Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO) is an Ethiopian indigenous, “Civil Society Organization” established in 2014. ASDEPO is mandated to operate in all regional states of the country and is engaged in different thematic program areas of intervention namely: Humanitarian Response, Education, Health, Women and Youth Economic Empowerment, Gender Based Violence and Child Protection, Migration/Human Trafficking, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), NTD’s Climate Change, Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Training in Gambella, Oromiya, Benishangul Gumuz, Afar and Somali Region. 

Job Summary

The position holder will be responsible to undertaking all tasks for project implementation at Zonal level both Food security and Nutrition components of the Programme incorporating government driven PSNP and School feeding program. He/she ensures and provide quality project deliveries are reflected within the entire project cycle and program implementation is undertaken efficiently and effectively. The position holder technically works with Project coordinator, Community development and Nutrition Officer and Community facilitators, Government stake Holders and Donors. The post is expected to have proactive engagement in the area of networking and collaboration, learning and knowledge management within the broader organization and with another partner organization

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Implement food and nutrition security projects at the Woreda level, including the provision and utilization of new agricultural technologies and inputs for PSNP beneficiaries, school feeding initiatives, and the introduction of new nutrition inputs.

• Support implementation of Nutrition sensitive social protection that targets PSNP and SFP project through planning, supervise progress against grant work plan and on time delivery of response activities in targeted woreda.

• Support implementation of SBCC interventions focused on PSNP HHs and targeted SFP sites of project Woreda.

• Prepare regular update and share to Senior Community Development and Nutrition Officer

• Coordinate Implementation of Immunization, deworming and related campaign at targeted schools and Community level.

• Support and Organize Male involved Cooking demonstration at Selected Kebeles.

• Provide On job and Off Job training for HDAs, HEWs and Community Workers on principle of IYCF.

• Support Intersectoral coordination on Health, Nutrition, WASH and food security at Woreda Level that promotes HHs level food Security for PSNP user.

• Implement the Nutrition Sensitive interventions to align with the Ethiopia’s social protection strategy.

• Prepare TORs for Community based activities and share to Senior Community development and Nutrition Officer

• Preparing timely procurement requests according to BoQ and budgets, monitoring and controlling nutrition stocks & consumption in collaboration with supply chain, Logistics, and technical teams

• Organizing and carrying out training sessions, On Job training, Mentoring and Supervision

• Participate in monthly team meetings to identify challenges and track progress in the program implementation at the different centers and develop action plan and follow up accordingly.

• Represent ASDEPOs at woreda level meetings, Workshop and related.

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving, and role modelling ASDEPO values.

• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

• Widely shares their personal vision for ASDEPO’s engages and motivates others Future orientated thinks strategically.

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters.

• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to Creativity.

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

• Willing to take disciplined risks

• Integrity: Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Employment Duration: 12 months

Salary: As per the organization salary scale

For general information about ASDEPO, please visit www.asdepo.org

Job Requirement

Qualifications and experience     

• BSC degree in nutrition, public health, agriculture or related disciplines 

• 3 years of work experience with considerable experience in working on multidimensional projects on integrated WASH, Health & Nutrition, food security as well as hands-on experience on food & nutrition security focusing on Nutrition specific, climate resilient agriculture, and Nutrition sensitive agriculture. 

• Knowledge of Local Language is mandatory.

• NGO experience is mandatory

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to fill the application form through THIS LINK

Submit their job application letter and CV with three references, via asdepo.recruitment1@gmail.com. Please mention the Job title and location in the subject line.

Applications will not be returned and will not be retained for future recruitment efforts. In order to ensure fairness to all applicant’s personal inquiries are not permitted.

Only candidates that are short-listed will be acknowledged and called for exam and interviews. ASDEPO is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process