Community Mobilizers (Open to Local Residents of Lafey Sub County) at World Vision Kenya

Key Responsibilities:

Mobilization and Project Implementation at Local Level

• Ensure mobilization for all ELEVATE project interventions.
•  Link to the community, local institutions and partners at the local level for project implementation of three track ministry.
• Ensure use of participatory approaches to enable the community ownership of development initiatives.
• Mobilize community and stakeholders to participate in key national days including world environment day, project handover celebrations.
• Promote child protection and support systems for abused children in line with the project Implementation reach.
• Mobilize and coordinate capacity building initiative for communities and Local partners

Planning and Reporting for Local programming.

• Facilitate participatory identification of local needs and resources.
• Ensure monthly schedule for field monitoring.
• Facilitate participatory monitoring that involves Local level partners and communities.
• Ensure data collection using the standardized monitoring tools.
• Participate in the evaluation and baseline planning
• Develop monthly field cluster and progress reports and filing of the same.
• Engage community leaders and partners in the planning of the monitoring activities.
• Participate in regular reflections on monitoring practice to make improvements as needed

Engagement and Networking.

• Frontline representation of WVK in key community level stakeholder forums including all the L&R activities
• Identify community needs and communicate to the Manager for resource mobilization.
• Facilitate community members to advocate on Child Well-being issues, climate change issues and best approaches and support
• Collaborate with Local partners to support for AACs, County Government and partners to support Child Protection and Child participation interventions.
• Ensure Child protection issues are reported and adhered to within the required timelines.

Other

• Any other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Knowledge, Qualification and skills required:

• Diploma in Community Development, Business Management /Development studies/social work or any other related courses in a relevant field. Degree is an added advantage
• At least 2 years field experience working with Communities in refugee/host community programming focusing on children and familiar with program design and management in an NGO context.
• Experience in working with communities.
•  Very strong communication skills
• Knowledge of humanitarian industry including sphere standards (Core Humanitarian Standards),
• Strong problem solving, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to work with different partners, local authorities, local organizations and NGOs, to develop and maintain positive relationships.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, emotional maturity and physical stamina.
• Ability to work in and contribute to team building environment
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources
• Ability to cope and deal with stress and work under stressful work conditions is a requirement
• Commitment to World Vision Core Values and Vision Statement
• Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural context
• Agreement with World Vision’s Christian ethos and participation in devotions
• Knowledgeable of MS Word, Excel, Power Point etc.
• Applicants MUST be local residents from Lafey subcounty, Mandera County