Church Empowerment Zone Volunteers- Kaijiado at World Relief

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare beneficiaries to engage in meetings, focus group discussions, surveys, and implementation of interventions.
• Facilitate churches, local leaders, and other stakeholders in decision-making meetings.
• Build relationships, uplift church leaders, and encourage them as they serve their communities.
• Track church progress in empowerment and service to the most vulnerable.
• Provide coaching and guidance where gaps are identified.
• Conduct follow-up visits to local churches, core teams, ministry teams, and beneficiaries to assess impact levels.
• Provide feedback regarding project performance and emerging issues.
• Discuss relevant challenges and potential solutions with pastors and core teams.
• Collect data from ministry teams and households using approved tools.
• Record and manage data using appropriate templates.
• Represent World Relief in community-level stakeholder development meetings.
• Participate in research activities and learning processes.
• Convene information-sharing meetings at church and village levels.
• Enhance spiritual growth among core teams, ministry teams, and other groups.
• Conduct and lead Bible studies under the guidance of the CEZ Promoter.
• Maintain records of church-level and church network-level activities.
• Track formation and functionality of ministries, teams, and sub-groups (volunteers).
• Prepare and submit monthly narrative reports.
• Compile and write success and impact stories.
• These responsibilities may comprise additional duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

• The following knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal education, self-education, prior experience, or on-the-job training.
• A Diploma in Community Development, Theology, or a related field
• Demonstrate verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• A strong team player able to work with a variety of people, but also possess the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to teach and influence others.
• Must be a resident of Kajiado West (Iloodokilani Ward) or Kajiado North sub-counties.
• Commitment to the Church and its mandate to serve communities as an agent of transformation..
• Experience in participatory approaches to rural development and training
• Prior engagement in CEZ programming or similar church-based community initiatives will be an added advantage.