JOB PROFILE

PART 1 – JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB OVERVIEW

Field supervisor will be responsible to supervise field operations day-to-day by leading the Social mobilisation team. He / She will be responsible to develop regular and weekly field plans with the consultation of senior stakeholder and community engagement officer. Field Supervisor must ensure efficient, effective, timely, impact-oriented & sustained social mobilisation of the target community under the UKAM Project 

POSITION IN ORGANISATION

• Grade: B3

• Reports to the Senior Stakeholder & Community Engagement Officer (SSCEO)

• Coordinates closely with the project team members as and when required

• Interacts and shares learning and information with relevant team members at the Tearfund

3. ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• The position holder will be expected to adhere to and promote organisational values and principles while representing Tearfund

• The position holder will be expected to adhere to Tearfund’s Code of Conduct as referred to in the Personal Conduct Policy

• The position holder will be expected to strongly support, promote and maintain a robust safeguarding culture, in accordance with Tearfund’s Safeguarding Policy; this will include taking timely, decisive and recommended action(s) if and when confronted with a safeguarding issue at Tearfund, partner and/or community level    . 

CORPORATE POLICIES, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES

• Undertake all activities in accordance with internal management systems, operating procedures/policies and programmatic protocols; support project team and organisational efforts to ensure compliance

• The position holder will be expected to adhere to Tearfund’s Quality Standards as and when required 

KEY RESPONSIBILITY

• Under the line management of the Senior Stakeholder & Community Engagement Officer (SSCEO) Field Supervisor will supervise the social mobilisation activities at community level in accordance with the culture and norms of the target population. 

• Supervise to social mobilisation team in organising the meetings, training sessions and follow-up sessions

• Develop and effectively relationships with relevant community representatives/members necessary to ensure the successful delivery of the project’s community mobilisation output

• Ensure the availability and management of key resources required to develop and implement the social mobilisation plan

• Provide regular updates to the line manager about daily activities through field visit reports, work plans and proper documentation

• Develop scope of work which includes social mobilisation activity objectives, methodology, agenda and budget. 

• Maintain an accurate reporting and proper record/data management of household sessions

• Ensure data household sessions data timely provided to line manager 

• Ensure robust monitoring and timely corrective action with regards to the outworking of the project’s social mobilisation plan

• Build close partnership with the community influential and other stakeholders through regular meetings with them on appropriate intervals

• Report every day the problems to the line manager 

• Report daily activities, incidents and achievements

• Proactively identify issues and take ownership through to resolution

• Ensure rotas, timesheets and other paperwork are issued accurately and in a timely manner

• Any other responsibility assigned by the line manager

External Relationships / Representation

• As part of the project team, support and promote effective teamwork and commitment to Tearfund’s Core Values and Quality Standards  

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS / REPRESENTATION  

• Participate in project activities and events as and when directed by line manager and represent Tearfund in these said occasions

• Participate in workshops/trainings/events organised by the Country Office and UK office 

• Provide support to line Manager and Stakeholder & Community Engagement Coordinator where appropriate in representing Tearfund to other INGOs, NGOs, government departments, government agencies, partners, associates, affiliates and other relevant stakeholders and ensure coordination and constructive working relations with the same
  

PART 2 – PERSON SPECIFICATION

Field Supervisor