Deadline: 19 November 2021
Plan International is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Community Development Facilitator in Kamuli, Uganda.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Community Development Facilitator will perform the following functions:
- Program/project management
- Facilitate the children, youth and other marginalized segments of the community to identify their own problems and development priorities.
- Build the capacity of parish development structures/committees to manage their own inclusive planning process and have a Community Development Plan (CDP) as well as ownership of the programmes and projects.
- Sponsorship
- Provide leadership and direct supervision of community-managed sponsorship operations.
- Coordinate and facilitate a team of community volunteers to produce sponsorship communications in a timely manner and review sponsorship.
- Empowerment and sustainability
- Maintain a welcoming and engaging Community Resource Centre within area of operation.
- Create relationships based on trust and mutual respect.
- Community Managed Projects (CMPs)
- Facilitate partner communities under the Parish Development Committees (PDC) structure to plan and implement CMPs.
- Facilitate the PDCs to identify training needs.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, Development Studies or any other related technical field.
- 2 year’s experience in facilitating the implementation and monitoring of community managed projects and familiarity with children’s issues in particular.
- Experience in use of participatory approaches to programming.
- Knowledge and application of rights based approach to programming.
- Knowledge of basic laws and policies related to children – UNCRC, Children’s Act, Local Government decentralization policy.
- Basic knowledge of monitoring and documentation of projects.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, visit Plan International.
