Development Facilitator-Bekaa

All interested candidates can send their CVs to: lbn_CV@wvi.org PURPOSE OF POSITION: To serve as a catalyst, partnership broker, and builder of the capacity of local partners, facilitating the community-led initiatives to improve and sustain the well-being of children and their families. To implement directly or with partner’s the program activities and sponsorship requirements. To facilitate the participation and engagement of RC’s in programs. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: • Build positive and constructive relationships with community members and partners in order to understand their realities and facilitate development processes effectively. • Strengthen the understanding of community development and ownership and of social sustainability among the stakeholders in the area. • Increase the understanding of and sensitivity to child development and child vulnerability factors among community members and partners • Communicate effectively World Vision’s identity, mission, vision, values and its approach in order to work in ways that are contextually appropriate and clear. • Undertake social networks analysis in order to understand the functions various stakeholders fulfill, power dynamics, and to identify potential local partners and assess their capacity building needs. B: Act as a Catalyst, broker and facilitator in working with partners • Enable and facilitate networking and connections among local stakeholder groups and between local partners • Actively search for new partners within and outside the community, identify how these partners can work together towards shared priorities for child well-being and initiate, develop and manage partnership arrangements with them. • Work with partners to coordinate volunteers’ efforts to enable integration and synergy and prevent duplication and burn-out. • Build the capacity of WV and partner community groups to deliver the joint outcomes effectively. • Build the capacity of WV and partner community groups to maintain and monitor the effectiveness of their partnerships over time. • Train partner community groups on appropriate skills and self-assessment methods to build their capacity for management of local initiatives. • Build the capacity of community partners and volunteers to facilitate and manage development plans focused on child well-being • Participate in and support the community partners in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools and measurements of program/project effectiveness to track the delivery of joint outcomes. • Assist communities and partners to prepare and implement community-managed disaster preparedness plans. • Build the capacity of community partners and volunteers to facilitate and manage development plans focused on child well-being • Prepare and organize community based activities including workshops, trainings, and other events in coordination with relevant stakeholders and WVL subject-matter experts Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: University degree in a field related to community development work (preferably with experience in a field such as sociology, public health, agriculture, economics, education, etc.). • Strong understanding of community-led development work • Creative and able to apply innovative thinking, partnership building and problem solving skills; Strong facilitation skills, including catalyzing, connecting, and building the capacity of community groups • • Basic understanding of design, monitoring, and evaluation • Strong critical and analytical thinking skills • Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability and commitment to listen to others • Effective in written and oral communication; able to speak and write with a proper standard of English. • Computer literate in Microsoft Office package.