Ripple Effect (RE) is registered and licensed Foreign Charity. RE Ethiopia was established in March 2006 and works to see a rural Ethiopia that is confident, thriving, and sustainable, with a growing economy and higher living standards for all. RE focuses on three thematic areas; Farm Systems, Gender and Social Inclusion and Enterprise Development to help to combat poverty and works to create a rejuvenated and abundant African environment for both current and future generations.

Requirements

We are recruiting a Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor/Officer for Ripple Effect (RE) projects planned to be implemented in Wolaita Zone.

• For this vacant position we will consider applicants who have Bachelors’ degree in Social Work and Social Administration, development studies or other related field.
• Desirable postgraduate training in gender and social development;
• Community leadership and management; or rural development;
• knowledge in extension services delivery who have 5-7 years’ experience at field level in Gender and social development;
• practical experience in implementing Gender projects in the field, and the associated documentation;
• experience of leading, supporting, managing, a team;
• experience of organizing and conducting trainings and workshops at different levels’ experience in a number of different approaches to extension and use of media for community learning.
• Desirable experience in NGO work;
• experience of project proposal writing and fund raising;
• community development experience;
• experience in research and development in Gender.
• Essential strong leadership ability;
• excellent communication skills; good presentation skills; report writing skills; excellent interpersonal skills;
• strong networking skills;
• able to participate on a policy level with government and other;
• development partners;
• ability to identify funding opportunities;
• an initiator and self-driven;
• a team leader, builder and developer;
• a broad and mature thinker;
• a strategic thinker with an eye for detail;
• creative and innovative;
• a flexible team player;
• understands the importance of confidentiality especially for data;
• have empathy with Ripple Effect’s Christian foundation and core values.