About the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

 We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world.  LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.

Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Ethiopia  

 LWF World Service Ethiopia is a registered foreign charity, which has been operating in Ethiopia since 1973 implementing various development and humanitarian projects in different parts of Ethiopia.  LWF World Service Ethiopia works closely with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), the Ethiopian Government, UN organizations and other funding partners. Its thematic areas include the promotion of food security and sustainable livelihood, sustainable natural resources management, emergency preparedness, response and rehabilitation, and capacity building. 

A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centred and community-based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures.

LWF Safeguarding Commitment

LWF World Service is committed to creating and maintaining a safe organization where people we come in contact with are protected from harm and abuse. Harm and abuse may include but are not limited to physical, psychological, and sexual violence and abuse, financial and material abuse, all forms of modern slavery, and all forms of maltreatment and exploitation.

The position is responsible to oversee implementation of livelihoods and capacity building activities. Facilitate exchange of information compilation data and reports, provision of technical training to beneficiaries and local government staffs. In consultation with the project coordinator and other officer’s review project work plans and activity budget for better response for the need of the project.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position Holder

• He/she Is responsible for gender mainstreaming and proactive technical support to the projects operation of the area in nature based solution lens;

• Ensure gender integration and marginalize groups addressed in the day-to-day activities of the project;

• Participate in gender-related events (meeting, workshops, conferences) and network within the Bale Regional Coordination in-order to stay updated about gender related development;

• Organize and mobilize women to involve with self-help group system and follow-up gender activities;

• Organize and deliver gender based training in the project and ensure marginalized groups included;

• Assist and capacitated women to participate and get use of fuel saving system, land right, access resources and made decisions for themselves at household, community and landscape level;

• plan, implement and follow up on gender-related activities and provide support to beneficiaries and grantees on mainstreaming gender in project activities;

• Conduct GBA+, baseline survey and data collection on gender issues for gender strategy development of the project;

• Work with all officers and partners to ensure that gender equity principles are incorporated into all policies and activities in the project;

• Follow, observe  and collaborate on work of training on gender specific activities;

• Follow, observe  and collaborate on work of training on back yard gardening and multistory gardening with gender aspects and NBS approach;

• Attend inter agency meeting each month and participate in other meeting representing the Projects operation;

• Prepare and submit reports directly to the Team Leader/Regional Projects Coordinator regularly;

• Survey and identify livelihood development constraints and suggest the possible recommendations to the project office;

• Develop bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on gender activities.

• Follow procedure as outlined in LWF World Service Ethiopia Staff Rules, Collective Agreement and other Operation Manuals.

• Perform any other duties as assigned to him by the Regional Projects Coordinator or his designate.

Job Requirements

Qualification

• A relevant undergraduate qualification is essential. A post graduate degree in gender, women economic empowerment rural livelihoods or other related field of study is highly desirable;

• Relevant experience of at least 2 years preferably in an international NGO

• A minimum of 6 years relevant work experience managing a gender portfolio;

• Knowledge and understanding of the institutional, legal and policy frameworks at national and local level that impacts on the status of women;

• Experience in project cycle appraisal, management and monitoring

Additional requirement

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and in a team environment.

• Highly developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and presentation skills

• An influential communicator, with excellent written and verbal skills in both English and Local languages;

How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the above requirement can send ONLY detailed C.V and application letter through THIS LINK

Please include 3 references from current and former employers.

LWF Ethiopia is an equal opportunity employer. LWF Ethiopia considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to sex, color, religion, ethnicity, age, marital status or disability.

Women are encouraged to apply and only short-listed applicants will be contacted