Development Facilitator (Beirut)

A:  Building relationships within communities 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.   C:  Build community and partners’ capacity 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   D:  Assist in Program planning and implementation ·         Actively support program team leader in project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes relevant to assigned area ·         Work with social groups to support, monitor and evaluate ongoing activities according to approved stated objectives, plan of action, budget and record progress ·         Actively participate in sharing feedback, reflection and learning Collect accurate and timely data for project design   E:  Sponsorship Ensure community understanding of sponsorship and respond to questions and concerns promptly and sensitively Ensure partners, including their volunteers and children, are involved in managing the ongoing registration of children. Conduct community sensitization to ensure that parents understand sponsorship before each child is registered through appropriate activities. Plan and implement as per sponsorship guidelines activities that promote children’s participation using child-friendly methods and tools. Work closely with a sponsorship officer to apply Child Monitoring Standards and processes in program activities in ways that promote their outcomes. Equip partners, volunteers and community groups to monitor children through visits and project activities. Register children as per the budgeted plan while ensuring the consent of the parents that have correct sponsorship key messages Prepare and gather sponsorship 2.0 requirement such as child video greetings, community photos albums and Child history Ensure children are not registered in other sponsorship program Follow up on children with child well being case management issues. Ensure the presence and participation of children in all sector activities. Conduct regular visits to families and children to process incoming and outgoing correspondence such as thank you letter , Introductory letter Gift notification, Annual progress report, Christmas card and farewell letter Report on child protection incident to the related assigned staff member   F- Safety and Security responsibilities Responsible of own security and actively contribute to a positive security culture Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager G- HEA responsibilities Be aware of the emergency procedures in a response and ensure that necessary preparedness measures have been implemented   H:  Personal development and other tasks Perform other related tasks as assigned by the team leader Attend and participate in local and international capacity building events as required Attend and participate in staff spiritual nurture events and other organizational events