Scaling up CA Project Officer (2) – FH Ethiopia
Agriculture, Development and Project Management, Environment and Natural Resource
FH Ethiopia
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 1971, FH Association (“FHA”) incorporated in Geneva, Switzerland, operates programs in over 18 countries throughout Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Food for the Hungry (FH) was founded by Dr. Larry Ward based on a simple premise, “If children died one at a time, I can help them one at a time.” Currently FH operates in more than 20 countries in North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
While we collectively refer to ourselves as “FH”, international staff should be aware that there are additional “Food for the Hungry” organizations in other countries that also trace their lineage back to the same founder, Larry Ward, in 1971. They collectively call themselves “Food for the Hungry International” or “FHI”. FHA and FHI cooperate on projects together but may not share common governance.
Values: The Heartbeat of FH
Value 1—We follow Jesus. We are ambassadors of Jesus in our thoughts, words and deeds.
Value 2—Our work is relational. We pursue reconciled relationships as a result of grace with
those with whom we work, partner, and serve.
Value 3—We invest wisely and focus on results. We are stewards in God’s Kingdom and strive
to invest all resources to maximize missional impact.
Value 4—We serve with humility. We recognize the dignity of others and put their interests
above our own.
Value 5—We pursue beauty, goodness and truth. In a broken world we are witnesses through our relationships and work of God’s beauty, goodness, and truth.
Vision
All forms of human poverty ended worldwide
Purpose
Together we follow God’s call responding to human suffering and graduating communities from
FH IN ETHIOPIA
Following the 1984 drought induced famine, FH started its operations in Ethiopia by providing food and non-food aid to the famine victims in Northern Ethiopia, and then engaged in sustainable development and humanitarian response activities in Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromiya, Sidama, SNNPR and Tigray Regions, sustainably graduating millions of people from poverty and responding to human suffering in Ethiopia ever since.
OUR PURPOSE
Together we follow God’s call responding to human suffering and graduating communities from extreme poverty. Towards this end, FH engages communities on:
Education
§ FH Focuses on increasing access and improving the quality of education in rural and urban settings. We build school facilities including libraries and provide required supplies to attain the goals.
§ FH provides school supplies and dignity kits to the most vulnerable children.
§ FH also address early childhood development (ECD) by building required infrastructure, and availing appropriate furniture and supplies.
§ FH builds the capacity of teachers both in schools and ECD centers in partnership with school communities and education offices.
Natural Resource Management
To protect and rehabilitate degraded environments FH is engaged in:
§ Water and soil protection through physical and biological means
§ FH has planted an average of 20 million seedlings each year in which 144,562 Public Work beneficiaries were involved to plant seedlings on 74 watersheds. In doing so, an estimated 1,200 hectares of land were covered.
§ Nearly one million coffee, fruit and multi-purpose tree seedlings are raised and distributed every year to household farmers to increase income.
Health and Nutrition
Current Health and nutrition program aims to-
§ Improve maternal and child health and nutritional practices among women of reproductive age groups and children under two years age
§ Improve access to nutritious food
§ Improve hygiene and sanitation through developing WASH infrastructure and promotion of community led total sanitation
§ Health system strengthening and
§ Responding to emergency health outbreaks and pandemics
Income Generation and Food Security
§ Construct small scale river diversions and hand dug wells for irrigation at household level
§ Provision of finance for Rural Saving and Credit Cooperatives for easy access of loan to the rural community
§ Cash transfer to the targeted families as a startup capital for small animal raring, petty trade, fattening … to build their assets
§ Organizing and train Self Help Groups, Youth Groups and Water User Groups to boost their economic benefits
§ Introducing Conservation Agriculture both as a food security means and environmental protection
Emergency response
§ Commodity and cash transfer with two objectives:
o Meet emergency food needs of transitory food insecure populations; and
o Protect assets of targeted households (HH)
§ GBV Response & Mitigation
§ Emergency Seed Distribution
§ Emergency WASH (shower, latrine, water system, NFI’s)
§ Emergency Shelter NFI Response
FH Ethiopia is a non-governmental organization engaged in relief and development activities. At FH, we operate under a set of guiding principles we call the “The Heartbeat”. This includes our Values, Vision and Purpose, which serve as the explanation of who we are and how we work as organization. Together we follow God’s call responding to human suffering and graduating communities from extreme poverty. FH Ethiopia would like to invite potential internal and external candidates to apply for the following position:
Position: Scaling up CA Project Officer (2 positions)
Duty Station: Any district in Assosa and East Wollega Zone
Duration of Contract: One-year contract, Renewable (with 60 working days probation period)
Salary: As per the salary scale of the organization
Closing date: March 10, 2022
Job Summary
Responsible to plan, implement, capacity building, facilitating, supervise and monitoring: Conservation Agriculture (CA) project activities, like CA trainings to farmers, DAs and community workers , SHGs trainings, mulch preparations, compost preparations, demonstration plots detailed work activities, technical support for individual CA farmers plots agricultural activities, farmers experience sharing visits, farmers field days, supporting school environmental clubs, compiling data on all CA activities at each kebele and reporting to the project manager periodically.
Principal Responsibilities
Key Result #1: Take a lead in Planning and reporting of the Scaling Up Conservation Agriculture Project
⮚ Prepare detailed activity and budget plan of the conservation agriculture project activities, farmers, DAs & community workers capacity building training; organizing and coordinating experience sharing visits, farmers field days and demonstration plots activities, training SHGS and school environment clubs, organizing environment days, etc…
⮚ Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, bi-annual, annual, etc… (Periodical reports) to Senior project officer and project manager for internal use and compile and submit to all partners.
⮚ Closely work with all partners/stakeholders and prepare a joint action plan for smooth implementation, maintain smooth relationships with all partners in order to ensure the benefits of the target people in the community.
⮚ Collect and compile early warning data from the respective woreda and prepare monthly and quarterly early warning reports
⮚ Organize and conduct different trainings, experience sharing visits, farmers’ field days and workshops to CA farmers, SHGs, etc… with community workers and relevant line offices.
Key Result #2: Project Implementation and coordination (study, designing, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and funding)
⮚ Facilitate the activities at each kebele’s demonstration plot, rendering of technical supports at each CA farmer’s plot; formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and technical support of school environment clubs.
⮚ Organize different conservation agriculture trainings for DAs, community workers and farmers planned by the project
⮚ Liaise the project office with line government offices, community leaders and other partners regarding conservation agriculture activities, capacity building and technical support.
⮚ Contribute for smooth working relationships with staff and stakeholders.
⮚ Maintain a good working relationship with staff and partners.
⮚ Supervise and give technical support to community workers at their working sites/kebeles.
⮚ Monitor the activities under his custody regularly and ensure quality output.
⮚ Generate new project ideas and facilitate the preparation of proposals in agriculture, capacity building and agricultural input support.
Key Result #3: Networking, Coordination and Projects Management
⮚ Networks with Assosa University, Assosa ETVET, Assosa Agricultural Research Centre, Assosa Soils Laboratory, Assosa Farmers Union, Cooperatives and all government and non-governmental agencies to collaborate in running the conservation agriculture business activities with project manager;
⮚ Organize and handle all learning and lessons events with the respective local level project stakeholders and other who come to the project area in consultation with Climate Resilience Manager
⮚ Makes the necessary contacts with Woreda and Kebele level partners for smooth relationship and maintains good understanding in the implementation process of the project; and hosts project visitors from donor and different organizations at woreda;
⮚ Maintain good relationship with stakeholders;
Key Result #4 Staff and Resource management
⮚ Gives overall guidance, manages and coaches to community development workers under his/her supervision;
⮚ Ensures that performance evaluation forms for all employees are completed and submitted to the FHE Head Office timely;
⮚ Ensure that project vehicles, motor bikes and cycles are properly managed as per vehicles management guideline of FHE;
⮚ Ensures that human resources, materials and commodities are adequately available and properly utilized;
⮚ Co-ordinates and creates team spirit among project staffs to maximize the achievements of the project;
Key Result #5 Financial management
⮚ Ensures that financial resources of the project is implemented based on the planned activities;
⮚ Show a higher integrity in handling financial resources allocated for the planned project;
⮚ Ensure that resource utilization is economical and efficient in the project;
⮚ Provide all necessary technical support to project Finance and Admin Officer to prepare monthly financial accomplishment reports and submit to Head Office.
Safeguarding Policy
Food for the Hungry/ FHE is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for all beneficiaries it serves. It is FH’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that prevents and deters any actions and omissions that put any beneficiaries, including children and the most vulnerable at risk. All personnel are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. Any violations of this policy could result in termination.
Gender Responsibility
⮚ Publicly endorse FH is gender sensitive and inform the mandates of the Gender & Diversity groups, gender advisors, and gender focal Points.
⮚ Ensure the sexual harassment policy implemented, raise gender issues with his/her subordinates, and demonstrate strong stand about gender related abuses
⮚ Ensure the equal participation and engagement of the women beneficiaries in all project activities
Safety & Security Responsibility
⮚ Communicating with all staffs under his/her supervision and making sure that all staff members are aware of the safety and security procedures;
⮚ Facilitating implementation and revision of Country Office procedures when required. This includes identifying potentially risky situations and suggesting corrective measures;
⮚ Encourages compliance of Safety and Security principles and policies of the organization by all staffs;
⮚ Takes the leadership in the management of Safety and Security in the Projects. This includes identifying factors that increase risk, finding ways to reduce risk and planning ahead;
⮚ Ensuring that all employees, local/foreign interns, as well as external consultants submit an updated Record of Emergency Data to their travels out of their base stations to accomplish FHE’s mission.
Job Level Specifications
⮚ Christian commitment to serving the poor and in full agreement with FH’s Christian foundation and beliefs as expressed in The Heartbeat: our Values, Vision, and Purpose.
⮚ Excellent writing skills in English with proven ability to review plan/reports with donor requirements/standards,
⮚ Computer literate in Microsoft Programs,
⮚ Strong Interpersonal skills,
⮚ Emotional maturity,
⮚ Cross-cultural Sensitivity,
⮚ Ability to work effectively under pressure.
⮚ Able to self-manage a diverse and dynamic set of responsibilities, proactively solve problems and / or suggest viable solutions while advancing goals and objectives;
⮚ Minimum of three years related experience and preferably in a similar program or INGO.
Education/Certifications
⮚ A minimum of Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Rural Development, Natural Resource management or other related fields
⮚ Trainings in Conservation Agriculture principles, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), Climate Change, Community Facilitation skill training,
Language
⮚ Proficiency in both spoken and written English; ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, or government regulations. He/ She have the ability to write reports, understand the rural context,
As per the salary scale of the organization
