1 Implement the formation/strengthening and management of Income Generating and Community Self Help group (Community Saving and Credit groups), and create a linkage with cooperative and existing financial institutions so as to promote income generating schemes in the target area:
- Provide technical support and Lead the formation and management of Income Generating and community saving and credit association/the self-help groups planned in the EU Share program;
- Apply the project’s follow-up and supervision tools;
- Work closely with the Food Security and Livelihoods ( FS L)PM to ensure that formation of Self Help Groups/CSA and other IGAs have been implemented as defined by project contracts/agreements and ACF program management standards;
- Facilitate and follow up the groups’ weekly regular meetings, Organize workshops, and training sessions like business plan preparation and evaluate overall group and/or individual activities;
- Follow the project’s progress and write relevant reports mainly issues raised on their weekly and occasional meetings and any other important group events;
- Conduct value chain study/assessment in collaboration with the government office and other partners to create market linkage for income generating and self-help groups to have mutual and sustainable benefits;
- Provide technical support in the design, monitoring and evaluation of the business activities of the groups which aimed at the economic strengthening of households and communities;
- Monitor the work plan, production/business plan and follow up of the implementation of items discussed in their meetings and informal discussion sessions;
- Check the established community groups records (financial and social issues) and make sure they are complete and update and create a linkage with the concerned government office and intuitions for technical and financial support;
- Co-ordinate, support & maintain inter-relationship among existing partners at grass root level and create a linkage to ensure sustainability of the activities;
- Plan activities according to the expected progress of the project;
- Identify and inform the programme manager of any problems or constraints observed in the establishment and management of community based saving and credit associations;
- Propose solutions or improvements for the smooth running of the project focusing on Income Generating (Beekeeping , Poultry, petty trading and fuel efficiency stove ) and SHGs groups and other related social and economic capacity building activities;
- Mobilize the communities in collaboration with the local partners to participate actively in the project especially in the formation of Income generation and Self Help Groups.
2 Participate in the analysis and reorientation of FSL/DRR and IGA related projects:
- Participate in food security department regular meetings;
- Analyze and build on past experiences in order to share the lessons learnt;
- Propose new directions for the project especially on Income Generation and Community Development;
- Responsible to keep and maintain project data, record and documents and capture lesson learned related with Income Generation and Self Help Group to share for wider partners.
3: Manage the project IGA and SGH capacity building training:
- Develop training topics and train the team members including the communities (community facilitators and direct target communities/beneficiaries);
- Organize the work of the established local institutions to optimize the capacity of groups and each team members;
Coordinate with the ECHO/ EU share consortium partners particularly SCI to sensitize local partners in the lessons of IGAs and Self Help Groups -SCA schemes and other local stakeholders
4: Involve in preparation of project progress reports, analysis and concept notes and Partnership Development:
- Submit field visit reports, Contribute for preparation of monthly APRs, quarterly project review reports, and technical progress reports to FSL PM on time and as required by the project;
- Assist the FSL PM to prepare annual, quarterly and monthly plans for effective execution of the project activities as stipulated in the project document;
-Participate actively in the development of a food security project concept note preparation and also technically contribute towards drawing up the final proposals;
- Maintain the partnership and linkage to various stakeholders at district and project level- WoARDO/line offices and other relevant NGOs working in the area;
- Work in partnership principle with stakeholders;
- Take delegations from the PM and act on behalf and discharge the expected responsibility;
- Participate on meetings that concern the organization mainly those in Zone, Woreda and kebele (PA) level.
Educational / Professional Background:
Level of studies: BA/BSc /Diploma level of studies and professional experience (preferable in Community Development, Rural Cooperatives, Agri. Extension/Economics and Sociology) and 5 years related experience for Diploma and 3 years’ experience for Degree holder.
Required skills: Analytical capacity – Capacity to supervise and coach a team and experience in Income Generating groups and Self Help Group establishment and management – Good human relations – Knowledge of marketing, business planning , Community empowerment, community saving and credit/self-help group management, economics and financial management – Good knowledge of project implementation – Computer knowledge (Word, Excel) and who can communicate with the target community by local language(Amharic )