Job Title: Child Sponsorship and Protection Officer – Bukooma and Bananywa – 3 Positions
Organisation: World Vision
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
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.”
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Management of Sponsorship Performance and Quality Assurance per WVI partnership standards
- Manage all Sponsorship operations and reporting using sponsorship using Horizon.
- Ensure RC Monitoring Status (CMS) is maintained within partnership standards.
- Review all sponsorship correspondence for quality.
- Ensure quality Sponsorship Operation Indicators (SOIs) are implemented and maintained within the partnership standard of 85%.
- Update and track all correspondence through the Hope application.
- Scan and upload all digital correspondences into RMT.
- Ensure every RC records within Horizon and files are well updated, managed, and stored securely.
- Facilitate timely processing and Management of all correspondence, Christmas cards, Sponsor letters, Annual Progressive Report, introductory letters, Support Office Queries, Gift Notifications within the 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 Videos) 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 the planned number of Registered Children in line with the Support Office commitment.
- Hold monthly/quarterly meetings with the Community Volunteers Association, guardians/parents, and child protection committees to address findings from monitoring.
- Implementation of Field Level Sponsorship initiatives & Innovations.
- Sponsorship Planning, Implementation, and Reporting
- Develop Annual Sponsorship Operational Plans, integrating 100% RCs participation.
- Develop an integrated RC participation plan accommodating age appropriate IPF interventions.
- Facilitate implementation, monitoring, and reporting of Sponsorship Operational Plan (SOP) 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 the monitoring of SOP 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, update and report on every RC participation and benefit following the partnership standards.
- Support the collection, documentation, & Reporting of RC impact and success stories.
- Facilitate establishment of child development and participation
- Community engagement and Child 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 the formation and training of the Registered Children committees in the respective CPDC for their well-being.
- Support and facilitate the children’s advisory committees to plan and hold meetings at all levels (School, village, parish, and sub-county) regularly.
- Conduct periodical community engagement and advocacy sessions with integrated programme officers on case management based on the Child Wellbeing issues and sponsorship in programming
- Mobilize communities to participate in planned annual children’s care and protection events.
- Map out and build linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation of Sponsorship operation and Protection plan at the Sub County an
- Capacitate CVA working teams to identify key community Child protection issues and follow-up on commitments by leaders on improvement of the wellbeing of children in an IPF.
- Mobilize and facilitate active participation of children and their communities in planning, monitoring, and implementation of community development initiatives.
- Strengthening the 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 SOP activity implementation and monitor the well-being of children’s wellbeing.
- Community Led Care, Child Protection, Child Participation and Voice
- Lead and facilitate the establishment and functionality of Child Development and Participation Centers for RCs within established AP institutions like schools, Faith-Based institutions, learning centers, and Health centers.
- Support and facilitate periodical RC wellbeing engagements within the Child Development and Participation Centers, based on planned age-appropriate IPF/SFP activities, including annual events like DAC.
- Manage and follow up on case management and report any incidents in line with child and adult safeguarding policy and guidelines.
- Conduct periodic community sensitization on Child Protection, children’s rights, and responsibilities.
- Facilitate capacity building for community structures and/or partners per developed capacity building plans/strategies.
- Follow up and support trained community structures to ensure functionality.
- Develop and update the database of trained stakeholders/ community structures periodically.
- Ensure children are engaged in decision-making during IPF/SFP designs, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Function as the focal person for child protection in the AP, ensuring reporting and compliance with child protection standards.
- Implement, monitor, and report on all planned core child protection activities within the IPF/SFP log frame interventions.
- Establish functional Child Participation and Protection structures i.e., Children Councils, CPCs, CPDCs, Children Parliament etc.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of a Bachelors’ Degree in Social work or any other relevant discipline.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in community work and engagement with Sponsorship agencies and or in the NGO sector.
- Required Professional Experience
- Writing and reporting skills
- Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s)
- Passion for children.
- Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability, and dependability.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Networking and influencing skills.
- Partnership and Collaboration Skills
- Child Protection skills
- Horizon application knowledge and skills.
- Fluency in the most commonly used local language in the Area Programme is an added advantage.
- Must be able to ride a motor cycle with a clean riders’ license, class A.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to submit your application and complete Curriculum Vitae by applying online through visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Deadline: 9th October 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24