About DCA
In Ethiopia DCA we work to save lives through humanitarian action, build strong and resilient communities, and fight injustice and inequality.
DCA has been supporting food insecure communities in Ethiopia with humanitarian assistance and long-term development since the mid-1970s through local churches and faith-based organizations and has been legally registered in the country since 2004. DCA Ethiopia’s modality of implementation is a combination of co- and self- implementation and working with local partners and likeminded INGOs in consortia. It has an office in Addis Ababa and 4 field offices in Amhara, Oromia, Gambella and Afar regions. The country programme has 3 thematic areas:
1. Community Development with focus on Women Empowerment
2. Resilience Building and Livelihood
3. Humanitarian action
About the Job
Dan Church Aid (DCA) in consortium with Mercy Corps is about to launch a project called “Resilient, Incomes through System Strengthening in Gambella Region (RISING)” with financial support obtained from WFP. The project will work towards improving rain fed crop production through expansion of improved technologies, development of small scale irrigation scheme, improving livestock productivity and promotion of social cohesion and peace building. The field officer will be based in Gambella and reports to the RISING Project Coordinator. He/She is in charge of executing RISING activities at community level including facilitation and familiarization of the project at woreda level and refugee camp, mobilization and organization of communities for successful implementation of the project, leading community level initiatives, handling beneficiary targeting process, providing day to day technical support to project beneficiaries, capacitating beneficiaries and stakeholders and collection and organization of information at grass roots level. The field officer will line manage one community facilitator.
Number Required: One
Duration: Until 31 October 2021
Reporting to: Project coordinator
Expected Start Date: As soon as possible
Roles and Responsibilities
Project Planning and Implementation
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Representation and coordination
Complaint and Feed back