Vacancy for Community Development Facilitator in Ikaram

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
The Millennium Villages Project, supported by the Earth Institute at Columbia University, the UN Millennium Project, and Millennium Promise is a new bottom-up approach to lift developing country villages out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. The Millennium Villages’ team of experts in agriculture, nutrition and health, economics, energy, water, environment and information technology are working with local communities and governments to apply a proven holistic package of interventions to help villages get out of extreme poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors’ degree or equivalent in Community Health, Social Works, Agric and Rural Development, Sociology or related field
• Demonstrate ability to work and mobilize communities to implement development project
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Fluency in English and Yoruba Languages are essential
• At least 1 year experience as community development agent in an African village situation in reputable organizations and NGOs particularly in Western Nigeria
• Must possess and apply depth and breath of knowledge and expertise to meet job demands
• Possess the ability and technical knowledge to use information technology effectively as a tool and a resource
• Demonstrated ability to successfully conduct research and manage projects in remote rural location with minimum supervision

Interested candidates should apply now!
Closing date is 18-Nov-10