## Community Development Officer, Lead – Water Mission Malawi **Location:** Malawi ### Position Summary Under the direction of the Community Development Coordinator, the Community Development Officer, Lead will: - Coordinate, guide, mentor, and monitor Community Development Officers (CDOs). - Ensure effective planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement of community development and WASH activities. - Ensure compliance with Water Mission standards, organizational policies, and donor requirements. - Serve as the primary point of contact for CDO activities and guarantee high‑quality community engagement, behavior change, and sustainability interventions across all project sites. - Frequently travel to remote project locations (and occasionally outside the duty station). ### Core Values & Culture - **Christian witness & servant leadership** – prayer, biblical staff devotions, and integration of the gospel. - Demonstrate Water Mission’s core values: **Love, Excellence, Integrity**. - Promote a biblical worldview culture that values accurate data, learning from mistakes, and excellence aligned with the organization’s mission and vision. ### Key Duties & Responsibilities | Area | Responsibilities | |------|-------------------| | **Team Coordination & Leadership** | • Manage day‑to‑day activities of CDOs.
• Develop field work schedules with the Coordinator.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and on‑the‑job support.
• Monitor progress, give feedback, and address implementation challenges.
• Conduct regular field visits for quality compliance.
• Facilitate team meetings and knowledge sharing. | | **Community Mobilization & Engagement** | • Lead mobilization activities, community meetings, participatory assessments, and stakeholder consultations.
• Build relationships with leaders, schools, faith groups, local authorities, and NGOs.
• Promote community ownership, accountability, and conflict resolution. | | **WASH Programming** | • Implement water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities in communities, schools, and institutions.
• Ensure delivery of hygiene promotion and sanitation education.
• Conduct TOT training on WASH curricula.
• Support School WASH and behavior‑change interventions.
• Monitor program quality and uphold technical standards. | | **Capacity Building** | • Establish and strengthen Safe Water Communities and Water User Communities.
• Train committees, system operators, volunteers, teachers, health workers, and leaders.
• Mentor CDOs in facilitation, behavior‑change, and engagement methods.
• Promote sustainability of community‑managed water systems. | | **Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning** | • Coordinate data collection, verification, and consolidation.
• Review weekly‑monthly‑quarterly donor reports from CDOs.
• Evaluate KPIs, monitor performance against indicators, and ensure documentation accuracy.
• Compile lessons learned, success stories, and best practices. | | **Project Planning & Implementation** | • Prepare annual work plans, activity schedules, and budgets for community development.
• Track implementation progress and suggest corrective actions.
• Support proposal development with community assessments and technical input.
• Ensure compliance with policies, quality standards, and donor requirements. | | **Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement** | • Coordinate with district/local authorities, schools, health facilities, NGOs, churches, and community groups.
• Represent the Coordinator in technical meetings and forums.
• Strengthen partnerships for program delivery and sustainability.
• Align activities with other Water Mission departments and partners. | | **Disaster Response** | • Lead CDOs during emergency assessments and WASH response.
• Support rapid community mobilization and resilience‑building initiatives. | | **Reporting & Administration** | • Consolidate work plans, activity reports, monitoring reports, donor reports, and success stories.
• Prepare summary reports for the Coordinator.
• Monitor budget utilization and maintain complete program records.
• Support audit and compliance requirements. | | **Other** | • Participate in organizational training and continuous professional development.
• Support cross‑functional teams and perform any other duties assigned by the Coordinator. | ### Qualifications, Skills, and Experience | Requirement | Details | |-------------|---------| | **Personal Alignment** | • Growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Alignment with Water Mission’s Statement of Faith and core values. | | **Education** | Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Social Work, Development Studies, Public Health, or related field. | | **Experience** | • ≥5 years progressive experience in community development or WASH program implementation.
• ≥2 years coordinating teams or leading community‑based programs.
• Proven experience in community mobilization, stakeholder engagement, behavior‑change communication, capacity building, M&E, donor reporting, and project planning.
• Experience working with local government, NGOs, schools, and development partners.
• Valid driver’s license (manual vehicle). | | **Skills & Abilities** | • Strong leadership, coordination, coaching, and mentoring.
• Excellent facilitation, training, and community mobilization.
• In‑depth knowledge of WASH programming and behavior‑change methodologies.
• High interpersonal and stakeholder‑engagement abilities.
• Strong planning, analytical, report‑writing, and documentation skills.
• Excellent organization and time‑management; ability to manage multiple field activities.
• High integrity, accountability, professionalism.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with mobile data collection tools (KoboToolbox, mWater, ODK) – a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel frequently to remote sites. | --- *Water Mission Malawi is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.*

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