Background
HelpAge International (www.helpage.org) is the secretariat to the HelpAge Global Network, which brings together a wide range of organisations and individuals working together to ensure that older people lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. HelpAge International’s secretariat is based in London, UK but works in 75 countries across the world through its’ 148 partners. HelpAge has been operating in Ethiopia since 1992 and has been engaged on thematic sectors including social protection, health and wellbeing, emergency response and capacity building of partners.
HelpAge International is currently responding to the needs of drought affected population in selected woredas of Gambela Region. As part of emergency response program, we NCA would like to invite interested applicants for the following position:
Summary of the Role
Under direct supervision of the Project Coordinator and the Team Leader as well as technical support from Protection & Inclusion, health and nutrition, and livelihood officers; the Social Welfare Supervisor will be responsible for refugee camp level implementation of project activities of HelpAge International in Gambela, particularly Pugnido I & II Refugee Camps. The social welfare supervisor will oversee community based care providers and incentive workers, directly assists mapping, proper targeting, and effective participation of older person refugees and other target communities. The tasks of the Supervisor will also involve negotiating provisions, set up in new and complex systems, dealing with grief and loss and the effect of trauma, and adjustment to the refugee situation and interaction with host community. Using effective communication skills, the social welfare supervisor serves as key educator of other camp level service providers about the specific/special needs of older person refugees. Tasked with direct involvement/support of older persons and with facilitation of collaboration with other service provides at camp level, the social welfare supervisor helps ensure the needs and strengths of older person refugees are understood and addressed.
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