UNDP Community Facilitator Job Nigeria

Community Development Facilitators wanted in Pampaida, Kaduna State

Duration of Initial Contract : One year

Type category is United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme

The Millennium Villages Project, is a new bottom-up approach designed to lift developing country villages out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The Millennium Villages project is a Direct Execution (DEX) project managed by UNDP, with a project team in the field. The project team is headed by a Team Leader and has separate coordinators for Agriculture, Education, Health, Infrastructure and Business Development. The Community Development Facilitators will report to the Operations Manager who reports to the Project Manager.

Required Skills and Experience include: Bachelors’ degree or equivalent in Community Health, Social Works, Agric and Rural Development, Sociology or related field; Ability to work and mobilize communities to implement development project; Fluency in English and Hausa Languages are essential;
At least 2-3 years experience as community development agent in an African village situation in reputable organizations and NGOs particularly in Northern Nigeria; Ability and technical knowledge to use information technology effectively as a tool and a resource; Ability to successfully conduct research and manage projects in remote rural location with minimum supervision.

Closing Date: 8 December 2009

Apply online and Get details of this from the Job section of UNDP Nigeria http://web.ng.undp.org/