Community Development Facilitator

Mansa District Women Development Association (DWDA) is a non- governmental, non-political, non- religious community based organization which was established in 1999 and registered in 2000 with registrar of societies. Mansa DWDA’s overall goal is to improve the lives of rural communities through women empowerment. This is achieved through providing information and services on legal education, land rights, women and child rights, child protection, income generating activities, building local democracy, entrepreneurship and increasing community awareness on HIV/AIDS prevention. The organisation also provides necessary care and support for orphans and vulnerable children in a bid to reduce gender inequality. Mansa DWDA is a membership organisation operating in seven districts namely, Mansa, Chembe, Mwense, Kawambwa, Nchelenge, Chienge and Chembe. The organisation has a total membership of 2,752 of which 701 are male and 2051 are female. Mansa DWDA is a membership organization governed by a District Board representing. The Board is made up of 21 Area association representatives, which forms the district council that works with the Secretariat in managing the association day to day activities.

Mansa District Women Development Association in partnership with Plan International Zambia is implementing the “Enhancing the voices of civil society to End Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa”. The project will be implemented in Luapula province of Zambia. As part of implementing this project, Mansa DWDA is looking for experienced, innovative, motivated, self-starter individuals to fill the positions of Community Development Facilitator, Project Coordinator- and Project Accountant. This is a three year project which started in December 2018 with funding support from Plan International Germany National Office.

Community Development Facilitator

2 Positions at Mansa DWDA

Position Description

The incumbent has the overall responsibility to provide the link between Mansa DWDA and the community in areas where Mansa DWDA implements its activities. This is to ensure facilitation of all the project activities done within the community are helping and improving the lives of children and their families, especially reducing the incidences of Child Marriage. The Facilitator reports to the Project coordinator. The Facilitator interacts constantly with the Management team as the focal person who interacts and collects information within the different communities for the different programs.

Key areas of Responsibility Include:

• The incumbent is responsible for mobilizing the communities and facilitating on the project activities to ensure the aim of the project is achieved
• Training community members, headmen and religious leaders on Child Marriage issues, Sexual and Reproductive Health,
• Mobilize and train young persons in social movement building
• Preparation of the quarterly monitoring chart
• Participating in community entry process, feasibility studies, risk analyses, baseline surveys, phase in and phase out strategies.
• Monitoring of projects in the community in line with the project monitoring framework.
• The incumbent is responsible for coordination of Program activities and networking with the communities
• Ensure that all training events have a component of Child Protection
• Ensure that all volunteers sign and adhere to Plan Child Protection Policy
• Identify key risks within the area of operation and put in appropriate control measures to manage them.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings and networks at ward and village level

Candidates will need to demonstrate possession of:

• A Diploma in Development Studies or related discipline.
• A Class 3 or 4 Driver`s license and ability to ride a motorbike
• 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role in an NGO environment
• Ability to organize own work and work independently
• Promotes high performance
• Initiative and innovative
• Report writing
• Participatory methodologies
• Excellent communication skills

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