Community Development Facilitator

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Organize community groups and build their capacity to enable them take part in targeting, conducting assessments, surveys and preparation of plans

- Facilitate the formation of community groups in each target village, which will be the vehicle through which WV will work in its support to the communities.

- Ensure community groups have clear terms of reference, and are gender balanced.

- Conduct household surveys with the support of community groups to gather necessary household data.

- Support community groups to conduct surveys and assessments to identify community needs.

- Ensure community groups have relevant systems and forms for implementing and tracking the implementation of community projects.

- Support community groups in mobilizing their community members and in ensuring that requirements for participation in projects

Build Capacity of community members with different trainings

- Support community groups in identifying suitable training that meet the interests and needs of communities.

- Identify suitable resource persons who can be used for conducting training to community members.

- Develop training plans with resource persons for the implementation of training.

Maintain good networking and partnership with all stakeholders

- Liaise with local authorities to gain support for projects, and to arrange technical assistance as necessary.

- Ensure that all necessary materials are available for projects.

- Ensure monitoring forms that document involvement and time by community members are understood and utilized by community group members.

- Work with schoolteachers to develop monitoring system for attendance that can be used as a basis for Food for Education.

- Establish positive working relationships with local authorities to ensure support for programme aims.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

- Three years experiences in the field of Nutrition, Livelihood and Food Security.

- Bachelor degree in any discipline

- Good knowledge and relevant working experience in food programming.

- Strong interpersonal skills and able to work with a variety of stakeholders including staff, community members, donors and local authorities

- Proven project facilitation skill

- Good time management and organizing skill

- Demonstrate collaboration skills

- Good knowledge in Microsoft Office computer programs including Word, Excel and Power Point

Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only