Community Engagement and Development Assistant job at World Vision International

Description

World Vision Uganda is hiring a Community Engagement and Development Assistant to conduct Community Engagement, Assessment and Design processes with the Community Starter Groups members to capture both qualitative and quantitative data at households and Institutional levels.Uganda job market

Key Responsibilities:

Reports to: Assessment and Design Facilitator

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assessment and Design

• Support in data Collecting and community engagement on community perception on WV identity
• Support in disseminating of information in a message box and engage
• Support community in Developing a community communication plan
• Support the Identification and engagement of key stakeholders at parish and sub-county level, Engaging local partners in the wellbeing activities.
• Support and supervise the starter groups in their community engagement and exploration of the local context in the focus areas.
• Support and supervise the assessment team on Identification of the most vulnerable in the focus areas and vulnerability assessment processes.
• Mapping capacity and resources of the community and community in Reflection and planning for base level at each step of critical path for the next step.
• Organize and support community summit at Parish level
• Support the community in setting community vision and priorities with starter groups members.

Sponsorship Community engagement and Registered Children (RC) Registration.

• Sharing the vision and priorities with the wider community for validation.
• Raising community awareness for sustainability and transition.
• Support and engage the community in Celebrating the efforts and solidarity of critical path steps completions.
• Manage Child Sponsorship communications and registration processes of RCs.
• Expeditiously follow up on all Sponsorship communications from NO and SOs.
• Registration of Children in sponsorship program and sharing their histories with SO.

Support the design and shared plan with Partners

• Providing feedback and validation of assessment reports
• Providing and sharing the agreed draft AOP and Annual plan for inputs and validation with the sub-county and parish stakeholders
• Mobilized mapped partners and community leaders to participate in all the critical path stapes pf the design process
• Participated in the planning and budgeting of the draft plan of the AREA PROGRAMM
• Continua’s dissemination of sponsorship messaging and information sharing of World Vision Sponsorship programming’s and standards to partners and the community.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Diploma and/or a Bachelor Degree in Humanities (Development studies, social sciences, SWASA, Economics, community development).
• KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCAL LANGUAGE – ACHOLI IS A MUST.
• Knowledge in computer Literacy (Micro soft Word and Excel) is required.
• Experience in Data collection preferably qualitative research in remote and heard to reach community. High proficiency in probing skills and writing qualitative reports is an added advantage.
• Knowledge in Engaging and conducting FGD, KII with local rural poor communities is an added advantage.
• At least TWO years work experience especially in conducting any assessments.
• Knowledge in qualitative data techniques is an added advantages
• ABILITY TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE WITH A VALID RIDING LICENSE IS A MUST.

• Support in data Collecting and community engagement on community perception on WV identity
• Support in disseminating of information in a message box and engage
• Support community in Developing a community communication plan
• Support the Identification and engagement of key stakeholders at parish and sub-county level, Engaging local partners in the wellbeing activities.
• Support and supervise the starter groups in their community engagement and exploration of the local context in the focus areas.
• Support and supervise the assessment team on Identification of the most vulnerable in the focus areas and vulnerability assessment processes.
• Mapping capacity and resources of the community and community in Reflection and planning for base level at each step of critical path for the next step.
• Organize and support community summit at Parish level
• Support the community in setting community vision and priorities with starter groups members.
• Sharing the vision and priorities with the wider community for validation.
• Raising community awareness for sustainability and transition.
• Support and engage the community in Celebrating the efforts and solidarity of critical path steps completions.
• Manage Child Sponsorship communications and registration processes of RCs.
• Expeditiously follow up on all Sponsorship communications from NO and SOs.
• Registration of Children in sponsorship program and sharing their histories with SO.
• Providing feedback and validation of assessment reports
• Providing and sharing the agreed draft AOP and Annual plan for inputs and validation with the sub-county and parish stakeholders
• Mobilized mapped partners and community leaders to participate in all the critical path stapes pf the design process
• Participated in the planning and budgeting of the draft plan of the AREA PROGRAMM
• Continua’s dissemination of sponsorship messaging and information sharing of World Vision Sponsorship programming’s and standards to partners and the community.

• Knowledge of the local language – Acholi is a must.
• Knowledge in computer Literacy (Micro soft Word and Excel) is required.
• High proficiency in probing skills and writing qualitative reports is an added advantage.
• Knowledge in Engaging and conducting FGD, KII with local rural poor communities is an added advantage.
• Knowledge in qualitative data techniques is an added advantages
• Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid riding license is a must.

• Diploma and/or a Bachelor Degree in Humanities (Development studies, social sciences, SWASA, Economics, community development).