Mobilization and Participatory Planning Officer (1)

Reports to the Operations Manager, the Mobilization and Participatory Planning officer will lead the Project’s outreach to smallholder farmers and their mobilization as participants in Project activities, and for the development of the Oil Palm (OP) Hub Development Plans. In this, he/she will work closely with other members of the Operations team in the PMU, the members of the Hub Start-up teams, and the District Local Government.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Reach out to the identified communities in the OP hubs to explain the Project’s scope and the opportunities it offers to rural households, both as OP growers and as participants on other Project activities.
2. Identify, mobilize and register smallholder OP growers, giving attention to both issues of capacity and of social inclusion.

• Identify the preparatory activities, assessment studies needed to feed into the OP Hub Development Plan; determine responsibilities for conducting them; and oversee their conducting.

1. Draw up the requirements of the Hub Development Plan, define the responsibilities for its different elements, manage the drafting of inputs, and take responsibility for its overall preparation.
2. Use the Hub Development Plan as a basis for providing guidance to the Hub Start-up team as to their required activities, phasing etc.
3. Provide training on NOPP-specific outreach and mobilization of farmers to PMU and Hub-Start-up team members, as well as district local government staff.

• Monitor implementation progress of Hub Development Plans.
• Manage and liaise with the other stakeholders on Land management and environmental procedures. ix. Laisse with communications department to package messages and materials to create project awareness

x. Undertake other duties and responsibilities related to Project work as directed by the Operations Manager.

Academic Qualifications:

1. Degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Education, Social Work & Social Administration, Social Development, Development Studies or related field from a recognised University.
2. Postgraduate training in Project Planning, Social Sciences, Social Development, Demography or any other related field.

Experience:

1. At least 5 years of work experience in community/rural development project,
2. Experience of at least 2 years in the of application and use of Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems technologies.
3. Experience working in a donor funded Project/intervention
4. Experience in application of participatory approaches to community development.

Competences:

1. Knowledge of the IFAD’s Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) policies is required
2. Knowledgeable of social and environmental issues in oil palm growing as laid down by

RSPO 

1. Knowledge of targeting, mobilisation and grass root participation in rural/community development projects
2. Knowledge and experience of participatory planning monitoring, evaluation and reporting
3. Proficiency in the relevant computer applications (particularly MS Excel, Word and Power Point)

• Reach out to the identified communities in the OP hubs to explain the Project’s scope and the opportunities it offers to rural households...
• Identify, mobilize and register smallholder OP growers, giving attention to both issues of capacity and of social inclusion...
• Identify the preparatory activities, assessment studies needed to feed into the OP Hub Development Plan...
• Draw up the requirements of the Hub Development Plan, define the responsibilities for its different elements...
• Use the Hub Development Plan as a basis for providing guidance to the Hub Start-up team as to their required activities...
• Provide training on NOPP-specific outreach and mobilization of farmers to PMU and Hub-Start-up team members...
• Monitor implementation progress of Hub Development Plans...
• Manage and liaise with the other stakeholders on Land management and environmental procedures...
• Laisse with communications department to package messages and materials to create project awareness...
• Undertake other duties and responsibilities related to Project work as directed by the Operations Manager...

• Knowledge of IFAD’s Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) policies...
• Knowledgeable of social and environmental issues in oil palm growing as laid down by RSPO...
• Knowledge of targeting, mobilisation and grass root participation in rural/community development projects...
• Knowledge and experience of participatory planning monitoring, evaluation and reporting...
• Proficiency in the relevant computer applications (particularly MS Excel, Word and Power Point)...

• Degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Education, Social Work & Social Administration, Social Development, Development Studies or related field from a recognised University...
• Postgraduate training in Project Planning, Social Sciences, Social Development, Demography or any other related field...
• At least 5 years of work experience in community/rural development project...
• Experience of at least 2 years in the application and use of Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems technologies...
• Experience working in a donor funded Project/intervention...
• Experience in application of participatory approaches to community development...