Community Development Facilitator

Plan Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community development organization, without religious, political or government affiliation. Plan started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centered community development approach. Closing date: 07 Mar 2011
Location: Kenya - Kisumu, Bondo, Homabay, Kilifi, Kwale
Plan Kenya is seeking to recruit for the position of Community Development Facilitators based at Kisumu, Bondo, Homabay, Kilifi and Kwale Program Units. This job reports to the Sponsorship Coordinator. The job holder will be responsible for mobilizing community for sustained participation in sponsorship production.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
? Maintain good relations and linkages between Plan and volunteers and Communities.
? Ensure sustained children and communities participation in sponsorship production
? Ensure active CBOs participation in sponsorship and community development
? Produce quality and timely of sponsorship products (e.g. SCIs, quality photographs)
? Ensure safety of sponsorship working tools (e.g. bicycles, cameras)
? Provide timely feedback on NOIs

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
• Diploma in Social Sciences or Development Studies.
• At least 2 years experience in an NGO
• Experience in community participation in development
• Experience in partnership building and networking
• Motorcycle riding licence
• Good communication skills
• Strong negotiation, facilitating and influencing
• Ability to relate with all social groups at all levels
• Fluent in written & oral English and Kiswahili.

Plan Kenya is a development organization uniting people to advance the rights of all children. Accordingly, employment is subject to our child protection standards including appropriate background checks and adherence to our Child Protection Policy.

If you meet the requirements of the above position and would like to be a part of it in our commitment to children, please send detailed and updated curriculum vitae with current and/or expected remuneration and contacts of three professional references, including your current/latest supervisor to jobs.plankenya@plan-international.org to be received latest by 7th March 2011. Your email or envelope should bear the title and preferred location e.g “COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR – KISUMU PU” as the subject.

You are invited to read more about Plan in our website www.plan-international.org
We regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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