Noyemberyan Area Development Program Sponsorship Coordinator WV Armenia operates mainly through its 10-15 years long-term Area Development Programs (ADP) that are predominantly funded through child sponsorship. ADPs are focused on promoting child well being through community participation and ownership. LOCATION c. Noyemberyan, Tavush Marz DURATION Open ended PURPOSE OF THE POSITION To facilitate child/sponsor relations in the ADP and to insure their full compliance with WVI standards and policies, WV Armenia’s Sponsorship procedures and objectives. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Ensuring Quality Sponsorship Management a. Maintain and regularly update Area Development Program (ADP) sponsorship database to provide accurate information on Registered Children (RC), including the most vulnerable non-RC (personal data, participation, need, etc.) b. Ensure that all the communication/materials received from the Country Office (CO) Sponsorship Department (SOD) is acknowledged and processed. c. Coordinate activities to ensure child growth and agreed number of RC are maintained, child related all correspondence items, Sponsorship 2.0 and other requirements are captured and submitted to respective stakeholders. d. Contribute to the friendly relationship between Sponsors and RC via timely and efficient correspondence processing and query responding at the Field Office Level. e. Create and maintain up-to-date individual files for each child registered in the program. Ensure all necessary information is kept within the file. f. Ensure and coordinate regular monitoring of children required by Sponsorship standards, analyze for trends and further share with respective responsible bodies and stakeholders for further follow-up. g. Contribute to the well-being of children in target communities through case management h. Coordinate/facilitate sponsors’ visits to the ADP, including transportation and accommodation issues, ensure Child Visitation and Protection standards are followed accordingly, provide orientation and translation support if requested. Prepare sponsor visit report. i. Ensure Gift Notification (GN) funds are utilized targeted based on assessment and needs of the child/family. Prepare and provide annual and semi-annual reports for Community GN usage. j. Use every opportunity to integrate Sponsorship requirements with other projects and communities’ activities. 2. Participate in Community Transformation Processes: a. Plan and oversee the activities on parents’ awareness on sponsorship issues, child management standards and other requirements in the targeted communities. b. Participate in staff meetings in the ADP and ensure that sponsorship standards are met while designing activities. c. Provide training to community mobilizers and local partners involved in sponsorship processes. d. Support to the process of making Sponsorship as an Asset for children, families and community. Contribute to child empowerment through child participation and voice and to strengthen comment-led care and protection. e. Contribute to communication skills development among children using different relevant tools. f. Twice a year provide a report to CO SOD on “How Christmas card and APR writing helps to build developmental assets and life skills in children’s lives. 3. Sponsorship in Programming a. Contribute to the need based contextualization and implementation of Child Sponsorship programming tools (e.g. child selection criteria, RC inclusion, Sponsorship in Programming reflection tool, Mapping, etc.) by tracking the efficiency of those tools and regularly informing the ADP Team leader and Sponsorship Manager. b. Pursue, facilitate and track intentional RC involvement in Program activities with provision of relevant verification materials. c. Together with the relevant ADP/Sponsorship staff plan and implement the (re)sensitization of target communities for/to Sponsorship. d. Ensure the regular awareness raising and reflection among target community members and especially with RC and their families. 4. Child Protection a. Act as a field level child protection point person 5. Other responsibilities a. Perform other relevant tasks assigned by ADP Team Leader, b. Attend and participate in regular staff and devotional meetings. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS The following knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal schooling, self-education, prior experience, or on-the-job training: - Higher education - Competency in data collection and analysis combined with reporting skills - Experience in utilizing spread-sheets, database programs and word processing systems - Able to apply critical thinking and reflection in daily work - Able to set priorities and follow through to completion of complex tasks - Able to build and maintain relationships with community stakeholders - Able to build collaborations for child well-being - Basic project management skills - Possess facilitation and coordination skills for child sponsorship activities and processes - Good English language knowledge - Good writing communication skills in English - Good interpersonal communication skills - Experience of working in the field of public relations, community mobilization, child protection, education - Travel 10% in ADP communities. APPLICATION PROCEDURES If you are interested to apply, please send a detailed Cover letter with a CV addressing relevant qualifications and experience to e-mail: [email protected] with cc to [email protected]. CVs without Cover letters will not be considered. In the subject line of your e-mail message, please, mention title and location of the position you are applying for. No information inquiries will be handled over the phone. Only short listed candidates will be notified for the interview. The deadline for submitting the applications is 5 August, 2014.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:06:12 +0000
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