Child Sponsorship & Development Assistants(World Vision Uganda)-Job vacancies in Uganda

Job Title: Child Sponsorship & Development Assistants
Post(s): Several
Organisation: World Vision Uganda
Job Location:Mpigi, Busia, Uganda
Deadline: 10th January, 2014
Reports to:Programme Manager
About WVU:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice in over 40 districts of Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.” 

Job Summary: 
The Child Sponsorship and Development Assistant will implement field level programmatic activities and sponsorship performance in line with targets and partnership standards in a manner that contributes to sustained and improved child wellbeing.

Duties & Responsibilities
1.  Project implementation and reporting:

•     Participate in planning and budgeting, preparation of work plans, implementation of planned activities and monitoring/ reporting of progress.
•     Facilitate and monitor the implementation of planned activities and community level engagements.
•     Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during planning and development meetings, workshops and other fora.
•     Identify local level partners and support and facilitate the partners in the implementation and monitoring of planned activities.
•     Support the collection and documentation of impact and success stories.

2. Community engagement and advocacy:

•     Innovatively support communities including Registered Children (RC) households to participate and benefit from the programmes.
•     Sensitize community on sponsorship (RC guardians, community leaders and other community members) and facilitate participation in the sponsorship management project.
•     Mobilize and facilitate active participation of children and their communities in planning, monitoring and implementation of community development initiatives.
•     Build the capacity of children, families and community to collectively engage local leaders on identified issues.
•     Follow-up on commitments by leaders on improvement of the wellbeing of children.
•     Mobilize communities to participate in annual children care and protection days – such as the Day of African child.

3. Management of sponsorship performance:

•     Monitoring of RC in line with partnership standards.
•     Ensure RC records and files are well managed and stored securely.
•     Support RCs to correspond with sponsors in a timely manner.
•     Facilitate processing of all special mails; Christmas cards, Spontaneous letters, APR, introductory letters within partnership standard..
•     Support management of Support Office Queries, Gift Notifications, mails, and file copies of correspondences in children’s files.
•     Conduct and produce quality periodic mailings (APR and Christmas Cards).
•     Mobilize and support RC families to adequately prepare for and manage sponsor visits.

4. Monitoring of Registered Children:

•     RC monitoring and follow up of the child well being in accordance to the minimum programming standard
•     Support development  and implement integrated  monitoring plan in assigned area with Area Development Plan stakeholders
•     Analyze and follow up critical RCs findings (especially RCs with challenges).
•     Compile monitoring reports for management action.
•     Hold monthly / quarterly meetings with Child Monitors and guardians/parents and child protection committees to address findings from monitoring.
•     Work with Community Development Facilitator to identify, train monitors and partners.
•     Provide information on support and benefit of RC required for maintenance of STEP database.

5.  Child Protection and Wellbeing:

•     Monitor the wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
•     Work with local leaders to protect children from child violations and abuses
•     Sensitize children including RCs, guardians/parents and other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicants should possess a University degree in Social work, education or any other relevant discipline.
• At least two years’ experience in community work and engagement with WVU programming sectors (health, education, WASH, Livelihood)
• Good writing and reporting skills and computer literate
• Good networking and influencing skills
• Ability to communicate in the local language(s) of desired area of posting
• Passion for children.
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability; and dependable
• The candidates must be mature and committed Christians, able to demonstrate an active involvement with their faith and also able to appreciate and stand above denominational diversities.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates must send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to: wvujobs@wvi.org.
Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.

Note: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.