Community Engagement Oficer
OXFAM
Total years of experience :6 years, 7 Months
• Led community engagement initiatives, fostering trust and collaboration among diverse stakeholder groups, with a primary focus on solid waste management and environmental sustainability.
• Coordinated and facilitated workshops, training sessions, and meetings to empower community members in various aspects of waste reduction, recycling, and solid waste management practices.
• Efectively oversaw projects centered on solid waste management, recycling programs, and waste reduction initiatives, ensuring successful awareness campaigns and conducting comprehensive impact assessments.
• Collaborated with local authorities, waste management agencies, and environmental organizations to address solid waste management issues in accordance with community needs and environmental regulations.
• Promoted sustainable practices and encouraged community involvement in waste reduction eforts, including organizing workshops on proper waste disposal and recycling techniques.
• Managed project budgets, timelines, and resources efectively to achieve project goals related to solid waste management and environmental sustainability, delivering tangible benefits to the community.
• Planning annual work schedules for global special activities, overseeing procurement, and managing budgets.
• Monitoring and ensuring the quality of IRD centers and playground fields.
• Supervising a team of three "Community Mobilizers" and distributing tasks effectively.
• Developing emergency preparedness plans and leading community engagement initiatives.
• Conducting assessments and community gatherings and facilitating volunteer training.
• Monitoring project progress, reporting to stakeholders, and representing IRD in coordination meetings with UNHCR.
• Supervising and task allocation to Syrian volunteers and Cash for Work (CFW) participants on a daily and weekly basis.
• Ensuring the readiness and organization of community centers, playgrounds, and other locations to accommodate refugees.
• Coordinating and facilitating training sessions for community mobilization managers, community mobilizers, refugees, and volunteers.
• Conduct field meetings with refugees to facilitate brainstorming sessions aimed at generating initiatives and ideas to engage the community, particularly through sports and recreation.
• Conducting assessments to gauge community satisfaction with ongoing projects and activities.
• Compiled daily progress reports, summarizing all developments, and submitting them to my line manager.
• Serving as the representative of IRD in district-level meetings and community gatherings.
• Organizing events, such as marathons, to commemorate global occasions like World Refugee Day.
• Assisting camp management in disseminating important messages to the refugee population.