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

• Lead the overall progress of landscape restoration project implementing planned activities, monitoring implementation progress, managing the project risks, capturing lessons learned, etc.
• Facilitating and coordinating  capacity building training , stakeholders learning and reflection workshop, and FMNR and livelihood field exchange visits,
• Promote local livelihood improvement via green livelihood input support and endorse saving group formation in order to improve household income and diversify livelihood options so at to enhance the local economy.
• Establishing and maintaining effective partnership and working relationships with local level partners and stakeholders

• Prepare quality and timely regular reports and submit the same to AP, concerned Hub office , GO and the project coordinator at  HO. ,
• Lead dissemination of learning and advocacy materials, FMNR training manuals, guides and other tools for landscape restoration technical practices through technical platforms and capacity building events.

Requirements

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• MSc/BSc in Natural resource management, Forestry, Environment, Rural development and related fields.

Required Professional Experience

• 5 years’ experience on field level implementation of Landscape Restoration, Agro forestry, FMNR, and climate change, forest inventory, resilient rural livelihood in INGOs Context.
• Working experience in community led natural resource management and exposure to evergreen agriculture, climate smart agriculture and degraded land management.
• Additional working experience on promotion and advocacy related activities.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

• Work environment:  Office-based with frequent travel to the field
• Travel:  60% Domestic.On call and email: 40%