Faith and Development Project Assistant – Kirkuk

About the role

World Vision is hiring a Faith and Development (F&D) Project Assistant in Ninewa or Kirkuk, Iraq, on a local fixed-term contract at 80% (32 hours per week). The post supports implementation of Empowered World View, Celebrating Families, Spiritual Nurture of Children and faith-engagement activities, mobilising faith and community leaders, coordinating training and consultations, and keeping accurate monitoring, logistics and reporting records. It works 80% under the F&D and Social Cohesion Technical Manager and applies World Vision safeguarding standards.

Key responsibilities

• Support implementation of F&D activities according to workplans, targets and quality standards, and mobilise faith and community leaders in line with safeguarding procedures.
• Coordinate day-to-day field arrangements with project staff and partners, and build respectful relationships with churches, faith leaders and faith-based organisations.
• Organise inclusive listening sessions, consultations and focus group discussions with faith leaders, women, youth and other community members to identify child well-being priorities.
• Coordinate delivery of faith engagement, community mobilisation, child well-being and social cohesion activities, and support capacity-building workshops and Training of Trainers sessions.
• Collect and maintain activity data, conduct field monitoring visits and support assessments, and prepare weekly updates and monthly progress reports.
• Apply safeguarding, child protection, PSEA and conflict sensitivity standards, and support partner due diligence and the complaints mechanism.
• Organise meeting and training logistics and support procurement requests, advances and liquidations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Theology, Education, Peace and Conflict Studies or a related field.
• At least 2 years' experience in community engagement, project support in an NGO, humanitarian or development setting, or community-based organisation.
• Experience working with faith communities and engaging respectfully with Christian, Muslim and other communities.
• Good knowledge of the local context in Ninewa or Kirkuk, and experience organising meetings, workshops or consultations.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the governorate, including rural areas, and occasionally to Erbil; part-time at 80% with flexibility for occasional evening or weekend events.

Required skills

• Writing and reporting skills; basic monitoring and data collection skills.
• Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, conflict sensitivity and Do No Harm.
• Arabic (written and spoken) and working English; Kurdish and/or other local languages are an advantage.