Community-Based Facilitator job at Warrior Squad Foundation

Job purpose

The Community-Based Facilitator is a trusted voice and helper inside their own community. The post holder brings neighbours together, leads simple learning sessions, follows up with households and passes on what the community needs to the project team.

Key responsibilities

• Mobilise households, farmer groups, Mother Care Groups, savings groups, women, youth and elders for project meetings, dialogues and training.
• Make sure the most vulnerable are included, especially children under five, pregnant and breastfeeding women, persons with disabilities, the elderly and marginalised Ik households.
• Support former CAREK participant groups to continue their activities as they join IFSAR.
• Support Farmer Field School sessions and demonstrations on climate-smart agriculture, kitchen gardens, poultry keeping, livestock health, and post-harvest handling and storage.
• Visit farmers after training to encourage new practices, and refer needs for quality seed, markets, veterinary and extension services to the Project Officer.
• Help savings groups hold regular meetings and keep simple records.
• Facilitate Mother Care Group sessions and cooking demonstrations on feeding of mothers, infants and young children, nutrient-dense foods, hygiene and sanitation.
• Screen children under five and pregnant and breastfeeding women for malnutrition (using MUAC tapes after training), refer cases to health facilities and follow them up.
• Share early warning messages and help households and groups prepare for floods, prolonged dry spells, drought and bush fires.
• Keep simple records of sessions, attendance, households visited, screenings and referrals, and hand them to the Project Officer each month.
• Attend monthly review meetings and facilitator training, and share community feedback and concerns with the project team on time.
• Respect households’ privacy and dignity, and follow the WSF Code of Conduct and safeguarding rules at all times.

Qualifications and experience

• A permanent resident of Lokori or Kawalakol sub-county, living in the parish or village to be served.
• Able to read and write; a minimum of Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE, O level) is preferred.
• Fluent in the local language spoken in the community, with basic spoken English.
• Added advantage: Experience as a community volunteer, such as a Village Health Team member, Mother Care Group leader, farmer group leader or VSLA facilitator.

Key competencies

• Respected and trusted in the community, with good listening skills and the ability to mobilise and lead groups.
• Honest, reliable and willing to walk or travel locally to reach households.

• Mobilise households, farmer groups, Mother Care Groups, savings groups, women, youth and elders for project meetings, dialogues and training.
• Make sure the most vulnerable are included, especially children under five, pregnant and breastfeeding women, persons with disabilities, the elderly and marginalised Ik households.
• Support former CAREK participant groups to continue their activities as they join IFSAR.
• Support Farmer Field School sessions and demonstrations on climate-smart agriculture, kitchen gardens, poultry keeping, livestock health, and post-harvest handling and storage.
• Visit farmers after training to encourage new practices, and refer needs for quality seed, markets, veterinary and extension services to the Project Officer.
• Help savings groups hold regular meetings and keep simple records.
• Facilitate Mother Care Group sessions and cooking demonstrations on feeding of mothers, infants and young children, nutrient-dense foods, hygiene and sanitation.
• Screen children under five and pregnant and breastfeeding women for malnutrition (using MUAC tapes after training), refer cases to health facilities and follow them up.
• Share early warning messages and help households and groups prepare for floods, prolonged dry spells, drought and bush fires.
• Keep simple records of sessions, attendance, households visited, screenings and referrals, and hand them to the Project Officer each month.
• Attend monthly review meetings and facilitator training, and share community feedback and concerns with the project team on time.
• Respect households’ privacy and dignity, and follow the WSF Code of Conduct and safeguarding rules at all times.

• Good listening skills
• Ability to mobilise and lead groups
• Fluency in the local language spoken in the community
• Basic spoken English
• Ability to read and write
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability and willingness to walk or travel locally to reach households
• Ability to keep simple records

• A permanent resident of Lokori or Kawalakol sub-county, living in the parish or village to be served.
• Able to read and write; a minimum of Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE, O level) is preferred.
• Fluent in the local language spoken in the community, with basic spoken English.
• Added advantage: Experience as a community volunteer, such as a Village Health Team member, Mother Care Group leader, farmer group leader or VSLA facilitator.