Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) (www.refugeecouncil.fi) is an international non-governmental organisation with Head Office in Helsinki. FRC advocates for the rights of refugees, displaced populations and migrants, and supports their new beginnings. By reinforcing equality and creating opportunities for everyone to lead a good life, FRC promotes the establishment of stable and peaceful societies. 

Position Summary:  

The main responsibility of the position holder is to ensure adult education course is effectively implemented in the IDP centres. He/she ensures the participation of women, people with disabilities (PWD), and other vulnerable groups in adult education programs. Overall, the position holder is responsible for the proper planning, implementation, and monitoring of the learning and provides technical support to volunteer facilitators who deliver the adult education course. He/she will also partake in integrated intervention which includes cash-based support, protection, inclusive WASH, and other cross-cutting issues into the project.  

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Technical Functional Adult Education Support and Training (40%)

• Work closely with FRC team, education sector, community leaders, and relevant stakeholders to recruit competent volunteer adult education facilitators, 

• Take a lead role in target learners’ identification with due consideration for women, PWD, and other vulnerable groups. 

• Provide capacity-building technical support for the volunteer facilitators on adult teaching methodologies, inclusive education, and other identified capacity gaps.

• facilitate community mobilization and awareness-raising proper targeting of adult learners (with due consideration for the inclusion of women, PWD, and other vulnerable groups) in close collaboration with community leaders and other relevant stakeholders.

• Monitor regularly and ensure volunteer facilitators provide the course based on the developed curriculum and contextualized thematic topics. 

• Arrange the available resources (supportive materials) required for the proper implementation of the adult education course in the respective learning centers.

• Continuously coach/mentor and build the capacity of volunteer facilitators to step in where the facilitation gap is identified,

• Support the cash technical person in the identification, selection, and verification of beneficiaries for cash distribution, 

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (30%)

• Record learners’ profiles and documents as per FRC requirements.

• Participate in regular project review and reflection exercises.

• Monitor and evaluate the attendance and progress of learners; and report the summary to your line manager.

• In collaboration with the MEAL Officer, assess the performance and competencies of volunteer facilitators.

• Periodically review learners’ performance progress and capacitate on identified gaps.

• Participate in baseline, endline, placement tests, and other monitoring such as PDM (Post Distribution Monitoring) and evaluation surveys.  

• Compile periodic reports, success stories, and best practices for your line manager

Innovation (10%)

• Find out relevant participatory adult learning methodologies and share them with team members to enhance course functionality and learners’ achievement.

• In consultation with volunteer facilitators and learners, design and implement co-curricular activities that enhance the quality of adult education course delivery and improve the learning atmosphere.

• Facilitate grassroots reading material development. 

• Coordination and Collaboration Community Mobilisation (10%)

• Encourage and mobilize adult learners (especially women and persons with disabilities) to enrol in adult education courses.

• Engage stakeholders in the mobilization and other adult education activities. 

• Identify appropriate temporary learning location in collaboration with responsible government and community structure and ensure its minimum standard is maintained.  

• Participate at grassroots-level meetings representing FRC and in coordination with the line manager.

Other (10%) 

• Identify and flag to Programs Team any potential humanitarian/development interventions that can be implemented in the intervention locations. 

• Perform other duties given by the immediate supervisor.

Location: Dessie with frequent travel to IDP centers in South Wollo.

Duration: Up to March 31, 2024-with possibility of extension

Job Requirements

Professional Standards: 

  FRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the FRC Code of Conduct. 

Education & Qualifications: 

• Bachelor or master’s degree in Adult Education/Community Development/ development studies/Rural Development and Family Science or related fields.

Experience: 

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in managing adult education with communities. 

• At least two years of work experience in the NGO sector 

• Working knowledge and practical experience of inclusive adult learning processes 

• Practical experience in community mobilization in emergency settings 

• Strong experience in provision of training, material development, participatory assessments, 

Essential Skills and Qualities:

• Demonstrated skills in supervision and capacity building of community-based workers. participatory group facilitation methodologies

• Practical experience in working with trauma affected communities in post conflict and displacement contexts.

• Good understanding of gender, inclusion, and accountability to affected populations (AAP)

• Able to work with minimum supervision.

• Good communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.

• Able to work with a multi-cultural environment.

How to Apply

Submit (filled FRC Application Form, CV, and cover letter only) shall be sent by email to email recruitment.ethiopia@refugeecouncil.fi  by 24 April 2023

 Please refer in the subject line of your email to the following code: FRC/DES/ERO/06/23

Important Note: - Strictly follow the instructions. Applications that do not follow the instructions of the application process will not be considered.

 Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.