Ilanga is a non-profit organization empowering most vulnerable children and single mothers to be psycho—emotionally resilient and socio- economically self-sufficient.  Ilanga is registered in accordance with the FDRE Civil Society Organizations Proclamation No. 1113/2019 with certificate No 4487 of October 07, 2019.

In partnership with CARITAS, ilanga has a comprehensive women empowerment program using an approach called GRACE in Tigray region, Adigrat. We are looking for a project officer who will be stationed in Adigrat to implement and oversee the project activities. 

Place of Work: Adigrat, Tigray 

Duration: Two years with a possible extension.

Salary: As per ilanga Ethiopia salary scale.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work closely with all government signatory offices for beneficiaries’ assessment, selection and progress follow up

• Carry out selection and progress follow up

• Plan and conduct regular home visit to beneficiaries homes

• Organize trainings and psychosocial peer support group for single mothers beneficiaries

• Coordinate counseling and treatment for beneficiaries

• Develop and regularly update beneficiaries profile

• Follow-up daycare and afterschool programs

• Facilitate and follow-up adult literacy program 

• Facilitate visitations from the office in Addis Ababa

• Coordinate with mentors and local actors

• Prepare periodic reports 

• Perform other program duties as assigned by the project coordinator

Job Requirements:

• Diploma/BA in social work, sociology, psychology or related field with 3 & 1 years of experience respectively in social work or related field.

• Must speak the local language and a local person  

• Must be a person with effective communication skills, integrity, ethics and morality

• An strong understanding of psycho-emotional trauma and its effect on the victim and those around him/her

• Good interpersonal and team working skills

• Understanding of the effect of individual past and current life experience on their behavior;

• Good spoken and written English language and Computer skills.

Job Requirements

• Diploma/BA in social work, sociology, psychology or related field with 3 & 1 years of experience respectively in social work or related field.

• Must speak the local language and a local person  

• Must be a person with effective communication skills, integrity, ethics and morality

• An strong understanding of psycho-emotional trauma and its effect on the victim and those around him/her

• Good interpersonal and team working skills

• Understanding of the effect of individual past and current life experience on their behavior;

• Good spoken and written English language and Computer skills.

How To Apply

Interested applicants who fulfill the above requirements are invited to submit their application letter (indicating the position name on the subject), their CV and other credentials via our email ethiopia@ilanga.ch, Berhanu@ilanga.ch

N.B: Female applicants are especially encouraged. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.