GIZ provides technical assistance to the MoA’s flagship programs in Sustainable Land Management since its inception, at national, regional, and local levels. The new program module “Climate-Sensitive Innovations in Land Management” (CLM) which runs from July 2021 to June 2024 focuses on the capacity development of SLM implementers through policy and institutional development advisory, technical and managerial support, field-level coaching, training, networking, piloting field activities as well as research and communications.

Developing a scalable model for the protection of the lake ecosystem is one of the outputs expected from the project. Accordingly, lake chamo is selected for pilot testing of innovative approaches through technical and financial development cooperation’s made with key implementing partner MoA. The project has deployed GFA consulting firm with its additional staffs on respective thematic areas of support to provide technical advice on the implementation of SLM in lake catchment. Community level technical support is found important to provide services on field. Field Facilitators (FF) are needed to steer and coach community level need-based service delivery. Thus, FF are required to perform the following task as part of ensuring operational level service delivery.

Main Duties and Tasks:

• Facilitate training of extension workers (DAs and woreda experts) in participatory watershed development, management and use planning, implementation, and monitoring in consultation with the regional GIZ office 

• Guide, coach and backstop community and district level agricultural extension workers in establishment and registration of community watershed user’s association/cooperative 

• Develop criteria for the selection of model watersheds in consultation with partner staff and GIZ office 

• Support the establishment of model watersheds’ in selected SLMP intervention woredas/watersheds and facilitate networking and knowledge exchange between relevant actors 

• Provide guidance and technical support to woreda experts (WEs) and development agents (DAs) in preparing quality and timely annual and multi-year watershed development plans 

• Advise zonal and woreda administration on the establishment and registration of community watershed users 

• Contribute to the development of innovative concepts in SLM which strengthen the ownership of local communities 

• Facilitate partnership and networking between training service providers and the extension service 

• Facilitate community, woreda and zonal level project progress reviews and evaluations of project performance by partner institutions 

• Conduct and document training needs of the extension workers and community-based organizations (community watershed executive committee members) 

• Support the development of training programmes for extension workers and community watershed members 

• Support the development of innovative financing solutions for community watershed users’ associations/cooperatives to sustainably manage natural resources (Payment for Ecosystem Services, management and mobilization of local grants and contracts) 

• Ensure sustainability and scaling up of project approach in the partner system, both vertically and horizontally 

• Support documentation and dissemination of best SLM practices and approaches 

• Provide input and assistance to project M&E, reporting and administration 

• Perform additional tasks as agreed between the consultant and commissioning party

Job Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in natural resource management, land management, rural development, agriculture or related fields with relevant work experience

• In individual cases where candidates display 8 years of professional track record, a B.Sc in the respective fields will suffice 

Language 

B2 proficiency level in English, B2 proficiency level in Amharic, & knowledge of local languages will be an advantage

General professional experience 

• 5 years of professional experience in community-based natural resources management (long-term assignments of 1 year)

Specific professional experience 

• 3 years professional experience in facilitation of community-based resource use planning, implementation and monitoring including use of GIS and remote sensing, gender and environment and proven experience in adult training methodology 

• Leadership/management experience  – not applicable – 

• Regional experience – not applicable – 

• Development cooperation (DC) experience  – not applicable – 

• Other  motorcycle driver’s license and 2 years of motorcycle driving experience 

How to Apply

Submit their motivation letter along with their CV via email: ApplicationCLM@gfa-group.de

NB: Please note that only shortlisted experts will be contacted.