INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Project Officer
CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.
Date: January 9, 2019
Vacancy No. 006/19
Salary: USD 816
No of positions; 1 (one)
Type of Employment- Regular
Duty base: North Program Office (Debrtabour)- West Belesa
Dead Line: 10 days from the date of advertisement
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Objective: The purpose of the Project officer position is to effectively implement the assigned project component activities. He/she oversees the proper implementation of the assigned component of the program, in collaboration with other team members of the project. He/she is also responsible for assisting the project manager in project designing, planning, budget preparation, reporting and so on.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
Planning, Monitoring, Implementation:
§ Participate in all project components such as water supply, women empowerment, environmental protection and hygiene and sanitation, resource/assets mapping, problem-opportunity identification and needs assessment of communities together with the facilitators , DAs and PA/Woreda level partners implementing the PSNP;
§ Engages in implementing the project activities in accordance with project design, annual implementation plan and other interim plans;
§ Participates in the development of a detailed implementation plan with staff and partners/stakeholders;
§ Ensures that each program component of the project are interlinked and integrated with other CARE sister and other agencies interventions for sustainability and greater impact
§ Coordinates support to development and consolidation of community plan and linkages with Woreda level development plans and makes sure each of the facilitator has the plan for her/his respective working area broken down on quarterly, monthly and weekly basis;
§ Supports review of and, feedback to the Woreda consolidated activity plans by community/PA Task forces;
Capacity building and Technical support
§ Facilitates community institutions capacity assessments and foster/negotiate mechanisms for their involvement in the project alongside government partners;
Reporting, Documentation and other activities:
· Ensures that summary of meetings, seminars or workshops attended by project staff is written, well documented and shared with others;
· Together with the Project Team leader, compiles monthly, quarterly and annual reports for government and other partners;
· Together with the Project Team leader, properly documents the achievements and lessons of the project activities and disseminate to partners.
Networking and Capacity Building:
· In close consultation with the Project Team leader, liases with relevant government institutions, counterparts, NGO and CBO partners with the objective of effective implementation of the project activities;
· Ensures an effective on-going support to local partner NGOs and CBOs;
· Establishes an effective working relationship with government, non-governmental and community based organizations;
Qualifications (Know How)
A) Education/Training
BA/BSc Degree in Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Agro- economics, Rural development, Agro-engineer, sociology, environmental health.
B) Experience
5 years of work experience in project development and coordination and also project monitoring and evaluation preferably in NGO setting.
C) Competencies
Diversity, excellence, integrity, respect, facilitating change, building commitment, collaborating, developing teams, communicating with impact, contributing to team success, innovation, leading through vision and values.