INTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Facilitator for Empowerment
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Date: December 04, 2020
Vacancy No. 065/20
Position: Facilitator for Empowerment
Grade: 5A
Salary: USD 453
No of positions: 2 (Two)
Type of Employment: Temporary until May 15, 2021
Unit/program: Community Safety and Access to Justic in Gambela and Somali regional state
Duty base: Gambela and Somali
Dead Line: 10 days from the date of advertisement
I. JOB SUMMARY
The Facilitator for Empowerment provides technical and organisational support to Community safety and access to justice in gamblea and somali regional states implementation at the local level and plays a facilitation role in the community. S/he builds the capacities of the community and its institutions. In addition, s/he promotes community transformation through awareness creation; sharing technology and best practices; and education, information and communication. S/he supports people’s empowerment through collective action, solidarity, social inclusion, and gender equity. S/he facilitates and encourages active participation of individuals and communities in recognizing problems, identifying solutions, and implementing project activities to address the identified solutions. The Facilitator for Empowerment establishes and maintains a close working relationship with communities and community organizations in her/his working area, and works closely with kebele- and village-level task force leaders and local government development agents to ensure that project messages are disseminated and understood at all levels. The Facilitator for Empowerment prepares and submits monthly and quarterly reports to GBV specialist to report on progress with all field-level project activities.
I. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
Job Responsibility #1: Facilitate community action planning and targeting
- Facilitates targeting of service center that provide GBV services to the host and refuge communities, with active participation of the community and local government representatives.
- Facilitates community meetings and community action plan (CAP) preparation and ensures that the participation of each community group in problem identification, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- Ensures that within all community analysis and action plan activities,CARE’s key program principles of accountability, empowerment, and non-discrimination are followed
- Facilitates rapid gender analysis with partners and responsible body from the kebele, mainly refugee communities, host communities and other justice service providers.
- Reviews the plan with partners, community representatives, and supervisor at PA level
- Prepares final community action plan by quarters and months, submits it to her/his supervisor, and ensures that it is submitted at the kebele level.
- Ensures that all project activities ,gender, gender based , community dialogues, mobilizing community based organization and other project related activities are implemented with full participation of respective kebele level partners and the communities
- Prepares service provider map and referral centers on gender based violence
- Is observant of any misbehavior regarding gender, and reports it to the responsible person
- Produces sex-disaggregated data at the household and community level, as appropriate
- Upholds CARE’s gender and diversity values whenever dealing with staff, communities, and partners
% of Time: 30%
Job Responsibility #2: Facilitate implementation of project activities and monitoring
- Deliver capacity building trainings to different sectors and community members on gender and Gender based violence.
- Mobilizes communities and households to save and engage in livelihood diversification activities.
- Ensures that on-the-ground implementation of the project is informed by CARE’s core programming approaches and principles, gender equity and community level advocacy in particular
- Supports capacity assessments for justice service providers and health referral centers
- Holds demonstration and awareness creation sessions on health, saving and asset creation, marketing, and agricultural technologies, using participatory tools such as dramas, role plays, songs, etc where appropriate
- Facilitates dissemination of market information for shoat, vegetable, and honey value chains, and ensure that market information is accessed and understood by the community
- Arranges/facilitates cross visits and conducts on-site trainings for community leaders, committees, elders, youth groups, and saving group (VESA) members
- Supports micro-franchise activities by ensuring that saleswomen are selling regularly and providing facilitation support to ensure the availability of product for saleswomen
- Follows up with communities on the practice of new technologies and improved practices based on training packages provided through Livelihoods for Resilience
- Builds capacities of community representatives and committees to undertake participatory monitoring of the implementation of project activities
- Meets regularly with Kebele Food Security Task Force to discuss project progress updates, exchange information, discuss challenges, and share tasks accordingly
- Records and documents lessons learned and reports to her/his supervisor
% of Time: 30%
Job Responsibility #3: Strengthen partnership, institutional linkages and working relationship
- Selects potential community based organizations and other relevant government stakeholders/partners and arranges training for them on GBV response and support.
- Represents CARE at kebele level and other platforms as required
- Promotes the integration of the project action plan into the Kebele plan
- Works closely with government institutions, community-based organizations and communities to build trust and ensure a strong working relationship at the local level
% of Time: 20%
Job Responsibility #4: Reporting and Learning
- Prepares weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on project activities, and submits these to her/his supervisor both in the appropriate formats
- Supports and facilitates community involvement project related discussions.
- Collects basic information, best practices, case studies and lessons and report to her/his supervisor
- Undertakes professional development initiatives identified with his/her supervisor
% of Time: 15%
Job Responsibility #5: Perform other duties as assigned, % of Time: 5%
II. PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)
The level of problem solving this position will face is level number two. What has to be done and how to do it are clearly defined, and the incumbent will face identical or similar problems on a regular basis.
Job Requirements
A) EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
- 12th grade complete
Desired
- Diploma in Health, Sociology, psychology, or other related field.
B) EXPERIENCE
Required:
- 2-5 years related work experience , specifically on programs that focus on GBV and protection.
C) TECHNICAL SKILLS
Required:
- Knowledge of local language;
- Communication skills, good human relations
- Willingness to reside in rural areas/targeted Kebeles.
- Firm belief in teamwork and gender equality, and sensitivity to GBV
- Conceptual understanding of service delivery and protection on gender based violence.
D) COMPETENCIES:
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, stress tolerance, information monitoring, team building, interpersonal skills, coaching, problem solving, planning, and organizing.
I. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The Facilitator for Empowerment is expected to establish an open relationship with the community, government counterparts and community-based organizations, as well as with supervisors, project managers, and other staff.
II. WORKING CONDITIONS:
The Facilitator for Empowerment lives in the community. S/he travels long distances on foot (50%) and stands for about 30% of the training sessions.
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:
- Send your application by e-mail to: [email protected]
Please clearly write the position you are applying on “Facilitator for Empowerment” the subject line of your email or envelope. Your application will be automatically disqualified if you failed to do so.
Please DO NOT SUBMIT copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.
Due to the large volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the job requirements are strongly encouraged to apply especially women.
More Information
- Job City Gambella and Somali, Gambela
