Development Facilitator

World Vision Vietnam (WVV) invites competent Vietnamese candidates for the following position:

DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR,

Work location: Quan Son District, Thanh Hoa province.

WVV’s Area Development Programs (ADP) focus within one administrative district of a province which is usually populated by ethnic minority people with very high rates of poverty. ADPs are mainly funded by sponsorship funds, and are a phased approach to development, involving clear and consistent assessment, design, implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation and reflection phases. Each ADP is tailored to the needs of a specific community in alignment with WVV’s strategic priorities. WVV works closely with district and commune local authorities and local partners to implement program activities. A uniqueness of WVV’s ADP approach and structure is that team members are based at district level where the ADP is located, which enables them to work closely with government partners and communities on a daily basis.

The current ADP structure is based on sectoral approach with one staff in charge of one sectoral project. In FY11, WVV pilots new ADP structure in 7 ADPs. Under each ADP, there will be 6-8 staff, including 1 ADP manager, 1 Sponsorship Facilitator, 1 Finance Officer/Bookkeeper, 1 ADP Coordinator and 2-4 Development Facilitators (DFs) who are in charge of all projects and programme activities for around 2 assigned communes/wards in their ADP (from assessment to planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and transition) . For each cluster (4-6 ADPs), there are 4 technical cluster staff: Health/Watsan/HIV/AIDS; Education/Child Participation, Agriculture/Economic Development, DME/Capacity Building. DFs will be coached by the ADP manager programmatically and the cluster technical staff technically. One of the strengths of this structure is to allow better integration of the program toward Child Well being Outcomes.

Purpose of the position:

The purpose of the Development Facilitator is 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.

Requirements:
-    Bachelor degree
-    Major in education, public health, community development, social work and/or business administration.
-    Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work, especially Christian, child-focused, community-based development concepts, approaches and processes.
-    Basic knowledge and understanding of key aspects of development work; including health, education, economic development, HIV and AIDS programming, food security, cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender, child protection, environment, disability), and integration of advocacy and disaster management in development programming.
-    Knowledge in capacity building for local stakeholders/partners.
-    Skills in facilitation of development processes, including organisation, mobilisation and influence of partners (especially at commune level) and networking among different development partners.
-    Demonstrated capacity in project management, with conceptual understanding and required competency in DME functions.
-    Strong interpersonal skills and well-developed written and oral communications skills in Vietnamese.
-    Good local ethnic language skills
-    Fair English skill.
-    Solid computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email.
-    Ability to think critically and reflect.
-    At least 2 years work experience in community development.
-    Experience in program implementation, community mobilization and participatory approach would be an advantage.
-    Experience in capacity building for local stakeholders/partners.
-    Experience of working with ethnic minorities.

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

Application documents include:
+ Detailed Curriculum Vitae
+ WV Vietnam’s standard Application Form

WVV Application Form and the detailed job description for this position can be found at World Vision Vietnam’s website: www.worldvision.org.vn. Our contact details are:   

People and Culture Department
World Vision International - Vietnam
Address: 4th floor, the HEAC building, 14-16 Ham Long street, Hanoi
Tel: 04. 39439920 (ext.118), Email: [email protected]

Deadline for application: 25 August 2013

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.