CARE Facilitator for Empowerment Jobs in Ethiopia
CARE Facilitator for Empowerment Jobs in Ethiopia
Job SummaryThe Facilitator for Empowerment provides technical and organisational support to Advancing Women Enterprise 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/Woreda 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 Project M&E Officer to report on progress with all field-level project activities.
Responsibilities and Tasks
Job Responsibility #1: Facilitate community action planning and targeting
Facilitates/engages and be responsible for the targeting of participant project targets, with the active participation of the kebele/Woreda key stakeholders and community
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 community level analysis with key stakeholders and responsible body from the kebele/Woreda
Assesses market chain constraints with the community and develops participatory solutions
Reviews the plan with partners, community representatives, and supervisor
Prepares final community action plan by quarters and months, submits it to her/his supervisor, and ensures that it is submitted at the kebele/Woreda/Sub-city level.
Ensures that all project activities are implemented with full participation of respective kebele/Woreda level partners and the communities
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
Job Responsibility #2: Facilitate implementation of project activities and monitoring
Establishes and strengthens Village Saving and Lending Associations (VSLAs) and run sessions
Establishes and strengthens Social Action and Analysis (SAA) and run sessions
Establishes and strengthens Male Engagement Groups and run sessions
Mobilizes targets for training, coaching, mentoring, saving and for different project activities
Mobilizes and be responsible for ground/grass-root level project activities
Ensures that Advancing Women Enterprise’s on-the-ground implementation is informed by CARE’s core programming approaches and principles, gender equity and community level advocacy in particular
Links
project participants with financial service providers and tracks the use of loans vis-à-vis their intended effect
Holds demonstration and awareness creation sessions on gender issues, saving and enterprise development using participatory tools such as dramas, role plays, songs, etc where appropriate
Facilitates dissemination of different information and ensure that information is accessed and understood by the targets and the community
Arranges/facilitates cross visits and conducts on-site trainings for community leaders, committees, youth groups, VSLAs, SAA and Male Engagement members
Provide continuous follow-up and technical support to the businesses of target groups
Builds capacities of community representatives and committees to undertake participatory monitoring of the implementation of project activities
Meets regularly with Kebele/Woreda to discuss project progress updates, exchange information, discuss challenges, and share tasks accordingly
Job Responsibility #3: Strengthen partnership, institutional linkages and working relationship
Works closely with development agents, government institutions, community-based organizations and communities to build trust and ensure a strong working relationship at Kebele/Woreda level
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
Collects basic information, best practices, case studies and lessons and report to her/his supervisor
Undertakes professional development initiatives identified with his/her supervisor
Job Responsibility #5: Perform other duties as assigned, % of Time: 5%
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
Education
Required
12th grade complete
Desired
Diploma in Economics, Business Administration, Sociology or other related field.
Experience
Required
2-5 years related work experience
Technical Skills
Required
Knowledge of local language;
Communication skills, good human relations
Firm belief in teamwork and gender equality, and sensitivity to HIV/AIDS
Conceptual understanding of participatory approach and sustainable development.
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
Please clearly write the position you are applying on “Facilitator for Empowerment for Addis Ababa the subject line of your email. 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.
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