The Social Mobilizer will be responsible for community outreach, producer identification, social mobilization, awareness raising, and facilitation of eligible Small and Medium Producers (SMPs) into organized Producer Groups (PGs)
Key responsibilities
Community Mobilization and Awareness 1. Conduct regular community outreach and awareness sessions in assigned villages, UCs, and producer clusters. 2. Explain project objectives, eligibility criteria, Producer Group requirements, participation arrangements, and available support to community members. 3. Build constructive relationships with community leaders, local institutions, women’s groups, youth representatives, and other relevant stakeholders. 4. Promote inclusive participation of women, youth, vulnerable households, and underserved producers. 5. Identify community-level barriers to participation and report them to the Field Coordinator. B. Producer Identification and Screening 6. Identify Small and Medium Producers (SMPs) engaged in Dairy, Meat, Aquaculture/Fish, and Fodder value chains within the assigned area. 7. Prepare and maintain preliminary producer lists using approved project formats and guidance. 8. Conduct initial eligibility screening in accordance with approved project criteria. 9. Verify basic producer information through community consultations and available supporting evidence. 10. Ensure that producer identification is transparent, inclusive, and free from favoritism, discrimination, or unauthorized payments. 11. Refer questionable, duplicate, or incomplete cases to the Field Coordinator for review. C. Producer Group Formation and Facilitation 12. Facilitate consultations among eligible producers for the formation of Producer Groups. 13. Support producers in understanding PG objectives, membership requirements, leadership arrangements, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes. 14. Facilitate inclusive selection of PG members and leaders in accordance with approved requirements. 15. Support the formation of Dairy, Meat, Aquaculture/Fish, and Fodder PGs according to assigned targets. 16. Promote women’s meaningful participation and support the formation and documentation of female-led PGs. 17. Support PG members in preparing required forms, membership lists, meeting records, and other documentation. 18. Facilitate orientation and basic capacity-building sessions for newly formed PGs as directed by the Field Coordinator. D. Registration and Documentation Support 19. Assist eligible PGs in completing documentation required for registration and other approved formalization steps. 20. Coordinate with the Field Coordinator regarding registration requirements, missing documents, and follow-up actions. 21. Support PGs in the bank-account opening process where applicable and where instructed by authorized project staff. 22. Maintain organized hard-copy and/or digital records of producer lists, attendance sheets, meeting minutes, consent records, and PG documentation. 23. Ensure that all submitted records are accurate, complete, legible, and supported by evidence. E. Monitoring, Reporting and Data Quality 24. Maintain daily and weekly activity records covering community meetings, producer outreach, screening, and PG formation progress. 25. Submit regular updates to the Field Coordinator on assigned targets, achievements, challenges, and follow-up requirements.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline and qualification and field experience in community mobilization, social development, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, or related work; willingness to travel.
