Habitat for Humanity International (“HFHI”) is a non-profit faith-based organisation dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat for Humanity is founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, decent, affordable place to live in dignity and safety. Habitat for Humanity International Bangladesh office (HFHI-B) is currently looking for interested and qualified candidates for the following position.

Community Mobilizer

Purpose:

The Community Mobilizer will support in the effective implementation of Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh (HFHB)’s GMF-funded Resilient Bhashantek project by facilitating inclusive community engagement and participation. The position is responsible for mobilizing informal settlement communities to engage in project activities through household consultations, assessments, mapping, workshops, and other participatory processes.

Main responsibilities:

1. Field Implementation, Coordination & Reporting Assistances

• Support planning, budgeting, and preparation of field-level work plans aligned with GMF project outputs.
• Facilitate implementation of community-level activities, including household consultations, FGDs, assessments, awareness sessions, and participatory meetings.
• Mobilize households and community groups for:
• Housing renovation/retrofitting activities
• Community-managed WASH facility construction and use
• Livelihood and construction skill training
• Disaster preparedness drills and risk reduction actions
• Coordinate community participation in meetings, workshops, trainings, and consultations with project teams and external stakeholders.
• Identify and engage local-level actors, CBOs, youth groups, women’s groups, and informal leaders to support implementation.
• Support supervision and follow-up of field activities to ensure quality, timeliness, and community acceptance.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and final reports, including documentation of progress, challenges, lessons learned, and good practices.
• Support collection and documentation of impact stories, case studies, and community narratives.

2. Community Engagement, Participation & Capacity Building

• Facilitate inclusive and meaningful participation of community members in planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation processes.
• Ensure active engagement of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups.
• Support formation, strengthening, and functioning of community committees or user groups related to housing, WASH, and disaster preparedness.
• Organize and facilitate community risk assessments, consultation meetings, and capacity-building sessions.
• Promote community ownership and sustainability of project interventions.

3. Monitoring, Learning & Evidence Generation

• Support monitoring of community engagement activities, household consultations, and participation levels.
• With support from technical teams, assist in monitoring progress of housing, WASH, and livelihood-related activities at community level.
• Support implementation of integrated monitoring plans in coordination with MEAL staff.
• Participate in the design and use of context-adapted monitoring and assessment tools.
• Collect, verify, and submit field-level data to supervisors in a timely manner.
• Identify emerging issues, risks, or community concerns and escalate them appropriately.
• Support learning, research, and innovation activities by facilitating community access for assessments, pilots, and studies.

4. Accountability, Feedback mechanism

• Facilitate community awareness on feedback, complaints, and accountability mechanisms.
• Collect community feedback through multiple channels (FGDs, household visits, help desks, suggestion boxes, phone).
• Ensure proper documentation, referral, and follow-up of feedback, questions, and complaints.
• Support transparent communication between the project team and communities regarding project scope, timelines, and limitations.

5. Active support, role modelling, and adherence to the Habitat for Humanity’s Values and Safeguarding Commitment.

Habitat for Humanity’s Values:

• Humility - We are part of something bigger than ourselves.
• Courage - We do what’s right, even when it is difficult or unpopular.
• Accountability - We take personal responsibility for Habitat’s mission.

Safeguarding Commitment: HFHB requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation, and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.

Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Development Studies, Urban Studies, Sociology, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines from a recognized university.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the development sector.
• Experience of working on housing, WASH, livelihoods, DRR, or urban resilience programs will be added advantage

Skills & Competencies

• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with community consultations, FGDs, household assessments, and feedback mechanisms.
• Commitment to accountability, safeguarding, gender equality, and inclusion.

Salary:

Negotiable based on competency of the selected candidate with all other regular benefits as per organizational policy.

Application procedures:

If you feel that your qualification and experience match with our requirements, and you share a commitment to Habitat’s values and vision, please download and forward completed HFHB’s Job Application Form along with the CV and cover letter to hr_bd@habitatbangladesh.org by 4:30 pm of 17 January 2026.  Please note the application form is required to be completed in full and that incomplete applications will not be considered. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

* Our organization is committed to promote equal opportunities for women and men from different caste, ethnic and religious backgrounds and encourages candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply for all our positions.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. Telephone enquiries or any form of persuasion will lead to disqualification.

Habitat for Humanity is opposed to any form of discrimination, exploitation, and abuse, including slavery, coerced conscription, prostitution, trafficking of persons for any purpose, vulnerable adult, or child abuse, and dangerous or exploitive child labor. In the design and implementation of programs and policies, we seek always to work without bias, to do no harm and to reduce (rather than contribute to) the consequences of discrimination, exploitation, and abuse.  Alongside, appointments of selected candidates would be conditional upon a successful background check and clearance of references, and the identity of the candidates will be verified.