The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Development Commission/EKHCDC/ is a registered local nongovernmental organization which has been operating long term community development and humanitarian aid and rehabilitation interventions in all regions of Ethiopia since 1974. EKHCDC seeks a WASH and FSL project coordinator for the project planned to be implemented at Medega-Tollaa District of East Hararge Zone in Oromia Regional State in order to address the needs of the communities affected by the recurrent drought.

Summary

The Project Coordinator is responsible for the overall coordination of the WASH and FSL recovery project and its implementation as per the project plan, follows up and provide technical and managerial support to project staff under his/her supervision. He/she is also responsible for the proper uses of project inputs (human, material and financial) in the implementation processes of the project.

Job duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the field office duties and coordinate the project work in both sectors
• Follow up the project staff monthly plan and achievements,
• Arrange the selection of the most affected households by the droughts per the selection criteria in cooperation with the community facilitators, the line offices of the local government and community representatives,
• Arrange the distribution of agricultural inputs and resources to the selected target HHs for their livelihood recoveries
• Provide agricultural trainings to the target HHs in the selected target kebeles of Medega-Tollaa district to ensure their food securities
• Innovate the conservation agriculture/CA practices to the selected farmers and apply CA principles
• Arrange the CA farmers’ field school/demonstrative learning and experience sharing
• Facilitate the rural women empowerment and gender balance through the formation of Self-Help
• Groups and their business engagements
• Facilitate the SHGs/CLAs market linkages and connections
• Facilitate the SHGs and CLAs linkage to the financial institutions
• Coordinate and oversee the WASH activities (water-points’ rehabilitation, drilling and borehole setups
• Arrange and set beneficiary accountability and feedback mechanisms
• Manage and respond to complaints or report to EKHCDC livelihood development and resilience department
• Prepare progress and terminal report and submit to EKHCDC Livelihood development and resilience department and to the line offices of the local government
• Build staff team spirit
• Ensure the proper uses of project inputs (finance, human, and material resources)
• Work in close contact with EKHCDC Livelihood Development and Resilience Department, CBOs and the line offices of the local government,

Reports to: EKHCDC Humanitarian Aid and Peacebuilding Unit Head

Duty Position: HararTown with field visit to Medega-Tollaa district project intervention Kebeles

Job Requirements

Education Background and Experience

• BSc degree from recognized Colleges/universities in Agriculture or Agriculture related field of studies,
• Minimum of five-year experience in coordinating multi-sectoral community development projects, management and coordination with special focus on rural livelihood sectors.
• Experience in field work with local communities
• Experience in agricultural practices

Skills

• Fluent communication skills in local language of the community and English (listening, speaking and writing)
• Skills in team work and interpersonal communication
• Skills in training rural communities in agricultural production and self-help economic empowerments
• Skills in complaint handling and managing feedbacks
• Knowledge in Core Humanitarian /Sphere Standards and polices
• Skills in working in line with the organization’s mission, vision, values and policies