TECHNICAL ASSISTANT – GIZ

VACANCY 

Role Purpose:

The role involves community engagement, coordination with the Settlement Office, and assisting with project implementation and events.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Liaison with the Aus Settlement Office.

• Supporting all participatory activities in the settlement in line with the project principles and objectives.

• Support household enumeration, mapping exercises, awareness raising and participatory events in Aus.

• Regularly evaluates community awareness, satisfaction, perceptions as well as opportunities for community contributions.

• Support (community) events with translation from English into local vernaculars.

• Monitors risks, opportunities and conflicts in the community/settlement, and communicates these to the project and Aus Settlement Office.

• Supports ongoing or new recurrent neighbourhood initiatives in the settlement and across the project, ensuring sustainability and community participation.

• Supports the planning and execution of delegation visits and consultants assigned to engage with the community and the settlement.

• Assists in other project activities, as required by management.

Requirements for the role

• Grade 12

• Added advantage: Certificate in community engagement-related fields, social work or similar.

• 2 years working experience in a comparable position.

• Working experience with (informal settlement) communities and local authorities in the sector of community engagement and/or social work.

• Applicants should have lived in Aus Settlement for the last three years and maintain specific knowledge of the communities and institutions in Aus Settlement.

• Good knowledge of English and fluency in at least one local vernacular relevant for the Aus Settlement.

• Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (Microsoft Suite).