Development Field Officer

With over 70 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 childrens life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

1. Mobilize and facilitate community groups (Community Engagement) to own the development process.

• Educate and mobilize community to have desire to address their respective needs
• Facilitate community to come up with their own development plan.
• Build up communities capacity to be able to address their needs properly.
• Required support is given to the community with a given criteria.
• The progress, development and behavior change of the community is closely monitored, analyzed and report accordingly/ take necessary action.
• To find the best way and develop proper system towards team synergy especially within respective core team.
• Provide technical support within core team clustered areas.
• Conduct review workshop for partner health checklist and action plan development.

2. Community Based Originations or Groups are formed with proper community and partner engagement within the targeted area.

• Information about the organization, organizations mission and its purpose is delivered and explained to the local administrations’ authorities, community/ village leaders, LNGOs, in a timely and persuasive manner.
• Advocacy meetings are conducted at the beginning of every project.
• Identify potential partners or opportunities and initiate to set up partnership system.
• Mentor community to be able to have proper learning and reflection system including child sponsorship monitoring system.
• Develop community development goal and action plan.

3. Apply updated monitoring system for activities, data collection, data compilation and prepare TP report.

• Primary and secondary data are effectively taken, thoroughly analyzed and transformed into quality information within the given time frame.
• Required reports are submitted to respective department, DMEF, TP coordinator as scheduled.
• Monitor and assist community to achieve community goal based on their own action plan.
• Facilitate community to develop community-based monitoring system TFE application (Horizon).

4.Act as an agent to duly improve the missions strategy, provide regular feedback, reporting and participate in team meetings.

• Regular program, TP learning and reflection are duly and thoroughly documented and report back to respective parties as necessary.
• Give suggestions that would assist in improving ministrys tools as necessary.
• Positive & effective cooperation and collaboration among the team and stakeholders.
• Regular teams sharing and planning meeting.

5. World Vision Myanmar funds and assets are utilized in the most efficient and effective manner

• All financial and non-financial (GIK) related are properly documented and followed the standards and guidelines set by World Vision Myanmar and World Vision International.

6. Sponsorship project is effectively and efficiently operated without compromising its guidelines and quality within the targeted area.

• Facts and information requested by CSC is provided as and when necessary, with a quick turnaround.
• Visit/ meet in person to all registered child and report the findings accordingly within a period of every three months.
• Take necessary actions regarding registered child within 24hours (for emergency) and within a week (non-emergency) depending on report status by volunteer.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

1. Required Professional Experience

• Two years experiences in the field of related job.

2. Required Education, training, license, registration and certification

• University Bachelors Degree in any discipline.

3. Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Community mobilization, facilitation skills and formation of community based organization.
• Skills in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, leadership, team management and organization.
• Proper community and partner engagement.
• Willing to subscribe to WV core values and core documents.
• Basic knowledge in financial accounting.
• Willing to serve the poor and work with the community.
• Interpersonal skills. On team building and negotiation.
• Basic knowledge of computer.
• Application of our promise 2030 and have sound knowledge on respective technical program.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only