SRDP Community Mobilization Specialist
Employer RID PIU
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Information on vacancy |
Period of publication |
24.06.2025 - 23.07.2025 |
Field of activity / position: |
Other |
Duties |
- Oversight overall participatory project cycle through coordinating work implemented in districts and selected villages by Facilitating Partners (the Samarkand, Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya regions) . - Make regular visits to regions to oversight and coordinate participatory project cycle related work specifically: (i) project socialization to each level of government, mahalla citizens assemblies, and community members; (ii) the formation of project implementation teams at the regional, district and mahalla levels; (iii) the selection of villages to participate in the Project and the Project year (1,2,3) in which they will receive Project financing; (iv) participatory needs assessments, prioritization, and decision-making over the Project's infrastructure investments and the development of a three-year sustainable rural development plan; This includes guidance to Facilitating Partners Community Mobilizers and their supervisors to ensure quality facilitation of resources maps, well-being analysis, seasonal calendars, as well as health and education analysis, so that the Integrated Rural Development Plans reflect the needs of the community and the poor and marginalized, in particular; (v) elections of Mahalla Development Units as outlined in the training manual; (vi) participatory monitoring and oversight by Mahalla Citizens Assembly project committee members, which will include oversight and sign-off on the construction and delivery of the infrastructure projects, social audits and scorecards (i.e., participatory monitoring and evaluation), and participating as a member of tendering committees for the infrastructure projects at the regional level; (vii) establishing and supporting community-level structures responsible for participatory operations and maintenance. - Arranging training of trainers for Facilitating partners on topics such as project procurement monitoring, social audits, grievance redress mechanism, labor relations, social including providing outreach to vulnerable and excluded groups, etc. |
Requirements to the candidate |
Age: |
n/a |
Gender: |
Irrelevant |
Residence: |
Tashkent |
Education: |
Irrelevant |
Professional requirements |
- A university degree in the area of social sciences (minimum bachelor's degree, master's degree preferred); - 3-5 years of experience utilizing participatory approaches, such as Participatory Rural Appraisal with a particular focus on community-based infrastructure or water supply; - Proven track record in developing training modules; - Proven track record as a master trainer; - 3-5 years' experience supporting institutional development for basic rural infrastructure in Uzbekistan; - Experience with internationally financed projects (IsDB, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, EU, USAID, UNDP, or other international or bilateral donors) would be an asset; - Strong communication skills in Uzbek or Russian - verbal and written. Working level of English. |
Working conditions |
Region |
Tashkent |
Employment |
Full |
Salary offered |
to be negotiated in interview |
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