meetings in liaison with Government partners in the impact area.
Mobilise community in project impact areas through volunteers to identify and prioritise best combinations of Community based health care interventions to address their problems
Assist the APO in collecting report forms from volunteers and entering the data in a data base.
Carry out any other duties as assigned by District Project Officer from time to time.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum qualification of a Diploma in Disaster Risk Reduction or Community Development
3 years’ years intensive work experience.
Computer literate
Excellent skills in English and local communication languages
Be able to ride a motor cycle and be willing to live in rural areas.
All interested applicants with the required qualifications and experience should submit their applications, enclosing detailed curriculum Vitae (CV), and names of three traceable referees, day telephone and facsimile numbers and email address to:
The Acting Secretary General,
Malawi Red Cross Society,
P.O. Box 30096,
Lilongwe 3.
Or email to:
Email: cdf2@redcross.mw
The closing date for receiving applications is Friday, 9th June 2017.
Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged
Location: National
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: N/A
Job deadline: 2017-06-09
Company: Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) | | | |
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