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Job Title:  Design &
Assessment Facilitator

Organisation: World
Vision International

Duty Station: 
Uganda

Reports to: Programme
Manager

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 Design & Assessment Facilitator will
implement Assessment and Design processes and Child Sponsorship Operations
standards in ways the meet WVU and WVI standards as well as cluster strategic
priorities through effective supervision and working with Community Engagements
and Development Assistant (Causal Staff) and Community Starter Group Member
(Volunteers).

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Implement Design
and assessment

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Effectively
conduct LEAP 3 assessment process for Lalogi-Lakwana Assessment and Design
Project including primary and secondary data collection, and analysis, meeting
with key stakeholders to begin to learn about child well-being

•                    
Leading
and facilitating programme assessment and designing of new Area Programme
(Vulnerability Assessment, Gender and Disability Assessment, Conduct
Sponsorship Risk Feasibility Assessment and Child protection Assessment (ADAPT)

•                    
Developing
and administer Assessment and design Terms of Reference (ToR) and data
ollection tools

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Carrying
out the collection of primary and secondary data, analyzed to inform assessment
for potential interventions in the target communities

Develop quality
assessment report

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Facilitate
capacity building of partners on Design, operations research and documentation

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Facilitate
participation and engagement of the community, partners and government
officials to learn about Child Wellbeing Situations

•                    
Exploring
partnering options and determining partnering approaches

•                    
Facilitating
community to identify and shared vision, objectives and approaches contribute
to child well-being

•                    
Conducting
analyzing of root causes, assets/Resources, and existing efforts that that
contributes to child wellbeing

•                    
Facilitating
community to develop community level programme M&E Indicators and align it
with standardized National Office M&E indicators in preparation for Project
monitoring as aligned to the National Office Strategy results framework

•                    
Facilitating
communities to develop shared community projects & Programme Plans

•                    
Align
community project Monitoring & Evaluation Framework with World vision
M&E framework

•                    
Align
Community Project & Programme Plans with World Vision National Office
Strategy

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Conducting
baseline Survey of the Programme Impact Area to inform selection of community
projects

•                    
Compile
Critical Path Step reports to inform evidence based decision making at
programme levels and for use in preparation of programme design

•                    
Responsible
for the overall financial management of the project

•                    
Assessment
& Design process and to ensure that expenditures are kept within the
approved budgets

•                    
Document
best practices, lesson learned and success stories about WV Uganda project
interventions

•                    
Lead the
review, learning and reflection meetings in the Area Programme on projects
implementation, and evaluations.

•                    
Assessment
Plan reviewed/developed and shared with Programme Coordinator and DM&E

•                    
Innovate
better, context based and efficient ways of delivering child Sponsorship
operations

Guide AP programme
planning and Development.

•                    
Support
the Design Processes of the Critical path steps and generated reports for each
critical path steps

•                    
Support
and guide AP scheduled assessments, TDI measurements and designs.

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

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

•                    
Monitoring
of progress and achievements of Assessment processes and meeting timelines.

Conduct partnership
mapping

•                    
Partnership
Engagement and Mapping

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

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

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

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

Progress Reporting

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Assessment
Reports (Vulnerability, Gender and Disability, ADAPT and Sponsorship risk
management report)

•                    
Critical
path Steps Reports

•                    
Community
engagements meetings Reports

•                    
Parish
and Sup-County Summit Reports

•                    
Annual
Operation plans narratives, Area Plan Narratives, Complete Log-frames and
budget for identified projects

•                    
Lead
community engagement process for child sponsorship and Registration

•                    
Ensure
quality and timely Communications between Cluster, NO and SOs.

•                    
Support
development of a communication plan with appropriate sponsorship messages
tailored for local stakeholders and partners, including children.

•                    
Engage
community on understanding of sponsorship management processes and selection
criteria of Child Registration

•                    
Support
child registration planning and registration processes with partners which
ensures transparency and participation in ways that are fun and meaningful for
children.

•                    
Facilitate
formation of Community Volunteer Associations and other networks and
collaborations on CWB among Sponsorship partners and stakeholders

•                    
Support
community household engagements and Accountability approach and formation of
structures

Child Protection

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Identify
the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report in line with child protection
policy and guidelines.

•                    
Work
with local leaders to protect children from child violations and abuses on
child protection.

•                    
Sensitization
of children including all RC on child protection.

•                    
Sensitize
children, guardians/parents and other stakeholders about children’s rights and
responsibilities with a view to identify child violations.

•                    
Report
cases of child abuse in the programme area.

•                    
Report
cases of child incidents for follow up.

•                    
Communicate
to Guardian/parents on the intent of the Sponsor visit and attain
consent/confirmation or rejection of the visit

•                    
Attend
to follow up on Child protection issues and report.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

•                    
The
applicant for the World Vision Design & Assessment Facilitator job
placement should preferably hold a Degree in Social Sciences, Humanities,
Economics, and Statistics and/or Master’s degree qualification is preferred

•                    
A
minimum of three years’ experience in project design, management, planning and
budgeting preferably within World Vision. Knowledge of World Vision LEAP 3
Design processes standards is an advantage

•                    
At least
two years’ work experience in community engagement, project planning and
proposal development is key. Good understanding of logical framework and
triangulating clear understanding of theory of change derived from problem tree
analysis.

•                    
Monitoring
and Evaluation knowledge, Conducting Assessment, Data analysis and community
and partners engagements is an added advantages.

•                    
Skills
in Project management and implementation.

•                    
Highly
developed interpersonal and communication skills

•                    
Knowledge
of development work and ability to integrate it with sponsorship

•                    
Competences
in managing business process in large organizations.

•                    
Experiences
in conducting of assessment process and using assessment results to design a
project and/or programme is an added advantage

•                    
Member
of Uganda Evaluation Association, Post graduate training in Monitoring and
Evaluation is an added advantage

•                    
Knowledge
in qualitative research and probing skills and data analysis is key

•                    
Knowledge
in quantitative data analysis and use of analytical skills in quantitative data
is an added advantage.

•                    
Context
cultural indicators performance analytical skills is an added advantage

•                    
Riding
experience with a permit is a must

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.

Click
Here

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: 26^th April 2019

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