CARITAS Switzerland (CACH) has been working in Ethiopia for more than 45 years. Currently CACH cooperates with four partners in Ethiopia. CACH has successfully been registered as an International Non-Government Organization in Ethiopia and has therefore become operational at project implementation level. CACH’s main working fields are Climate, Income, Migration as well as Humanitarian Aid Responses. CACH current working areas are in Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray. CACH supports and implements currently about ten projects in these regions. CACH supports and implements different projects in these regions.

Summary of Duties

The Community Development Facilitator (CDF) is reporting to her/his supervisors in Negelle Field Office and Addis Ababa Country Office. The jobholder will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the overall field implementation activities at woreda and kebele level of WASH and CVA project in Gorodola woreda. The jobholder will collaborate closely with other project staff and government staff, and among partner agencies, government, private sector, and community groups. He/she will support the team to deliver timely project implementation, monitor project activities, and ensure quality in line with the policies, processes, and strategies of CACH. The candidate must be ready to work in a partner set-up with a strong service delivery mentality. The CDF must be ready to undertake frequent field trips to project sites in Gorodola woreda.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Project Coordination/Management, Implementation and Reporting

• Conduct the implementation and monitoring of all activities, at field level, as laid out in the plan of action.
• Support beneficiary’s identification and selection processes.
• Active participation in field assessments (logistic organization, identification of needs, monitoring).
• Coordinate activities with local authorities, key clusters, other implementing actors and partners at the local level.
• Ensure adequate consultation and participation of woreda and village/community level stakeholders ensuring active participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities.
• Facilitate the beneficiaries’ selection, registration, and verification.
• Facilitate the distributions.
• Conduct other duties as may be assigned by the Project Manager.
• Ensure conducive working environment and enabling team spirit in the field.
• Take account of gender, do no harm approach and other important cross-cutting concerns in programme implementation; carry out activities in a way that reflects the needs of specific groups and individual’s e.g., elderly people, women, children, and people with disabilities.

Administration and Logistics

• Set up CACH Complaint Handling Mechanism and follow up jointly with the on the complaints from the beneficiaries and communities.
  Communication
• Seek the support of local authorities (kebele and woreda) in case of facing challenges during implementation.

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate represents the majority of the below mentioned areas:

• BA in Rural Development, Community Development, Agriculture Science, Animal Science, and Natural Resource Management
• Experience in Emergency projects and WASH/CVA activities
• Knowledge of the project implementation area
• Capacity to organize communities in a participatory approach, and problem-solving skills.
• Full command of the local working language and dialects is mandatory.
• Fair command of English both writing and spoken desirable.
• Possession of self-drive; able to work with minimal supervision.
• Immediately available.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged.

Competencies:

• Flexible and adaptable with proven capacity to respond rapidly and effectively to a changing environment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and being held accountable for meeting ambitious targets.
• Skills to work with autonomy while still being collaborative, prioritize tasks, and positively influence others to follow directives and meet deliverables.
• Problem-solver mentality, with the ability to adapt seamlessly to changing priorities and enforce regulations.
• Organized, high level of accuracy, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources; and
• Adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines seamlessly.