Job Description

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Project Officer- WASH

CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

Date: October 12, 2020

Vacancy No. 51/20

Position: Project Officer- WASH

Grade: 5A

Salary: USD 453

No of positions; (One)  

Type of Employment- Temporary until May 7, 2021

Duty base and Position:  Addis Ababa

Dead Line: 10 days from the date of announcement

Job Summary

The purpose of the community Facilitator position is to provide overall technical, organizational support and play facilitation role in communities. She/he is assigned to promote community transformation through sharing technology and best practices, awareness creation and education, information and communication for enhanced emergency WASH support project in light of COVID-19. She/ He facilitates and encourages active participation of project participants and communities in the whole project cycle management. Establishes and maintains close working relationship with communities and community organizations particularly with PSNP institutions and participants in her/his working area. The facilitator works closely with other woreda government and community structures .

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS: 

 Facilitate community action planning and targeting

• Supports the project participants identification and targeting with agreed selection criteria
• Facilitates community meetings and community action plan (CAP) preparation and ensure that the participation of each community groups in problem identification, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
• Ensures CARE’s key program principles of accountability, empowerment, non-discrimination are followed in community analysis and action plans;
• Supports and facilitates the development of action plan as required by the project
• Ensures project participants are identified and selected in a participatory manner and full acknowledgement of the whole community;
• Reviews the plan with the partners and representatives of the community and her/his supervisor;
• Prepares progress updates and reports periodically.

Facilitate implementation of project activities and monitoring

• Ensures that implementation is informed by CARE’s core programming approaches and principles, gender equity and community level advocacy in particular;  
• Provides technical and organizational assistance during
• Leads awareness creation and promotion sessions on COVID-19 responses through various community mobilization participatory tools, such as dramas, roll plays, songs, etc.;
• Arranges/facilitates cross visits and conduct on site trainings for community leaders, committees, elders, youth groups, and representatives and other members as deemed necessary ;
• Builds capacities of the community representatives and committees undertake participatory monitoring of the implementation of the project works;
• Documents lessons learned and report to her/his supervisor.

Strengthen partnership, institutional linkages and working relationship

• Represents CARE at woreda and village level as a member of task force;
• Promotes to integrate the plan of the project to be owned by the respective stakeholders
• Closely works with government institutions, CBO’s and communities to ensure adequate linkages are established.

Reporting and Learning

• Prepares weekly, monthly and quarterly reports and submit to her/his supervisor;
• Supports and facilitates community involvement in annual innovation and knowledge fairs;
• Collects basic information, best practices, case studies and lessons and report to her/his supervisor;
• Undertakes personal professional development initiatives identified with his/her supervisor.

Job Requirements

 QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)

A) EDUCATION/TRAINING

Required:

• Diploma in health sciences

Desired

•  Diploma or BSC in clinical nurses other related fields.  

B) EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Above two years related work experiences in humanitarian

C) TECHNICAL SKILLS

Required:

• Communication skill, good human relations, willingness to reside in rural areas;
• Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity, conceptual humanitarian assistance

D) COMPETENCIES:

Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, stress tolerance, information monitoring, developing teams, interpersonal skills, coaching, problem solving, planning and organizing. 

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 page) and cover letter (not more than one page) using one of the following options:

·      Directly apply through Ethiojobs: www.ethiojobs.net

·      Send your application by e-mail to: ETH.JobsHR@care.org

·      Send your application through P.O. Box 4710 addressed to CARE Ethiopia, Human Resources Unit, Addis Ababa

·      Apply in person to one of CARE Ethiopia Offices in Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Borena, Hawassa, Semera, Chiro, Debre Tabor, Dilla and Filtu

 Note: On the subject Line, please clearly write the position you are applying " Facilitator for Empowerment ". Your application will be automatically disqualified, if you fail to do so. 

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

 Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.