ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the world, providing relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of oppression and violent conflict. IRC has worked for over seven decades in the world addressing both the immediate, life saving needs of conflict affected people in an emergency and the reconstruction needs in post conflict societies. IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and thorough accountability to those we serve.

Scope:

The Community Wellbeing Initiative (CWI) Officer reports to the CWI Emergency Manager.  The Officer is responsible to provide support to all aspects of CWI programming in Ethiopia. He/she will be based in Addis Ababa with frequent travel to various field sites.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Conduct trainings in field sites on physical and psychological harm against women and Ethiopian law using participatory facilitator manuals through mentoring and capacity building of co-facilitators, including SASA! Activities, based on field sites needs, requests and scheduling.

·         Develop or amend when necessary to physical and psychological harm against women, and Ethiopian law manuals, guidelines and tools based on the need of CWI programming.

·         Provide continuous support for field staff on issues that are related to physical and psychological harm against women and Ethiopian law.

·         Compile mass awareness raising reports of all field sites and write CWI annual report, and follow up on printing of the document.

·         Develop national CWI communication materials (brochures, leaflets) as needed.

·         Conduct monthly BVA reviews and make appropriate recommendations to CWI Addis team as needed.

·         Participate in monitoring and evaluation activities including in assessments and surveys and support in assessment reports.

·         Provide support in project planning and implementation of emergency projects including facilitating Government agreement signing, reporting writing and monitoring and evaluation of activities.

·         Support the development and updating of CWI technical materials (e.g. training guidelines) as necessary.

·         Coordinate and organize CWI workshops and trainings including prepare TOR, facilitate procurement requests, and follow up on the timely implementation.

·         Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with key partners and IRC other sectors by attending coordination meetings.

·         Provide timely and quality inputs to project proposals including budgeting and support in preparation of quality donor reports.

·         Assist with all aspects of program implementation in Addis and various field sites and provide operational support (i.e., HR & Admin., Finance, Logistics) in both Addis and field sites, including facilitating procurement requests, following up on PR tracking, etc.

• Applies an intermediate level of knowledge of procedures and systems to perform the requirements of the job; skills and knowledge typically acquired through a combination of job related training, some on-the-job experience and formal education.
• 2 years of relevant experience with the first degree – Law background.
• 1 years of relevant experience plus post graduate degree
• NGO experience is a plus.

Skills Required

• Basic supervisory/managerial skills.
• Technical and report writing skills
• Computer literate.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills