World Vision International Jobs 2017

World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Job Description

Job Title: Integrated Development Facilitator

Purpose of the position:

To implement and facilitate implementation of activities, in an integrated approach, by communities and other local partners as well as monitor activities’ outputs and report on them in the operational area.
The position interacts with community and partners to mobilize them, involve and empower them in activities implementation and monitoring.

Major Responsibilities

Build relationships within communities as catalyst, facilitator, working with partners and various stakeholders towards high community mobilization,
Map and identify new partners within and outside target communities with interest in Child Wellbeing Outcomes and mobilize them for viable partnerships.
Implement properly, in a timely manner and in an integrated approach, with children and others local partners participation, planned activities under the supervision of the Cluster Programmes Manager and with the technical support of the sectoral project’s officers.
Monitor implementation and outputs of activities with appropriate processes and tools to ensure that program interventions reflect the needs, opportunities, and capacity of the community and report to the sectoral Project Officers and the Cluster ProgrammesManager
Support communities and partners in reflection and other learning processes so that lessons are incorporated to inform future work.
Facilitate assessment off feasibility, risk management and community readiness for sponsorship in such a way that communities understand the essence of sponsorship and are actively participating in its related activities.

Qualifications

First Degree in Community Development Studies with 2 years’ experience in development field
Diploma in Community Development Studies with 3 years’ experience in development field
Field-based with 80 % time in the field.
The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%of the time.
10% Will need to participate in Skype and WebEx calls once on a while