Transformational Development Facilitator

Location: Koh Andaet ADP, based in Koh Andaet district, Takeo Province
Based salary: $300 plus competitive benefits

PURPOSE OF POSITION:
To facilitate and maintain strong community relationships, participation and empowering processes as World Vision walks alongside children, families and communities in a journey of transformational development

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

A.Building relationships within communities
- Build close relationships and actively learn within partner communities, through home visits, staying overnight with host families, attending community social events, etc.
- Build good relationships that communicate World Vision’s mission, values and identity to all appropriate stakeholders, including community groups, local authorities and other NGOs.
- Be a witness to Jesus Christ through daily life and work.
- Actively network with other stakeholders, and facilitate the communities to network, for advocacy, resource mobilization and project implementation

B. Building capacities
- Facilitate formation and ongoing capacity building of new and existing community organizations for holistic sustainable development, including partnership with World Vision for project implementation where appropriate
- Train partner community groups on appropriate skills and self-assessment methods to build their capacity for management of local initiatives
- Actively participate as an Area Development Program (ADP) Team member in all areas, including feedback, reflection and learning.

C. Learning within community
- Facilitate the community to define monitoring process and indicators for mutual learning and accountability with WVC in project implementation and capacity building
- Facilitate community (including children and the marginalized) to participate in the gathering of, reflection upon and learning from local information.
- Participate in and support the implementation of Transformational Development (TD) Indicators measurement and program/project evaluation and facilitate community learning from results.
- Promote communities to share and learn from their own experiences as part of confidence and capacity building.

D. Planning and implementation with community
- Actively support the ADP Manager in assessment and design processes and collaborate with Project Coordinators and ADP Sponsorship Team in project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes relevant to assigned area that support TD and are aligned with Learning through Evaluation with Accountability and Planning (LEAP)
- Ensure that gender analysis, Christian commitment, and child protection are mainstreamed within WV initiatives in their assigned communities.
- Raise awareness and facilitate critical analysis of community issues and opportunities
- Facilitate visioning and planning processes with community people and within community based groups
- Mobilize local resources, community planning, participation and ownership for development initiatives
- Other responsibilities as reasonably assigned by ADP Manager