Social Protection Facilitator – End Child Marriage Project Jobs – World Vision International

Organisation: World Vision International
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
World
Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government
Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to
overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in
Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not
employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All
employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable
background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision
for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will
to make it so.”
Job Summary: The Social Protection Facilitator-End Child
Marriages will facilitate implementation of the End Child Marriage Campaign
Project, at the community and sub county levels, while ensuring linkages to
district and national level interventions. The incumbent will be responsible
for operational planning and implementation of the UNICEF Grant on End Child
Marriage Campaign Project, while ensuring integration into WVU program
interventions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • The jobholder will develop and implement
    operational work plans and budgets for implementation within the targeted
    sub counties.
  • In charge of mobilizing children, communities
    and other key stakeholders for awareness raising/action on issues of
    ending child marriages and others forms of child sexual abuse.
  • Carry out sub-county level stakeholder
    mapping and analysis of “end child marriage” actors to inform building of
    partnerships, networks and collaborations for effective joint
    mobilization, awareness raising and social accountability.
  • Actively facilitate advocacy/campaigning
    capacity needs assessment of community structures and partners, to inform
    the development and execution of a comprehensive sub county level capacity
    building programs
  • Actively contribute to resource mobilization
    for project activities by documenting fundable into concepts for sharing
    with the Project Manager.
  • Conduct regular field monitoring, to collect
    data on progress against the set indicators and compile regular, quality
    and timely reports.
  • Facilitate effective and efficient
    utilization, as well as accountability of project finances and assets, as
    per the existing WVU policies and procedures.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The prospective World Vision Social
    Protection Facilitator-End Child Marriages employee should hold a Bachelor’s
    Degree in a development-related discipline. Applicants with postgraduate
    training in related discipline will be an added advantage.
  • At least five years of field experience in
    advocacy Campaign coordination and Behavior Change Communication
  • Excellent mobilization, advocacy and communication
    skills, facilitation and materials development for child protection
  • Good collaboration and networking skills
  • Strong coordination and team building skills
  • Good writing and documentation skills.
  • The incumbent should be able to live by the
    World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life
    that is an example to others.
NB: This vacancy is open to Ugandan nationals only.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World
Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Please
follow instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal.  Qualified female
candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 18th June, 2016
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