Our organisation is community based and centered established with the aim of promoting the well-being of people living in hard to reach areas and therefore we are basically an institution serving the community. For us to ably change communities positively, we need to use appropriate strategies that can promote community participation and involvement for social change.

As a community and Youth Engagement associate, you will help communities to bring about social change and improve the quality of life in their local areas by working with them to identify their needs, opportunities, rights and responsibilities. Plan with them on what they want to achieve and implement appropriate action. Develop activities and services to generate aspiration and confidence with full involvement and participation of community members. 

You will also act as the link between communities and a range of other local authorities and partners such as the police, social workers and teachers, local and international organisations. 

While working with the local team you will actively engage communities in making sense of the issues which affect their lives, setting goals for improvement and responding to problems and needs through empowerment and active participation.

The possible tasks will include among others the following.

• identifying community skills, issues and needs
• ensuring that local people have their say
• developing new resources in dialogue with the community and evaluating existing programmes
• building links with other groups and agencies
• helping to raise public awareness on issues relevant to the community
• preparing reports and policies
• raising and managing funds
• developing and implementing strategies
• liaising with interested groups and individuals to set up new services
• mediating in matters of conflict
• planning, attending and coordinating meetings and events
• encouraging participation in activities
• challenging inappropriate behavior
• General administrative duties.