Organization Background
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-governmental organization that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children's rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for - and respond to - crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Working in Zambia since 1996, Plan International Zambiaโs development and humanitarian programmes focus primarily on Inclusive Quality Education, Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, Early Childhood Development and Gender Responsive Child Protection. Child protection is key in all that we do. Plan International Zambia has Programme Areas (PAs) in; Central, Luapula, and Eastern Provinces including in Lusaka, where the Country Office is located.
Location: Eastern Program Area, Petauke
Reports to: Project Manager, Break Free Programme
Grade: C1
Closing Date: 29 March 2024
Position Description:
The purpose of Community Development Facilitator is to facilitate Programme Implementation and Design with stakeholders, establish platforms for adolescents and young people to engage with duty bearers and lobby for increased and improved delivery of Reproductive Health Rights services, information and education. The incumbent is responsible for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Programme in the assigned area of operation. Build capacity for Community Partners and Stakeholders including serving as a point person at community/village and district level in any Plan and partner managed events to maximize Planโs visibility, including participation in community meetings.
Responsibilities:
- To build girls agency to enable them aspire for safe and quality education as opposed to teenage pregnancies and child marriages.
- Advocate for the implementation of the guidance and counselling/life skills curriculum in schools.
- Advocate for financial support for vulnerable girls to access education.
- Train School managers and teachers in the school readmission policy and how to reduce stigma suffered by the girls coming back from maternity leave.
- Encourage out of school girls to engage in economic empowerment activities.
- Adolescents, parents, teachers and duty bearers are sensitized on the value of girlsโ education.
- Train Youth-led organisations and social movements on how to lobby and advocate for girlsโ Education.
- Orienting Youth activists and leaders to participate in platforms for planning, implementation.
- Reporting and monitoring of adolescents and young peoplesโ Reproductive Health Rights, Education and Gender Equality.
- Training Parents/guardians, teachers, duty bearers and traditional leaders in Reproductive Health Rights/Life Skills and Health Education (formerly CSE), child marriages, teenage pregnancies.