ABOUT US
GOAL has been working in Ethiopia since 1984 implementing a range of multi-sectoral development, resiliency and humanitarian responses. GOAL Ethiopia is currently working with street children, pastoralists and rural small holders and responds to humanitarian crises in Ethiopia by working closely with local communities, local government and other key actors with a strong emphasis on resiliency, preparedness and longer term impacts. GOAL Ethiopia's major funders are USAID, OFDA, ECHO, BPRM, Irish Aid and UNOCHA.
ABOUT THE ROLE
GOAL Ethiopia is looking for a competent, motivated, experienced Livelihoods Officer to join Borena_Dire, Programme team and this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team. You will be joining the organisation at a moving time of growth and change and you’ll be instrumental in providing support in the delivery of the Program to the organisation and its employees.
ABOUT YOU
You'll be a Livelihoods project Officer responsible for directly implementing and monitoring Livelihoods Project activities, with support from Field office Programme Manager. The Livelihoods project officer will work closely with grassroots staff including Community Development Workers and other technical Staffs. Additionally he/she will be expected to contribute inputs to the development of new projects, suggest ways for improvement on future projects designing and implementation based on his/her observations and experiences at field.
· BSC/Diploma/Agriculture, rural development, animal science, NRM or closely related discipline from a recognized university with 2 - 4 and >5 years’ work experience respectively for BSc & Diploma, preferably with an NGO experience.
· At least three years practical experience with an international development organization, managing agricultural/livelihoods/pastoralist related program projects under complex operating environments
· Sound conceptual understanding of development theories, local poverty dynamics, resilience, DRR, rural sustainable development, solid experience in working with and managing partnership, networking and capacity building processes.
· Field based experience of programme implementation in agriculture, food security, NRM, resilience, DRR and income generation.
· Trained and highly experienced in the use and development of a wide range of PRA skills
· Good understanding of the local context of the area
Key qualities, Skills and Competences:
· Demonstrable ability to encourage and motivate staff and develop teamwork.
· Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with local government organizations and NGOs.
· Flexible and creative approach, highly motivated and able to take the initiative and work unsupervised.
· Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written, and knowledge of local language (Oromia) is mandatory.
· Excellent report writing ability
· Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel