World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. As a child-focused organization, WV’s work focuses on children, ensuring they are protected and their basic needs are met. WVV has been funded from 12 support countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Funding of WVV consists of sponsorship program funding (70%) and PNS/grants (30%). WVV employs about 430 staff, of which 99% are Vietnamese nationals.
WORK CONTEXT / BACKGROUND
Currently, World Vision Vietnam is operating in 5 zones: North 1 (Hoa Binh and Dien Bien), North 2 (Yen Bai – Tuyen Quang), North 3 (Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong), Centre (Quang Tri, Quang Nam – Danang) and South (Quang Ngai, Binh Thuan, Ho Chi Minh, DakNong). WVV’s AP usually focuses within one administrative district of a province which populated by ethnic minority people with high rates of poverty. A uniqueness of WVV’s Development Program Approach (DPA) is that AP team members are based at district level where the AP is located, which enables them to work closely with government partners and communities on a daily basis. Beside the APs, WVV is also implementing different Special and Grant Projects to meet the specific needs of vulnerable children in both AP and non-AP areas.
PURPOSE OF POSITION
To serve as a catalyst, partnership broker, and builder of the capacity of local partners, facilitating the development process toward the improved and sustained well-being of children within their families and community, especially the most vulnerable children.
To manage the technical projects in assigned communes and advocate for sustainable well-being of children especially the most vulnerable children.
ROLE DIMENSION/DESCRIPTION
Community Engagement and Sponsorship
Planning:
• Facilitate AP planning activities at the assigned communes
• Facilitate partnering/ networking with and connections among different local stakeholders (formal and informal community groups, businesses, NGOs and local government agencies, etc.) to mobilize resources for the well-being of children.
• Facilitate capacity building for communities and local partners in AP planning and annual community review and planning
• Support communities and partners to develop and implement the community-based disaster preparedness plans.
• Raise awareness of local partners and community in assigned commune on WV’s Christian identity and values, child focused and community based development approach
• Facilitate annual community review and planning at the assigned communes
Monitoring:
• Facilitate refection meetings with participation of communities
• Facilitate capacity building for communities and local partners in the assigned communes in shared monitoring
• Facilitate annual program effectiveness/ PAF self-review and community based groups self-review.
• Facilitate shared monitoring activities and reports
Child participation and protection:
• Strengthen child clubs and children led community initiatives
• Promote the use of child friendly tools such as photo voice, body map, river of life to increase child participation and voice in the community
• Strengthen child protection committees in the assigned communes.
MVC inclusion:
• Utilize MVC mapping results for program planning and support – to make sure MVC are included and best benefiting from technical project interventions/ models
• Facilitate capacity building for communities and local partners in MVC mapping
• Document best practices, lession learnt and MSC (Most Significant Change) stories of MVC and their families.
• Facilitate the process of MVC mapping and updates
Micro projects:
• Identify and engage communities and partners in micro projects
• Facilitate the community based groups in development and implementation of micro projects
• Strengthen community based groups the assigned communes and build capacity for them in micro projects planning
• Facilitate community based groups in monitoring and reporting of micro projects.
Sponsorship integration:
• Include RC in project activities and monitor participation and benefits of RC and their families.
Coordinate the child registration and well-being monitoring of children, including RC in assigned communes as per sponsorship standards through the SR volunteer network.
Program Management in assigned communes:
Implementation of Technical Models and Advocacy
• Work closely with TPO and technical local partners to facilitate the supportive supervision process in assigned communes to ensure technical quality of the project models.
• Facilitate communities and partners to participate in the baseline survey and evaluation in assigned communes.
• Work closely with TPOs to introduce and build capacity for local partners on technical project models, guidelines, tools.
• Document best practices and advocate for the replication of technical project models to larger scale
• Facilitate the implementation of technical models in alignment with the standard guidelines (cost norms.) and tools.
• Monitor and report (ITT and narrative) on the progress of Technical Projects (monthly, semi-annually, annually)
• Mainstream CCT (CPPa, gender, environment, disability) in all project activities whenever appropriate.
Financial Management
• Manage resources with integrity and stewardship, in compliance with WVV’s financial policies and procedures.
• Coordinate procurement and strategic sourcing in assigned communes.
