Sr Livelihood Officer

Internal / External Vacancy Announcement

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) wants to recruit employees in the following vacant positions the details of which are mentioned below.

About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilient households and communities. Currently, the ERCS has a structure consisting of 12 Regional Offices, 34 Zonal Branches, and 131  District/Woreda Branches, 599 Woreda Red Cross Committee, and 5871 Kebele Red Cross committees.

ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification, and institutional capacity-building interventions, with the aim of creating resilient households and communities. ERCS works in partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), partnering National Societies, members, volunteers, and the communities we serve.

Key performance area

 Under the general direction and guidance of the program coordinator, the Sr Livelihood officer is responsible for the following major functional duties.

• Ensure that the LLH component of the ARV project is being implemented according to plans and best practices and the objectives and targets are achieved.
• Consolidate the existing LLH framework, ensure the LLH dashboard is being used and developed, including collecting the data and updating the dashboard to enable the production of information and infographics on monthly progress regarding beneficiaries and the market situation and data captured for proper monitoring as well as planning and selection of new beneficiaries.
• In collaboration with the project team, develop the livelihood components of the annual and quarterly work plans and reports.
• Ensure that plans pertaining to the livelihood components are followed and revised accordingly and results are captured.
• In collaboration with the ERCS Migration program coordinator, the officer, and other stakeholders implement the community engagement and accountability (CEA) system including data collection, analysis, monitoring, and development of feedback tools and mechanisms.
• Enhance the capacity of community-based support mechanisms including Village Saving and Credit Association (VSLA) and promote their impact on women empowerment.
• Contribute in terms of assessment and capacity building of new and existing Disaster Risk Reduction activities and economic recovery interventions.
• Within the livelihood framework, assist with training and capacity development on sustainable livelihood development for staff and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and partners in all aspects of the project.
• Ensure the implementation of the program and the livelihood components in particular against the established framework that includes annual work-plan, targets, monitoring tools, and result indicators.
• Monitor project budget performance mainly on livelihood component in collaboration with the project team and senior PMER officer.
• Collaborate and work closely with Sr PSS officer on issues of life skill, targeting and supporting the most vulnerable and affected individuals.
• Collect information and case stories on the best practices and lessons learned and report to her/his supervisor and team members.
• Collaborate and support other livelihood intervention activities set by ERCS and DRC such Micro-Economic initiatives and economic recovery interventions.

Reporting to: Program coordinator, DRR/RFL unit

Terms of employment: contract for one year

Grade: XI

Job Requirements

Qualification and Professional Experience

• Second/First degree in Economics, Development studies, business management, rural development, Sociology, or gender studies.
• 6/8 years work experience on livelihood programs and income generation activities.
• NGOs /Humanitarian organization experience is advantageous.

Additional Skills

• Skills in one of the common database package and in doing market analysis
• Proven communication and teamwork skills
• Experience in designing and facilitating business skill training and business plan
• Experience with designing life skills training
• Ability to work on multiple tasks with little supervision.
• Experience with gender and diversity 

How to Apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to fill out the employment application form from the official website of the Ethiopian Red Cross in the vacancy menu http://www.redcrosseth.org/get-involved/vacancy  and email to [email protected] before the closing date of this announcement on Nov 27, 2021.

Qualified women are strongly recommended to apply! 

Please note that we ONLY consider those who filled in the application form and send us back. We regret to inform you that we do not accept CVs at this stage.