PARTNERSHIP FACILITATOR II Location: Ganze, Kilifi County, Kenya Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to Ganze or the surrounding Kilifi County area. Please submit your resumé in English. What is the purpose of this role? The Partnership Facilitator II (PF II) serves as Compassion’s primary liaison to local church partners and is responsible for strengthening church ownership, capacity, and resource mobilization to help churches effectively minister to children and youth within their communities. This role supports approximately 14 church partners in Ganze, Kilifi County, and works closely with pastors, church leaders, children, youth, caregivers, and Church Facing Team (CFT) members to advance sustainable ministry outcomes. Through relationship building, church maturation, facilitation, and coordination of cross-functional support, the PF II helps churches develop the capabilities and resources needed to sustain ministry impact and improve outcomes for children and youth. What will you do in this role? Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and serve as a consistent witness through Christ-centered leadership, service, and prayer support for Compassion’s ministry. Promote and uphold Compassion’s child protection standards by integrating safeguarding principles into all activities and appropriately reporting concerns related to child abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Serve as Compassion’s primary relationship manager and trusted liaison for assigned church partners, fostering relationships characterized by mutual respect, trust, service, and collaboration. Support approximately 14 church partners in Ganze, Kilifi County by strengthening church ownership, leadership capacity, ministry effectiveness, and long-term sustainability. Facilitate church maturation processes that help churches grow in ownership, capacity, resource mobilization, and ministry impact. Lead collaborative reflection and planning sessions with church leaders to improve child, youth, and church outcomes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Partner with pastors and church leaders to identify ministry development needs and coordinate appropriate support from Church Facing Team (CFT) members and organizational resources. Support churches in identifying, mobilizing, and maximizing local resources, community relationships, and partnerships that strengthen ministry outcomes for children and youth. Facilitate needs assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation processes that support effective Child and Youth Ministry programming. Encourage meaningful participation of children, youth, parents, caregivers, church leaders, and community stakeholders in ministry planning and implementation. Coordinate cross-functional support and develop Facilitation Work Plans tailored to the needs, priorities, and maturity level of each church partner. Promote collaboration, peer learning, and resource sharing among churches to strengthen ministry impact and community transformation. Facilitate the adoption and implementation of contextualized child protection standards and practices within partner churches. Ensure timely reporting and resolution of child protection concerns in partnership with child protection specialists and organizational leadership. Contribute to Partnership Management objectives, process improvements, church satisfaction, and organizational performance outcomes. Apply facilitation, mobilization, and relationship management expertise to identify church needs and support innovative, sustainable solutions. What are we looking for? Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Theology, Education, Business Administration, or a related field. Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in community development, church partnership, nonprofit programming, capacity building, child-focused development, or a related field. Experience working with churches, faith-based organizations, community groups, or development-focused organizations. Strong relationship management, facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills. Knowledge of community development, church capacity strengthening, and resource mobilization approaches. Strong planning, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Demonstrated commitment to child protection and safeguarding principles. Valid standard driving license with the ability and willingness to travel regularly within the assigned area. Key Competencies Strong relationship-building, facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills. Demonstrated ability to influence, collaborate, and build trust with church leaders and community stakeholders. Strong planning, coordination, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Ability to work effectively in a field-based environment with a high degree of autonomy. Commitment to servant leadership, cultural humility, and church empowerment. Passion for child and youth development and sustainable community transformation. Equivalent education, training, experience and/or certification may be substituted for any of the minimum qualifications listed above. What are the main work conditions for this role? Location Ganze, Kilifi County, Kenya. Incumbent must reside in or be willing to relocate to Ganze or the surrounding Kilifi County area. Work Environment Field-based role supporting church partners and community stakeholders throughout the assigned area. Primary responsibility for supporting approximately 14 church partners within the Ganze cluster. Physical Demands Sitting, standing, and/or walking for up to 8 hours per day. Travel Requirements May be required to travel up to 50% of normal schedule. Must possess a valid standard driving license and be willing to travel frequently throughout the assigned area to support church partners. Compassion International uses standardized job families and associated job descriptions. As such, not all employees will be responsible for all functions on this document. Employees may perform these and/or other similar type and level of duties depending on the work group and country to which they are assigned. Releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name It’s a mission that drives us because the need is desperate. Ten percent of the world lives on $1.90 a day or less. Our hearts break for the millions of children who suffer from lack of resources, but we rejoice because there is hope. We at Compassion know that the transformative power of Christ’s love is not bound by nationality or economic status. Unified by this conviction, our increasingly diverse staff uses our talents and experience to serve more than two million children in 25 countries. We’re excited for you to join our ministry!

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