Ilanga is a non-profit organization empowering most vulnerable children and single mothers to be psycho—emotionally resilient and socio- economically self-sufficient. Ilanga is registered in accordance with the FDRE Civil Society Organizations Proclamation No. 1113/2019 with certificate No 4487 of October 07, 2019.

In partnership with CARITAS, ilanga has a comprehensive women empowerment program using an approach called GRACE in Tigray region, Adigrat. We are looking for a project officer who will be stationed in Adigrat to implement and oversee the project activities.

Place of Work: Adigrat, Tigray

Duration: Two years with a possible extension.

Salary: As per ilanga Ethiopia salary scale.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work closely with all government signatory offices for beneficiaries’ assessment, selection and progress follow up
• Carry out selection and progress follow up
• Plan and conduct regular home visit to beneficiaries homes
• Organize trainings and psychosocial peer support group for single mothers beneficiaries
• Coordinate counseling and treatment for beneficiaries
• Develop and regularly update beneficiaries profile
• Follow-up daycare and afterschool programs
• Facilitate and follow-up adult literacy program
• Facilitate visitations from the office in Addis Ababa
• Coordinate with mentors and local actors
• Prepare periodic reports
• Perform other program duties as assigned by the project coordinator

Requirements:

• Diploma/BA in social work, sociology, psychology or related field with 3 & 1 years of experience respectively in social work or related field.
• Must speak the local language and a local person
• Must be a person with effective communication skills, integrity, ethics and morality
• An strong understanding of psycho-emotional trauma and its effect on the victim and those around him/her
• Good interpersonal and team working skills
• Understanding of the effect of individual past and current life experience on their behavior;
• Good spoken and written English language and Computer skills.

• Diploma/BA in social work, sociology, psychology or related field with 3 & 1 years of experience respectively in social work or related field.
• Must speak the local language and a local person
• Must be a person with effective communication skills, integrity, ethics and morality
• An strong understanding of psycho-emotional trauma and its effect on the victim and those around him/her
• Good interpersonal and team working skills
• Understanding of the effect of individual past and current life experience on their behavior;
• Good spoken and written English language and Computer skills.