В Представительстве Международного детского фонда в Республике Беларусь открыта вакансия
Рэгіён:- Мiнск i Мiнская вобласць
01/18/2011
Representative Office of ChildFund International, USA, is looking for a qualified candidate to fill the position of Family Support Specialist in the project “Deinstitutionalization of Orphans in Belarus”.
The project goal is to prevent child institutionalization by improving the culture of family care in five towns of Belarus.
Job Title: Family Support Specialist
Duration: one year contract (with possible extension up to two years)
Organization: Belarus representative office of international organization – ChildFund International, USA - ChildFund-Belarus.
ChildFund-Belarus is non-governmental organization, non-confessional, non-profit organization that creates an environment of hope and respect for needy children of all cultures and beliefs wherein they have opportunities to achieve their full potential, and provides practical tools for positive changes to children, families and communities.
Family Support Specialist works under direction and supervision of the Project Manager and is responsible for implementation of project activity targeted at family-type care development in Belarus regions.
Job Description:
· Planning, management and control of effective implementation of ChildFund-Belarus family-type care development programs/activities;
· Gathering, systematizing and dissemination of information about best practices, lessons learned and new developments in the field of family type care on the local , national and international levels;
· Identifying training needs of local specialists involved in family-type care development in local communities;
· Providing expertise and consultations on the development of family-type care in the existing local environment;
· Coordination of all logistics matters related to training, including selection of participants, communication with training providers and space.
· Adaptation of the training modules on family-type care development for local environment;
· Leading, supervising, monitoring the performance of the TOT team working in projects;
· Presentation of ChildFund-Belarus concepts, achievements and results in family-type care development in front of governmental agencies and other stakeholders.
· In cooperation with ChildFund-Belarus PR specialist initiation and supervision of Public Awareness campaigns on family-type care/adoption development and strengthening family potential.
· Strong contribution to writing quarterly and annual reports, including success stories.
· Other duties as necessary according to workload, and compatible with experience.
Qualifications and experience:
· Knowledge of PRIDE curriculum;
· Very good knowledge of family-type care development in Belarus;
· Excellent facilitation, teaching and presentation skills.
· Excellent creativity, communication and writing skills.
· Proven team-building, organizational and management skills;
· Ability to plan and organize work, taking into account strategic priorities, time, resources available and risks.
· Ability to monitor ongoing development to keep informed and anticipate problem;
· Ability to convey complex concepts and recommendations to staff from the local communities both orally and in written in clear, concise style;
· Ability to work under pressure;
· Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnership and working relations, ability to work in a team;
· Ability to motivation and self-development;
· Good command of spoken and written English will be an asset;
· Strong PC skills (MS Word, Excel, Power Point).
Other requirements:
Ability to travel to project sites.
Education
· University degree in Psychology, Pedagogy or other relevant social science.
Candidates should submit their applications (a cover letter and CV) to the attention of ChildFund-Belarus to e-mail:
Closing date 26 January, 2011.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.