Job vacancy for Community and Gender Development Facilitator in Kaduna

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.
Responsibilities
Mobilize Village Committee to identify problems and possible interventions as well as facilitate their participation towards project ownership
• (Plan, implement, monitor and evaluate) training programmes for committees across sector areas of Agric, Health, Education, Water & Sanitation together with sector specific facilitators and; Coordinate trainings for Community members in leaderships, decision-making, organizational and management skills for development
• Coordinate (plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate) strategic communication programmes for both key project messages and behaviour change necessary as technical support to community based committee, so as to strength the overall performance of the project
• Monitoring and evaluation of progress within the community
• Promote high level of collaboration, communication and co-operation with government ministries and other stakeholders and actor in the community.
• Facilitate identification of appropriate intervention and develop capacity in the community to write proposals for presentation to donors for funding and ensure continuity of existing project
• To facilitate gender mainstreaming in all sectors of the project. 
Requirements

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
• Have good interpersonal and Organization skills.
• Fluency in English and Hausa Languages are essential.
• At least  1 year experience as community/Gender development agent in an African village situation  in reputable organizations and NGOs particularly in Northern Nigeria

Application

Interested candidates should fill the UNDP Personal History Form (P11) posted at http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc 

Click here to apply online.

Closing date is 07-Jan-11