Community Outreach Officer/Facilitator – GOAL Ethiopia

Health Care, Community Service

GOAL Ethiopia

GOAL’s purpose is to save lives and empower communities to develop resilience and greater control over their lives and livelihoods. GOAL aims to increase the resilient wellbeing of the world’s poorest people and focuses on those who are excluded or marginalized, particularly those who are vulnerable due to socio-economic status, gender or age.

John O’Shea founded GOAL in 1977, and throughout the 42 years since its foundation, GOAL has responded to almost all of the world’s major humanitarian crises since, working with vulnerable communities in more than 60 countries.

While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

Reference No:  REC/041/21

Location:  Afar- Aysaita

Reports to : Senior Community Outreach Facilitator/ Senior CMAM Officer

Number of Posts : 1(One)

About GOAL

GOAL: is an Irish international humanitarian organization founded in 1977 and currently operational in 13countries^[1]; in both protracted crisis & long-term development contexts. GOAL

has four programmatic foci: people survive crisis; people have resilient health; people have food

and nutrition security; and people have sustainable livelihoods.

GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.

GOAL is a non-for-profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years, towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS. Currently, we work with pastoralist, agropastoral, pastoral dropouts, rural small holder farmers, rural/urban youth and street children to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience in Ethiopia working closely with local communities, local government, donors and other key actors. GOAL;s Humanitarian Response is centered on nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, multipurpose cash, NFIs and protection interventions in country wide while the recovery and development focus on livelihoods, economic opportunities, health, health and nutrition system strengthening and WASH with solid emphasis on integrated programming and community-based approach in Oromiya regional state. The Street Children programme is implemented with local partners in Addis Ababa and Hawassa.

We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors.

General Description of the Role:

The Community Outreach Officer will be responsible for the overall management of GOAL’s day to day outreach service in the management of Community-based Acute Malnutrition in field site (Refugee Camp) through community mobilization, sensitization and education.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY/DUTIES:

Key Duties:

• Plan, organize and support the Community Outreach programme in the refugee camps.
• Orient community Outreach agents and community nutrition workers to the principles of Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM).
• Supervise the activities of COA/CNW/ leaders to ensure communities are sensitized to the programme as quickly as possible.
• Have updated list of the refugee’s community (includes number of refuges, HHs, etc).
• Ensure all targeted beneficiaries are being provided the service and attending the programmes.
• Conduct house to house visit at least twice a week.
• Create access to health and nutrition services through ensuring prompt referral by CNW.
• Plan and conduct training and refresher training for COAs when possible on outreach activities
• Ensure comprehensive community outreach and mobilization, health education and treatment are undertaken per the guidelines.
• Check that all messages to careers, community groups, leaders and authorities are consistent and fully understood. 
• Provide technical assistance to the stake holders/partners in planning of training for Incentives/COAs and other key figures in the community (Traditional healers, religious leaders, influential groups…)
• Respect the dignity of the target group, careers and members of the community
• Ensure that awareness of the refugees about nutrition and related issues is raised as planned.
• Provide on-job training for COAs – both whilst present at the OTP/SFP site and through occasional workshop days.
• Promote positive behavior about health and nutrition issues, including value of plumpy nut, breast feeding and weaning.
• Undertake performance appraisal in line with GE HR guideline and communicate with the line manager
• Prepare and Submit weekly and monthly reports for each site to immediate supervisor;
• Report any progress and any problems in a timely manner to the immediate supervisor;
• Gender sensitive.
• Perform other duties assigned by the line manager

Mainstreaming Issues:

• The employee must read, understand and implement, according to area of responsibility, GOAL’s policies and procedures on mainstreaming of Gender, HIV/AIDS and Child Protection.

Compliance Issues

• Familiarize self and understand to GOAL Donor Compliance issues, specifically to the terms and conditions of the Donor the programme is working on and comply with same in area of responsibility. 

JOIN US

Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement?  Then join us if you have:

• Diploma in social science related field with a minimum of four years in community outreach programme especially in the refugee setting. At least one year of that experience should be on supervisor level.
• Passionate, strongly dedicated and highly committed to work for the improvement of vulnerable communities;

Desirable Requirements:

• Flexible and creative approach, highly motivated and able to take the initiative and work unsupervised;
• Fosters working in teams & teamwork spirit;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken;
• Accountability & responsiveness within areas of responsibilities;
• Familiarity to local culture and language.

REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:

• GOAL will pay a competitive basic salary based on the salary grading with addition benefits.
• A chance to develop tangible experience.
• Being part of a team who continue to make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people.  

COMMITMENTS:

GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safeguarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other policy, rules and regulation of the organization.

GOAL Ethiopia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety of people who involves in its work and demands all staff exhibit the highest commitment. GOAL Ethiopia will verify skills and commitment of the candidate in the assessment process and perform Background reference check.

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