Background
STEM (2017-2022) is a Global Affairs Canada–funded project which aims to increase the number of Ethiopian men and women with relevant skills and qualifications for work in the mining sector as part of the country’s National Growth and Development Plan (2016-2020). The project’s goals are to strengthen university and technical vocational institution’s capacity to produce skilled and qualified graduates that have relevant technical and environmental skills and knowledge for the mining sector; to improve the instructional capacity of university/TVET instructors; and to ensure that community members, especially women living in and around mining sites have the appropriate skills and abilities to benefit from employment opportunities resulting from mining activities.
Project and contract period
The STEM project runs from December 2016 to April 2022. The position is a full-time, five-year position to be renewed annually, and to start immediately.
Scope of Work
The key role of the Community Development and Relations Officer will be to act as the key liaison between local communities, the project and stakeholder. To achieve this, the DCRO will work with a range of STEM consultants, management team members, and a broad range of stakeholders representing educational institutions, GoE agencies and bureaus, industry and mining communities. It is expected that the Community Development and Relations Officer will be able to assess, identify, manage and respond to changes in societal expectations of local identified communities and use best practice in community engagement and define with the Capacity Development and Training Officer capacity development programs, awareness campaigns for women and men impacted or engaged in small scale artisanal mining in the Tigray Region.
General Responsibilities
The CDRO will report directly to the Field Director, and will work closely with the Gender Equality Specialist, Capacity Development and Training Officer and other local counterparts, supported by Canadian-based team members. Specific duties include but are not limited to:
Interested applicants should provide a curriculum vitae addressing the following required items:
In addition, the following qualifications would be preferred:
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