World Vision Ethiopia began its first intervention in Ethiopia in 1971 with relief and opened the Ethiopia office in 1975. Relief, rehabilitation and small community development projects dominated the decade that followed. During the 1984/85 drought, World Vision Ethiopia participated in a massive relief operation that saved the lives of millions of people.

Summary

The purpose of Community Facilitator (CF) is to provide overall technical, organizational support, and play facilitation role in the kebele/s she/he is assigned to serve. CFs directly report to the livelihood officer. S/he will lead and facilitate kebele level RFSA activities including community mobilization and targeting, facilitation of training, livelihood recovery activities, and other technical supports provisions. They will support the establishment of VESAs and other livelihood groups, and support facilitation VESA discussions. They ensure community-level development processes and activities of the project are facilitated efficiently, and as per the standards. The position holder is responsible to work and partner with Kebele level Food Security Task Forces (FSTFs), Kebele Administration, and Development Agents for beneficiary targeting and verification, grievance redressing and promoting community participation. CFs also closely work with Woreda level RFSA Officers to make sure accurate and relevant community development information are captured for planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.

Major Responsibility

Targeting, training, implementation and Reporting

• Coordinate and liaise with kebele level community groups and other stakeholders,
• Makes sure project participants are identified and selected in a participatory manner and full acknowledgement of the whole community.
• Provide technical support in managing the day-to-day operations in their respective kebeles.
• Lead establishment of VESAs and other livelihood groups.
• Lead facilitation of VESA discussions.
• Facilitates community meetings and Community Action Plan (CAP) preparation with community participation on planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Arrange cross visits and conduct on site trainings for VESA members for experience sharing.
• Lead kebele level demonstration and awareness creation sessions to promote agricultural technologies/ practices, nutrition, health, gender, and NRM through community mobilization participatory tools.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly updates, reports pertaining to livelihood sector in the kebele and submit it to supervisor.
• Provide facilitative support on community level assessments, and studies.
• Ensure Livelihood recovery interventions are implemented as per the approved plan and standards, in integration and complimentary way with other technical sectors for maximum impact.
• Engage in technical assessments and studies to inform program design and development.
• Perform other duties as may reasonably be required by the supervisor Job Requirements

 Technical Support, Supervision and documentation

• Provide technical support for the targeted community to engage on identified livelihood recovery activities/ businesses.
• Arrange cross visits and conduct on site trainings for VESA members for experience sharing.
• Ensure that all kebele level supports, transfers, and events are implemented as per the requirements.
• Engage in generation, documentation, and communication of woreda level beneficiary lists, distribution lists, financial performance and credit records, learnings and best practices.
• Ensure that kebele level regular review meeting and discussions are facilitated as per the schedule.
• Conduct regular participatory monitoring visits to project operational kebeles and prepare and submit monitoring/field visit report to immediate supervisor.
• Provide technical support around agriculture livelihoods, value chain, IGAs, private sector engagement, food security including adoption of scalable and research proven technologies.
• Promote major cross cutting themes including environment, gender, protection, disability, peace building in to Agriculture sector and related programming

 Capacity Building and Collaboration

• Liaise and collaborate with relevant kebele level agriculture DAs and other relevant stakeholders, financial service providers, and other key stakeholders.
• Identify potential capacity building needs of communities, partners, and organize/ facilitate trainings on relevant livelihood related topics.
• Identify and promote livelihood activities under recovery context following conflict or natural or anthropogenic shocks
• Promote and share innovative ideas for improvement of livelihood activities implementation.
• Plans livelihood activities for post-conflict situations and support recovery of livelihoods including animal restocking, seed replenishment and market linkage
• Coordinates with kebele level structures in promoting Income Generating Activities (IGAs)  related to Agriculture

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

Related work experience of 5 years for Diploma and 3 years for BA/BSc holders, in supporting livelihood recovery projects and conflict affected areas.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

BA/BSc degree in Agriculture, Economics, Development Study, Sociology, or other related fields.

• Technical trainings required:  Exposed to different technical trainings on the subject area (Food Security, Livelihood, VC, IGA, business development, Marketing, Financial literacy, Project Designing/ PCM, etc)
• Ability to undertake field assessment, and facilitating trainings and workshops
• Report writing skills as per the donors and other stakeholders requirements
• Practical experience in planning, implementation, and management of projects related to livelihoods/smart agriculture is required.
• With knowledge and understanding of GoE Ethiopia PSNP, and agriculture related policy and programs of the country.

Other Competencies/Attributes:

Must be a committed to WV’s vision, mission, and core values Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities. Perform other duties as required.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Practical experience on PSNP context,
• Practical experience on supporting planning and implementation of livelihood recovery projects in conflict affected areas is preferred.
• Knowledge and exposure of working on governments PSNP program, resilience building,
• Experience on using market system development, and private sectors.
• Strong and demonstrated experience on livelihood recovery.

Location of Work: Target Kebeles in Semre, Enderta, Tsaeda Emba, and Kilita Awulalo Woredas.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement: 85% field travel

Language Requirements: Amharic, English and Tigrigna