With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Community Engagement and Sponsorship Education
- Participates in sponsorship education processes and contributes as needed
- Provides technical input on sponsorship messaging.
- Maintains inventory of sponsorship community materials.
- Provides technical input on sponsorship aspects of community engagement.
- Participates in community engagement and capacity building efforts of partners and community groups.
- Supports field staff to coordinate specific needs of sponsorship communication at critical points-meetings with parent, etc.
Child Selection Process
- Plans Register Children distribution by Primary Focus Area and monitors Register Children inventory on an ongoing basic
- Supports development of child selection criteria along with the field staff
- Ensures alignment of child selection criteria with WV intent
- Coordinates overall process of child selection including timeframe, materials, documentation, etc.
- Coordinates information management – quality assurance, data entry, record management
- Develop long term plan for RC supply compliance plan with team
Designing integrated activities with children
- Provides subject matter expertise for integration of sponsorship requirements with development process and child participation
- Coordinates Integrated Activity Plan to link sponsorship requirements with project or other activities
Child Monitoring
- Provides coordination and support to ensure Child Monitoring Standards are met
- Supports the establishment of monitoring processes and systems through Child Well Being Committee including volunteer arrangements
- Coordinates Integrated monitoring plan
- Coordinates information management – Data quality, data entry, monitoring, tracking, exception reports, follow-up reports
- Coordinates the incorporation of child protection standards in sponsorship processes.
- Work closely with the field staff to ensure Child Monitoring System is integrated well as a part of community led child protection mechanisms.
- Ensures that STEP data is made available on a regular basis for staff/partners review and decision making.
Sponsor communication
- Ensures sponsor communications activities are designed in such way so as to contribute to life skills and development assets of children
- Coordination of design, development, of communication materials, quality assurance and administration (including postage)
- Coordinates information management, data quality, data entry, monitoring, tracking, exception reports, follow-up reports
- Ensure sponsor visits are prepared and facilitated in a way to transform the sponsors as it is the ultimate opportunity
Programme team support and development
- Engage in own personal learning and development and spiritual maturity and contribute to the development of colleagues
- Contribute to ongoing reflection and learning within the team to improve programme performance
- Demonstrated commitment to World Vision values and philosophy, and capacity to engage with the broader community in living these values
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Experience with Sponsorship activities, program planning, implementation and monitoring is preferred
Experience with faith, community based and child focused empowerment programs is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in social studies is essential.
- Strong understanding of community-led development work is required
- Creative and able to apply innovative thinking, partnership building and problem-solving skills are essential
- Strong facilitation skills, including catalyzing, connecting, and building the capacity of community groups.
- Good analytical and writing skills; Basic understanding of design, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Good interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity, abilities to work as a team.
- Effective in written and oral communication is essential
- Computer literacy: Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, Power Point is essential.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only