heme/Programme: FSL/R
Location: Addis Ababa, Gulele and Nifassilk
Positions: One
Grade: 4A
Post Type
National -Internal/External
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more) because he/she works at the community level. The role holder should be well acquainted with and act towards ensuring the organization’s Child Safeguarding Policy inclusive of awareness creation for prevention, reporting, and responding.
Scope of Role
Reports to: Regional Coordinator
Staff Directly Reporting to this Post: None
Duration: One year with Possible extension
Project Overview:
The overall goal of Leadership and Economic Empowerment Project (LEEP) is to create opportunities for young women in business in semi-urban and urban areas to empower themselves to engage meaningfully in their development, improve their technical and transferable skills and have equal access to, and use of capital, resources and services to achieve economic self-sufficiency and well-being. The young women will receive the resources needed to scale their businesses, support their families and become agents of change, role models and leaders in their communities.
LEEP project will be implemented from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2026 to address 8900 young women in business in Sidama region, SNNPR and AddisAbaba. The project has the below three objectives:
Objective I: Young women access and use assets to develop and grow their businesses
Objective 2: Young women develop capabilities, skills knowledge and attitudes to manage and grow their businesses
Objective 3: Young women live in a healthy, violence-free and supportive environment in their households, communities and society and are part of a collaborative effort to advocate for equal access to resources and services
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Youth Livelihood Officer is responsible for the livelihood and economic strengthening component of the project to improve the livelihood and business expansion/diversification of young women at Woreda and community levels. S/he will also be responsible to facilitate & execution of the existing Academy (YES) service activities to a sustainable social enterprise network.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Essential:
Desired
Skills And Behaviours (Our Values In Practice)
Accountability:
Ambition:
Collaboration:
Creativity:
Integrity: