The Partnership Facilitator (PF) serves as Compassion’s primary liaison to local churches. This role focuses on strengthening these churches’ ownership, capacity, and long‑term sustainability to execute graduation strategy which include P2J and church catalyst/movement initiative as they prepare to continue ministering to children and youth independently.
The facilitator builds respectful and trusting relationships, supports church‑led transition strategies, and guides churches through the Partner Management and graduation processes. This position works independently on moderately complex projects and may coach other facilitators.
Key Responsibilities
Relationship Building
- Develop strong, collaborative relationships with pastors, church leaders, and project staff — especially those navigating the Compassion transition process.
- Foster mutual respect, trust, and service in all interactions.
- Resolve conflicts with the goal of restoring healthy, sustainable church relationships and ministries.
Church Development
- Support churches in reflecting on ministry outcomes and preparing for continued impact post‑Compassion.
- Facilitate the development of church-owned, self-sustaining strategies that engage parents, caregivers, children, and youth.
- Coordinate with other team members to help churches engage key influencers in children’s lives to maintain momentum beyond Compassion involvement.
Program Cycle & Transition Support
- Assist churches in assessing needs, planning, implementing, and evaluating child and youth programs as they shift toward full ownership.
- Support churches in creating annual plans, budgets, and transition-readiness milestones.
- Encourage inclusive participation in program design and decision-making to strengthen long-term viability.
Team Coordination
- Lead coordination of Church-Facing Team (CFT) support tailored to each church’s maturity and transition timeline.
- Customize facilitation workplans and document all support provided throughout the graduation journey.
- Contribute insights that help the team understand each church’s capacity, challenges, and post-graduation sustainability needs.
Cluster Collaboration
- Oversee a cluster of transitioning churches, promoting collaboration, shared learning, and peer-to-peer support that can continue after Compassion’s exit.
- Facilitate cluster-level activities that strengthen unity, ministry capacity, and resource sharing.
- Support community engagement to broaden local ownership and support systems.
Child Protection
- Support churches in maintaining child protection standards during and after program transition.
- Ensure timely reporting of child protection concerns and coordinate appropriate follow-up.
- Connect churches with internal and external resources to safeguard children beyond Compassion involvement.
Strategic Partnership Management
- Deliver on Compassion’s commitments related to transition and graduation outcomes.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and completion of deliverables leading up to program exit.
- May participate in partnership selection or provide expertise related to church maturity and sustainability.
Cultural Expectations
You are accountable for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors in all internal and external communication and relationships. These reflect our commitment to humility, respect, integrity, and service.
Qualifications
- A committed member of a local church with a passion for serving churches and children’s ministry.
- Preferably experienced working with NGOs/INGOs in the Northern Region of Thailand.
- Strong understanding of church settings, community issues, and local ministry dynamics.
- Excellent facilitation, communication, interpersonal, and team-building skills.
- Fluent in Thai; conversant in English.
- Willing to travel up to 50% of the time.
*Please submit your resume and CV in English.
Apply Here: Partnership Facilitator II - Northern Thailand Region
