Employer:  AL-Aman Organization for blind Women Care – AOBWC

Position Title:  Community Mobilization/Hygiene Promotion Assistant

Duty Station:  Taiz City  and  AL Shamayataen district  in  Taiz  governorate.

Reporting to:  Project Coordinator

Position type: Full time contract.

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract Duration: 12 months (extended based on work and fund availability)

Post date: Nov 26 , 2025.

About AOBWC:

Al Aman Organization for Blind Women Care (AOBWC) was established in 1999 as the first Yemeni organization dedicated to empowering and rehabilitating women and girls of visual disability. It targets persons with disabilities—particularly persons with visual disabilities PwVDs—along with their surrounding communities from IDPs, Host Communities and Returnees , especially those among the most vulnerable groups. AOBWC works across key programs  including Education, Health, Protection, Shelter/NFIs, CCCM , FSL , WASH and Advocacy. Guided by the values of accountability, creativity, initiative, advocacy, competency and fairness, AOBWC aims leadership in the field of visual disability in human and development sides. Its mission is to provide humanitarian and developmental services and comprehensive integration of the blind in society through the humanitarian and developmental programs, consultations, building effective partnerships with humanitarian work partners locally and internationally, and gaining support for the issues of visual disability with a high level of quality and excellence through an encouraging environment, competent and specialized staff, and modern technology.

Job Summary

The Community Mobilization / Hygiene Promotion Assistant supports the implementation of health, hygiene, MHPSS, and disability-inclusive awareness activities within targeted communities. The role focuses on facilitating community engagement, supporting volunteers, conducting awareness sessions, organizing events, and ensuring that persons with disabilities, women, and children have equitable access to information and services. The assistant works closely with CHWs, volunteers, schools, OPDs, and local stakeholders to ensure high-quality, inclusive, and gender-responsive interventions.

Major Responsibilities:

• Support community mobilization activities to engage local communities in project interventions and promote active participation.
• Conduct awareness sessions and hygiene promotion activities focusing on safe water practices, sanitation, and disease prevention.
• Assist in planning and implementing community outreach campaigns and behavior-change communication initiatives.
• Facilitate the formation and training of community committees, volunteer groups, or hygiene promoters.
• Collect feedback from community members and share observations with the project team to improve service delivery.
• Coordinate with CHWs, local leaders, and community organizations to ensure effective implementation of hygiene and health activities.
• Participate in field visits to monitor hygiene practices, latrine use, waste management, and community engagement.
• Support the distribution of hygiene kits and ensure that beneficiaries understand how to use the items properly.
• Maintain accurate records of activities, attendance sheets, and reports according to project requirements.
•  Contribute to assessments, surveys, and baseline/endline data collection as needed.

Skills Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by the organization’s code of conduct as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
• Detailed oriented and experience with data entry, assessments and reporting
• Ability to acquire, build and maintain positive working relationships
• Possesses strong organizational and problem-solving skills within a fast-paced environment
• Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work
• Ability to interact well with people of different educational, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds
• Levelheaded and calm demeanor; able to firmly, yet professionally, direct people when needed
• Must have a high level of integrity, confidentiality and stewardship
• Committed to the values and ethics of AOBWC.
• Ability to take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work
• Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to adapt, change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization.

Education / Experience Needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Social Sciences, Public Health, or a related field.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in community mobilization or community engagement within humanitarian or development projects.

LANGUAGE 

•             Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English are required.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications through the following link:

https://forms.gle/P51JRduZYNsXaQrs9

The deadline for submission is 2nd December 2025. Please ensure all required information is completed before submitting the form.

Only short candidates will be conducted.