ACTED is a non-governmental organization whose vocation is to support vulnerable population world wide and to accompany them in building a better future. ACTED was created in 1993, is governed by the French law and has its head quarters in Paris, France.


Position: Community Mobilizer

• Carry out community mobilization and assist the team in capacity building activities with community members and elders.
• Liaise with communities, beneficiaries, and local authorities.
• Carry out beneficiary identification, selection, training, development activities and sensitization as needed or requested.
• Carry out daily implementations of field activities.
• Work with ACTED management and support staff to comply with rules and procedures.
• Assist with weekly and monthly planning and reporting to the project manager.
• Keep theproject manager regularly updated on all issues related to the project activities.
• Supervise and ensure correct and accountable documentation of all activities, including checking attendance sheets, stock reports, meeting minutes, along with ensuring that all necessary amounts or signatures are collected.
• Listen too, receive and document community feedback and pass this on to project managers in a timely manner, and deliver and document responses to community feedback.
• Perform any other duty as assigned by the direct supervisor

• A higher diploma in Social Work, Community Development or a related field/ discipline
• Owning a certified motorbike licence, or making a commitment to getting one before starting work will be a clear and distinct advantage.
• Good reputation within the larger community.
• Experience with grassroots initiatives in rural areas/ASAL
• Experience with participatory community development principles and practices preferred.
• Experience in CMDRR, PFS, VICOBA, or CfW is an added advantage
• Capacity to live with minimal comfort on occasional basis (e.g. camping in communities)
• Ability to show initiative and function effectively in loosely structured, complex work environment that is constantly and rapidly changing
• Patient and optimistic approach to problem-solving, good communication and facilitation skills
• Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the program organization; ability to identify the gap and address them
• Ability and willingness to work cross border with other communities in instable and potentially dangerous areas.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• English & Kiswahili fluency are minimum requirements. Fluency in either Pokot, Samburu& Turkana local languages is a must. Knowledge of more than one of the languages mentioned or  with all the three languages an added advantage
• Basic computer knowledge is mandatory