Summary

The Women Economic Empowerment Specialist will be responsible for providing technical support, input, guidance, and coordination of a project implemented by a consortium of organizations led by ChildFund Ethiopia entitled ‘Reducing women’s care burden and improving their economic wellbeing through establishment of community-based childcare centers’. The post holder will closely work with ChildFund and partners, concerned government offices, and the communities at project implementation woredas of Adama, Addis Ababa, and Debre Berhan cities. The project will be based in ChildFund Office in Addis Ababa, with frequent visits to the project locations.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Based on research and contextual evidence gathered, identify and design local program initiatives for women’s economic empowerment at the project implementation locations.
• Provide technical input to the development of content and methodology for capacity building trainings on gender and economic empowerment for the project.
• Build the capacity of Women and Young girls through tailored trainings to ensure they meet the expected objectives of increasing their income and savings.
• Implement and monitor the capacity building activities and analysis of the women economic empowerment component of the project, with suggestions and timely readjustment of project interventions.
• Conduct regular field visits to supervise, coordinate and monitor field level activities of the project.
• Proactively and substantively support and implement relevant advocacy activities and campaigns with key stakeholders including relevant government offices, community leaders and front-line service providers on women’s economic empowerment.
• Identify good practices and strategic opportunities in women economic empowerment and document.
• Provide support for the formation and/or strengthening of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) by parents/caregivers and establish linkages with finance/credit service providers.
• Conduct entrepreneurship awareness campaigns/workshops and capacity building trainings to SHGs and women-led businesses.  
• Undertake project planning in participatory way involving concerned government offices, communities, project staff and other responsible development actors.
• Develop comprehensive and detailed implementation plans of the project.
• Facilitate consultation with government and community stakeholders  
• Participate in the monitoring, assessment, and evaluation of the project and in drawing recommendation on how to scale up the program at national level
• Assist the research team and provide inputs from the project towards potential policy updates, revisions, and development. 
• Actively participate in developing sustainability strategy of the intervention
• Ensure that the project interventions are properly handed over to the communities and concerned government offices.
• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with Child fund’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of conduct.
• Commitment to ChildFund’s Vision, Mission and Values.

Job Requirements

Education

• University degree, preferably at post graduate level in Economics, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Gender, Human Rights or in a discipline relevant to the position 
• Minimum Educational Qualification and Experience
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of women economic empowerment projects at community level preferably linked with establishment of childcare centers.
• Fluent in English and Amharic languages.
• Cultural understanding and respect, with familiarity of common issues regarding gender equality and women’s empowerment/economic empowerment
• Excellent written, oral, interpersonal, presentation, and project management skills
• Ability to write concept notes and proposals.
• Ability to develop resources, training, and tools to build capacity of field staff and project target group and manage the project budget.
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice 
• Strong computer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet, and other computer applications.
• Be available and willing to conduct regular field visits to project sites
• Able to multi-task and on occasion work in high pressure environment with tight deadlines

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicant can apply through CLICK HERE

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.