Community Mobilizer (Maternity Cover)

The Community Mobilizer will support the implementation of community mobilization activities for international protection applicants in transit accommodation centres in Ireland. The role involves engaging with affected communities, supporting cultural and recreational activities, promoting community resilience, and assisting in data collection and communication efforts.

Responsibilities

• Engage directly with affected communities to build trust, encourage participation, and support inclusive involvement in project activities.
• Ensure creative, cultural, and recreational activities are organized for different community groups, promoting social interaction, inclusion, and well-being.
• Identify and map community resources, cultural groups, and creative talents; support them in organizing inclusive activities and integrating MHPSS principles.
• Encourage and strengthen local cultural, religious, and creative traditions to enhance community resilience and cohesion.
• Facilitate and promote activities such as social theatre, art and music workshops, storytelling, poetry, and sports events based on community needs and capacities.
• Support daily communication with affected populations, ensure two-way information sharing, collect feedback through established channels, and relay it to the Project Management Team.
• Provide technical guidance to community focal points and volunteers to strengthen community participation and ownership of activities.
• Support awareness campaigns on MHPSS, community well-being, and social inclusion using culturally appropriate messages and communication channels.
• Assist Social Workers and other team members in conducting community needs assessments, surveys, and mapping exercises to identify individuals or groups needing psychosocial or protection support.
• Be available to travel between sites as required, prepare brief reports on activities and outcomes, and perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• High school diploma with at least five years of relevant experience; or University degree with at least three years of relevant professional experience.
• Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
• At least 2 years of experience in cultural mediation in the framework of migrants’ assistance.
• Previous experience with international organizations, NGOs, EU Agencies and/or Irish law enforcements or Government’s Departments would be an asset.
• Ability to work with migrants and asylum seekers.
• Interpersonal skills (i.e. empathy and emotional resilience).
• Intercultural competence and communication skills.
• Culture-specific knowledge.
• Capacity to prevent and mitigate conflicts and bridge gaps due to language misunderstandings in an objective and impartial manner between the beneficiaries and the authorities.
• Psychological understanding in interpersonal communication and sensitiveness in addressing the asylum-seekers’ claims.
• Knowledge of the procedures related to the asylum application in Ireland.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports and work with statistics.
• Good experience with Microsoft Office.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.

Skills

• Cultural Mediation
• Migrant Assistance
• Inter-Cultural Communication
• Conflict Prevention
• Psychological Understanding
• Asylum Procedure Knowledge
• Report Writing
• Data Collection
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Social Mobilization
• Empathy
• Emotional Resilience
• Culture-specific Knowledge
• Communications Skills

Languages

English