Literacy Mobilizer - Non-Formal Education

About the role

BrightSpyre, working with Human Appeal, a UK charity and global humanitarian and development organization, is hiring a Literacy Mobilizer. The role covers community-level mobilization, identification and enrollment of Out-of-School Children (OOSC) and eligible learners for the Non-Formal Education (NFE) program, in line with the policies and operational standards of the Directorate of Literacy & Non-Formal Education (DL&NFE), Government of Sindh. It aims to ensure effective community engagement, sustained enrollment and regular attendance at NFE learning centers.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out door-to-door visits and community meetings to identify OOSC and eligible learners, and mobilize parents, guardians and community leaders to support enrollment and continuity.
• Create awareness of the importance of literacy and non-formal education, with special focus on girls, marginalized groups and vulnerable children.
• Facilitate enrollment according to DL&NFE eligibility criteria, track absenteeism and dropouts, and support retention through counseling and follow-up visits.
• Maintain basic enrollment and attendance records, share updates with NFE Facilitators and MIS staff, and help learners with NADRA registration, birth certificate registration and UC level.
• Act as liaison between the community, learning centers and project management, resolve community-level learner issues, and keep proper documentation of mobilization activities and enrollment data.
• Ensure compliance with DL&NFE SOPs, safeguarding policies and the organizational code of conduct, including child safeguarding and respect for local norms.
• Coordinate with NFE Facilitators, MIS Assistant and the Project Team, support monitoring visits and inspections, and submit daily, weekly and monthly mobilization and enrollment reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences or a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant mobilization and community engagement experience.
• Ability to coordinate with government departments, field teams and facilitators.
• Strong organizational, communication and reporting skills.

Required skills

• Familiarity with computer skills and data collection tools.
• PSEA and safeguarding compliance, with a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse of staff and beneficiaries.

The organization reviews candidates on a rolling basis for immediate hire.