JOB DETAILS:
ABOUT SPARK MICROGRANTS
Spark Microgrants believes in a world where everyone lives with dignity and determines their own positive future. Decades of prescriptive aid have sidelined the poor from the very programs meant to uplift them. We believe in local solutions and catalyzing rural villages facing poverty into action. At the heart of Spark’s model, the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP), are ‘town-hall’ style weekly meetings, in which women, men, young, old, plan together for their community’s future. Each village elects a leadership committee, establishes a village savings account, and launches a project of their choice. Members receive training on financial management, transparency, leadership, village planning, and advocacy.

Spark trains partner organizations and works with governments to scale the FCAP as the model of choice to advance social and economic development, improve lives, and secure lasting change. Spark is now active in 500+ villages in 6 countries, improving the lives of over 500,000 people.

In Uganda the CoP is implementing the FCAP in locations of West Nile and Bulambuli district in Uganda. Our partnership with Centre for Community Development in West Nile covering 20 partner communities spread across the Omugo and Rhino Camp refugee settlements housing both refugees from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. We also have a memorandum of Understanding to implement the FCAP in Bulambuli district with 55 partner communities currently.

Spark team members are passionate about our vision to help create a world where everyone will live with dignity and define their positive future. At Spark, our values are what define us and shape the work that we do. Our values are:
• Facilitators. We don’t impose; we enable others to generate impact.
• Community-driven. We are motivated by what is best for the community.
• Process-centered. The how of what we do is just as important as the what.
• Authentic. Our vision and values live in everything we do.
• Dynamic. We seek opportunities and are willing to take risks to serve our community partners better.

Responsibilities
Leadership and strategy
• To develop, keep track, monitor, and update activity timelines and plans
• Implement specific partner governance strategies such as Coordination meetings, leadership forums and other related meetings.
• Contribute to the periodic iteration of the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP) and other related guides to suit intended contexts.
• Support in the identification of potential opportunities for partnerships that enhance the program

Management and Training
• Conduct training on the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP) in phases to respective recipients including Community Based Facilitators and Partners where required.
• Support the onboarding process of new trainers and new team members on the FCAP
• Provide continuous on-job coaching to the Partner Trainers and the Community-Based
• Facilitators.
• Conduct joint field visits with partner organization teams to offer field support.
• Conduct regular one-on-one /check-in sessions with partner trainers to support and track progress (partner leads and trainers).

Community and Community-Based Facilitator Management
• Provide timely feedback on community proposals and related data through the partner trainer, to the community-based facilitators who then deliver it to the community.
• Provide continuous training to the FCAP trainer through refresher training
• Participate in check-in sessions between the trainer and the community-based facilitator
• Conduct monthly community visits, observe community meetings, take notes, and provide feedback
• Coordinate Technical Advisor activities including collection and approval of their reports
• Conduct timely grievance redress support for communities, partners and other stakeholders; recording and reporting issues accordingly.
• Mobilize communities and CBFs for all the necessary arrangements

Documentation
• Ensure training-related content is well documented, managed, and updated.
• Compile program field stories and photos to support organizational and donor reporting
• Ensure the partner and community folders are always updated with all relevant program documents.
• Clearly document learnings from the pilots and provide feedback for improvements.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
• You are driven by a world with a strong civil society where communities are in the driving seat of local change
• You have relevant development experience, ideally in either community-driven development, governance, citizen engagement, social accountability, livelihoods, or other related areas and/or policy-driven change,
• You have an excellent track record of report writing for institutional, preferably for donors, with strong writing, editing, and critical analysis skills
• You have excellent written communication skills, preferably including experience writing reports, program documents and good in the Lumasaba language.
• The person should be of the Elgon region descent, preferably Bulambuli
• Excellent training skills
• Excellent community proposal writing skills
• You possess strong planning, organizational and coordination skills.
• Good understanding of the parameters of quality in the context of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS
The person should be a holder of a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Public Administration and any other relevant field. Any additional qualifications in the field of Community training is an added advantage.
You have the cultural fit to work with us here at Spark, if:
• You are dynamic, self-driven, and proactively seek out feedback.
• You keep yourself organized, yet lift your head up to think strategically on the regular and relish the challenge of applying a range of approaches to answer complex questions.
• You are a leader with a passion for transforming bold ideas into actionable strategies. You drive new initiatives, embrace and push for change, and aren’t afraid to try something new.
• You are a facilitator, you listen intently, integrate feedback, and create an environment where everyone feels comfortable to speak up and develop ideas together.
• You drive thoughtful processes to make strategic decisions and problem solve. You collaborate and prioritize an inclusive process that can be replicated in the future.
• You are authentic. You speak your mind, and you live your values.
• We are looking for someone who is committed to this role for at least 2 years.

WHY WORK WITH US
• You will be joining a dynamic team that hails from ten countries around the world and is committed to our vision
• You will have the freedom and autonomy to make your role your own. We want to hear your innovative ideas, your vision for the future, and your critical questions.
• We respect and value work-life balance and your need for downtime, vacation, and reflection.
• You will join a dynamic and growing organization with a clear pathway to learning and career advancement.

OTHER INFORMATION
Job Location: Bulambuli - Uganda
Start Date: As soon as possible
Application closing date: 22nd June 2024
Probation period: 3 months probation period with learning and performance objectives

Follow this link to apply: https://sparkmicrogrants.bamboohr.com/careers/107 

SAFEGUARDING
Our safeguarding follows a do no harm principle. All Spark staff are expected to respect and uphold the safeguarding procedures and principles to minimize harm to stakeholders, program participants, and the environment, in compliance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework and Rwandan
Legislation.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Spark Microgrants provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. Employment decisions at Spark are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Spark does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. Spark will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship to daily operations.