Wide Horizons for Children (WHFC) is a child-focused, family empowering international humanitarian and development organization dedicated to the well-being of orphaned and vulnerable children. We achieve our mission through a holistic Family Preservation Approach that prioritizes sustainable resource management, robust quality assurance, and the diligent development and sharing of success stories to amplify our impact.
We are seeking a dynamic and highly organized Economic Empowerment Program Officer to play a crucial role in the development, designing and implementing the WHFC Ethiopia Family Preservation Program's Economic Empowerment initiatives, aimed at supporting families to achieve sustainable economic stability and resilience.

ORGANIZATION: Wide Horizons for children (WHFC)

JOB TITLE: Economic Empowerment Program Officer

LOCATION: Adiss Abeba

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: One (1)

SALARY SCALE: As per the scale of the organization

Date posted: November 26, 2025

Deadline: December 03, 2025

Reports to: Country Director / Program Director

The Economic Empowerment Programs Officer is primarily responsible for the expert development, design, planning, coordination, implementation, and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of the Economic Empowerment component within WHFC's Family Preservation Program. This crucial role ensures high-quality, impactful assistance across the entire program lifecycle of WHFC’s Family Preservation initiatives. This includes, initiating new program ideas, designing and executing innovative economic empowerment interventions targeting mothers/guardians and youth. Leading capacity development efforts related to WHFC's Economic Empowerment activities.  Facilitating the seamless integration of Economic Empowerment activities with complementary interventions, including Education, Health & Sanitation, and Psychosocial Support, to achieve holistic family well-being.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, planning, and execution of livelihood and economic empowerment interventions.

• Conduct needs assessments, market analyses, and SHG/IGA capacity evaluations.

• Provide technical support and capacity-building training to program teams, SHGs, and caregivers.

• Ensure proper monitoring, documentation, reporting, and data-driven improvement of interventions.

• Strengthen partnerships with government, private sector, and community structures.

Job Requirements

Qualification and Experience:

• Masters or BA/BSC degree in Economics, Business Administration, or other related fields. 

• Minimum of 8 Years of experience with BA/BSC and 4 Years of experience with MA/MSC, in implementing and coordinating Economic Empowerment/livelihoods programs or projects, 

• At least 3 years work experience in NGO environment or development related field, preferably in a child-focused and family support program context.

• Experience in project management, including planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation

• Familiarity with the NGO sector, donor requirements, and project proposal and concept paper development

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

Functional Competencies 

• Strong knowledge of livelihoods/economic empowerment interventions, including financial support, vocational training, entrepreneurship, SHG and business development

• Excellent networking, partnership building, and communication skills

• Strong knowledge in project management, including planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other relevant software applications.

• Understanding of development programs;

• Good presentation, communication, networking and partnering skills;

• Participatory Program and Project Designing, Monitoring and Evaluation Experience;

• A strong aptitude for organizational change, innovation, learning, team building

Behavioral Attributes 

• Creativity in Developing and encouraging new and innovative solutions

• Results-oriented with a focus on achieving project goals.

• Positive mind-set on the innate power of communities to transform their lives, given the opportunity 

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, beneficiaries and external government and non-government partners

How To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter to whfcethiopia@whfc.org by 03/12/2025.