Organization: Compassion
International
International
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About Us:
Compassion
International is a Christ Centered non-governmental organization dedicated to
child development. Through a holistic approach, Compassion International
addresses the spiritual, economic, social and physical aspects of the neediest
children in communities to help them become responsible and fulfilled Christian
adults.
International is a Christ Centered non-governmental organization dedicated to
child development. Through a holistic approach, Compassion International
addresses the spiritual, economic, social and physical aspects of the neediest
children in communities to help them become responsible and fulfilled Christian
adults.
Job Summary: The Partnership Facilitator assists with
interacting with the local church to build capacity and resources of local church
partners to minister to children and youth in their own context. This
facilitator is responsible for supporting relationships with church partners in
a way that fosters mutual respect, trust, and service that builds up church
ministry. At this level the incumbent may still be learning and assisting with
moderately complex issues or projects for his or her assigned location and
generally works under the guidance of her or his supervisor or a more
experienced facilitator or as a team member on larger projects.
interacting with the local church to build capacity and resources of local church
partners to minister to children and youth in their own context. This
facilitator is responsible for supporting relationships with church partners in
a way that fosters mutual respect, trust, and service that builds up church
ministry. At this level the incumbent may still be learning and assisting with
moderately complex issues or projects for his or her assigned location and
generally works under the guidance of her or his supervisor or a more
experienced facilitator or as a team member on larger projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent
witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in
dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds
Compassion’s ministry in prayer. - Acts as an advocate for children – raising the awareness of the
needs, neglect, nurture, and potential of children in poverty and
challenging and enabling those within one’s influence to greater
involvement and effectiveness on behalf of children. - Demonstrates a personal commitment to serve, respect, and empower
the church according to principles outlined in Compassion’s ministry
philosophies. - Supports relationships with the pastor, church or project staff and
other key stakeholders. Builds respect and trust with the church and
community by living out Compassion’s cultural behaviors in every
interaction. - Serves as Compassion’s key liaison with the church by providing
resources to existing church partners in ways that are consistent with a
developmental mindset. - Helps churches to identify and utilize local resources, services,
and relationships as well as maximize their own resources to support the
ministry to children and youth. - Assists with work plans and activities to reflect individual church
needs. Helps churches implement plans to best grow in capacity and
maturity. - Supports and encourages cluster level activities and resources.
Fosters and connects relationships within the cluster for the purpose of
improving ministry to children, peer-to-peer learning, and addressing
other needs in the families and the community. - Encourages the participation of parents, children and youth in all
aspects of the ministry. Actively supports church involvement in the
broader community as an agent of social transformation that promotes child
development and child protection. - Assists with the contextualization of child protection practices at
church partners. Supports child protection investigations as necessary. - Upholds Partnership Management strategic process objectives within
the scope of own contributions. Uses metrics and feedback from the church
to identify areas for self development and improvement. - Coordinates with the appropriate administrative assistants as
locally defined, and those in Program Support or Business Support who have
responsibility for Compassion’s role in those deliverables to ensure
quality and completion. - May participate in partnership preparation and selection activities
as guided by the country’s specific strategy. - Utilizes growing knowledge in partnership practices to meet
expressed needs at church partners and collaborates with appropriate
functional specialists to apply solutions. - Proactively seeks understanding of details and needs of each church
partner. Assists with the implementation of child and youth ministry at
each church partner.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Compassion International Partnership
Facilitator should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. - No experience is required beyond the minimum education requirement.
- Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Accountable for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion’s
core “Cultural Behaviors” in all internal and external
communication and relationships.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the Compassion
International online recruitment portal.
qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the Compassion
International online recruitment portal.
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