ABOUT CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

Children International Inc., herein referred to as CIM, is based in Manila and is an affiliate of Children International (CI), a global nonprofit that delivers child and youth development programming to break the cycle of generational poverty, headquartered in Kansas City, USA,

Children International serves 218,000 young people in 10 countries around the world for the first two decades of their lives. By providing access to resources that include health care, education, and life and job skills, we are equipping them to eventually become sustainably employed adults, as we empower young people to transform their lives, we also are strengthening their families and communities.   

Children International’s work to end poverty for good is made possible by approximately 3,800 dedicated volunteers and by generous sponsors, donors, corporations and partner organizations. Our mission is also carried out by 1,300 employees worldwide. To ensure that our programs continue giving children and youth the best possible chance, we are growing our people talent. That’s where you come in. 

As a locally registered entity, CIM boasts of a dedicated team of over 100 staff and 200+ volunteers. The organization operates offices and programs that support more than 25,000 young people across different communities in Quezon City, Caloocan, Manila, and Calumpit, Bulacan.

THE CAREER OPPORTUNITY

The Social Accountability Field Officer (SAFO) – Child Path Scale-up Implementation Project is a 1-year project-based role created to help sustain and deepen our Community Score Card (CSC) process across government clinics in Metro Manila. As a SAFO, you’ll be on the frontlines of social accountability—facilitating constructive dialogue between caregivers, youth, health workers, and local leaders to co‑create tangible service improvements. This is a mission‑critical opportunity to translate community voice into measurable changes in clinic access, responsiveness, and child‑centered care.

Your responsibilities are pivotal in strengthening public health for children and youth by championing the Community Score Card (CSC) cycle—mobilization, co‑assessment, action planning, and follow‑through—so government clinics can continuously improve service quality and accountability to families. Beyond sustaining these improvements, the position drives scale by transforming insights from the field into a practical playbook for CSC implementation, enabling replication across Metro Manila and beyond and accelerating impact under the Child Path scale‑up initiative. While challenging, the transformation you will witness in the children, youth, and staff will be extremely rewarding and contributes to the successful implementation of the new Child Path model, which aims to impact on the lives of thousands of children and youth.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS ROLE

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with community members, local leaders, government units, and partner organizations while ensuring active and inclusive participation throughout the program cycle.
• Organize and facilitate CSC-related discussions and mapping exercises while collecting qualitative and quantitative data through participatory tools.
• Conduct orientations, meetings, and workshops to build stakeholder capacity and support community committees in implementing action plans.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop localized action plans, monitor activities and budgets, and conduct periodic reviews to guide adjustments.
• Work closely with field teams and partners to align efforts and support local initiatives that enhance program impact.
• Contribute to evolving program needs by conducting assessments and resource mapping to identify local strengths and opportunities.
• Contribute to a learning culture that tackles agency challenges and models effective problem solving. Join learning sessions to exchange best practices and lessons learned.
• Demonstrate behaviors aligned to CI values consistently. 
• Actively support continuous improvement initiatives and adapt quickly to change within a complex, ever-changing work environment.
• Enable seamless information flow, break down silos, and effectively collaborate across stakeholders within the agency as well as the community, maximizing collective impact for our children, youth, and families.
• Maintain consistency, reliability, timeliness, and quality of all gathered information to ensure data integrity. Regularly update and document progress and comply with timely submission of data and other reporting requirements.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND KEY SKILLS:

• Holder of a bachelor’s degree in social work, Community Development, Public Health, Social Sciences, Education, or a related field.
• With minimum of two years’ experience in community engagement, participatory development, or program facilitation, preferably in health or social accountability projects.
• Should understand participatory methodologies, monitoring and evaluation processes, and capacity-building approaches.
• Ability to lead focus group discussions, consultations, and workshops effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in collecting, analyzing, and managing qualitative and quantitative data using participatory tools and surveys.
• Strong skills in developing localized action plans, monitoring progress, and ensuring timely implementation.
• Above average oral and written English communication skills and excellent oral and written Filipino communication skills, with cultural sensitivity to promote inclusive participation.
• Adaptability and resourcefulness in dynamic field environments with emerging priorities.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT

• Work primarily – about 80% of the time – conducted in the different SDPs and communities where clubs are administered
• Work schedule includes regular weekend and evening hours depending on work needs
• Occasasional travel to other locations within the country for training

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES

• Strictly observe confidentiality and strong ethics with respect to all beneficiary information/financial and other organizational data.
• Comply with and ensure adherence to the organization’s policies, safety and security protocols and child safeguarding norms and guidelines by self as well all stakeholders both internal and external. 
• Promote diversity and inclusion, value other cultures, and demonstrate respect while relating with all organizational constituents irrespective of their race, color, faiths, gender, sexual orientation, age, caste, disabilities, experiences, beliefs, and ethnicity.

Overall Decision Making & Supervision

• This position requires moderately difficult decision-making requiring judgment in resolving issues.
• Monitored on progress, reflecting task completion and achievement of program goals.

JOB INFORMATION

• Department: Programs
• Reports to: Programs Manager/ Program Lead
• Type of engagement: Fixed term project contract (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026), with possibility of extension
• Grade: 5