Social Development Specialist-AFD job at Action Against Hunger | Apply Now

• Be responsible for the development of framework of social development intervention and its deliverables linked to the project

• Be responsible for planning, management, coordination and monitoring of implementation and delivery of planned results related to social development.

• In consultation with relevant project staff, including community mobilization and awareness experts, and key stakeholders or consultants, support the assessments on the affordability and willingness to pay for water and sanitation services.

• In collaboration with the project focal persons, donor and client, including key stakeholders, re responsible in determining context specific tariffs for water and sanitation services for the refugees and nearby host communities.

• Be responsible for proposing modulus operandi for the management of water and sanitation services within the refugee settlements.

• In collaboration with Public health specialist & community mobilization specialists, facilitate the development of the sanitation and fecal sludge management strategy highlighting better management modalities, sanitation marketing approaches and to realize the sanitation value chain from the source to disposal, in strong community participation.

• Undertake consultations with relevant stakeholders, including potentially project affected persons, to obtain their views and suggestions regarding the social and economic impacts of the ongoing project, and agree on mitigation measures.

• Support work on the mainstream social development agenda, including providing analytic inputs to project activities, with an emphasis on social inclusion and cohesion, gender, gender- based violence (GBV), youth and migration.

• Support project teams and counterparts on technical options for social development initiatives, on the full range of social development topics, including social cohesion, citizen engagement, social inclusion & protection, gender and youth, social dimensions of climate change and other related issues.

• Actively coordinate and support preparation of periodic project progress reports with adequate input on project performance on social safeguards.

• Assist in developing TOR for the social impact assessment studies for specific project activities where required.

• Together with JV member staff, and other stakeholders, support the development and implementation water safety and ESIA Plans.

• Guide Management & project on strategies for strengthening implementation of social safeguards measures.

• Work in collaboration with the Environment specialist and project team to ensure general compliance with Environment and social safeguards.

• Be responsible for ensuring a string M&E system with timely reporting, data management and progress tracking.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in the project locations.

• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Fiscal Responsibility

• Manage budget allocations for community mobilization activities, ensuring resources are used efficiently to maximize impact.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• This position involves frequent local travel to community sites and requires flexibility to work outside regular office hours as needed.

Gender Equality Commitments & Zero Tolerance to Abuse

• Promote gender-sensitive community engagement practices and uphold Action Against Hunger’s commitments to gender equality and zero tolerance towards abuse.