UNDP LATEST JOB THURSDAY Guardian Job Vacancies - 11, NOVEMBER 2010

UNDP LATEST JOB
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR LOCATION : IKARAM, NIGERIA APPLICATION DEADLINE : 18-NOV-10 TYPE OF CONTRACT : UNV POST LEVEL : UNV LANGUAGES REQUIRED : ENGLISH STARTING DATE : (DATE WHEN THE SELECTED CANDIDATE IS EXPECTED TO START) 29-DEC-2010 DURATION OF INITIAL CONTRACT : 1 YEAR RENEWABLE EXPECTED DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT : 1 YEAR RENEWABLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Under the direct supervision of Community Development and Gender Specialist, the UNV volunteer will undertake the following tasks:The Community Development Facilitators will assist the Community Development Team to: Mobilize village community to identify problems and possible interventions as well as facilitate their participation towards project ownership Plan, implement, monitor and evaluate) training programmes for communities across sector areas of Agric, Health and Education, Water and Sanitation together with sector specific facilitators and; coordinate trainings for Community members in leaderships, decision-making and organizational and management skills for development Coordinate (plan, implement, monitor and evaluate) strategic communication programmes for both key project messages and behavior change necessary as technical support to community based committee, so as to strengthen the overall performance of the project Develop appropriate follow-up tools and organize follow-ups to ensure smoothProgress of activities Monitoring and evaluation of progress within the community Promote high level of collaboration, communication and co-operation with governments ministries and other stakeholders and actor in the community Facilitate identification of appropriate intervention and develop capacity in the community to write proposals for presentations to donors for funding and ensuring continuing of existing project Carry out any other relevant duties that may be assigned by the Community Development & Gender Specialist.Furthermore, UNV volunteers are encouraged to: Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD); Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UNV volunteers; Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/Expected Output:The key results from the Community Development Facilitator activities are to promote the effectiveness of the interventions needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the village level. Enhance UNDP Nigeria business development potentials and the reputation of the organization with its key stakeholders. In particular, the key results have an impact on the implementation of UN Millennium Development Project and achievement of the Millennium Goals policy, as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.click Link to applyhttp://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=20009