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Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Community Engagement Associate will primarily focus on securing community support and engagement with ACWA project implementation activities but will also have involvement in other aspects of the project as described below.

Duties and Responsibilities of Engagement Associate

Oversee the implementation of project activities

• Establish and maintain social rapport with communities in the 24 targeted Atolls and Islands.
• Provide supports for Technical Design Survey disclosure meetings, delivery of material to Atolls and Islands, insltallation works for rainwater harevesting system, groundwater rehavilitation.
• Conduct training for Site Coordinators and communities, Community-based Water Commmittees for water safety management, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and gender equality.
• Compiles summary reports to the Project Manager and Area Coordinators following individual missions and be prepared to provide responses to queries.
• Contribute and participate in trainings, workshops, and other activities conducted by ACWA project to promote and maintain community engagement and participation.

Coordinate with various stakeholders at national and community level

• Establish and maintain social rapport with the Paramount Chiefs, ranking chiefs, and elders of the target  communities and ensuring they are kept abreast of project progress as it relates to their domains.
• Ensure close coordination with local leaderships for transparent and accountable communication

Oversight Site Coordinators

• Monitor, supervise and oversight Site Coordinator for their daily activity and compile bio-weekly report
• Guide and train Site Coordinator for monitoring and porting activities

Strengthen community engagement 

• Conduct visits to targeted communities in the 24 Atolls and Islands with the objective of informing the people about ACWA project and its overarching goals and methodology and receiving feedback.
• Closely work with ACWA Project Management Unit (PMU) team especially Area Coordinator, Water Governance Coordination Specialist, Field Engineers, and Chief Technical Advisor to ensure community support and engagement with ACWA project activities

Support Grievance Redress Mechanism

• Support Chief Technical Advisor and Site Coordinator to ensure proper handling community suggestion, concern or request to be accountable and complie report.
• Any other responsibilities that may be assigned by the Project Manager.

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Required Skills and Experience