Project Officer

• Promote disability inclusion and facilitate access to essential services
• Develop community participation, empowerment, and capacity-building processes
• Assess and build community capacity for sustainable local change
• Conduct disability awareness campaigns and community sensitization
• Identify capacity gaps and develop training plans for staff and community partners
• Provide GESI and disability awareness and technical assistance for accessibility improvements
• Promote inclusive education through teacher and parent training
• Mentor volunteers, committees, stakeholders, and parents of children with disabilities
• Build capacity on case management for children with disabilities
• Ensure access to quality education and appropriate healthcare services for children with disabilities
• Support early assessments and therapies
• Address dietary needs and feeding challenges by linking with relevant sectors
• Train caregivers and parents and create support networks
• Advocate for physically accessible environments and reduced stigma
• Gather data and conduct research on disability issues
• Establish and maintain inclusive child-friendly spaces and clubs
• Facilitate case management assessments, individualized plans, service coordination, and continuous improvement
• Develop inclusive program designs, implementation strategies, and budgets
• Promote accessible services and infrastructure
• Generate data and knowledge about disability experiences and outcomes
• Facilitate training, iterative learning, and program adaptations
• Implement activities focused on community engagement, child participation, child protection, advocacy, and spiritual nurture
• Report high-risk child sponsorship-related incidents
• Establish community networks, coalitions, and partnerships for child well-being
• Empower persons with disabilities through leadership, project planning, and advocacy training
• Establish partnerships with disability-focused organizations and government agencies
• Advocate for policy changes and inclusive practices
• Facilitate compliance with GESI, DEI, disability, child safeguarding, and adult safeguarding policies
• Support local advocacy efforts for child well-being through CPA/CVA
• Engage stakeholders at community, district, and national levels
• Represent World Vision Malawi in relevant national and district technical working groups
• Participate in global and regional child protection and GESI communities of practice and initiatives

Project Officer jobs in Malawi

Project Officer – Every Child Belongs Project