Good Neighbors International (GNI) is an international humanitarian and development non-governmental organization operating in 46 countries with a focus on community development. Good Neighbors Ethiopia has a 25-year track record of assisting Ethiopia’s most vulnerable and marginalized populations. GNE is present in Ethiopia’s Amhara, Oromia, Benishagul Gumez, Sidama, SNNPR, and Addis Ababa city administrations. Currently, the organization will start operations in Debre Birhan, entitled “Cash and Livelihood Support for Internally Displaced Persons in Debre Birhan, North Shewa, Amhara Region, Ethiopia,” and we are looking for energetic and well-experienced person. The project is funded by JPF (Japan Platform).

Responsible To: Project Field Coordinator

Term of Employment: Fixed term (6 months)

Salary & Benefits: as per the scale of the organization

Overview of the Position

The overall objective of the project is to provide cash transfers to meet minimum needs such as food to vulnerable groups who have been internally displaced by the conflict and to provide opportunities for income-generating activities to young people in order to encourage economic self-reliance.

Duties and Responsibilities;

Business development

• Select beneficiaries as per the selection criteria and maintain high-quality data during the assessment.
• Facilitate the provision of training for selected youth beneficiaries on entrepreneurship and business proposal development.
• Support the trained youth beneficiaries to start their self-employed businesses.
• Monitor and track their business activities to make sure they run as per the schedule.

Employment linkage

• Utilize various sourcing channels in order to identify and strengthen contact with potential job sites engaged in multiple sectors that can be linked with the unemployed youths.
• Market the skills and experience of the IDP youth job hunters in line with the job sites that promise to give them opportunities.
• Working with the local authorities, partners, and communities in selection and intervention activities to avoid duplication and to target the most needy youth IDPs.
• Conduct candidate screenings to assess the qualifications, skills, and cultural fit.
• Provide program reports that are timely and meet institutional and donor requirements.
• Develop a strong complaint and feedback mechanism for maintaining sound provision of the project activities.
• Enhance referral pathways and ensure communities know about the project’s purpose.
• Support the planning, implementation, and follow-up of the cash provision process with other project staff.
• Ensure gender, environment, inclusion, and other important cross-cutting issues are taken into account.
• Perform any other duty that may be assigned by project field coordinator.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• BA in marketing management, business administration, development studies, economics, sociology/social work, and other related social science fields;
• With minimum of 2 years related working experience,
• NGO experience is preferable
• Required Languages – English and Amharic

Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills;
• Demonstrated capacity to undertake assigned responsibilities and work under pressure;
• An excellent team player;
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization, including relevant staff working for the GNE;
• Computer literate, especially Microsoft Work, Excel databases, and PowerPoint;
• Well organized, pays attention to details, and has some analytical skills