Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
I. JOB SUMMARY
The Field Facilitator reports directly to the Project Officer (PO) and is responsible for the implementation of Right To Play project activities and providing support and guidance to the community team in using RTP tools in the project location. He/she is also responsible for monitoring the project for quality of delivery and effectiveness.
The Field Facilitator provides advice to the partners and community team regarding RTP tools. .

II. RESPONSIBILITIES
In accordance with Right to Play (RTP) approved policies and procedures, the incumbent:

Activity planning and implementation
• Ensures participation of partners, children/young people, and stakeholders in the process of project planning and implementation of the proposed activities.
• Supports different project stakeholders in developing their activity plans and schedules encourages their initiatives while ensuring alignment with a project proposal, facilitates their activities, and reports to the PO.
• Organizes and conducts special events activities, play days, and sports tournaments.
• In coordination with partners, teachers, and Master Trainers, evaluates events, provides updates of lessons learned and best practices, and reports on progress and challenges as they arise.
• Manages the logistical arrangements for training workshops and events.
• Assesses training needs of Master Trainers, teachers, Junior Leaders, teachers, and partners, recommends the suitable intervention, and works with them to develop training schedules.
• Organizes and facilitates training workshops conducted by other program staff and participates in the training as required.
• Facilitates the training sessions conducted by Master Trainers, evaluates them, and reports to the PO.
• Handles equipment management and distribution in the assigned community.
• Handles advance payments and manages cash money used for the activity implementation.
• Maintains positive working and collaborative relationships with stakeholders of Learning Through Play and Technology ( LTPT) – including focused organizations from the private sector, civil society (NGOs, CSOs, FBOs), and parents and community members.
• In coordination with other staff, ensures that issues of gender equality, inclusion, child protection, and safeguarding, accountability, risk, and vulnerability are taken into account including monitoring and reporting about them throughout all LTPT activities
• Prepares logistical requests including materials, training manuals, and other resources for Learning through Play and Technology (LTPT) activities.
• In close coordination with the Project Officer and Training Officer supports the training for education officers, teachers, and implementing partners, where applicable.
Collaborates with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team and Project Officer to feed data into the tools for monitoring and evaluation of Learning through Play and Technology (LTPT) programs

Monitoring and reporting
• Conducts regular field visits with partners, Master Trainers, and teachers to follow up and provide support as needed.
• Participates in workshops/training to partners, teachers, and Master Trainers in the quantitative data collection tools and qualitative monitoring tools and ensures accurate and timely submission of quantitative and qualitative data to RTP team.
• Provides narrative, qualitative, and quantitative monitoring information/data to support monthly, quarterly and annual reports to update the Country and Regional Office on project progress.
• Submits financial reports related to activity implementation.
• Ensures partners and teachers are in compliance with Child Safeguarding Policy

(C) COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Ability to confidently represent oneself and Right To Play
• Effective planning and organizing skills
• Coaching and feedback skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong development and team-building skills
(D) TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Understanding of adult education principles
• Computer literacy in outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Internet
• Effective report writing
• Understanding of a community-led process
• Understanding of the concept of sport for development
• Understanding of child rights and child protection
(E) LANGUAGES
Excellent spoken and written English and local language(s). French is also required for Francophone countries.

VI. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (An Asset)
• Experience implementing a development program with local populations in both rural and urban settings
• Experience in training, leading workshops, and teaching
• Personal sport and activity background with coaching experience
Holds a valid driver’s license

(A) PROBLEM SOLVING
The incumbent is expected to follow established work procedures and methods in dealing with work-related problems. He/she needs to consult with the PO when dealing with unusual situations/problems.

(B) FINANCIAL IMPACT
The incumbent is expected to implement the project activities within the approved budget. He/she may receive some advance payments and handle cash payments.

(C) INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
The incumbent is expected to generate/produce standard reports ensuring that the information in the reports are accurate and correct. He/she is expected to keep the information and data available in a safe location for the use of the PO, the Program Manager, and other senior managers.

(D) CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
The incumbent is expected to introduce improvements to his/her own work as well as to the work done by Coaches and Coach Trainers using lessons learned from activity implementation.

(E) RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
The incumbent is expected to enhance relationships with partners as well as Coaches, and Coach Trainers. This relationship is critical to the success of the project implementation.

VIII. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS
(A) Internal
Project Officer, other Field Facilitator(s) and Project Officers, Program Manager, Assistant Program Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer, Training Officer, Finance Officer/Finance and Admin Officer, Finance Assistant/Finance and Admin Assistant and Logistics Officer/Assistant where applicable.

(B) External
Partners, government officials, community-based organizations, NGOs, and volunteers

IX. WORKING CONDITIONS
(A) PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND EFFORT
The incumbent is expected to spend most of the time at the field location walking or standing where he/she may be exposed to high physical effort.

(B) SENSORY DEMANDS
The incumbent is expected to provide coaching and monitoring and evaluation to Coaches and Coach Trainers as well as generating reports with attention to detail and accuracy. This involves talking, listening as well as seeing.

(C) MENTAL DEMANDS
The incumbent is expected to face pressure from deadlines and unexpected situations.

X. ADDITIONAL JOB RELATED CONDITIONS
The incumbent is expected to travel to project locations using an RTP car or motorcycle and in some cases, the incumbent may need to walk between the project’s locations

V. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Must have)
Bachelor’s degree in Social sciences, Computer Science, Education, or any related discipline.
2 years experience working in project implementation and facilitation part of which should have been in leading a team

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your application to: jobs@rumaconsult.com  and kindly include “Field Facilitator” in the subject line.
The application must include your curriculum vitae, mobile phone number, a working email address, qualifications (attach copies of certificates), experience, present position, current remuneration, and names and addresses of three referees. The deadline for application is 8 April 2021.
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Right To Play is a child-centered organization and our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com. 

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