The Field Sponsorship coordinator will engage in the implementation of Sponsorship project in the field which will contribute to all children of Area Program for a better life through transformed relationship between children and their sponsors. The Field Sponsorship Coordinator will lead all the processes in ensuring that the Area Program meets Sponsorship Operation Indicators through timely and accurate processing of sponsor-to-child and child-to-sponsor correspondence, maintaining Registered Children supply through adequate Registered Children management systems, ensuring carry-out of sponsorship activities in the Area Program.
Areas of Responsibility:
Sponsorship Implementation
- Implement Child Sponsorship project activities in collaboration with other team members ensuring that all registered children enjoy a good health, are well educated, are cared for, well-protected and participate in Area Program activities;
- Coordinate and support the Child Sponsorship team & community stakeholders in conducting all activities related to sponsorship and other Area Program projects, ensuring the participation of all registered children;
- Facilitate an empowering approach to formation and ongoing participation of all registered children for project implementation;
- Develop understanding of the Child Sponsorship team/community monitors/partners/ children on participation, diversity and inclusion;
- Make sure that field activities are done in collaboration with community stakeholders and partners;
- Provide all Area Program projects with information related to registered children and help them to address problems;
- Address to Program manager, Sponsorship Development Facilitator and National Office the issues founded in the area about the most vulnerable children in the community;
- Communicate effectively World Vision’s identity, mission, vision, values and our approach to work in ways that are contextually appropriate and clear;
- Ensure that the key indicators of Child Sponsorship are met according to the standard;
- Ensure the implementation of the new Child Sponsorship Models;
Mobilization and sensitization of the community on sponsorship
- Build good relationship with all partners, stockholders and community groups;
- Build close and constructive relationships and actively learn within partner communities in order to understand their realities and facilitate development processes effectively;
- Implement the strategy, inform and share the understanding of Child Sponsorship Project with the communities/partners/ children;
- Coordinate and support community understanding of how to be active promoters of sponsorship and its possible development impacts;
- Coordinate and support community-led selection of registered children with a special focus on the most vulnerable groups;
Support the team in registering & management of children in the program
- Assist community preparation for sponsorship by introducing sponsorship as a way of focusing the attention of the program on the well-being of all children – especially the most vulnerable;
- Support the work of the Area Program Sponsorship Team in developing criteria for child selection with the strong collaboration with the community;
- Coordinate and support the work of the Area Program Sponsorship Team to register children in the program and ensure a process which is child-friendly/child-focused and community-based;
Key Performance Indicators
- Ensure that Area Program team provides timely and qualitative correspondence that meets agency requirements;
- Ensure timely response to the Program Manager and Sponsorship Development Facilitator;
- Ensuring Child Census prior to the Annual Progress Report season;
- Respond to sponsor inquiries within given deadline;
- Ensuring the processing of Gift for children within the given deadline and according to the sponsorship standards;
- Draft the APR message in strong collaboration with other Area Program projects coordinators;
Reporting
- Report every case of child abuse, child health problem, education problem and coordinating with sectors for a solution;
- Ensure follow up of cases in collaboration with other staff members on cases of child protection;
- Compile monthly/semiannual/annual narrative report for the processes of implementing Child Sponsorship project;
- Support compiling the Birthday Bounce-back activity proposal/report as well as the annual Child Census report;
Educational Background:
University degree in education or social science
Skills/Experience:
- Good understanding of community-led development work
- Strong understanding on child rights/approaches in working with children
- Good partnership building and problem-solving skills;
- Facilitation skills, including catalyzing, connecting, and building collaboration with community groups, stakeholders and partners
- Good interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity, abilities to work as a team
- Effective in written and verbal communication
- Good knowledge of Albanian and English language. Knowledge of Serbian language is an advantage.
- At least two years’ previous relevant experience, including at least one year of development facilitation in and with communities
- Experience with faith, community-based and child-focused empowerment programs
- Willingness to be flexible with hours when necessary and able to travel often in the field (90% of the time)
- Report writing experience. (Preferred)
- Driving License, Category-B
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Sep 3 2019
Active Until:
Oct 3 2019
Hiring Organization:
World Vision
industry:
Nonprofit