DRR Field Facilitator

World Vision; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision is seeking a DRR Field Facilitator to support community-based disaster risk reduction activities and frontline engagement with affected households. The role emphasizes facilitating awareness sessions, conducting household visits, and collecting data to inform emergency responses.

Responsibilities include coordinating with site management, reporting on field activities, and ensuring vulnerable populations receive timely information and services.

Qualifications

• Experience facilitating community DRR sessions and household outreach.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for diverse communities.
• Ability to collect field data and support sitrep updates.
• Willingness to travel and work in camp/field conditions, including emergencies.
• Fluency in local language; basic English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate community DRR awareness sessions on hazards and response actions.
• Lead household visits and identify vulnerable groups for targeted support.
• Collect field data and maintain accurate records of visits and activities.
• Coordinate with Site Management/Camp-in-Charge to deliver activities.
• Provide two-way feedback channels and ensure community rights to participate.

Skills

Community engagement

Facilitation

Data collection

Reporting

Travel readiness

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 Description

Position Purpose

The DRR Field Facilitator will support the day-to-day implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities at the community/camp level, acting as the frontline link between the project team and affected households. The role focuses on facilitating awareness sessions, household visits, data collection, and mobilization support to ensure vulnerable households, especially children, are reached with timely information and services.

Key Objectives of the Position

Field-Level Facilitation

• Facilitate community awareness sessions on disaster preparedness, early warning signals, and response actions for landslides and flooding
• Support the mobilization of households/community members for CERT training, drills, and other DRR activities
• Assist in organizing and facilitating meetings with community groups, camp committees, and vulnerable household representatives

Household-Level Engagement

• Conduct household-level visits to identify and collect information on affected children and their families
• Identify vulnerable households (e.g., persons with disabilities, single-headed households, elderly, young children) for targeted support and readiness planning
• Follow up with households on referrals, service access, and participation in DRR activities

Data Collection & Documentation

• Collect field-level data and case information to support emergency needs assessments
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of household visits, attendance, and activity documentation
• Provide field-level inputs and updates for Situation Reports (SitRep)

Support to Site Management & Coordination

• Liaise with Site Management and Camp-in-Charge (CiC) at the field level for smooth delivery of activities and access to camp facilities/learning centers
• Report any protection concerns, service gaps, or emerging risks (e.g., signs of landslide/flood risk) to supervisors promptly
• Support other sectoral teams (health, education, WASH, etc.) with field-level coordination as needed

Community Feedback & Accountability

• Facilitate two-way communication between the community and project team, including feedback and complaints referral
• Ensure community members, including children and vulnerable groups, are informed about project activities and their rights to participate

Support to training facilitation, communications and Implementation

• Good interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable engaging with diverse community members
• Basic data collection and documentation skills
• Willingness to travel/work in field and camp conditions, including during emergencies
• Fluency in local language; basic English an advantage
• Respectful, patient, and empathetic approach when working with vulnerable households and children
• Good report-writing and documentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure in emergency contexts and travel to field/camp locations
• Strong interpersonal and community engagement skills
• Mainstream protection, accountability, gender, disability, and environmental protection
• All documents guiding implementation, such as budgets, DIPs, and projections, are prepared, updated, and used correctly
• Ensure needs assessments and surveys are conducted, data analyzed, and suggestions made for appropriate interventions as needed.
• Regular monitoring and reporting of project implementation.

Staff Management

• Line manages the staff(s) of the assigned project(s), including day-to-day management, development and training etc.
• Take responsibility for discussing job expectations; appraise performance against set objectives regularly.
• Overall responsibility for staff work plans, vacation schedules, and development activities, and maintain a professional and open relationship with team members, promoting a strong spirit and providing oversight and guidance to allow for successful team performance.
• Staff coaching and technical supervision for their development.

Coordination and networking

• Actively participate in camp sectoral meetings to ensure WV programming information is shared and requests for cluster mechanisms are responded to.
• Keep and share information from NGO meetings, government correspondence, and internal World Vision Lessons Learned.
• Ensure that World Vision is represented in coordination forums and review meetings.
• Foster formal government at all levels and community engagement and coordination

Financial Management

• Manage the DRR assignment project and ensure all expenses are according to budget and meet donor standards for financial management, including accountability and good governance.