Community Development Facilitator NGO Career Jobs – World Vision International

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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 programme development,
monitoring and implementation in an ADP in line with programme plans.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Guide ADP programme planning
and Development:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mobilse
    grassroots organizations, Churches and other civil society organizations
    on poverty reduction.
Build ADP level partnerships,
networks and coalitions with civil society organizations and local government
institutions.
  • Facilitate
    networking 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
Child protection
  • 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.
  • Keenly
    monitor performance of sponsorship performance in line with child
    sponsorship standards.
Proper and efficient
management and use of ADP finance and assets:
  • 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.
Monitoring and track progress
of programme implementation
  • Organize
    ADP level forum assess progress of implementation of planned activities.
  • 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.
Reporting:
  • Produce
    ADP quality and timely reports to keep track of progress of planned
    activities within the area of operation.
  • Prepare
    timely and quality bi-annual and annual reports.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    applicant for the World Vision Community Development Facilitator job
    vacancy should hold a University degree in Social Sciences, Development
    Studies, Education or any relevant field.
  • A
    minimum of three years’ experience working with communities in a
    development.
  • Must
    be highly reliable and independent.
  • Ability
    to work with minimal supervision.
  • Networking
    and advocacy.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified Ugandan
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: 6th May 2018
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