• Ensure effective communication of World Vision’s identity, mission, vision, values and approach
to development.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the local context, including government
perspectives and plans and ensuring all voices are heard, especially those of children and youth,
including the most vulnerable.
• Mobilize and support the creation, mobilization and strengthening of community groups and
key stakeholders which catalyze community engagement to improve child well-being.
• Build close relationships and actively learn within partner communities, through home visits,
community immersion and attend community social events, etc.
• Ensure programme quality through effective planning, implementation and monitoring with
communities and partners.
• Document and submit progress, lessons learnt and most significant change stories through
community reflection for monthly, semi-annual and annual reports to relevant management
and donors.
• Conduct community awareness on sponsorship for new programmes.
• Ensure effective and efficient utilization of resources and maintain high standards of
stewardship and accountability.
• Lead implementation of technical projects within the allocated primary focus area within the
stipulated time and ensure proper budget utilization and spending in accordance with WV
policies, standards and procedures.
• Increase self-development for task performance with systematic planning through training, experience sharing, exposure visit, lessons learned, etc.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience in Community Development, Programme / Project Coordination in an international organization preferably in the INGO context.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, International Development Studies, Community Development or any other relevant field.
or Degree / Diploma – WV facilitated Learning For Transformation affiliated to GULL university, California
• Experience in capacity building for local stakeholders/partners.
• Experience in working with children.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of key aspects of development work; including child protection, nutrition /health, livelihoods, resilience, advocacy, cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender, environment, disability, child participation).
• Skills in facilitation of development processes, including organization, mobilization and
influence of partners (especially at commune level) and partnering among different development partners.
• Demonstrated capacity in project management, with conceptual understanding and required competency in Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (DME) functions (e.g. Facilitate monitoring processes with partners and community, analyse and interpret monitoring data).
• Networking, negotiation and partnering skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and well-developed written and oral communications in Sinhala/Tamil. Fluency in written & spoken English

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only