Community Workers – DFID-Migration Program- Addis Ababa Project Office

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Represent the project and overall management of its activities under respective districts with the support from Project Manager and Child Protection Officer.
• Facilitate and coordinate the activities of Community Based Child Protection activities, including building the capacity of community based service providers to migrants and refugees, activities in respective operational woredas.
• Facilitate the support to the child protection officers in community based child protection initiatives, need identification, planning and effective implementation of project activities.
• Facilitate the active participation of communities and other stakeholders and work closely with community based protection structures, relevant child-youth led child protection groups, etc.
• Take the lead in the mobilization of all stakeholders and follow up routine tasks of the project implementation at site level as required by the child protection officers.
• Support, follow up and supervise the implementation of the community action plans on community based protection activities.
• Organize workshops and trainings under the direction of the child protection officer.
• Ensure regular communication between SC and the community. 
• Develop periodic action plans and reports in close consultation with the child protection officers
• Serve as translator of local languages to other project staff, consultants and visitors.
• Accurately express SC position, objectives and policies.
• Carry out other duties as requested by the child protection officers

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Educational Qualifications:

• Minimum Diploma/TVET in Sociology, social work, rural development, disaster risk management, food security, and other related fields

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of work experience on community mobilization   
• Excellent understanding of the culture and ways of living of target communities.
• Good written and spoken English
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills skill with communities, government structure etc.
• Good Report writing skill; able to collect, document and share project records and information.
• Experiences of working in NGOs; and communities at grass root level are advantageous.
• Basic knowledge of Computer Application is desirable.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work in rural areas where the project is implemented, within approved security frameworks.

Desirable

• Experience of working with Women, Income Generating Groups, Natural Resource Management, in Agricultural/Livestock extension or related; and/or community based organization
• Work experience in pastoral areas and knowledge of Afar language is advantageous
• Work experience in diverse international NGOs is an asset.