CARE  

CARE is an  transnational NGO with original staff and community mates in more than 90 countries. We produce original  results to poverty and inequality, and we seek  quality for everyone every day and during times of  extremity. The women-only internship program is a one- time program with the primary objectives of empowering  youthful  womanish graduates and impacting the organization’s philanthropic work that provides emerging  womanish talents an opportunity to apply knowledge and enhance skills through mentoring and coaching, expanding their professional network, working on value- added  systems, gaining hands- on experience, and getting acquainted with the oriental difference.  The intern is expected to  help Health and Nutrition, WASH, livelihoods and Gender in Emergencies.  

Position LEAD COMMUNITY FACILITATOR  

Job Summary 

The institutional capacity strengthening facilitator reports to the RFSA woreda team leader with dotted line administrative with institutional capacity strengthening officer at field office level. S/ he will primarily lead all RFSA  sweats at woreda and kebele level on both internal and PSNP implementing associations’ institutional strengthening effort. S/ he provides specialized leadership to systematically identify institutional capacity gaps, capacity development planning and implementation as per the guidelines and direction from the field office. The position holder coordinates with other RFSA community facilitators and PSNP  enforcing institutions for capacity  structure assessments, designs and implementation. also, she he coordinates the  workshop of natural  coffers management, livelihood, disaster  threat  operation, climate change, environmental compliances and woreda capital scheme planning, implementation and follow- up with concerned parties.  II. Roles and Responsibilities  

Job Responsibility 1; Provide specialized assistance for institutional strengthening( planning and implementation)( 50) 

• Establishes all necessary relationships with stakeholders including concerned government sectors at grassroots to  insure that major capacity gaps are systematically linked; 
• nearly work with other Community Facilitators( CFs) to  give high quality specialized support to PSNP institutions and  design actors in institutional capacity strengthening planning.
• designedly integrates the NRM,  climaxes, disaster threat  operation, nursery  spots, VESA, value chain targets etc factors at their kebeles within her/ his woreda for better outcomes 
• Identifies community facilitators capacity gaps and provide the required specialized support and/ or seek for specialized supports beyond her/ his capacity 
• Leads data collection, design and implementation of institutional capacity strengthening, partnership and accountability mechanisms as per the guidance from field office. 

Actively participates in RFSA detailed implementation planning( DIP), and periodic reviews to ensure the  linked institutional gaps are planned throughout the life of the project and properly implemented; 

Works closely with PSNP institutions to ensure that review meeting are planned and executed in a manner that adds value to the RFSA project and enhances  collective respect and trust; 

Coordinates with extension agents, community leaders and kebele level government institutions to facilitate community meetings;   

Supports the implementation of applicable monitoring systems and compiles report on program conditioning that relate to capacity  structure, cooperation and accountability. 

Make sure planning, activity implementation and follow- ups are to the level of standard at all the kebeles in the woreda under her/ his supervision 

Intentionally monitor learnings generated during planning and implementation and make sure all CFs have equally understood and took agreed actions 

suitable to balance the interests of livelihood, natural resources management, disaster risk reduction, institutional strengthening, VESA support, value chain target support specialized areas  

Job Responsibility 2; Partnership and accountability( 30) 

Ensures productive relationships are established and maintained with all kebele and village level stakeholders; 

Closely works with government institutions, CBO’s and communities at kebele and village levels to ensure acceptable linkages are established; 

Ensures active participation of PSNP participants, kebele leaders, government development agents and CBOs in RFSA designing, planning, implementation and monitoring; 

Actively involves and compiles reports on Community Score Card and other accountability tools 

Ensures all RFSA major events are well planned and informed to original stakholders and concerned community members PSNP targets.  

Job Responsibility 3; Reporting, Learning, Documentation and Sharing (15) 

Prepares daily, yearly and daily reports and submit to her/ his supervisor; 

Proactively develops and maintains a robust learning platform with all grassroots stakeholders and ensure that good practices are shared widely; 

Facilitates experience sharing visits among RFSA targets and other model PSNP participants; 

Prepare and maintain up to date information on the capacity building activities, results and community- based accountability systems of each  functional area; 

Check all the reports coming from each of the kebeles on NRM, DRR, gender, environment, livelihoods, WASH components 

Supports and facilitates community involvement in periodic innovation and knowledge fairs; 

Collects  

introductory information, stylish practices, case studies and lessons and report to her/ his supervisor; 

Undertakesmn particular professional development initiatives identified with his/ her supervisor and supervisees.  

Job Responsibility 4; Perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor( 5)  III GENDER EQUALITY 

Be observant of any misbehavior regarding gender and report it to the responsible person. 

Produce sex disaggregated data at HH, community, project, program and organizational level as applicable. Uphold gender and diversity values of CARE whenever dealing with staff, communities, and mates.  

Salary – 589$  IV

Qualifications  A Education/ Training  

Required   

• BA/ BSc in Social Science, agriculture, food security, Disaster Risk management, climate change, community development or related fields  

Wanted 

• BSC in community capacity development/ building in PSNP setting  B Experience  

Required 

• 2- 4 years of work experience related to community capacity development, development facilitation at grassroots,  cooperation and/ or accountability.  

Wanted 

Interdisciplinary experience in programs of different nature( Natural resources management, livelihood promotion, WaSH,  fiscal services linkages, private sector engagement, working with woreda and kebele institutions) and  former work experience on PSNP, food security program, RFSA, agriculture extension is a plus.  

C Specialized Skills  

Required 

• Excellent planning, organizational,  logical and decision making skills; 
• Good verbal and spoken communication skills in English and Amharic and Afaan Oromo 
• excellent- demonstrated  logical skill in the field of partnership, understanding of different stakeholders and a progressive worldview of  collective respect,  downcast accountability, social justice and equality; 
• Effective interpersonal chops, maturity, intuitive, tact and a high sense of responsibility, 
• Excellent understanding of watershed contributions to households’ livelihoods in PSNP context in terms of planning, development, management and use 
• Ability to work harmoniously with people of different educational, artistic and specialized backgrounds. 
• former experience in similar NGOs 
• Ability to communicate in original language( Afaan Oromo)  

Wanted   

• provable community development facilitation skills, sound judgment and previous engagement onmulti-lateral or large scale capacity building programs; 

P---------------roven training and capacity development chops at grassroots on natural resources management, value chain development on forage, livestock, vegetables, poultry, and  fiscal access creation, 

Understanding of private sector engagement (agro-dealers, financial service providers, collaborative unions) 

Expertise in assessment, analysis and report writing.  

D Competencies 

CARE core values( Transformation, Integrity, Diversity, Excellent, and Equality), building partnerships, and managing performance for success, initiating action, interpersonal skills, contributing to team success,pro-active problem solving and organizing, good temperament and good sense of humor.  IV. Contacts Key connections 

S/ he will also be expected to have productive and professional relations with  colorful specialized and operation staff within CARE and across stakeholders. These include Community Facilitators( CFs), original community and government institutions and RFSA staff at FO level.  

Working Conditions and Level of Travel Required. 

This position is based at Doba woreda with the possibilities of reassignment within RFSA target communities deemed by the West Hararghe field office and RFSA project management.  

Location DOBA WOREDA, WEST HARARGHE  

  How To Apply  

However,  instigative work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV( not  further than 3 pages) and cover letter( not  further than one page) through https// phg, If you're interested to be part of our dynamic https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAREUSA&cws=52&rid=7504 

Deadline: September 27 2024

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

Only short- listed candidates will be contacted. 

Passionate and  devoted candidates who meet the requirement are  explosively encouraged to apply, especially women! 

CARE seeks to ameliorate 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 anticipate 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 former employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/ or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found shamefaced 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.  • By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and applicable screening checks  rvices