Back to top

Development Facilitator - Kosovo Area Program

This job is no longer available

Tirana, Albania
Full-time

The purpose of the position is to serve as a catalyst, partnership facilitator, and builder of the capacity of local partners, facilitating the emergence and strengthening of community-led initiatives to improve and sustain the well-being of children and their families.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Building relationships within communities

  • Build close and constructive relationships and actively learn within partner communities in order to understand their realities and facilitate development processes effectively.
  • Work with stakeholders in a range of different development relationships towards the well-being of children in the communities.
  • Communicate effectively World Vision’s identity, mission, vision, values and our approach to work in ways that are contextually appropriate and clear.
  • Ensure that dialogue includes whole communities and stakeholders inclusive of their diversity.
  • Encourage and enable communities to share and learn from their own experiences in the respective Area Programs.

Catalyst, broker, facilitator, working with partners

  • Actively search for new partners within the Area Program, identify how these partners can work together towards shared priorities for child well-being.
  • Enable and facilitate share of information and connections among local stakeholder groups. (Local stakeholders groups may include formal and informal community-based organizations, local churches, other faith-based organizations, businesses, other NGOs and local government agencies).
  • Facilitate an empowering approach to formation of new community organizations and other partners in the area.
  • Facilitate with the support of Area Program Manager the process of partner`s capacity assessment and draft a plan of building the partner’s capacities.
  • Work with partners to coordinate efforts to enable integration, synergy and prevent duplication of interventions.
  • Assist stakeholders and community partners to identify and mobilize community resources needed for project implementation.
  • Ensure the implementation of agreed plans with partners and monitor theirs activities are following as agreed terms.Ensure in support with Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs & Security Coordinator the preparation and implementation of disaster preparedness plans.
  • Participate in and support the implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools and measurements of program/project effectiveness to track the delivery of joint outcomes.

Program planning, implementation and monitoring of Sponsorship project

  • Assist and support Program Manager in preparing annual budget based on the agreed targets.
  • Share learning and identified child wellbeing issues from the community with the relevant stakeholders within World Vision.
  • Assist technical specialists to contextualize subjects and capacity building methodologies and modules taking into consideration local capacity and expectations.
  • Plan the Technical Program/Sponsorship activities in annual and intermediate planning.
  • Ensure monthly planning of activities in the Area Program level.
  • Ensure implementation of Technical Program/Sponsorship activities in Area Program level upon agreed plans strategically developed and ensure the active participation of registered children, but not only.
  • Ensure that cross cutting themes are considered in all activities as advised by the Program Manager.
  • Ensure the following up of cases in collaboration with the partners and duty barriers according to the World Vision guidelines.
  • Ensure documentations are in place as per requirements
  • Support the Program Manager in Area Program level narrative reporting.
  • Responsible for expenditure of budget as per cash flow and preparation of financial reports as per requirements;
Educational Background: 
Degree in social science, or related subjects to development or relevant years of work experience;
Skills/Experience: 
  • Strong understanding of community-led development work;
  • Creative and able to apply innovative thinking, partnership building and problem solving skills;
  • Strong facilitation skills, including catalyzing, connecting, and building the capacity of community groups
  • Good interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity, abilities to work as a team.
  • Good analytical and writing skills;
  • Basic understanding of design, monitoring, and evaluation
  • Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
  • Good knowledge of Albanian and English language. Serbian Language is a strong advantage.
  • Able to travel often in the field (75% of the time).
  • Driving License, Category-B

Organization Info

World Vision

Overview
Headquarters: 
Federal Way, WA, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1982
About Us
Mission: 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Our mission: World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Sep 3 2019
Active Until: 
Oct 3 2019
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit