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• Oversee and manage all social development
  work and activities within Revelation Life.
• Manage and co-ordinate all Social
  Development Workers, meeting with them regularly.
• Develop and co-ordinate the Social
  Champions programme.
• Co-ordinate social development training to
  Communty Groups.
• Contribute and advise on social
  development activities at the Family Centre.
• Work with team members to help families
  see improvements in family and neighbourhood situations.
• Ensure that the Social Development
  Department is working efficiently and successfully, that objectives are
  met and that the department is working within the Revelation Life values
  and Ugandan law.

• Work together with department, Heads of
  Department and community members to set strategy and objectives for social
  development work.
• Co-ordinate training to Community Groups
  on various social issues.
• Co-ordinate the Social Champion programme
  through co-ordinating:
• Application
  process:
• Promotion of the Champion
  programme in Community Groups and in the wider communities
• Information for potential
  Champions about the details of the programme
• Assessment and agreement
  meetings with potential Champions
• Training:
  
• Writing and presenting
  trainings to Champions with support from department
• Managing the programme
  teaching schedule with support from department
• Monitoring:
  
• Monitoring and evaluating
  interventions, supporting staff and Champions on relevant cases
• Ensuring reporting is carried
  out and done in a timely manner
• Supervision:
  
• Ensuring that department
  members oversee a certain number of Champions on a regular basis
• Work with Social Development
  Workers to regularly monitor and evaluate progress with intervention
  cases.
• Ensure that department
  members are successfully co-ordinating with representatives from the
  Community Development and Community Health departments.
• Provide advice to Family
  Centre team to develop strategy, assessments and objectives.
• Build relationships with key
  stakeholders relevant to social development work in designated
  communities.
• Actively seek relevant
  training opportunities for all team members.
• Network and work closely with
  related organisations.
• Help to set and take
  responsibility for budgets for all social development work.
• Oversee the development of
  the Discipleship Programme. Build good social work practice within the
  organisation, in line with Ugandan laws and policies. Conduct the
  department in line with Ministry of Gender requirements and co-ordinate
  Quarterly Reports.

• The ideal candidate should possess a
  qualification in social work or a related field
• Prior experience/training in counselling
• Facilitative leadership and excellent
  communication
• Ability to manage a team well
• Ability to delegate tasks well
• Ability to plan and act strategically
• Experience and training in social
  work/development
• Good management, negotiation and people
  skills
• Good skills for dealing with stress
• Ability to deal with time urgent cases and
  prioritise well
• Ability to deal with difficult and
  sensitive situations
• Good record keeping and administration
  skills
• Good understanding of policies and
  referral processes
• Works well with agreed budgets
• Works well across departments
• A high level of integrity and maturity
• A passion for working with people through
  social development
• A strong, active relationship with the
  Lord, which affects your everyday life
• Committed, punctual and reliable
• As a member of the Revelation Life team,
  you will be expected to do the following:
• Be in full agreement with the vision & values of
  Revelation Life
• Be willing to serve Revelation Life and the people we work with,
  seeking opportunities to exhibit love and honour
• Attend team meetings and events as requested
• Agree to and abide by all Revelation Life policies

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