Reach The Needy – Ethiopia (RTN-Ethiopia)  is a child focused community based, not for profit, non-religious and discrimination free indigenous humanitarian national organization that exists to help the Deprived, Excluded and Vulnerable children  become productive, confident and responsible citizens, parents and leaders of tomorrow that directly involve and contribute for the development of the country. RTN has been working Child Sponsorship, development & humanitarian programs in partnership with ChildFund, CARE Ethiopia, PLAN Ethiopia and UNICEF. 

Therefore, we would like to invite interested and qualified applicants for the following post. 

Position: Community Development Facilitator (CDF)

Requirement: 4 (Four).

Support the enrolled children and their families in the provision of health, education, nutrition and youth development services. Support the enrolled children and their families establish and maintain communication with sponsors in time following appropriate process and procedures. Keep the inventory and correspondences part of sponsor relations and program as per the guide line in the catchment. Collect and compile necessary data periodically.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertake day to day follow up of Health, Education, Sponsor Relations and Youth Development activities carried out in the catchments

• Ensure 100% quality of sponsorship communication and timely submission.

• Ensure Children files confidentiality and access with an authorized individuals and the safeguarding policy of the organization.

• Facilitate and deliver capacity building trainings of both sponsorship communication and Program to the community.

• Report any child incidents within 24 hours’ time in written.

• Conduct regular home visits of the assigned children and their families and prepare the required reports timely

• Ensure that enrolled children have access to health, education and youth program services.

• Make regular follow up of the enrolled children and their siblings on school registration, attendance and performance. 

• Facilitate the timely medical refund for the enrolled children

• Keep proper records of medical certificate and relevant documents of the enrolled children and their siblings and pass on to the concerned officer for action.

• Facilitate government’s measurement of under five enrolled/sibling children every three months and pass on the report to the office.

• Mobilize the community of the catchments area for any required activities 

• Organize Child Progress Report ahead of schedule for all enrolled children and complete before the dead line

• Organize report of children’s presence, education, participation/benefits and health status ahead and take actions based on the findings/results.

Terms of employment: 1 (One) year Contract with the possibility of extension based on availability of fund and work performance.

Salary: As per the scale of the organization

Place of work: 2 Wolaita Zones Boloso Sore Woreda and 2 Sidama Region, Dara Woreda

Job Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: 

• BA Degree in Social Science, Education, Agriculture, Development Studies or other related field of study + 4 years’ experience.

Language Ability: 

• Good communication skills in Amharic, English and local language of the operational area.

Skills:  

• Community based development, problem solving, and excellent oral and written communication, good report writing skill, networking, and negotiation and lobbing skills. 

Motor Bicycle Driving License is a MUST and Computer literacy is advantageous.

How To Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit ONLY their application letter enclosed with detail CV written in English in person or  via our e-mail address rtnrecruitment2021@gmail.com , within 10(Ten) Calendar days starting from the date of this vacancy announcement is made in EthioJobs.Net. Referring the position title and Vacancy number in the subject line of your email. No photocopies of educational/training certificates are required at this stage; applicant who doesn't follow the required application procedure will automatically be disqualified from the competition.

Qualified and competent women are highly encouraged to apply. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. 

N.B. During the selection processes any informal phone call and personal contact from the applicant’s side is strictly forbidden except waiting for the official notification from RTN