Community Development Facilitator (Kwale PU)
Plan
is an international humanitarian child centered community development
organization, without religious, political or government affiliation.
Plan
started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to protecting and
promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures of poor
children, their families and communities through a child-centered community
development approach.
Plan
International in Kenya is seeking to recruit for the position of Community
Development Facilitator based at Kwale Program Unit.
The
job holder reports to the Sponsorship Coordinator.
She/he
will be responsible for mobilizing community for participation in sponsorship
production to ensure continuous building of relations between community
members, sponsored families and sponsors.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Produce
quality and timely sponsorship products (e.g. SCI/SCUs, quality
photographs)
- Provide
timely feedback on NOIs
- Ensure
active participation of children, families and CBOs in sponsorship.
- Ensure
good relations and linkages between Plan and volunteers and Communities.
- Support
implementation of Plan Community Managed Sponsorship model in the
communities.
- Ensure
safety of sponsorship working tools (e.g. bicycles, cameras)
Qualifications,
Experience and Skills:
- Diploma
in Community Development
- At
least 2 years’ experience in an NGO preferably in sponsorship
communications
- Good
communication and facilitation skills
- Experience
in community participation in development
- Experience
in partnership building and networking
- Ability
to relate with all social groups at all levels
- Fluent
in written & oral English and Kiswahili.
- Ability
to ride a motorcycle will be an added advantage.
Plan
Kenya is a development organization uniting people to advance the rights of all
children. Accordingly, employment is subject to our child protection standards
including appropriate background checks and adherence to our Child Protection
Policy.
If
you meet the requirements of the above position, please apply online through http://plan-international-kenya.org/jobs/ .
In
case of difficulty, you may contact the telephone numbers provided on our website.
The
closing date of applications is 23rd November 2012.
Vacancy
open to Nationals Only.
You
are invited to read more about Plan in our website www.plan-international.org.
We
regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.