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• Actively participate in planning and
  budgeting, preparation of work plans, implementation of planned health
  activities and monitoring/ reporting of progress.
• Facilitate and monitor the implementation
  of planned activities and community level engagements
• The incumbent will mobilize and facilitate
  the engagements of stakeholders during planning and development meetings,
  workshops and other fora
• Identify local level partners, support and
  facilitate the partners in the implementation of planned activities
• The jobholder will also facilitate
  stakeholders and partners in supervision and monitoring of programmatic
  activities
• Communicate and work with local health
  facilities and Community Health Workers to improve health and nutrition
  issues identified in the communities at least once a quarter
• Support the collection and documentation
  of impact and success stories.

• Innovatively support communities including
  Registered Children’s (RC) households to participate and benefit from the
  health program development
• Mobilize and sensitize community (RC
  guardians, community leaders and other community members) on health
  programs and issues and facilitate participation in the management of
  various community health and nutrition projects
• Work closely with the community
  sponsorship and development Assistant, train the children committees in
  the respective parishes in advocating for their wellbeing.
• Support and facilitate the children
  committees to plan for and hold meetings at all levels (School, parish and
  sub county) on a regular basis and document findings
• Build the capacity of children, families
  and community to collectively engage local leaders on identified issues.
• Follow-up on commitments by leaders on
  improvement of the wellbeing of children.
• Mobilize communities to participate in
  annual children care and protection days – such as the Day of African
  child.

• The incumbent will be monitoring the
  health status of RCs in accordance to the minimum programming standard
  (once every 90 days).
• Support development and implement
  integrated monitoring plan in assigned area with ADP stakeholders
• Regularly analyze and follow up management
  of RCs with health challenges
• Compile monitoring reports for management
  action
• Hold monthly / quarterly meetings with
  Child Monitors and guardians/parents and child protection committees to
  address findings from monitoring.
• Work closely with CSDF to identify, train
  monitors and partners on health related matters.
• Provide information on support and benefit
  of RCs to the CSDF to enable entry in RC database

• Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse
  cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and
  guidelines.
• Work with local leaders to protect
  children from child violations and abuses
• Sensitize children including RCs,
  guardians/parents and other stakeholders about children’s rights and
  responsibilities.

• The ideal candidate for the World Vision
  Community Development Assistant – Health and Nutrition job placement
  should hold a diploma or degree in nursing, nutrition, clinical medicine,
  public health, community health and related fields.
• At least three years’ experience in
  community work and engagement with programming sectors (health, education,
  WASH)
• Computer literacy skills
• Good writing and reporting skills
• Excellent networking and influencing
  skills
• Ability to communicate in applicable local
  language(s)
• Passion for children.
• Track record demonstrating high integrity,
  reliability and dependable
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

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