The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Development Commission/EKHCDC/ is a registered local nongovernmental organization which has been operating long term community development and humanitarian aid and rehabilitation interventions in all regions of Ethiopia since 1974. EKHCDC seeks a WASH and FSL project coordinator for the project planned to be implemented at Medega-Tollaa District of East Hararge Zone in Oromia Regional State in order to address the needs of the communities affected by the recurrent drought.

Job Overview

Community Facilitators are responsible for facilitating beneficiary selection and screening with line local government offices, selecting volunteers, organizing project and compliance handling committees, facilitating aid distribution and preparing wash messaging songs, assisting project officer and coordinator.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Living/willing to live with the rural communities
• Facilitate beneficiary selection and screening
• Facilitate beneficiary trainings
• Facilitate monthly agricultural input distributions
• Facilitate monitoring and evaluation in project kebeles
• Facilitate complaints handling processes
• Assist SHGs weekly meeting and saving
• Assist CA farmers to adopt CA
• Work closely with other project staffs and committees
• Update work plan with emergency response officers.
• Understand and work for the organization mission, vision and objective.
• Follow-up and visit the target HHs on their farm fields
  Other duties assigned by project officer and coordinator.

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Duty Position: Hamer district at Selected emergency response project Kebeles ()

Term of Employment: contract in project period

Job Requirements

Education background and experience

• 10/12 grade + certificate with social work experience, diploma in agriculture or rural development studies or above with related studies
• Minimum of two years’ experience in social or community-based work
• Experience in field work with local communities
• Fluent communication skills in local languages (listening, speaking and writing)
• Skill in team work and interpersonal communication
• Skill in compliance handling, conflict resolution and feedbacks
• Skill of understanding and working with local communities