Save The Children Community Facilitator /Youth Livelihood Jobs in Ethiopia
Save The Children Community Facilitator /Youth Livelihood Jobs in Ethiopia
Role PurposeThe Community facilitator is responsible for Strengthening System to addressing Unsafe and Irregular Migration Through & From Ethiopia and ensure quality and effective implementation of the project activities at field or community level; organize community mobilization events; identify target beneficiaries in collaboration with community structures, work closely with other partners, create partnership and directly implement the project activities at Kebele level.
She/he provides overall technical support and plays facilitation role in the communities, including community mobilization and awareness creation.
Establishes and maintains close working relationship with communities and community organizations in her/his working area to protect unsafe and irregular migration.
He/she ensures the negative consequence of unsafe & irregular migration & related issues /messages are disseminated and understood at all levels; build capacities of the community and institutions.
She/he will be the link between the project and the community to ensure implementation of project.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Community Training and Empowerment
Facilitate implementation of project activities and monitoring
Technical Support and Facilitation
Perform other duties as assigned
Mobilize community in implementation of the project activities
Organize/facilitate the registration, verification, mobilization of project beneficiaries, and engage on monitoring of the subsequent meetings with the community and other stakeholders.
Facilitates community meetings and community action plan preparation and ensure that the participation of each beneficiary and community groups in the plan for their respective Kebele’s
Facilitates and ensure that the participation of each beneficiary and community groups in implementation, monitoring and evaluation
In collaboration with his/her supervisor, support in training need identification and provides effective trainings to target group members;
Work with community leaders, elders and government staff and acts as a catalyst in initiating action and generating enthusiasm for change in communities by performing demonstrations and organizing and leading training sessions;
Prepares final action plan of their respective Kebele’s by breaking down in to quarters and months and submit it to her/his supervisor
Facilitate all livelihood project activities (capacity building, income generating activities, formation of micro enterprises, YES Centers, BDS, resilience support and etc.,) in the intervention area in accordance with the contract objectives, work plan and allocated budget
Facilitates youth target groups selection and targeting along with partners and responsible body from the Keeble’s; based on selection criteria
Provides technical assistance to beneficiaries’
youth, families, youth groups and community members;
Supports regular capacity assessment activities conducted for youth and families
Closely works with government counterparts and links the activities of the community with the relevant bureaus/bodies;
Develop partnership with grass root level stakeholders for the sustainability of activities
Ensure up to date recording of beneficiary data and timely reporting at Keeble level
Provides technical assistance on youth livelihood and business plan preparation at kebele level
Integrates youth livelihood activities with child protection interventions
Ensures beneficiaries have access to all required and necessary services
Planning, Reporting and Learning
Collects basic information from the community, document the information and practices, local practices that are best performing to the local conditions.
Prepares weekly, monthly and quarterly plans on her/his activities and submit to her/his supervisor;
Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports and submit it to her/his supervisor
Support and facilitates community experience sharing sessions
Collects basic information, best practices, case studies and lessons and report to her/his supervisor
Job Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
College Diploma/TVET and above in a related field, such as Sociology, Social work, Agriculture, migration or related
2 years and above direct related experience or equivalent combination
Work experience in international humanitarian and/or development aid, preferably with migrant children, returnees, and youth
Knowledge and understanding of Livelihood modalities, youth livelihood empowerment in the migration, refugee and returnee context
Training/experience in working Youth livelihood
Able to follow up instructions accurately and meet deadlines
Strong interpersonal and good communication skill,
Willing to reside in rural areas
Knowledge and understanding on Migration and refugee context in Ethiopia Familiarity in community mobilization and supporting community structures
Knowledge and experience working with Micro and Small Scale Enterprises (MSEs), Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions, Schools and Youth Centers
High level of commitment and willingness to travel frequent/long distance in hardship areas
Demonstrated skills in partnership building and interpersonal communication
Excellent and demonstrated skills in computer Microsoft office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlooks, emails
Knowledge of local language and working with local community
Good level of reporting writing skills
Desirable
NGOs Experience working in a complex multi-culture working context in any one of the protection areas
Experience providing trainings and building capacity of staff.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save The Children Community Facilitator /Youth Livelihood Jobs in Ethiopia
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