Chemonics seeks a Community Liaison for the anticipated 5-year, $11-20 million Senegal, Ocean and Coastal Activity, which will leverage the success and continue mutualizing efforts of USAID’s Dekkal Geej project, with strong biodiversity and alternative livelihoods components.
The Community Liaison will coordinate with local government, civic leaders, and other actors to facilitate dialogues and gain public perspective. They will support relationship-building with communities and liaise with community actors and other community leadership entities. This position is open to Senegalese nationals residing in Senegal.


Key responsibilities:
• Building and maintaining relationships with local authorities, and civic leaders to support project objectives, including securing local approvals for project activities
• Working with local actors to organize and facilitate dialogue sessions, including on sensitive issues, with diverse community members
• Engaging with marginalized groups, particularly women, and youth in localized dialogue sessions
• Analyze information gleaned from dialogue sessions and mapping activities, to implement citizen-identified priority initiatives, collecting and analyzing beneficiary feedback during implementation, and instituting mentoring and learning-by-doing guidance with partners and beneficiaries
• Working closely with MEL team to provide necessary inputs
• Regularly reporting implementation progress and results to adapt programming to reflect feedback and lessons learned


Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or greater in a related field or equivalent demonstrated professional experience
• Minimum four years of relevant experience, preferably in community organizing and program design
• Excellent understanding of the demographic changes in Senegal
• Experience facilitating dialogue and feedback sessions with diverse participants, preferably including experience facilitating discussions on sensitive topics related to biodiversity and marine conservation.
• Demonstrable experience in community leadership development, community organizing, working with municipal and local government.
• Knowledge of current political, economic, social, and cultural dynamics in Senegal, including at the regional level.
• Strong English and French speaking and writing language skills