Several Community Development Facilitator NGO Career Placements - World Vision International

Organisation: World Vision

International

Reports to: Programme

Manager

Duty Station: 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 will guide and facilitate Program Development,

Monitoring and Implementation in an Area Development Program (ADP) in line with

Program plans.

• Support and guide ADP scheduled
  
  assessments, evaluations, TDI measurements and designs.


• Facilitate development of the ADP design
  
  document and AOP/ DIP.


• Gather and analyze community perspectives,
  
  and prepare annual work plans and cash flows.


• Write concept papers and proposals for
  
  non-sponsorship fundraising.


• In charge of monitoring of progress and
  
  achievements of programmes in the ADP.


• Mobilization of communities, local
  
  organizations and institutions for programme development and
  
  implementation.


• Mobilize community participation in
  
  programme/project planning, development, implementation and monitoring.


• Mobilize government institutions and
  
  technical staff in the planning and implementation of ADP programmes and
  
  plans.


• Mobilize grassroots organizations,
  
  Churches and other civil society organizations on poverty reduction.


• Facilitate growth of strong grassroots
  
  movements on specific advocacy issues.


• Build ADP level partnerships, networks and
  
  coalitions with civil society organizations and local government
  
  institutions.


• Build networks with government
  
  institutions and other development partners within the ADP in planning and
  
  implementation of development programmes.


• Identify and nurture local partnerships
  
  with grassroots civil society organizations, Churches and sub county
  
  government.


• Build and facilitate the capacity and
  
  growth of community and grassroots organizations.


• Build leadership and mobilization capacity
  
  of programme/project committees and facilitate their participation in
  
  programme/project development activities.


• Facilitate capacity building of
  
  communities and local organizations.


• Support and facilitate graduated growth of
  
  partnerships and community based organizations.


• Implementation of ADP programmes and
  
  interventions in line with approved designs and AOPs/ DIPs.


• Organize community programme development
  
  and resource mobilization of planned activities such as community
  
  contributions.

• Facilitate the operations and functioning
  
  of ADP child protection committee.


• Ensure adherence at ADP of child
  
  protection policy, guidelines and protocols.


• Management of sponsorship performance


• Support and facilitate sponsorship staff
  
  and sponsorship service operations in the ADP.


• Monitor performance of sponsorship
  
  performance in line with child sponsorship standards.


• Proper and efficient management and use of
  
  ADP finance and assets.


• Ensure ADP financial and asset resources
  
  are managed and used in line with policy guidelines.


• Provide accurate and timely variance
  
  explanations on ADP over and under expenditures.


• Monitoring and track progress of programme
  
  implementation.


• Organize ADP level forum to assess
  
  progress of implementation of planned activities.


• Keenly monitor progress of
  
  programme/project interventions against plans within the ADP.


• Organize review, reflection and learning
  
  forum for ADP staff, community, local organizations and government.


• Documentation and sharing of programme
  
  learnings.

• Produce ADP quality and timely reports to
  
  keep track of progress of planned activities within the area of operation.


• Prepare and submit timely and quality
  
  bi-annual and annual reports.

• The prospective World Vision Community
  
  Development Facilitator employee should hold a University degree in Social
  
  Sciences, Development Studies, Education or any other related field.


• A minimum of three years’ experience
  
  working with communities in a development field.


• The applicant must be highly reliable and
  
  independent.


• Must be able to identify training needs
  
  among supervisees


• Possess highly developed interpersonal and
  
  communication skills


• Broad knowledge of development work and
  
  ability to integrate it with sponsorship


• The applicant must also be competent in
  
  managing business processes in large organizations.


• Good budget and personnel management
  
  skills


• Good writing skills


• Excellent networking and advocacy skills.


• Ability to work with minimal supervision.


• Riding skills with a valid class A driving
  
  permit is a must.

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by

visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link

below.

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.