Community Development Plan (CDP) Facilitators at Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN)

Objective of the Position:

• The Community Development Plan (CDP) Facilitator will play a key role is to supporting the delivery of inclusive, participatory planning sessions that empower all segments of the community to actively engage in the development of the community development plan at the ward-level. The facilitator will ensure that voices from marginalized and diverse groups, such as women, PWDs, the elderly, and illiterate community members, are meaningfully included. Through collaboration with staff and LGA facilitation teams, the facilitator will guide dialogue-based sessions, coordinate with rapporteurs to document outcomes accurately, and support the creation and validation of comprehensive Community Development Plans that reflect the priorities and realities of the communities served.

Roles and Responsibilities of a CDP Facilitator:

• Facilitate Community Development Plan (CDP) sessions using inclusive, participatory methods such as town-hall meetings and dialogue forums.
• Ensure all community members, especially semi-literates, illiterates, the elderly, PWDs, and the poor, can participate meaningfully.
• Employ locally relevant tools like playlets in local languages to help participants understand the planning process.
• Work in collaboration with Lead facilitators, Local Government Coordination Committee facilitation sub-teams.
• Coordinate with a lead facilitator to co-facilitate sessions.
• Guide discussions that feed into the creation of the Community Development Plan.
• Ensure community input is collected, synthesized, and documented accurately for validation and integration into the LGA Community Development Plan.
• Ensure representation of all community groups, including women (with at least 50% representation), PWDs, youth, traditional leaders, and faith-based organizations.
• Encourage equal participation from all demographic segments.
• Facilitate conversations around core themes, such as: Participatory development planning principles, Stakeholder roles and shared responsibilities, Community challenges and root causes, Solution definition and resource identification, and the importance of inclusive development approaches.
• Support the formation of the Ward Development Support Committees (WDSCs) during sessions.
• Allow LGA facilitation teams to lead while providing support and supervision as needed.
• Work alongside rapporteurs to ensure accurate documentation and harmonization of outputs.
• Collaborate with third-party facilitators from CRUDAN under Oxfam’s guidance.

Education/Knowledge & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Development Studies, Economics, or a related field
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking ability.
• Proven experience in community facilitation or participatory development.
• Strong skills in community mobilization and engagement, facilitation, presentation to a wide range of stakeholders, and effective communication
• Experience and ability to work well within a team to achieve and deliver results.
• Ability to work effectively with others, persuading, influencing, negotiating, and supporting, following as required to achieve targets
• Ability to manage competing tasks; ability to prioritize and produce high-level output consistently.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using a computerized information management system (Ms. Word, Excel etc.)