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.

Job Purpose   

The position is responsible to oversee implementation of gender-sensitive 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 

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position Holder

• He/she is responsible for gender mainstreaming and proactive technical support of the Livelihood Resilience Building (LRB) project;

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

• In collaboration with the project officers, support the target beneficiaries with different livelihoods options through introduction of different Income Generating Activities (IGAs) that will enhance their resilience;

• Attend inter-agency meetings, gender-related events (meeting, workshops, conferences) and network within the Amhara 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 capacitate women to participate and use of fuel saving system, land right, access resources and in decision-making matters at household and community levels;

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

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

• 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 beneficiaries on climate smart agriculture with gender aspects;

• Prepare and submit reports directly to the Project Coordinator regularly;

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

• Ensure mainstreaming of LWF Ethiopia’s cross-cutting issues of gender equity, HIV&AIDS, Environmental Protection, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Child Protection throughout the project and strengthen gender sensitivity in all activities;

• Ensure compliance with LWF’s policies in child rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities;

• Perform any other duties as assigned to him/her by the project 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

• Analytic and computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, design packages;

• Experience with digital data gathering will be an added advantage and

• 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;

• Good knowledge of English and local language.

How to Apply

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

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