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Job Title:  Sponsorship Operation Officer

Organisation: World
Vision International

Reports to: 
Child Sponsorship and Development Facilitator

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 Sponsorship Operation Officer will
effectively manage Area Program Registered Children (RC), Sponsorship
Operations, community engagement, participation and protection within
acceptable partnership standards, in a manner that contributes to sustained
improved child wellbeing.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Management of Sponsorship Performance and Quality Assurance in
  accordance to WVI partnership standards
• Manage all sponsorship operations and reporting using sponsorship
  Horizon.
• Ensure Registered Children Monitoring Status (CMS) is maintained
  within partnership standards.
• Ensure quality Sponsorship Operation Indicators (SOIs) are
  implemented and maintained within partnership standard of 95%
• Ensure every RC records within Horizon and files are well Updated,
  managed and stored securely respectively.
• Facilitate timely processing and Management of all Correspondences
  (Christmas cards, Sponsor letters, Annual Progressive Report, introductory
  letters, Support Office Queries, Gift Notifications…) within partnership
  standard of 95%.
• Mobilize and support RC families to adequately prepare for and
  manage sponsor visits.
• Ensure that Sponsorship 2.0 Media Contents (Photos and Video’s) are
  delivered according to the Partnership requirements and standards.
• Facilitate Children, Volunteers and stakeholders Sponsorship Basic
  Training and Sponsorship initiatives.
• Ensure 102% supply and Management of planned number of Registered
  Children in line with Support Office.
• Hold monthly / quarterly meetings with Community Volunteers
  Association and guardians/parents and child protection committees to
  address findings from monitoring.
• Implementation of Field Level Sponsorship initiatives &
  Innovations
• Ensuring adherence and compliance of sponsorship volunteers to child
  and adult safe guarding

Sponsorship
Planning, Implementation and Reporting

• Work with Project Officer 1s (PO1s) to develop integrated Annual
  Sponsorship Operational Plans and facilitate implementation, monitoring
  while reporting and integrating 100% RCs participation.
• Facilitate implementation, monitoring and reporting of Community
  Engagement and Sponsorship (CESP) planned activities.
• Mobilize and facilitate periodical community engagements of
  stakeholders (RC guardians, RCs and COVAs) focusing on child wellbeing.
• Facilitate Community Volunteers Associations and partners in
  monitoring of Community engagement and Sponsorship activities.
• Mobilize and facilitate active participation of children and their
  communities in planning, monitoring and implementation of community
  development initiatives.
• Facilitate RC participation within the CDPC and update and Report
  every RC participation and benefit in accordance to the partnership
  standards
• Support the collection, documentation & Reporting of RC impact
  and success stories.
• 100% sponsorship Budget utilized based on the DIP and Cashflow

Community
Engagement and Sponsorship Education

• Conduct Community sensitizations, capacity building sessions on
  World Vision Sponsorship Model through Community Volunteer Associations
  (RC guardians, community leaders and other established community groups
  and stakeholders)
• Lead and Support formation and Training of the Registered Children
  committees in the respective CPDC for their Wellbeing. .
• Support and facilitate the children committees to plan and hold
  meetings at all levels (School, parish and sub county) on a regular basis
• Conduct periodical community engagement with other technical project
  officers and advocacy sessions and case management based on the Child
  Wellbeing and sponsorship in programming
• Mobilize communities to participate in planned annual children care
  and protection events.
• Strengthening Field operating model through Community Volunteer
  Associations
• Support the formation, mentoring and functionality of the Community
  Volunteers Associations for implementation & Monitoring of Sponsorship
  operations deliverables and planned activities.
• Building capacities of the Community Volunteers, adult RCs and
  Children committees to manage Sponsorship operations and Media.
• Support COVAs to mobilize, empower and monitor RC households to
  participate and benefit from the Technical programs within the APs
  development
• Facilitate and mentor Community Volunteer Associations to support
  CESP activity implementation and Monitor the wellbeing of children
  wellbeing (to go on Community engagement)

Community Led Care,
Child Protection, Child Participation and Voice

• Lead and Facilitate the establishment and functionality of Child
  Participation and Development centers for RCs within established APs
  institutions like schools , Faith Based institutions, learning centers and
  Health centers
• Support and Facilitate Periodical RC Child wellbeing engagements
  within Child Participation and Development Center based planned Technical
  Project Activities focusing on the child wellbeing.
• Manage and follow up case managements and report any incidents in
  line with child protection as per policy and guidelines.
• Conduct Periodical Community Sensitization on Child Protection,
  children’s rights and responsibilities.
• Capacity building and mentorship of CDPC facilitators on different
  age appropriate life skills to able to train children within the centres.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the World Vision Sponsorship Operation Officer job
  placement should preferably hold a Diploma in Social Work or any other
  relevant discipline.
• At least two years of experience in community work and engagement
  with Sponsorship agencies
• Writing and reporting skills
• Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s)
• Networking and influencing skills
• Partnership and Collaboration Skills
• Community Mobilization and Engagements
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Motorcycle riding skills

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: 27^th August 2019

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