Community Mobilizor

From Grove to Market –Making the olive market work for subsistence and small-scale farmers
in the occupied Palestinian territories

Community Mobilizor

Within the framework of the project entitled “From Grove to Market” which is sponsored by the
OXFAM GB, and implemented by Bethlehem University’s Fair Trade Development Center (FTDC)
of the Institute for Community Partnership, Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ), The Economic
and Social Development Center of Palestine (ESDC), Business Women Forum (BWF) and
Oxfam GB that aims at enabling small and medium scale farmers from vulnerable and poor households
in the West Bank to have fair and equitable access to commercial markets within a conducive
institutional and policy environment, resulting in increased food and income security and greater
resilience to, and ability to respond to, shocks and disasters. The project seeks to assist national olive
oil representative bodies to promote the interests of the Palestinian olive oil sector stakeholders and
to help advocate for a supportive, gender equitable legal environment.
The project is seeking to hire the services of a Community Mobilizor to work with Palestinian olive
oil cooperatives and non formal olive farmers’ groups.

Responsibilities:
The Community Mobilizor shall perform the following duties:
-Take active part in supporting the project management;
-Serve as liaison between the project management and the policy advocacy officer on one hand
and the partner cooperatives on the other;
-Take the responsibility for coordinating and organizing different activities as requested by the project management;
-Explains different activities and interventions to the farmers and explains the reasons behind them;
-Conveys his/her observations from the field to the management to help in developing plans and activities;
-Serves as liaison between the project management and other olive oil representative bodies and stakeholders;

Minimum Requirements:
-Bachelor degree in media, social sciences or any related field;
-Three years experience in advocacy and lobbying;
-Capable of working under pressure;
-Ability to travel in the different parts of the country;
-Good knowledge of the Palestinian olive sector;
-Valid driving license;

Those interested shall send their CV and cover letter to:

[email protected]

no later than 16/6/2013.
 

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