Facilitator

The Facilitator will be responsible for ensuring accurate beneficiary data collection, verification, and distribution coordination in Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions. The role involves working closely with local authorities, service providers, community leaders, and FAO teams to support the implementation of assistance programmes for rural households affected by remnants of war.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the preparation of KOBO Registration Form for beneficiary data collection in coordination with the cash and voucher team and MEAL unit.
• Identify and train local authorities’ focal points in hromadas on KOBO beneficiary registration.
• Conduct household identification with local authorities in prioritized settlements based on Mine Action Programme criteria.
• Oversee and support local authorities’ focal points to ensure accurate and timely beneficiary registration.
• Verify and maintain accurate beneficiary records in Kobo for Kharkiv oblast.
• Organize and participate in priority meetings to inform beneficiaries about selection criteria, entitlements, distribution schedules, and collection points.
• Coordinate and liaise with LoA partners operating in Kharkiv region.
• Oversee distribution events ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance with FAO protocols.
• Conduct post-distribution monitoring to assess assistance effectiveness.
• Document and report irregularities or challenges during distribution or data verification.
• Provide routine updates to supervisors and relevant FAO staff.
• Diffuse FAO’s Accountability to Affected Population principles in priority hromadas.
• Implement Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse standards and Feedback and Complaint Response Mechanisms.
• Report any ethical concerns or policy violations promptly.
• Monitor and maintain information and databases on trainings, workshops, missions, and seminars.
• Support creation of Travel Authorization requests for local missions.
• Coordinate administrative and logistical arrangements for project activities including trainings, workshops, and missions.

Requirements

• University degree in Social Sciences, Law, Economics, or any other relevant field to the organization’s work.
• At least 1 year of relevant experience in partnerships and facilitating and training activities in the area.
• Working knowledge of Russian and Ukrainian (level C) and limited knowledge of English (level B).
• National of Ukraine.
• Thorough knowledge of up-to-date interactive facilitation techniques, methods and tools and ability to apply in practice will be an asset.
• Experience with KOBO Toolbox (or Kobo Collect) or similar software for data collection will be an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experience working with diverse and multicultural groups.
• Knowledge of the international peace and/or human rights sector will be an asset.
• Prior experience with UN agencies or other similar international organizations is desirable.

Skills

• Partnership Facilitation
• Training Facilitation
• Interactive Facilitation
• Data Collection
• KoBo Toolbox
• Beneficiary data verification
• Community Engagement
• Multicultural Group Facilitation
• Coordination with Local Authorities
• Assistance Programme Implementation

Languages

Russian, Ukrainian, English