Tearfund Church and Community Transformation Advisor Jobs

Who we are: We are a Christian organisation partnering with the local church

wherever possible to see change in the lives of those in greatest economic need.

We believe poverty is caused by broken relationships with God, others, the
environment and ourselves. Restoring those relationships is key to how we work,
and we want to see change that is economic, material, environmental and spiritual.

We are courageous, truthful, compassionate, servant-hearted and Christ-centred;
values that are at the heart of Tearfund.

Our vision: To see people freed from poverty, living transformed lives and
reaching their God-given potential

Our mission: We follow Jesus where the need is greatest, responding to crisis and
partnering with local churches to bring restoration to those living in poverty.

Our values: We aspire to be courageous, truthful, compassionate, servant-hearted
and Christ-centred


Responsibilities


CCT strategy

Represent ECA to, and coordinate and collaborate with the CCT and TNE matrix teams to ensure joined up strategies and work plans on CCT including integral mission envisioning and theological support.

Support country teams to develop CCT scale up strategies and implementation plans (and
their periodic review), incorporating both integral mission (and other relevant theological) envisioning and capacity building, and CCT practices and processes.

Ensure relevant input from key internal and external stakeholders in the strategy
development.

Ensure compatibility between the country plans and the global CCT strategies, and promote CCT links with both EES and Fragile States corporate priority themes.
Influencing the Church for Integral Mission

Support country teams to develop relations with key churches, networks and theological
institutions

Support the implementation of two Integral Mission envisioning conferences per year (ie one per programme over 3 years) for a broad section of identified church leaders

Supporting country teams to influence key church leaders to adopt CCT as their default.

Collaborate with TNE to ensure theological support and capacity building on key issues (EES, peacebuilding prosperity gospel etc) and to enable Tearfund to learn from theological thinking within the cluster.

Scaling up and Strengthening CCT

Support, mentor, coach and guide staff and partners to design and implement local and
national level CCT initiatives, including facilitating project design workshops.

Support country teams to develop the capacity of staff and partners in CCT through advice, coaching, linking or provision of training.

Supporting cross border/regional CCT initiatives that enable coherency and add value to country-level CCT work.

Support the development of sufficient numbers of quality CCT trainer of trainers

Help establish and support national and cluster level CCT coordinator / facilitator networks towards catalysing a movement of CCT practitioners.

Support/initiate innovative CCT pilots.

Learning and Information Management

Support the Contextualising of CCT tools and theology to ensure consistency, quality and
cross-learning in their application.

Support the monitoring and evaluation of CCT programmes, and promote the dissemination
of learning within the ECA and across the wider organisation.

Facilitate the sharing of experience and learning across the region and with wider CCT
movements, helping to capture learning and facilitate mutual prayer support.

Networking &

Representation

Support country teams to build and maintain relationships with others outside the Tearfund,
including partners, Churches denominations, theological institutions, and Parachurch
organisations including mission organisations involved in CCT.

Represent Tearfund, with country teams or as delegated where required, at external
events such as Church forums, interagency meetings and NGO network meetings
relevant to CCT.


Qualifications

Degree or equivalent level of knowledge

Qualification in International
Development

Qualification in Theology

Experience of the community
development sector in ECA

Experience of working in or with national
churches

Experience of programmes which mobilise
the local church to engage with their
communities

Experience of influencing, mobilising
others and developing networks.

Experience of strategy development

Experience of budget management

Proven experience in delivering innovation
and collaboration

Proven experience of capturing and
sharing of learning to build the capacity of
others.

Experience in leading / facilitating
theological discussions

Experience in managing the
publication of written materials
such as manuals or other educational materials

Experience in ecumenical
engagement

Fluent written and spoken English

Ability to communicate clearly, assertively
and diplomatically in order to influence
and network effectively

Ability to work well cross culturally, both
between different ECA cultures and those
outside of the region.

A strong track record of working
collaboratively to achieve shared goals

Coaching and mentoring skills

Facilitation skills

Strong analytical and strategic thinking
skills

Monitoring and evaluation skills

Theologically literate and confident in
reflecting on Scripture in relation to work

Ability to work flexibly, on own and at
times under pressure to meet deadlines

Willingness and ability to work within
organisational guidelines and to
corporate, team and individual objectives

IT literate

Fluency in French

Committed Christian with a passion for
justice and development and the local
church’s role in delivering this

Innovative, dynamic and proactive

Credibility with both grass roots and
senior church and Christian development
organisation leaders

Strong listening skills, open to hearing
and learning from different perspectives


Application Process


All applications need to be completed online using our online registration form. As
you progress through your application, please ensure that you save each section.


If after reading though this Job Profile, you have any questions or want to find out
more about our recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact
recruitment@tearfund.org.

In this Job Profile pack we’ve included a full Job Description as well as a Person
Specification.

Please ensure that your application clearly shows how your skills and experience meet the requirements for this post.

For more information and job application details, see; Tearfund Church and Community Transformation Advisor Jobs


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