This position will serve as the primary link between community, local partners, Area Program (AP) team and Technical staff to facilitate the implementation of technical projects and Community Engagement & Sponsorship Plan (CESP) towards the improved and sustained well-being of children while focusing the Most Valuable Children in the assigned communities.
Areas of Responsibility:
Effective Implementation of Technical Projects- Program Management in assigned communities.
- Work closely with Zonal Technical Coordinators (TPC) to introduce and build capacity for local partners on technical project models, guidelines, tools
- Facilitate the implementation of technical projects in the PFA including project models in alignment with the standard the standard guidelines and tools
- Work closely with TPC and technical local partners to facilitate the supportive
- supervision process in assigned communes to ensure technical quality of the project models
- Mainstream Cross Cutting Themes (CPPa, gender, environment, disability) in all project activities whenever appropriate
- Document best practices and advocate for the replication of technical project
- models to larger scale
- Monitor and report (ITT and narrative) on the progress of Technical Projects
- (monthly, Mid-year, annually)
- Facilitate communities and partners to participate in the baseline survey and evaluation in assigned communes.
- Network with local partners and create space for collaboration and forging partnerships to improve CWB
Efficient Financial Management - Program Management in assigned communities.
- Manage resources with integrity and stewardship, in compliance with WVL financial policies and procedures.
- Coordinate procurement and strategic sourcing in assigned commune
Effective Planning & Implementation- Community Engagement and Sponsorship:
- Facilitate partnering/ networking with and connections among different local stakeholders (formal and informal community groups, businesses, NGOs and local government agencies, etc.) to mobilize resources for the well-being of children
- Raise awareness of local partners and community in assigned commune on WVs
- Christian identity and values, child focused and community based development approach
- Assess and build capacities of local partners and empower them together with communities to improve CWB.
- Facilitate contextualized community engagement process to identify, prioritize and select TPs and Micro Projects considering the different phase of the AP.
- Support communities and partners to develop and implement the community-based disaster preparedness plans
- Facilitate to implement a program accountability system in the assigned PFA
Strengthened Monitoring system in PFA- Community Engagement and Sponsorship:
- Facilitate capacity building on shared monitoring for community members and partners in the assigned PFA.
- Facilitate shared activity monitoring, maintain and share the records with relevant staff and partners.
- Facilitate annual reflections with communities, children and partners and share the learning with AP team for improvement of program plans.
- Facilitate shared monitoring of MVC
- Facilitate Activity monitoring through mobile
Strengthened child participation & protection - Community Engagement and Sponsorship:
- Strengthen child clubs and children led community initiatives
- Promote the use of child friendly tools such as photo voice, body map, river of life to increase child participation and voice in the Community
- Strengthen child protection committees and other systems in the assigned PFA.
Ensured MVC inclusion - Community Engagement and Sponsorship:
- Facilitate capacity building for communities and local partners in MVC mapping
- Facilitate the process of MVC mapping and updates
- Utilize MVC mapping results for program planning and support to make sure MVC are included and best benefiting from technical project interventions/ models
- Document best practices, lesion learnt and MSC (Most Significant Change) stories of MVC an Community Engagement and Sponsorship:
Ensure Micro projects properly managed in PFA – Community engagement & sponsorship
- Build capacity of communities and partners to identify, plan, implement and report micro projects.
- Facilitate the community based groups in development and implementation of micro projects
- Facilitate community based groups in monitoring and reporting of micro projects.
Effective Sponsorship integration- Community Engagement and Sponsorship:
- Include RC in project activities and monitor participation and benefits of RC and their families
- Coordinate the child registration and well-being monitoring of children, including RC in assigned communes as per sponsorship standards through the Sponsorship Field Assistant (SFA) or Community Care Groups (CCG) network
- Coordinate with sponsorship Coordinator, SFA and Community care Groups to implement TFE in the assigned PFA .
Leadership & personal development
- Provide overall leadership to facilitate the development process in the assigned PFA
- Grow in spiritual maturity understanding and practicing incarnational living.
- Be flexible and adaptable to progress his/her growth and transformation.
Educational Background:
A Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, International Development Studies, Community Development or any other relevant field OR A diploma in social sciences with 3 year field experience on community development.
Skills/Experience:
- At least 3 years experience in Community Development, Program / Project Coordination in a complex, international organization preferably in INGO context.
- Experience in program implementation, community mobilization and participatory approach would be an advantage.
- Experience in capacity building for local stakeholders/partners.
- Experience of working with children.
- Strong interpersonal skills and well-developed written and oral communications skills in Sinhala / Tamil.
- Fair English skill. (both writing and speaking)
- Ability to ride a motor bike with a valid ridding license
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- Academic requirements, technical skills or other knowledge preferred for this position.
- Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work, especially Christian, child-focused, community-based development concepts, approaches and processes.
- Basic knowledge and understanding of key aspects of development work; including child protection, nutrition /health, livelihoods, resilience, advocacy, cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender, environment, disability, child participation).
- Skills in facilitation of development processes, including organization, mobilization and influence of partners (especially at commune level) and partnering among different development partners.
- Demonstrated capacity in project management, with conceptual understanding and required competency in DME functions (e.g. Facilitate monitoring processes with partners and community, analyze and interpret monitoring data).
- Solid computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email.
- Ability to think critically and reflect.
- Ability to lead own learning and development
- Networking, negotiation and partnering skills
Travel and/or Work Environment applicable.
- Based at field level office (AP target area)
- Working in team environment and under minimum supervision
- Ability to live and work in remote areas and travel extensively.
- Ability to work in stressful environments with physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
- Willingness for continuous learning and adaptability due to frequent new initiatives and change in the working environment
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 13 2018
Active Until:
Nov 13 2018
Hiring Organization:
World Vision
industry:
Nonprofit