Lead Facilitator Job at Food for the Hungry (FH Kenya)

Responsibilities for the Lead Facilitator Job

• Support the Implementation of project activities.

• To plan and organize stakeholders meetings

• To mobilize leaders and facilitate community training on the self-help group approach

• Organize the formation of Self Help Groups (SHG) in the community and train the SHGs ensuring the understanding of the SHG concept and quality is maintained.

• Mobilize church leaders and ensure they are trained on the Church and Community Mobilization and Development approach (CCMD)

• Support the church leaders to implement the CCMD approach and to establish Self-help groups

• Monitor and report on whether the trained Self-help groups, are accomplishing action plans and whether this is translating into meeting the needs of the intended beneficiaries.

• Walk with the Self-help groups, leaders and community members, encourage them and support everyone with ideas to respond well in their roles.

• Continuous training and mentoring the village facilitators on the SHG approach.

• Support identified SHGs in rolling out briquette making business plan

Documentation and program reports

• To establish and maintain all project and activity documents in the area of operation.

• Develop monthly plans

• Compile timely monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual progress reports as required.

• Conduct and compile Self-help groups health monitoring checklist

Program support duties

• To mobilize the church, leaders and families towards understanding and supporting FH/K objectives and philosophy

• Maintain relationships within all FH/K stakeholders in the field with a view of enhancing FH/K to fulfill strategy.

• Recommend areas in which FH/K can use its expertise in knowledge development to assist target communities develop their capacity

• Supervise, train and mentor village facilitators and any interns or volunteers placed under this position.

• Represent FH in all coordination meetings related to Livelihoods and Environment in Kakuma.

Lead Facilitator Job Qualifications

• Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ

• Excellent inter personal relationship

• Excellent communications skills – both oral and written

• Highly motivated, self-starter, able to work on own initiative in difficult conditions

• Motorbike rider with valid license

• Supervisory skills

• Can work with minimal supervision

• Background in business management

• Experience in working in Kakuma refugee camp and its environs will be an added advantage

• Degree Holder in social work/community development/project management. Experience working with groups will be an added advantage.