Program Coordinator - WV India

World Vision; Malappuram; On-site; INR 279,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision India is seeking a Program Coordinator to work with a team of community mobilizers, supporting child well-being priorities through partnerships and sponsorship activities. The role acts as a liaison between the ADP office and local communities, providing coaching and mentoring and ensuring programme quality.

The position involves facilitating local capacity building, developing partnerships with block-level actors, and encouraging community-led monitoring and protection mechanisms.

Qualifications

• University degree in any discipline.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with data collection.
• Knowledge of TP and CESP is advantageous.
• Basic DME skills are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate community mobilisation and capacity building.
• Support local groups and partnerships to promote child well-being.
• Coordinate sponsorship processes with communities and partners.
• Engage capacity-building support from internal and external experts.
• Monitor and report on programme activities within the cluster.

Skills

Poverty understanding

Communication skills

English literacy

Data collection

Leadership

Networking

Resource mobilization

Cross-cultural working

Project management

Education

University graduate

Computer skills

TP & CESP knowledge

DME skills

Job description

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 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Title

Program Coordinator

Purpose of the Job

A Program Coordinator (PC) works with a team of Community Mobilizers in the communities to enable mutual transformation – in the lives of children, families, supporters and WV staff themselves. The role serves as the primary link between the WV India Area Development Program office and the community mobilisers focusing on working with local groups and organisations to contribute towards child well-being priorities in the area.

A Programme coordinator acts as a facilitator and helps the community mobiliser’s teams to build on their existing strengths and facilitate links to technical support. They will be also responsible for a cluster to implement programmes and sponsorship in addition to providing coaching and mentoring.

Key Deliverables

• 1. Ensure the effective communication of WV India identity, mission, vision, core values and approach to development including child sponsorship.
• 2. Facilitate in enhancing the capacity of the community on ownership of child well-being.
• 3. Identifying partners at the local level (block) and develop multi stakeholder partnership in line with the TPs.
• 4. Explore opportunities for resource diversification at local level.
• 5. Facilitate the development of locally contextual child selection criteria, and support the child selection process within in the primary focus areas.
• 6. Ensure the presence monitoring of registered children and communications as per the sponsorship standards and inclusion of the Registered Children (RC) & families in development programme.
• 7. Promote community led child monitoring and management of cases for children identified for follow up with the Danger signs & symptoms.
• 8. Establish community led child protection mechanism in their own clusters.
• 9. Ensure the inclusion of the most vulnerable as programme participants from the primary focused area (PFA)
• 10. Identify and engage relevant capacity building support to local community mobilisers s from technical experts from within and outside, as required
• 11. Facilitate community based monitoring of programmes & monitoring support to the community mobilisers s within the
• 12. Monitor the end user issues within the PFA.
• 13. Enhance influence at the Block level.
• 14. Promote a culture of excellence, team work and learning among the other community mobilisers s in the ADP.

Priorities

• 1. Community Mobilization, Capacity Building & action
• 2. Partnering and planning with communities
• 3. Sponsorship facilitation with communities
• 4. Implementation and monitoring with communities and partners
• 5. Capacity building of community mobilizers

Skills

• 1. Understanding on poverty, basic knowledge on Government schemes and PRIs.
• 2. Good communication skills (Local language)
• 3. Ability to read and write in English.
• 4. Data collection methodology.
• 5. Having leadership skills to handle a team of 5 - 7 persons.
• 6. Good networking skills.
• 7. Resource mobilizing skills.
• 8. Ability to work in diverse culture.
• 9. Project Management skills

Knowledge & Qualifications

• 1. University Graduate in any discipline
• 2. Computer skills.
• 3. Sound knowledge in the TP & CESP.
• 4. Basic DME skills

Experience

Two years experience preferred

Compensation

Compensation - 25000/- per month