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.

Major Responsibility

• Facilitation of targeting selection, input distribution and trainings components of the project.
• Support and monitor the implementation of Emergency Agriculture response project, participating the woreda agriculture office experts.
• Organize training session to selected target beneficiaries and provide regular support.
• Prepare progress reports, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports and submit in a timely manner.
• Facilitate selection, registration and verification of beneficiary HHs to be addressed and submit the list in excel to Emergency Livelihood Project Coordinator.
• Ensures project information is shared, complaints are managed correctly and feed backs are provided to the complaints, and beneficiary selection is validated by relevant stakeholders.
•  Feedback of the target HHs collected and appropriate action is taken and accountability is ensured.-The job holder facilitates the implementation of emergency livelihood project in the target woreda as per the detail implementation plan in alignment with donor and government requirements.
•  Prepares input distribution plan, facilitate the distribution, collect and document input distribution list and report to Emergency Livelihood Project Coordinator.
• Facilitates training of agricultural extension agents and roll out of the training to targeted beneficiary together with agriculture office
• Monitor and collect data of project implementation regularly and report the progress and challenges and lessons learned to the Emergency Livelihood Project Coordinator.

Requirements

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification:

•  Minimum BSc/BA in the fields of Agriculture, Rural Development and related field of study.

Technical Training qualifications required:

• Intensive skills of working on MS-word and MS-excel
• Analytical skills of field data, good report writing report and presentation.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages

Required Professional Experience:  

• 3 years’ and above experience in livelihood project implementation and/or emergency response
•  NGO experience is preferable.
•  Knowledge and experience of emergency response is an advantage.
• Grass root work experience in development projects management, emergency response, especially in hardship environment.
• Experience of working in the work location is a plus

Additional Skills Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and strong interpersonal skills are needed
• A mature Christian, who’s willing to serve in very difficult conditions and under pressure and extra time
• Demonstrated skills in Training of Trainers and development of training materials.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement:

•  Woreda-based with frequent travel to the field where disasters strike
•  90% travel to Kebeles