Job description: Site Facilitator x 4
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Ethiopia is a registered charity operating in the working areas of Rural Infrastructure, Natural Resources Management, Support to Civil Society Organizations and Local Government, Skill Development and Education, and Emergency Responses. See also www.helvetas.org. HELVETAS Ethiopia is presently looking for motivated and competent professionals for the following 4 positions for a project entitled “UP-Women – Unleashing the Potential of Young Women” in Sidama National Regional State.
Description
The UP Women project aims to contributing to bridging the gap young women/girls face to enter in strong career paths through improved opportunities for skills training through Integrated Functional Adult Literacy (IFAL) and short-term skills training in market demanded non-traditional skills and subsequently find (self-) employment with a decent income and in women-friendly training and working environments. This will be achieved through a combination of Integrated Functional Adult Literacy (IFAL), Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) knowledge, access and services, life skills and vocational skills training, and job placement (JP) schemes, that ultimately results in a gainful income, contribute to gender transformation and dignity for young women. The project would work both with public and private training providers with a results based financing (RBF) approach and would also contribute to developing their capacities.
The position holder oversees implementation of all project components and plays a facilitation role for the UP-Women project at city administration level to ensure the proper execution of the UP-WOMEN project and achieve concrete progress on the attainment of its goal and objectives, outcomes and outputs. The Site Facilitator will facilitate community awareness raising sessions, selection/recruitment of girls and young women and linkage to IFAL and TVET centers and support subsequent (self) employment. S/he builds the capacities of girls and young women’s through formation of solidarity groups, linking to appropriate training and service centers and help them acquire relevant skills and education, social inclusion, and gender equity, provide information and communication sharing best practices. S/he also promotes gender transformation through awareness raising, engaging relevant actors including community leaders, role models, active participation of youth etc. The site facilitator/Coordinator establish and maintains a close working relationship with stakeholders and the implementing partners (government, training providers and others). In particular, S/he work closely with City Administration Level Women, youth and children’s affairs, enterprise and jobs creation, TVET and education bureau /offices, private and public training providers, potential/employers and other stakeholder and ensure they have the necessary technical capacity in the area of Gender, Technical and Vocational short term skills Training and Employment to ensure project effectiveness.
Contract duration: For the project duration of the project (from February 2021 to December 2024)
Duty Station: Hawassa Sub city/Yirgalem/Aleta wendo/Daye- one per woreda
Reporting: The position holder would be reporting to the Senior Project Manager based in Hawassa sub city/Yirgalem/Aleta Wendo/Bensa
Major Roles and Responsibilities
Planning, awareness raising and targeting
Create linkage with TVETs, IFAL centers, SRH and establish youth solidarity groups
Monitoring, reporting, learning and Networking
Gender Equity and Diversity
Requirements:
This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.