The Community Facilitator will be a pivotal member of the BHA/ERRSATAO project/Protection team in Amhara. This role is critical for the on-the-ground implementation and monitoring of project activities, ensuring adherence to quality and standards of CARE. The Facilitator will be responsible for implementing project support, particularly Protection interventions.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational background and practical experience in emergency project protection interventions with strong communication and facilitation skills, alongside the ability to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders at kebele level.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Job Responsibility #1: Facilitate the Planning and Implementation of Project Activities (30% of Time)

• Participate in the development of detailed implementation plans for the project, ensuring alignment with overall project goals and timelines.

• Establish community level protection committee proposed for protection implementation and support population of concerns.

• Facilitate community dialogue sessions related protection sectors tailored for project beneficiaries as per the guideline.

• Engage in community awareness raising and sensitization activities on VAWG prevention and response, and on harmful social norms.

• Support for the implementation of humanitarian protection interventions /activities at kebele level.

• Establish and maintain crucial linkages between project beneficiaries and formal institutions at grass root level.

• In collaboration with community-based agents, mobilize project target beneficiaries for training and other diverse project activities.

• Ensure that the on-the-ground implementation of the humanitarian response project is consistently guided by CARE’s core programming approaches, principles, and gender equity considerations.

• Provide continuous follow-up and technical support to the target groups.

Job Responsibility #2: Mentoring and Coaching Project Clients (30% of Time)

• Provide individualized and group coaching and mentoring support to women and persons with disability. 

• Incorporate detailed coaching and mentoring support activities into regular project reports.

• Work closely with PSS officers and support victims of VAWG to get appropriate care and treatment

• Provide support for all protection related training, workshop, and meeting conducted at zonal/kebele level

• Under direct supervision of PSS officers, support VAWG case management implementation

• Contribute to the effective information management on VAWG survivors through the provision of dis-aggregated data on population of concern and their problem.

Job Responsibility #3: Strengthen Partnership, Institutional Linkages, and Working Relationships (5% of Time)

• Work closely with relevant government institutions, community-based organizations, and partners to build trust and ensure strong, collaborative working relationships.

Job Responsibility #4: Reporting and Monitoring (10% of Time)

• Conduct regular monitoring visits to the protection responses and provide comprehensive monitoring reports.

• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on project activities, submitting them to the supervisor/PSS officer/ in the appropriate formats.

• Undertake professional development initiatives identified in collaboration with her/his supervisor.

Job Responsibility #5: Learning and Documentation of Lessons (10% of Time)

• Collect basic information, best practices, case studies, and lessons learned, reporting them to her/his supervisor.

• Include lessons learned in regular project reports.

Job Responsibility #6: Perform Other Duties as Assigned (5% of Time)

III. Problem Solving

This position primarily involves Level Two problem-solving. The tasks and methods for accomplishing them are clearly defined, and the incumbent will regularly encounter identical or similar problems.

IV. GENDER EQUALITY

•    Understanding and demonstrating commitment to the importance of women and girl, youth and social inclusion issues

•    Demonstrated commitment to principles of equality of men and women, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding),

Salary:- 436USD

Job Requirements

V. Qualifications (Know-How)

A) Education/Training

• Required: Diploma in Sociology, Social work, Psychology, Gender studies or a closely related field.

• Desired: Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Social work, Psychology, Gender studies or a closely related field.

B) Experience

• Required: 2-5 years of related work experience.

C) Technical Skills

Required: 

• Strong facilitation and coordination skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering good human relations.

• Firm belief in teamwork and gender equality.

• Conceptual understanding of participatory approaches and sustainable development principles.

D) Core Competencies

• Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, stress tolerance, information monitoring, team building, interpersonal skills, coaching, problem-solving, planning, and organizing.

VI. Contacts/Key Relationships

The Community Facilitator is expected to establish and maintain open and collaborative relationships with project clients, government partners, community-based organizations, community level protection providers, project officers, and other relevant staff.

VII. Working Conditions

The Facilitator is expected to spend approximately 95% of her/his time in the field, directly engaging with project clients where their businesses operate. This role will involve significant travel on foot (approximately 75% of field time) and will require working across multiple sub-cities within Addis Ababa.

How To Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through THIS LINK.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Make sure you indicate the position title and location on your application letter.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

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