Community Initiatives Coordinator Action for Humanity Back to Jobs Yemen Aden

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• Yemen Posted: Aug 26، 2026 Deadline: Sep 10، 2026 Job Description Job Organization: Action For Humanity (AFH) Position : Community Initiatives Coordinator Duty Station: Yemen – Aden (with limited field travel) Position Type: Associate/Full-time Reports to: Designated Senior Manager Works ly with: Programs، Partnerships، Communications، MEAL، Operations، and external partners Supervises/coordinates: Community volunteers and initiative-based volunteer teams About Action For Humanity Action For Humanity (AFH) is an international humanitarian and development organization working with communities affected by crisis، poverty، displacement، and vulnerability

• Develop clear roles، responsibilities، schedules، and codes of conduct for volunteers

Requirements & Qualifications

• The Coordinator will: Develop youth-led initiatives that promote volunteering، leadership، entrepreneurship، employability، skills development، creativity، and civic participation

• Ensure that all activities involving children comply fully with AFH safeguarding، child protection، and safety requirements

• Match volunteers' interests، experience، and skills with appropriate initiatives

• Support collection of photographs، videos، testimonials، and human-interest stories in accordance with consent and safeguarding requirements

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills

• Excellent organizational and coordination skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Good computer skills، including Microsoft Office and common digital communication platforms

• All appointments are subject to appropriate recruitment checks and organizational safeguarding requirements

Benefits & Conditions

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Our work combines humanitarian assistance with longer-term approaches that strengthen resilience، improve well-being، create opportunities، and enable communities to shape their own futures

As we continue to expand our engagement with communities in Yemen، AFH is seeking an energetic and creative Community Initiatives Coordinator to help turn community ideas، partnerships، and volunteer energy into meaningful initiatives and events

Position Purpose The Community Initiatives Coordinator will lead and coordinate a diverse portfolio of community-led and volunteer-driven initiatives that strengthen Action For Humanity's engagement with children، young people، families، local organizations، businesses، institutions، and the wider community

Unlike a conventional project-based position، this role will have the flexibility to identify opportunities، develop new initiatives، mobilize volunteers، establish partnerships، and organize activities responding to emerging community priorities

The Coordinator will help design and launch initiatives related to youth empowerment، economic recovery، children's well-being، health، nutrition، education، protection، livelihoods، social inclusion، volunteering، and community resilience، alongside public awareness and fundraising activities

The role will also serve as an important bridge between Action For Humanity and the communities we serve، helping community members—particularly young people—participate actively in designing and delivering positive local initiatives.

Key

Community Initiatives Development Identify opportunities for innovative community initiatives responding to local priorities and needs

Develop practical concepts for small-scale community activities، campaigns، events، and volunteer-led initiatives

Work with AFH technical teams to develop initiatives related to health، nutrition، livelihoods، economic recovery، education، protection، WASH، youth empowerment، disability inclusion، and other organizational priorities

Encourage community members and volunteers to propose ideas and participate in designing local solutions

Develop simple initiative plans، activity schedules، budgets، partnership arrangements، and implementation plans

Support rapid mobilization of community initiatives in response to emerging humanitarian or social needs

Help transform successful community activities into concepts that could potentially be expanded or incorporated into larger AFH programs. 2

Youth Engagement and Empowerment A significant component of the position will focus on creating opportunities for young people to participate positively in their communities

Establish networks of young volunteers who can support community initiatives and AFH activities

Organize youth events، competitions، workshops، community challenges، sports activities، innovation activities، and awareness campaigns

Work with universities، schools، youth organizations، training institutions، businesses، and community groups to develop opportunities for young people

Identify talented and motivated young people who could become community ambassadors، volunteers، or initiative leaders

Encourage young people to develop and implement their own community solutions with appropriate AFH guidance and support. 3

Children-Focused Community Activities Coordinate safe، inclusive، and engaging activities for children in collaboration with AFH technical teams and partners

Organize recreational، educational، cultural، sports، and well-being activities for children

Develop activities that encourage learning، creativity، social interaction، physical activity، and emotional well-being

Work with schools، community organizations، parents، volunteers، and other partners to expand children's participation

Promote inclusion of children with disabilities and children from vulnerable or marginalized communities. 4

Volunteer Mobilization and Management The position will primarily deliver initiatives through volunteers and community networks rather than through a large dedicated project team.

will include: Recruit and mobilize volunteers for community activities and events

Develop and maintain a structured database/network of AFH community volunteers

Organize volunteer orientation، induction، briefings، and basic training

Establish volunteer teams and identify volunteer team leaders where appropriate

Monitor volunteer participation and recognize outstanding volunteer contributions

Create opportunities for volunteers to develop leadership and practical experience

Promote a positive culture of volunteering and community service

Ensure volunteers understand AFH safeguarding، protection، humanitarian principles، and expected standards of conduct. 5

Community Partnerships Build relationships with local organizations، community groups، youth organizations، universities، schools، businesses، professional associations، foundations، sports organizations، health institutions، and other potential partners

Identify opportunities where partners can contribute expertise، venues، materials، volunteers، sponsorship، or other resources

Coordinate joint community events and initiatives with partners

Maintain regular communication with participating organizations and community stakeholders

Help establish a network of organizations interested in collaborating with AFH on community initiatives

Identify opportunities for corporate and private-sector engagement in community activities. 6

Events and Public Engagement Plan and coordinate community and public events that increase participation، awareness، and engagement

Activities may include: Youth forums and community dialogues

Children's activities and community days

Health and nutrition awareness events

Sports and recreational activities

Livelihood and entrepreneurship events

Volunteer campaigns

Environmental and community improvement campaigns

Exhibitions and community markets

University and school engagement activities

International Day campaigns and public awareness activities

Community celebrations and recognition events

Fundraising and solidarity events

The Coordinator will manage event planning from concept to completion، including partners، volunteers، venues، logistics، participant engagement، communications، safety، documentation، and post-event follow-up. 7

Community Fundraising and Resource Mobilization Working with AFH management، partnerships، and communications teams، the Coordinator will help develop creative ways of mobilizing community support for humanitarian and development initiatives.

include: Develop ideas for community-based fundraising campaigns and events

Organize fundraising activities supporting agreed AFH humanitarian and community priorities

Engage businesses، institutions، community leaders، and other stakeholders interested in supporting community initiatives

Explore opportunities for sponsorship and in-kind contributions for approved events and activities

Support campaigns during important humanitarian and seasonal periods

Ensure that all fundraising activities follow AFH policies، financial controls، applicable regulations، and organizational approval procedures

Work ly with Communications to develop appropriate messaging and visibility around campaigns. 8

Community Outreach and Representation Serve as an approachable AFH focal point for community initiatives and volunteering opportunities

Attend relevant community meetings، youth events، university activities، exhibitions، and public events

Introduce AFH's mission and community programs to potential partners and volunteers

Build relationships with community leaders and influential community actors

Collect ideas and feedback from communities regarding potential initiatives

Promote greater community participation in AFH programming

Support AFH representation at relevant public and community events when requested. 9

Communications and Storytelling Work ly with the Communications team to document community initiatives and their impact

Identify compelling stories involving volunteers، young people، children، partners، and participating communities

Provide regular information on upcoming activities that can be promoted through AFH communication channels

Help demonstrate how community participation and volunteering contribute to humanitarian action and sustainable recovery. 10

Planning، Monitoring and Reporting Develop monthly and quarterly community initiative plans

Maintain an activity calendar covering events، campaigns، partnerships، and volunteer activities

Track participation، including numbers of volunteers، young people، children، partners، and community members engaged

Maintain records of community initiatives and partnerships

Document results، lessons learned، challenges، and recommendations

Collect participant and partner feedback

Produce concise monthly updates for management

Support development of case studies and impact stories

Ensure appropriate documentation of expenditure and resources used for community initiatives

Expected Areas of Initiative The successful candidate will be encouraged to propose and develop new ideas

Potential initiatives may include: Youth volunteering networks and leadership programs

Youth entrepreneurship and economic empowerment activities

Community livelihood and economic recovery initiatives

Children's sports، recreational، educational، and well-being activities

Health and nutrition awareness campaigns

Community health days

Disability-inclusive community activities

School and university initiatives

Community environmental campaigns

Public awareness activities

Community innovation competitions

Cultural and creative events

Volunteer-led humanitarian campaigns

Ramadan and seasonal community initiatives

Fundraising events and campaigns

Partnerships with local businesses and private-sector actors

Community markets and livelihood exhibitions

Activities commemorating relevant national and international days

This list is not exhaustive

Creativity and the ability to identify and develop new community initiatives will be a central expectation of the position

Safeguarding and Accountability Because the role will involve regular interaction with children، young people، volunteers، and potentially vulnerable community members، the Community Initiatives Coordinator must demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding and accountability

The post holder will: Ensure all activities comply with AFH safeguarding and child protection policies

Promote safe and inclusive participation

Ensure appropriate consent procedures are followed for children and media activities

Ensure volunteers receive appropriate safeguarding orientation

Immediately report safeguarding concerns through established AFH mechanisms

Maintain professional boundaries and uphold AFH's Code of Conduct at all times

Ensure activities follow the principles of dignity، inclusion، accountability، and do-no-harm.

and Experience Essential Bachelor's degree in community development، social sciences، development studies، business administration، communications، public relations، youth development، education، or another relevant field

Relevant professional or volunteer experience in community engagement، youth programming، event management، volunteering، humanitarian/development programming، civil society، or similar work

Demonstrated ability to organize activities، campaigns، or events

Experience working with young people، volunteers، or community groups

Ability to manage several initiatives simultaneously

Ability to work independently and take initiative

Fluency in Arabic and good working knowledge of English

Desirable Previous experience with an NGO، civil society organization، youth organization، university initiative، volunteer network، or community organization

Experience organizing public events or fundraising activities

Experience developing partnerships with businesses، universities، schools، or civil society organizations

Experience managing or coordinating volunteers

Knowledge of humanitarian and development programming in Yemen

Experience with youth entrepreneurship، livelihoods، sports، health promotion، education، or child-focused activities

Experience in communications، social media، photography، storytelling، or public campaigns would be an advantage

Personal Competencies We are particularly interested in candidates who are: Creative: Able to turn simple ideas into meaningful initiatives

Community-oriented: Comfortable engaging with people from different backgrounds

Energetic: Willing to spend significant time working directly with communities، volunteers، and partners

Entrepreneurial: Able to identify opportunities rather than waiting for activities to be assigned

Organized: Capable of managing several activities، partners، and volunteer teams simultaneously

Collaborative: Able to bring different organizations and individuals together around a common initiative

Youth-friendly: Able to communicate effectively with and motivate young people

Responsible: Understands the importance of safeguarding، accountability، financial controls، and organizational reputation

Solution-oriented: Able to respond calmly and practically when plans change

A strong communicator: Comfortable representing AFH with communities، partners، volunteers، and public audiences

What Makes This Role Different? This is not a conventional desk-based coordination position

We are looking for someone who enjoys being in the community، meeting people، developing relationships، bringing partners together، mobilizing volunteers، and turning ideas into action

One week may involve coordinating a children's activity with local volunteers، another may involve organizing a youth entrepreneurship event with a university، another could involve bringing businesses and community organizations together for a fundraising campaign or mobilizing volunteers around a health، nutrition، or community initiative

The successful candidate will therefore have considerable opportunity to create، innovate، build partnerships، and develop new initiatives under the Action For Humanity umbrella

Success in the Role During the first year، success would be demonstrated through: Establishment of an active and diverse AFH community volunteer network

Regular implementation of high-quality community and youth initiatives

Increased engagement of young people and children in appropriate AFH activities

Development of new partnerships with universities، schools، businesses، civil society organizations، and community groups

Successful delivery of public and community events

Development of creative community fundraising and engagement activities

Strong documentation of participation، results، and community impact

Evidence that community ideas and volunteer participation are contributing to AFH's wider humanitarian and development mission How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their CV and a brief one-paragraph statement explaining why they are interested in the position to clearly mentioning the position title (Community Initiatives Coordinator) a

Applicants are encouraged to briefly describe one community or youth initiative they would like to develop if selected for the role

Action For Humanity is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and to providing equal opportunities

Application Deadline: September 10th، 2026 Expected Start Date: September 15th، 2026 Apply on employer site This listing links to an external application

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