Background

ChildFund protects children’s well-being by strengthening relationships among children, parents, community members, local organizations, teachers and schools, governments and others. Together, we improve children’s lives - at every age, from infancy to young adulthood - with better nutrition, health, safety, education and skills so it’s possible for th...

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the program structures to facilitate the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of child centered programs using ChildFund Theory of Change and program principles.
• Participate in preparation of Annual Operation Plan and Budget (AOPB) as per ChildFund guidelines and ensure that enrolled children, their caregivers and other community stakeholders participate fully in the process
• Facilitate and enhance quality and timely implementation and monitoring of projects in line with AOPBs, ChildFund Strategic Plan and other Deprivation, Exclusion and Vulnerability (DEV) policies and frameworks.
• Create and strengthen relationships between ChildFund Kenya and the enrolled children, their parents/caregivers, local leaders and other sub-county and community level stakeholders for purposes of influencing and fostering development in the community of operation,
• On a timely basis prepare quality activity, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, and documents on project progress,
• Facilitate community mobilization and action for development.
• Work closely with contractors and service providers in the field in consultation with Field Coordinator to ensure all projects and services are completed on schedule and meet set or agreed quality standards,
• Support the Field Coordinator in developing workable funding concepts and proposals to donors and/or any other fund raising efforts including mobilizing community contributions to support the implementation of the Annual Plans and Budgets,
• Guide, supervise and work closely with Sponsor Relations Volunteers (SRVs) to ensure all project and sponsor relations activities are carried out on time and in line with ChildFund Kenya Program and Sponsorship policies and guidelines
• Review sponsorship materials - correspondence, communications, and products submitted by SRVs for compliance, both in timeliness and content.
• Ensure Child Information Folders and re-assignment Material are updated on a regular basis.
• Ensure that Project and Sponsorship Relations Volunteers are trained and have the required capacity for effectively carrying out all sponsorship processes as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Prepare for and ensure all arrangements are in place for sponsor visits. He/she will work in close collaboration and consultation with Field Coordinator to ensure all sponsor visit protocols are adhered to.
• Support grant funded activities implemented in his/her community as required.
• Engage and mobilize enrolled children, youth, and their families to fully participate in program and sponsorship activities,
• Always ensure personal responsiveness and adherence to child safeguarding policy and procedures, and make sure all risks are mitigated and child safeguarding is at all times integrated in program and sponsorship interventions and activities
• Perform any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience

Required Experience and Education

• A minimum of a diploma in social sciences or development studies.
• 1-3 years’ experience in community development with a focus on children and youth welfare and development in not-for-profit environment.
• Practical experience in child sponsorship work will be an added advantage
• Practical experience in implementation of project activities in either an urban informal settlement or rural set-up

• Work closely with the program structures to facilitate the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of child centered programs using ChildFund Theory of Change and program principles.
• Participate in preparation of Annual Operation Plan and Budget (AOPB) as per ChildFund guidelines and ensure that enrolled children, their caregivers and other community stakeholders participate fully in the process
• Facilitate and enhance quality and timely implementation and monitoring of projects in line with AOPBs, ChildFund Strategic Plan and other Deprivation, Exclusion and Vulnerability (DEV) policies and frameworks.
• Create and strengthen relationships between ChildFund Kenya and the enrolled children, their parents/caregivers, local leaders and other sub-county and community level stakeholders for purposes of influencing and fostering development in the community of operation,
• On a timely basis prepare quality activity, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, and documents on project progress,
• Facilitate community mobilization and action for development.
• Work closely with contractors and service providers in the field in consultation with Field Coordinator to ensure all projects and services are completed on schedule and meet set or agreed quality standards,
• Support the Field Coordinator in developing workable funding concepts and proposals to donors and/or any other fund raising efforts including mobilizing community contributions to support the implementation of the Annual Plans and Budgets,
• Guide, supervise and work closely with Sponsor Relations Volunteers (SRVs) to ensure all project and sponsor relations activities are carried out on time and in line with ChildFund Kenya Program and Sponsorship policies and guidelines
• Review sponsorship materials - correspondence, communications, and products submitted by SRVs for compliance, both in timeliness and content.
• Ensure Child Information Folders and re-assignment Material are updated on a regular basis.
• Ensure that Project and Sponsorship Relations Volunteers are trained and have the required capacity for effectively carrying out all sponsorship processes as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Prepare for and ensure all arrangements are in place for sponsor visits. He/she will work in close collaboration and consultation with Field Coordinator to ensure all sponsor visit protocols are adhered to.
• Support grant funded activities implemented in his/her community as required.
• Engage and mobilize enrolled children, youth, and their families to fully participate in program and sponsorship activities,
• Always ensure personal responsiveness and adherence to child safeguarding policy and procedures, and make sure all risks are mitigated and child safeguarding is at all times integrated in program and sponsorship interventions and activities
• Perform any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.

• A minimum of a diploma in social sciences or development studies.
• 1-3 years’ experience in community development with a focus on children and youth welfare and development in not-for-profit environment.
• Practical experience in child sponsorship work will be an added advantage
• Practical experience in implementation of project activities in either an urban informal settlement or rural set-up