Community Development Facilitator UPLIFT Project Social Work Jobs - World Vision International

Organisation: World Vision International

Reports to:  Project

Manager

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

World

Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government

Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to

overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in

Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not

employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All

employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable

background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision

for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will

to make it so.”

Job Summary: The Community Development Facilitator UPLIFT

Project will facilitate and guide project activities in ways that meets World

Vision Uganda standards, for improved and sustained quality of life of young

people in urban areas. The incumbent will be responsible for the day to day

planning, implementation and monitoring of project intervention areas through

effective coordination, supervision and working with partners.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Actively engage with partners to ensure that
  
  the selection criteria for direct beneficiaries are accorded.


• Ensure application of standard monitoring and
  
  evaluation tools in project implementation. Organize learning forums
  
  involving local government, CSOs, FBOs, NGOs and other relevant technical
  
  personnel.


• Ensure partners have adequate skills for
  
  effective service delivery.


• Coordinate with partners and engage with
  
  relevant stakeholders and local authorities in building relationships and
  
  consensus on Youth related issues.


• Assess and conduct capacity building for
  
  effective service delivery.


• Support local government in enforcement of
  
  bye-laws.


• Organize dialogue sessions between partners,
  
  local government and Youth groups


• Engage and support partners, local leadership
  
  and other relevant institutions to combat risky behaviours especially
  
  among the young people and incorporate them in their daily structures.

2. Partnerships, networks

and coalitions

• Facilitate networking with local government
  
  institutions and other partners within Kampala in planning and
  
  implementation of programs.


• Identify and nurture local partnerships with
  
  grassroots civil society organizations, Religious institutions and Local
  
  councils.


• Organize and engage with media on risky
  
  health behaviours


• Actively facilitate growth of strong
  
  grassroots movements on specific advocacy issues.


• Represent World Vision at stakeholder
  
  meetings in the division and be a regular advocate of issues in the area
  
  of Health, Civic Engagement, Education and Child Protection sectors

3. Monitoring,

Documentation and Reporting

• Keenly review of monitoring reports from
  
  implementing partners and submit consolidated report to line management


• Prepare and submit monthly work plans and
  
  reports in the alignment with the project design.


• Documentation and sharing of most significant
  
  change stories.


• Actively monitor progress of
  
  programme/project interventions against plans within the Project.


• Organize review, reflection and learning
  
  forum for Youths, Partners, community, local organizations and government
  
  to share best practices and success stories.


• Monitor and document learnings on young
  
  people to young people Life skills mentoring

• Actively engage with partners to assess and
  
  address the existing child protection related issues in the community.


• In charge of the mobilization of communities,
  
  local organizations, local government and institutions to participate in
  
  Child protection implementation and monitoring.


• Actively facilitate proper formation of Child
  
  protection working teams in line with World Vision Uganda  Child Protection and Advocacy guidelines.


• The jobholder will support advocacy campaigns
  
  to ensure policy implementation


• Support Inter-sectoral, Inter agency
  
  networking and coordination in developing Child protection programs and
  
  services

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Community Development
  
  Facilitator UPLIFT vacancy should preferably hold a University degree
  
  and/or in Social Science, Development Studies, Education or any relevant
  
  field.


• A minimum of three years’ experience working
  
  with communities Facilitating development


• Previous experience with working with Young
  
  people and Project Partners is an added advantage


• Highly reliable and independent.


• Proven ability to work with minimal
  
  supervision.


• Good networking and advocacy skills


• Ability to ride motorcycle

All

suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World

Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.

NB: Please follow instructions on How to Create

Account and Profile at World Vision’s e-recruitment portal.  Qualified female candidates are particularly

encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 11^th March, 2016