About GOAL

GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.

GOAL is a non-for-profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years across all the region of the country towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses Programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS.

We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors are Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors.

About the Position:

The Food Security and Livelihood officer will report directly to the Deputy Area Manager. However, as part of the Programme team, the FSL officer also works closely with other GOAL sectoral departments and partners. S/He will work with nutrition officers as part of the GOAL field office structure and support other Rural Development Programme and Humanitarian Response Programme staff as directed by his/her immediate supervisor.

Key Duties & Tasks:

·         Lead and build a strong and effective development programme in Goal Ethiopia programme office’s operational Woreda/refugee sites,

·         Engaged on the distribution of appropriate seed varieties (cereals, pulses and vegetables) MPC, and veterinary drug with Kebele and Woreda Food Security Task Forces based on selected interventions.

·         Take forward and strengthen local Community Development,

·         Follow up the day-to-day implementation, planning, monitoring, and reviewing of planned activities related with, Agriculture, Gender, protection Livelihood improvement and food security, community empowerment in GE operational areas.

·         Lead the initiation and strengthening of partnership development and networking with local government structures and work to strengthen community-based organizations.

S/He will lead the nutrition sensitive /dietary diversification agricultural activities in the refugee camps and ensure linkage with nutrition specific interventions. Ensure identification and registration of beneficiary households for response, participate in the baseline survey, and regularly monitor the activities at distribution level.

·    Ensure regular documentation of community processes, and beneficiary profiles, and support the development of monitoring and review systems to assess project progress.

·    Proper documentation of project activities and provide reports on monthly basis in standard format. S/He Submits timely and weekly, monthly, etc. reports that are required to be submitted regularly.

·         Familiarize self and understand to GOAL donor compliance issues, specifically to the terms and conditions of the donor the project is working on and comply with same in area of responsibility. 

·     Maintain centrally hard copy and/or electronic copies (as appropriate) of all log frame documents as a 'means of verification' for donor audits to include as relevant the following as well as those specifically listed in the donor Project specific log frame, and provide to the 'Donor Compliance Officer' monthly for filing at HQ:

·     Distribution lists and monthly distribution summaries.

o  Training records - agendas, signed participant lists, training reports.

o  M & E Trip Reports & Consultant and/or Tech Team Evaluation Reports

·     During project closeouts, make sure all program deliverable distribution documents are reconciled and formally addressed to the Grants Unit at HO.

Job Requirements

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· BSc in Agriculture, (Agronomist, Rural Development, or related field with 3 - 4 years’ work experience preferably with an INGO.

Qualifications:

·   Sound conceptual understanding of development theories, local poverty dynamics, solid experience in working with and managing partnership, networking, and capacity building processes.

· Field based experience of programme implementation in agriculture, food security, DRR and income generation.

·   Trained and highly experienced in the use and development of a wide range of PRA skills.

Desirable Qualities, skill & competency 

·   Flexible and creative approach highly motivated and able to take the initiative and work unsupervised.

Commitments:

GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safe guarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other rules and regulation of the organization. GOAL is strongly committed not to harm the people under its care.

How to Apply

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy.

Submit your application letter & CV in person at GOAL Warder office.

or register using this LINK

GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.

Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.

GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.