AP Development Facilitator – Tua Chua, Dien Bien

WORK CONTEXT / BACKGROUND:

World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. As a child-focused organization, WV’s work focuses on children, ensuring they are protected and their basic needs are met. WVV has a total income of around US$ 19,000,000 (FY20) with funding from 14 support countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Funding of WVV consists of sponsorship program funding (70%) and PNS/grants (30%). WVV employs about 430 staff, of which 99% are Vietnamese nationals.

In FY20, World Vision Vietnam is implementing 37 Area Programmes (APs) which operate in 5 zones: North1 (Hoa Binh and Dien Bien), North 2 (Yen Bai – Tuyen Quang), North 3 (Thanh Hoa, Hung Yen, Hai Phong), Centre (Quang Tri, Quang Nam – Danang) and South (Quang Ngai, Binh Thuan, Ho Chi Minh, DakNong). WVV’s AP usually focuses within one administrative district of a province which populated by ethnic minority people with high rates of poverty. A uniqueness of WVV’s Development Program Approach (DPA) is that AP team members are based at district level where the AP is located, which enables them to work closely with government partners and communities on a daily basis. Beside the APs, WVV is also implementing different Special and Grant Projects to meet the specific needs of vulnerable children in both AP and non-AP areas.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To serve as a catalyst, partnership broker, and builder of the capacity of local partners, facilitating the development process toward the improved and sustained well-being of children within their families and community, especially the most vulnerable children.
To manage the special project and technical projects in assigned communes and advocate for sustainable well-being of children especially the most vulnerable children.

ROLE DIMENSIONS

1.Community Engagement and Sponsorship: (Time spent: 50%)

Planning:

Facilitate partnering/ networking with and connections among different local stakeholders (formal and informal community groups, businesses, NGOs and local government agencies, etc.) to mobilize resources for the well-being of children
Raise awareness of local partners and community in assigned commune on WV’s Christian identity and values, child-focused and community-based development approach
Facilitate capacity building for communities and local partners in AP planning and annual community review and planning
Facilitate AP planning activities at the assigned communes
Facilitate annual community review and planning at the assigned communes
Support communities and partners to develop and implement the community-based disaster preparedness plans

Monitoring:

Facilitate capacity building for communities and local partners in the assigned communes in shared monitoring
Facilitate shared monitoring activities and reports
Facilitate refection meetings with participation of communities
Facilitate annual program effectiveness/ PAF self-review and community based groups self-review

Child participation and protection:

Strengthen child clubs and children led community initiatives
Promote the use of child friendly tools such as photo voice, body map, river of life to increase child participation and voice in the community
Strengthen child protection committees in the assigned communes

MVC inclusion:

Facilitate capacity building for communities and local partners in MVC mapping
Facilitate the process of MVC mapping and updates
Utilize MVC mapping results for program planning and support – to make sure MVC are included and best benefiting from technical project interventions/ models
Document best practices, lesion learned and MSC (Most Significant Change) stories of MVC and their families

Micro projects:

Strengthen community-based groups the assigned communes and build capacity for them in micro projects planning
Identify and engage communities and partners in micro-projects
Facilitate the community-based groups in the development and implementation of micro-projects
Facilitate community-based groups in monitoring and reporting of micro-projects.

Sponsorship integration:

Include RC in project activities and monitor participation and benefits of RC and their families
Coordinate the child registration and well-being monitoring of children, including RC in assigned communes as per sponsorship standards through the SR volunteer network

2. Program Management in assigned communes: (Time spent: 50%)

Implementation of Technical Models

Work closely with TPOs to introduce and build capacity for local partners on technical project models, guidelines, tools
Facilitate the implementation of technical models in alignment with the standard guidelines (cost norms..) and tools
Work closely with TPO and technical local partners to facilitate the supportive supervision process in assigned communes to ensure technical quality of the project models
Mainstream CCT (CPPa, gender, environment, disability) in all project activities whenever appropriate
Document best practices and advocate for the replication of technical project models to larger scale
Monitor and report (ITT and narrative) on the progress of Technical Projects (monthly, semi-annually, annually)
Facilitate communities and partners to participate in the baseline survey and evaluation in assigned communes

Financial Management

Manage resources with integrity and stewardship, in compliance with WVV’s financial policies and procedures.
Coordinate procurement and strategic sourcing in assigned commune

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

Bachelor degree, preferably in public health, water and environment, community development, social work.
Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work, especially Christian, child-focused, community-based development concepts, approaches and processes.
Good knowledge and understanding of key aspects of development work; including child protection, nutrition, livelihoods, resilience, advocacy, cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender, environment, disability, child participation).
Experiences and good understanding of WASH and CP
Demonstrated capacity in project management, with conceptual understanding and required competency in Design, Monitring & Evaluation (DME) functions (e.g. Facilitate monitoring processes with partners and community, analyze and interpret monitoring data).
Skills in facilitation of development processes, including organisation, mobilisation and influence of partners (especially at commune level) and partnering among different development partners.
Strong interpersonal skills and well-developed written and oral communications skills in Vietnamese.
Ability to think critically and reflect.
Ability to lead own learning and development
Fair English skill.
Solid computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email.
At least 2 years of work experience in community development or similar INGO
Experience in program implementation, community mobilization and participatory approach
Experience in Grant project management
Experience in working with local stakeholders/partners.
Experience of working with children and ethnic minorities.

Our contact details are:

People and Culture Department – Ms. Nguyen Thu Huong

World Vision International - Vietnam

Address: 9th floor, the Mercury building, 444 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi,

Tel: 024.39439920 (ext.108)

World Vision Vietnam is a Christian non-government organization. Applicants having working experience in a similar kind of organization will be an advantage.

We give equal opportunity to every candidate, regardless of religion, race and gender.

A competitive salary, benefits and career development opportunity will be offered and commensurate with the experience, qualifications and responsibilities.

Find out more details HERE.

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DEADLINE: 5th April 2021