I. JOB SUMMARY

The Facilitator for Empowerment provides technical and organizational support to   the local level community and plays a facilitation role. S/he builds the capacities of the community and its institutions. In addition, s/he promotes community transformation through awareness creation; sharing technology and best practices; and education, information and communication. S/he supports people’s empowerment through collective action, solidarity, social inclusion, and gender equity. S/he facilitates and encourages active participation of individuals and communities in recognizing problems, identifying solutions, and implementing project activities to address the identified solutions. The Facilitator for Empowerment establishes and maintains a close working relationship with communities and community organizations in her/his working area, and works closely with kebele- and village-level task force leaders and local government development agents to ensure that project messages are disseminated and understood at all levels. The Facilitator for Empowerment prepares and submits monthly and quarterly reports to Woreda Team Leader (WTL) to report on progress with all field-level project activities.

II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS: 

Job Responsibility #1: Facilitate community action planning and targeting (20%)

• Facilitates targeting of Livelihoods for Resilience participant households, with active participation of the Keble food security taskforce and community

• Facilitates community meetings and community action plan (CAP) preparation and ensures that the participation of each community group in problem identification, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

• Ensures that within all community analysis and action plan activities—value chain activities, microfinance, micro-franchising, etc.—CARE’s key program principles of accountability, empowerment, and non-discrimination are followed

• Facilitates community livelihoods analysis with partners and responsible body from the kebele

• Assesses market chain constraints with the community and develops participatory solutions

• Reviews the plan with partners, community representatives, and supervisor at PA level

• Prepares final community action plan by quarters and months, submits it to her/his supervisor, and ensures that it is submitted at the kebele level. 

• Ensures that all value chain activities, microfinance, gender, nutrition, climate change adaptation, and other project related activities are implemented with full participation of respective kebele level partners and the communities

• Prepares kebele map as an input into the design of micro franchise saleswomen’s route maps

• Is observant of any misbehavior regarding gender, and reports it to the responsible person

• Produces sex-disaggregated data at the household and community level, as appropriate

• Upholds CARE’s gender and diversity values whenever dealing with staff, communities, and 

• Partners

 Job Responsibility #2Strengthen Accountability to Affected People (20%)

• Ensure beneficiary voices are heard by organizing feedback sessions, capturing concerns shared during local dialogues, and ensuring incorporation of local-level input into strategy refinement.

• Coordinate with cooperative leadership, kebele officials, and households during community dialogues.

• Design and maintain feedback mechanisms (e.g., suggestion boxes, dialogue circles) to improve project responsiveness.

• Address community concerns through follow-up, recommendations, or integration into program adjustments.  

Job Responsibility #3:  Facilitate implementation of project activities and monitoring (20%)

• Establishes and strengthens Village Economic and Savings Associations (VESAs) 

• Cascade training  for VESAs  on group governance, Business skills, IGA-SPM, climate change adaptation, graduation and others as required

• Mobilizes communities and households to save and engage in livelihood diversification activities.

• Support PSNP HHs to have increased income from off-farm activities

• Support the training of VESA members choosing the employment pathway on life skills, negotiation skills, and/or job skills

• Follow the implementation of child care pilots to enable women to participate in income-generation and marketing activities .

• Ensures that Livelihoods for Resilience’s on-the-ground implementation is informed by CARE’s core programming approaches and principles, gender equity and community level advocacy in particular

• Provides technical and organizational assistance to community promoters, development agents (DAs) and other members of the Kebele Food Security Task Forces, PA and village representatives, and community members

• Links project participant households with financial service providers and tracks the use of loans vis-à-vis their intended household asset building effect 

• Supports capacity assessments for village level institutions and community-based organizations

• Holds demonstration and awareness creation sessions on health, saving and asset creation, marketing, and agricultural technologies, using participatory tools such as dramas, role plays, songs, etc where appropriate

• Facilitates dissemination of market information for shoat, vegetable, and honey value chains, and ensure that market information is accessed and understood by the community

• Arranges/facilitates cross visits and conducts on-site trainings for community leaders, committees, elders, youth groups, and saving group (VESA) members

• Supports micro-franchise activities by ensuring that saleswomen are selling regularly and providing facilitation support to ensure the availability of product for saleswomen 

• Follows up with communities on the practice of new technologies and improved practices based on training packages provided through Livelihoods for Resilience 

• Builds capacities of community representatives and committees to undertake participatory monitoring of the implementation of project activities

• Meets regularly with Kebele Food Security Task Force to discuss project progress updates, exchange information, discuss challenges, and share tasks accordingly 

• Records and documents lessons learned and reports to her/his supervisor

Job Responsibility #4: Strengthen partnership, institutional linkages and working relationship (20%)

• Selects potential community promoters from the community with relevant government stakeholders/partners and arranges training for them with the Woreda Team Leader

• Represents CARE at kebele level as a member of the Food Security Task Force

• Promotes the integration of the Livelihoods for Resilience community action plan into the Kebele plan

• Works closely with development agents, government institutions, community-based organizations and communities to build trust and ensure a strong working relationship with the PSNP 4 at the local level

Job Responsibility #4: Reporting and Learning (15%)

• Prepares weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on project activities, and submits these to her/his supervisor both in the appropriate formats

• Documents saleswomen and wholesalers’ profile and submits it to Woreda Team Leader

• Supports and facilitates community involvement in annual innovation and knowledge fairs

• Collects basic information, best practices, case studies and lessons and report to her/his supervisor

• Undertakes professional development initiatives identified with his/her supervisor 

Job Responsibility #5:  Perform other duties as assigned, (5%)

III. GENDER EQUALITY

• Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth, and social inclusion issues.

• Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions/programming.

IV. QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)

A) EDUCATION/TRAINING 

• Diploma in Agriculture, Economics, Natural Resource Management, Social Science , Health Science, Environmental Science, Sociology, Agriculture, water supply and sanitation, development studies, or a related field. 

B) EXPERIENCE

Required:

• 3 years of relevant experience with Diploma and 2 years of relevant experience with first degree.

Desired:

• Demonstrated experience in local partnership building and community mobilization, awareness-raising initiatives, and effective engagement at the grassroots level

• Experience working with NGOs, particularly on similar projects, with a strong understanding of NGO operations and implementation approaches.

C) TECHNICAL SKILLS

Required:

• Knowledge of local language;

• Communication skills, good human relations

• Willingness to reside in rural areas/targeted Kebeles.

• Firm belief in teamwork and gender equality, and sensitivity to HIV/AIDS

• Conceptual understanding of participatory approach and sustainable development. 

• Well organized, which gives attention to details and has some analytical skills.

D) COMPETENCIES:

• Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, stress tolerance, information monitoring, team building, interpersonal skills, coaching, problem solving, planning, and organizing. 

V. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS 

• The Facilitator for Empowerment is expected to establish an open relationship with the community, government counterparts and community-based organizations, as well as with supervisors, project managers, and other staff.

VII. PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)

• The incumbent operates within levels one and two of problem-solving, engaging in routine daily tasks while also applying judgment and analytical skills to identify and implement appropriate solutions to emerging issues

VIII.WORKING CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED

• The post office is located at Dera, Janamora, Beyeda, Telemet, Sekota Zuriya and Zequala of Ahmara Region with frequent field travel to Kebeles where the project operates. The Facilitator for Empowerment lives in the community. S/he travels long distances on foot (50%) and stands for about 30% of the training sessions. 

How To Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through ethiojobs.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

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