INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Project Officer

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: December 23, 2020

Vacancy No. 080/20

Salary: USD 816

No of positions; 1(one)

Type of Employment- Temporary for 6 months

Duty base: Wast Hararghe (Kumbi Bordodie)

 Dead Line: 10 days from the date of advertisement

 Local: Local Language is advantage

JOB SUMMARY:

The purpose of the Project officer position is to effectively implement the assigned project component activities. He/she oversees the proper implementation of the assigned component of the program, in collaboration with other team members of the project. He/she is also responsible for assisting the project manager in project designing, planning, budget preparation, reporting and so on.

 RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

Planning, Monitoring, Implementation:

• Participate in all project components such as water supply, women empowerment, environmental protection and hygiene and sanitation, resource/assets mapping, problem-opportunity identification and needs assessment of communities together with the facilitators , DAs and PA/Woreda level partners implementing the PSNP;
• Engages in implementing the project activities in accordance with project design, annual implementation plan and other interim plans;
• Participates in the development of a detailed implementation plan with staff and partners/stakeholders;
• Ensures that each program component of the project are interlinked and integrated with other CARE sister and other agencies interventions for sustainability and greater impact
• Coordinates support to development and consolidation of community plan and linkages with Woreda level development plans and makes sure each of the facilitator has the plan for her/his respective working area broken down on quarterly, monthly and weekly basis;
• Supports review of and, feedback to the Woreda consolidated activity plans by community/PA Task forces;
• Ensures that all project interventions are carried out with full participation of the community members specially women and marginalized groups;
• Ensures that the planned activities are implemented as per the implementation schedule set, required quality and quantity, and in accordance to the programming principles of the organization;
• Ensures that safety net resources transfer are effected on time and as per the preset procedures for the safety net program participants.
• Participates in woreda steering committee meeting along with WTLs and proactively identify issues and provide feedbacks,
• Ensure woreda capital and administration budget allocation and monitoring based on woreda development plan and monitor the utilization and provide timely feedbacks
• Makes sure that project activities are performed in line with the work plan;
• Participates in the formulation of an annual plan and budget for the project;
• Participates in project development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Ensure marketing networks established and communities have the required market and marketing information;.
• Ensures all saving group works are implemented as per the standard required and in accordance to the principles community income generating and job creation.

 Capacity building and Technical support

• Resolve technical problems/issues that safety net community facilitators and other program actors face in the field if it is within his capacity and if not report to Woreda team leader for support.
• Ensure marketing networks established and communities have the required market and marketing information;
• Coordinates capacity assessment for KA/community task forces and prepare capacity building plans with other staff in line with the project objectives and government guidelines;
• Facilitates community institutions capacity assessments and foster/negotiate mechanisms for their involvement in the project alongside government partners;
• Resolve technical problems/issues that safety net community facilitators and other program actors face in the field if it is within his capacity and if not report to Woreda team leader for support.

Reporting, Documentation and other activities:

• Ensures that summary of meetings, seminars or workshops attended by project staff is written, well documented and shared with others;
• Together with the Project Team leader, compiles monthly, quarterly and annual reports for government and other partners;
• Together with the Project Team leader, properly documents the achievements and lessons of the project activities and disseminate to partners.

Networking and Capacity Building:

• In close consultation with the Project Team leader, liases with relevant government institutions, counterparts, NGO and CBO partners with the objective of effective implementation of the project activities;
• Ensures an effective on-going support to local partner NGOs and CBOs;
• Establishes an effective working relationship with government, non-governmental and community based organizations;
• Keeps herself/himself updated about recent developments in assigned technical area and related issues;
• Identifies training and other institutional development needs of partner organizations in order to implement effective development programs;
• Arranges training, workshops, seminars, study tours and experience sharing visits that are related to the needs of partner organizations.

Job Requirements

Education/ Training

• BA/BSc Degree in Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Agro- economics, Rural development, Agro-engineer, sociology, environmental health. 

Experience

• 5 years of work experience in project development and coordination and also project monitoring and evaluation preferably in NGO setting.
• Actual grassroots experience, working with communities and CSOs.

Technical Skills

• Computer skills
• Technical knowledge in area of expertise
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, inclusion of persons with disability and participatory approach and sustainable development

Desired:

• Training and facilitation skill

Competence

• Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, building partnership, stress tolerance, problem solving, managing performance for success, communicating with impact, innovation, planning and monitoring.

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 " Project Officer-West Hararghe Kumbi Bordodie ". 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.