Faith and Development Coordinator - Protecting Futures Project at World Vision in Makeni Regional Office

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Job Summary The Faith and Development (F&D) Project Coordinator provides leadership, coordination, and oversight for the implementation of Protecting Futures, a four-year (FY27-FY30) faith-led integrated project in the Sulima and Mongo Area Programmes, Falaba District. Working closely with churches, faith leaders, caregivers, communities, and project partners, the Coordinator ensures the effective delivery of project interventions that enable registered children to grow in faith through age-appropriate discipleship, strengthen parents' and caregivers' capacity to nurture faith and love within the home, and support churches to demonstrate sustainable holistic witness and community transformation. The position is responsible for project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning, safeguarding, partnership engagement, and quality assurance to ensure the achievement of project objectives and compliance with World Vision standards, donor requirements, and child protection commitments. The Coordinator will manage project resources and budgets, ensuring effective financial planning, expenditure monitoring, stewardship, and compliance with financial policies and donor requirements. The role is accountable for the preparation and submission of high-quality donor and management reports, documentation of project impact and learning, and timely communication of project progress, risks, and results. The position will coordinate closely with National Office technical teams, Area Programme staff, churches, and implementing partners to ensure integrated and effective project delivery. The F&D Project Coordinator reports directly to the relevant National Office F&D Manager and maintains a dotted-line (matrix) reporting relationship with the West Africa Regional Office Faith & Development Advisor and Global F&D Manager for Africa, for technical guidance, quality assurance, project learning, and regional reporting requirements. The role serves as the primary focal point for project performance, stakeholder engagement, financial accountability, and donor compliance throughout the project lifecycle. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Outcome 1 – Children’s faith development Source, procure and distribute age-specific Bibles and discipleship guides; coordinate stakeholder workshops to adapt Scripture and discipleship materials to the local context. Coordinate quarterly Spiritual Nurture for Children (SNC) sessions, annual Vacation Bible School, faith-integrated sports and creative scripture expression activities, and Sunday School strengthening. Establish and support Impact+ Clubs and adolescent-led initiatives (small-scale projects, faith innovation challenge, youth-led awareness campaigns). Outcome 2 – Parents and caregivers nurturing faith at home Coordinate training of parents, caregivers and faith leaders in Celebrating Families, Becoming One, Biblical Empowered Worldview and child protection skills. Establish and support Celebrating Families support groups, Raising Children with Tenderness sessions, S4T savings groups and bi-annual community parenting campaigns. Procure and disseminate parenting and discipleship manuals; support the faith and family community radio simulcast pilot. Outcome 3 – Church partnership and capacity strengthening Conduct the church leadership and resource needs assessment and Valuing Children barrier assessment; coordinate leadership, children’s ministry, safeguarding, church management and theological education training. Coordinate Travelling Together and Be the Hope, Bib