New Job Vacancy at Compassion International Tanzania – Partnership Facilitator II
Position: Partnership Facilitator II
*This role will be based in Dar es Salaam*
This intermediate
professional is Compassion’s primary liaison to the local church and is
responsible for strengthening local ownership, capacity, and resources
of local church partners to minister to children and youth in their own
context. As the primary contact, this facilitator is responsible for
nurturing relationships with church partners that are characterized by
mutual respect, trust, and service that builds up church ministry. He or
she is accountable for facilitating partner relationships through the
Partner Management core process, for improving achievement of church
outcomes, and for bringing a developmental mindset to all other aspects
of the partnership. At this career level, the incumbent generally works
independently on moderately complex projects or objectives in
cooperation with other specialists. He or she may coach other
facilitators.
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Responsibilities
- Maintains
a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for
Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing
with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds
Compassion’s ministry in prayer. - Acts as an advocate to raise
the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to
protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection
considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the
ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s
Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports
any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through
Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports
responses to incidents if they occur. - Demonstrates a personal
commitment to serve, respect, and empower the church according to
principles outlined in Compassion’s ministry philosophies. - Church
Maturation – Strengthens church ownership and capacity through a
developmental mindset and the Partnership Management core process. - Facilitates
partnerships with church partners to collaboratively reflect on youth
and church outcomes and plan for how to best grow in capacity and
maturity. - Facilitates the development and implementation of
church owned strategies that build on each church’s strengths to engage
participation of parents and caregivers, children and youth in all
aspects of the ministry, including program design, local resource
mobilization, decision making, etc. Coordinates with other CFT members
to help churches to actively identify and engage the change makers who
influence change in children and youth, such as parents, schools, peers,
etc. - Works with pastors and church staff to identify capacity
development needs. Serves as Compassion’s key liaison with church
partners by engaging the support of other Church Facing Team (CFT)
members and financial resources in ways that are consistent with a
developmental mindset and the Partnership Principles - Supports
churches in mobilizing local resources and sharing of resources among
nearby churches. Supports churches to identify and utilize local
resources, services and relationships, as well as opportunities to help
maximize their own resources to support the ministry to children and
youth. Encourages relationships and alliances to further the ministry
impact of partner churches. - Program Cycle – Supports the church partner throughout all phases of the Program Cycle
- Needs
Assessment – Mobilizes CFT members to compile and organize information
to inform the church partners about the needs of children and youth
they serve. Facilitates the church partner in gathering local
information about child and youth needs, and synthesizing with external
data. - Planning – Facilitates church partner planning of their Child and Youth (CY) ministry.
- Supports
the church partner to develop an effective plan by assisting the church
partner to identify and prioritize CY needs as well as select
interventions that will address the prioritized needs and challenges. - Encourages
the local church partners to invite greater participation of other
church ministry leaders, parents/caregivers, youth and other key
stakeholders in identifying needs, planning and implementing CY
interventions. - Supports the church to develop an annual plan and budget to implement their chosen program interventions.
- Implementation
– Partners with other CFT members to support church partners as they
carry out their chosen interventions and monitor progress toward
successful implementation. - Evaluation – Partners with other CFT
members to support church partners through a learning and reflection
process on effectiveness of the interventions to inform planning in the
next cycle. - Coordination of CFT – Coordinates Church Facing Team (CFT) support to each church partner.
- Utilizing
the Facilitation Workplan, coordinates the CFT to support each church
partner based on the church’s level of ownership, capacity and resources
(maturity), the local context, local church priorities, needs
identified by CFT members and National office priorities - Creates and tailors Facilitation Workplans to each church, so that objectives and activities reflect individual church needs.
- Contributes
to the CFT’s understanding of the church’s needs. Reviews reports and
support documentation from CFT members, as well as perspectives from the
church partner to gain understanding of the church’s unique needs and
challenges and provide appropriate support for the church partner. - Documents, alongside all other CFT members, the support they provide to the church partners and follows up on issues identified.
- Cluster
operations – Oversees a cluster of churches while demonstrating
responsiveness to the local context and needs of each individual church
within the cluster. - Encourages and facilitates cluster level activities and resources.
- Proactively seeks to foster relationships and connection within the cluster.
- Promotes
cluster-based collaboration and initiatives between local churches for
the purpose of improving ministry to children, peer-to-peer learning,
and addressing other needs in the families and the community. - Ensures
the timely renewal of the partnership agreement between Compassion and
the Church partner. May call upon a more senior level facilitator for
counsel and guidance. - Child Protection – Facilitates church
partner adoption of child protection standards. Facilitates
implementation of church owned and contextualized child protection
practices. Connects churches to relevant evidence-based resources and
internal and external supports to develop approaches for preventing
abuse and promoting safe, healthy relationships with children and youth
by the adults in their spheres of influence. - Supports timely
reporting of all child protection allegations through Compassion’s
internal reporting processes, including taking direct responsibility for
reporting if necessary. In collaboration with child protection
specialists and other office leadership, engages in necessary support
work to ensure Compassion and the church partner comprehensively and
efficiently complete internal investigations in a timely manner.
Mobilizes Compassion and community support for follow up actions as
needed. - Is accountable to the Partnership Management strategic
process objectives in coordination with other cross-functional members.
Coordinates the implementation of local process improvements and
self-development improvements based on metrics and feedback from the
church. - Delivers on Compassion commitments to the church, and
for programmatic and sponsor engagement deliverables. Partners with
local cross-functional specialists, and those in Program Support or
Business Support who have responsibility for Compassion’s role in those
deliverables to ensure quality and completion. - Utilizes
knowledge and capabilities in mobilization and facilitation practices to
identify felt needs at church partners and consults with
cross-functional specialists to select and apply creative solutions. - May provide expertise to other professionals and support staff in the partnership discipline.
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Faith
- Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Culture
- Accountable
for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion’s core “Cultural
Behaviors” in all internal and external communication and relationships.
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Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, Project Management, Sociology or in a related field
Experience
- Three years Relevant experience working in this or a related field.
Licenses and Certifications
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*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above.
Working Environment Office – Standard Office Environment
Physical Demands Sitting, standing, and/or walking for up to 8 hours per day
Travel Requirements May be required to travel up to 50% of normal schedule
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