Job Description

Directly Reports to: Borana Field Office Coordinator and closely work with HEKS technical team, project staff and partners

Location: Either Dikale or Dambi kebele in Yabelo District of Borana Zone, with frequent visits to beneficiaries and partners.

Background

Swiss Church Aid/HEKS is the aid organization of the Protestant Churches of Switzerland and has its headquarters in Zurich/Switzerland. Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS works towards a more humane and more equitable world, assisting people and communities to overcome economic, social or humanitarian disparities in order to gain autonomy and to live with dignity both in Switzerland and abroad. Therefore, Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS engage in development cooperation, humanitarian aid and church cooperation and works in more than 30 countries and runs around 200 projects world-wide. Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS is a member of the ACT Alliance.

In Ethiopia, Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS has programmes with focus on Natural Resources Management, WASH, Inclusive Markets for Smallholder Pastoralists and Farmers and Humanitarian Assistance for drought and conflict affected communities.

Purpose of the job

To lead effective community development activities of Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS) in Borana Zone (Oromia Region of Ethiopia) through community mobilization, capacity building and quality reporting. The Community Worker will report to the Borana Field Office Coordinator and closely work with HEKS technical team, project staff and partners.

Contract

Contract on a 20-month basis.

  Key Responsibilities

• To carry out and facilitate the day-to-day planning, implementation and monitoring of project activities at community level;
• To work with customary institutions, project team and government counterparts to achieve the project outputs/outcomes;
• To ensure adequate consultation and participation of district and kebele level stakeholders in project implementation including monitoring of the activities;
• To facilitate capacity building trainings and workshops for community representatives and stakeholders at kebele level;
• To facilitate various kebele level community meetings, including monthly rangeland council meetings;
• To support and engage community in various kebele based natural resource rehabilitation initiatives;
• To take part in the assessments and surveys within the project operational area for project planning and management;
• To ensure transparent and legitimate beneficiary selection is conducted at community level;
• To acquire accurate information about selected beneficiaries’ families, their problems, needs and capabilities and share these with the project management team;
• To act as facilitator to promote self-help and other social groups in the community;
• To participate in planning, coordination meetings and other events at kebele level;
• To prepare and develop periodic reports and weekly progress updates in standard and quality manner;
• To ensure proper recording and documentation of best practices, lessons and success stories;
• To ensure that project activities are implemented according to project work-plan;
• To work in line with the organizational code of conduct, organizational policies and guidelines;
• To carry out other assignments and tasks as may be assigned by the Field Office Coordinator and Project Officer.

Job Requirements

ESSENTIALS

• BSc or Diploma in Natural Resources Management, Range land Management and other related fields

Experience

ESSENTIALS

• 2 -3 years’ work experience in integrated watershed management and rangeland management projects in lowland pastoralist areas
• Experience and understanding of Borana pastoral areas, context, livelihoods and culture
• Experience of working with local community and customary institutions at grassroots level
• Willingness to reside in rural/marginal areas, and ability to work with minimum supervision
• Experience of organizing and conducting trainings and workshops at different levels
• Strong understanding of social development and gender issues

DESIRABLES

• Experience in NGO work
• Experience in working across cultures and themes

Personal Qualities

ESSENTIALS

• A creative, innovative and flexible team player with ability to prioritize and manage a busy workload
• Holds him/herself and colleagues accountable for delivery of responsibilities
• Target driven and result oriented
• Approachable and good listener
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
• A team leader, builder and developer

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates can apply by sending letter of application and updated CV through Fiker.Tesfaye@heks-eper.org 

Deadline for application: November 24, 2020

Only short-listed applications will be contacted. No phone calls are allowed!

Qualified Female applicants are encouraged to apply

Please note that this vacancy is only for Nationals of Ethiopia 

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