JOB DESCRIPTION

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Job Title: Community coordinator (2) – Maternity cover

Contract type: Fixed term

Location: Bayanzurkh, Ulaanbaatar

Reports to: Bayanzurkh Area Program Manager

The purpose of this position is to act as a catalyst and partnership broker, while also building the capacity of local partners. This role coordinates the emergence and strengthening of community-led initiatives aimed at improving and sustaining the well-being of children and their families. The Community Coordinator works within communities to enable mutual transformation in the lives of children, families, supporters, partners, and WV staff. To ensure program quality, the Community Coordinator will engage in effective planning, implementation, and monitoring alongside communities and partners. Additionally, he or she will apply Sponsorship in Programming principles to integrate sponsorship processes with community efforts, focusing on i) caring for and protecting children; and ii) enhancing children’s participation, so that registered children can actively participate and benefit from programme activities.

30% Ensure program quality through effective planning, implementation and monitoring with communities and partners

• Focus on creating annual Area Program plans within the stipulated timeline and ensure proper budget utilization following WV policies, standards, and procedures, and follow Critical Paths of WV’s Development Program Approach (DPA)

• Ensure all RCs are informed of major planned activities in the Area Program (AP) that they can participate in and benefit from. Include all RCs in age-appropriate program activities (TP/CESP), according to established standards, to contribute to their overall development.

• Regularly update the Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) mapping and maintain a clear focus on target MVC markers to track improvements in MVC well-being. Use this tracking to adapt strategies and enhance the achievement of MVC targets for both RC and non-RC.

• Address vulnerability and gender-based issues by mainstreaming Christian commitment, child protection, environmental considerations, and conflict resolution within WV initiatives in their assigned communities.

• Conduct a Program Quality self-review with stakeholders, the community, and the Area Program team to ensure that lessons learned are integrated into future planning and implementation, and assess how our programs contribute to child well-being.

• Collect monitoring data with community members/volunteers and partners collaboratively and systematically, and conduct continuous analysis of project impact and sustainability indicators to inform realistic program adjustments at both AP and national levels.

• Lead and coordinate local advocacy initiatives in alignment with World Vision Mongolia’s strategic priorities—ensuring the integration of child protection, sanitation, ENOUGH campaign goals, and climate resilience into programming, and catalysing policy shifts across sectors.

• Document and submit progress, learning, challenges, and significant change stories gathered through community reflection in monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports to relevant management and donors.

25% Sponsorship Management and Coordination:

• Manages the alignment of Child Sponsorship programming with Global Centre’s and Support offices” new strategic initiatives, including the Sponsorship Foundational Program (SFP), by integrating core elements such as child well-being, Adaptive Program Approach, Sponsorship initiatives (SI), child protection, and participation into Area Program operations and planning

• Collaborate with the AP team to ensure Child Sponsorship supports local care and child protection efforts. Establish child selection and monitoring through the local Child Well-being Committee, which is linked to child protection. This includes:

• Child selection: Develop child community selection criteria for the sponsorship programme, ensuring community participation in the selection processes and that mandated documentation is complete.

• Child Monitoring Standard (CMS): Support child monitoring processes to ensure compliance with Child Monitoring Standards.

• Case management and Follow-up: Regularly review and update SSUI Child-Wellbeing data and take appropriate follow-up actions. Ensure adherence to reporting and follow-up protocols for child death, illness, and accident/protection cases.

• Sponsor-Child Communications: Ensure the effective management of sponsor-child communications and deliver sponsorship features (IL, SL, GN, EL, APR, CEW, CC, Queries, FL, BB, Sponsorship 2.0 content, and sponsor queries), meet quality and within sponsorship standards.

• Sponsor visits: Plan and facilitate sponsor visits, ensuring that visiting sponsors receive proper attention and have a positive experience while adhering to required protocols and guidelines.

• Sponsorship Integration: Provide subject matter expertise and technical support for Sponsorship in Programming to ensure that Child Sponsorship is integrated within AP Annual Plans and TP and CESP activities. Annually review the quality of Sponsorship in Programming using the SiP Reflection tool. Ensure that communities, families, and children understand child sponsorship as a means of transformation.

• Systems Maintenance and Functionality: Collaborate with WVIT and NO IT to maintain and update sponsorship systems, ensuring that SSUI, child data, sponsorship systems, and Horizon mobiles are regularly updated according to WVIT protocols and function effectively in the field. Verify the functionality of all Sponsorship Business Systems, including the data flow between AP, NO, and SOs, and address any data discrepancies.
• Storage, Filing and Security Compliance: Ensure the storage and safekeeping of child data, sponsor addresses, sponsorship documents, and files comply with child protection policies, standards, and procedures. Maintain the security of Sponsorship data, system resources, and sponsor addresses.

10% Engaging and visioning with communities

• Communicate clearly about World Vision (WV)”s identity, mission, vision, values, and our approach to development, including child sponsorship as part of a broader community engagement process.

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the local context, including government perspectives and plans, while ensuring that all voices are heard, particularly those of children, youth, and the most vulnerable populations.

• Foster awareness within the community regarding the well-being of children and other vulnerable groups and ensure their participation in community development processes.

• Facilitate strong working relationships among local stakeholder groups and between local partners and external organizations, while identifying key priorities for child well-being.

• Mobilize and support the creation, strengthening, and mobilization of community groups and key stakeholders to catalyze community engagement and improve child well-being.

• Systematically manage and use monitoring data—facilitating learning, sharing results, and refining action plans with stakeholders to improve programming

10% Capacity building of partners and the community

• Build close relationships and actively learn within partner communities, through home visits, immersion in communities, and with host families, attend community social events, etc.

• Work with stakeholders in a range of different development relationships towards the well-being of children in the communities

• Facilitate the formation and ongoing capacity building of new and existing partners for holistic, sustainable development

• Undertake social networks analysis to understand the functions various stakeholders fulfil, power dynamics, potential for partnership, and capacity building needs.

• Train and coach partner local groups on appropriate skills and self-assessment methods to build their capacity for management of local initiatives.

10% Resource acquisition and knowledge management

• Create a long-term and short-term project idea pool through regular brainstorming and focused reflections at the AP level

• Collaborate/support with the relevant team to share local needs/project ideas that promote the well-being of the most vulnerable children in both target and non-target areas.

• Support local fundraising initiatives such as M2M, corporate engagement, and one-time events at both local and national levels.

• Ensure corporate and other private donor engagement

• Develop, document, and share best practices, lessons learnt, and scale-up ideas at the national level

10% Stewardship & accountability

• Enhance the effective and efficient use of resources while upholding high standards of stewardship and accountability

• Ensure program accountability and sustainability drivers are integrated throughout program implementation

• Engage in continuous learning in work situations & reflect on its impact on performance

• Always act following WV policies and protocols, including those related to child protection and safeguarding.

• Monitor monthly spending to take timely actions and make necessary adjustments.

• Ensure all expenses remain within the approved budget.

5% Other

• Participates in devotions and weekly chapel services, fostering the spiritual growth of the team.

• Actively participate in relevant capacity-building initiatives (online or in-person) and spiritual development activities such as devotions and chapels.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Area program Manager to support the overall mission and effectiveness of World Vision Mongolia

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only