Community Facilitators (20 Positions) – Jigjiga
Save the Children
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Jigjiga
Description :
JOB TITLE : COMMUNITY FACILITATORS
LOCATION: Jigjiga
Grade: 5
Number of Positions: 20
Employee Status: Fixed Term
Closing Date: Jun 9, 2020
Post Type: Fixed Term – 6 months with possibility of extension based on performance.
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process
staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Participate to implementation of food security intervention in general and cash assistance/intervention to target beneficiaries. Organize, mobilize and facilitate on implementation of activities with beneficiaries/communities and other stakeholders
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Cash Project Officer
Staffs directly reports to this post: NA
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Role 1: Participate actively in implementation of cash project activities
- Participate in implementation of project’s activities according project expected results
- Contribute in planning of project’s activities base on lifespan of the project
- Propose solution and improvement concerning the project progress
- Ensure follow-up of project progress and write suitable report
- Coordinate activities and sensitize local partners
- Identify and inform project’s head if any challenges and problems encountered Facilitate and participate on project base line and end line survey.
- Support on facilitation of the cash transfer per SCI cash SOP.
- Monitor overall cash assistance at the ground level.
Role 2 : Organize/facilitate the registration, verification, mobilization of project beneficiaries and engage on monitoring of the subsequent meetings with the community and other stakeholders.
- Organize and facilitate meetings on discuss and presentation of project activities with beneficiaries communities, with support of security field officers
- Participate in identification/selection of target beneficiaries per the criteria.
- Involve actively in selection of community committee/beneficiaries committee
- Participate in the training of community committee for beneficiaries selection criteria Create better understanding on agency’s implementing activities among beneficiaries Create direct linkage between beneficiaries and NGO.
- Work with relevant actors to ensure accountability and transparency in the course of the implementation of the project activities.
Role 3 : Represent the organization when dealing with partners
- Analyze and build on experience in order to share the lesson learnt
- Explain the project’s activities and objectives to the partners and the population
- Act link between the organization and beneficiaries Perform other duties given by line manager.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability: holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values; holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved; Ambition:
sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same; widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale; Collaboration: builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters; values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength; approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; Creativity:
develops and encourages new and innovative solutions; willing to take disciplined risks; Integrity:
honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity; Educational Qualifications:
Minimum Diploma/TVET in Agriculture Sociology, social work, rural development, disaster risk management, food security, and other related fields)
Experience and Skills
Minimum of 2 years of work experience on community mobilization
Required skills:
Relevant training and/or work experience in field of emergency response
Minimum of 2 years work-related experience and NGO work experience (in the fields of cash assistance/transfer, early warning, food security, livelihoods, DRR, community development, livestock emergency) is an asset. Good analytical capacity
Good human relation- team spirit- Autonomy Good knowledge of the intervention areas knowledge on humanitarian problematic crisis
Knowledge of computer
Knowledge of English- Good knowledge of local language and culture
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures;
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
How to apply :
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?