Community Development Facilitator NGO Vacancies – World Vision International

Organisation: World Vision International
Reports to: Programme Manager
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
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.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Offer timely support and guide ADP scheduled
    assessments, evaluations, TDI measurements and designs.
  • Actively 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.
  • Mobilize community participation in
    program/project planning, development, implementation and monitoring.
  • Mobilize government institutions and
    technical staff in the planning and implementation of ADP program and
    plans.
  • Facilitate networking with government
    institutions and other development partners within the ADP in planning and
    implementation of development programs.
  • Mobilise grassroots organizations, Churches
    and other civil society organizations on poverty reduction.
  • 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.
  • Actively facilitate growth of strong
    grassroots movements on specific advocacy issues.
  • Build leadership and mobilization capacity of
    programme/project committees and facilitate their participation in
    programme/project development activities.
  • Support and facilitate graduated growth of
    partnerships and community based organizations
  • 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.
  • Offer support and facilitate sponsorship
    staff and sponsorship service operations in the ADP.
  • Monitor performance of sponsorship
    performance in line with child sponsorship standards.
  • ADP financial and asset resources are managed
    and used in line with policy guidelines.
  • Provide accurate and timely variances
    explanations on ADP over and under expenditures
  • Organize ADP level forum 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
    learning.
  • 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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The prospective World Vision Community
    Development Facilitator employee should hold a University Degree in Social
    Science, Development Studies, Education or any relevant field.
  • Possession of a Post Graduate Qualification
    in Project Planning and Management
  • A minimum of five years’ experience working
    facilitating community development.
  • Highly reliable and independent.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to ride a motor cycle with a clean riders’
    licence.
  • Good networking and advocacy skills
  • Person of high integrity and willing to work
    with minimal supervision
NB: This vacancy is open to Ugandan nationals only.
How to Apply:
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.
Deadline: 18th June, 2016
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