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BACKGROUND:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the worldâs worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. The IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. We began work in Ethiopia since 2000 and currently implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), womenâs protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.
The IRC has a focus on narrowing the gender gap in humanitarian aid and ensuring that we contribute to gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in both our programs and operations by working to establish a context where our clients (including those from minority groups) enjoy the same rights and opportunities as well as an equal access to services. The IRC also has a strong commitment to creating an equitable and inclusive culture, where safeguarding is upheld in our workplace and programs. We are determined to protect our clients and staff from safeguarding violations through prevention and, where misconduct is alleged, to address it without fear or favor.
Job Overview:
IRC is planning to undertake integrated and comprehensive lifesaving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, Nutrition, cash assistance, livelihoods support, Protection, and Agriculture response interventions for flood and drought affected IDPs and host communities in Afder and Sitti Zones of Somali region, Ethiopia. In alignment with USAID/BHAâs mission to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the impact of disasters by helping people in need become more self-reliant, IRC will administer comprehensive multi-sector and multi-site, humanitarian interventions which will allow vulnerable communities reeling from flood, extended drought, recurrent humanitarian, and climatic disasters to recover and regain control of their lives. The main objective of the Economic Recovery and Market Systems (ERMS Increase access to food, disposable income and facilitate livelihood protection and early recovery for drought and flood affected households. These will be achieved, by enabling meeting basic needs through engaging in paid temporary work to restore key community and natural assets, and facilities affected by the flood, and allow households to generate temporary income while restoring livelihoods during emergencies, further reducing reliance humanitarian assistance and use of negative coping mechanisms.
Major Responsibilities:
The ERD -Project officer will be responsible for supporting and strengthening the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of cash-based intervention including the cash for work activities, and Market assessment. They will collaborate closely with other project staff within IRC and government staff, community groups and among partner agencies, government, financial service providers, and community groups. They will give support to the program to ensure technically sound and complementary programming. The Project Officer is responsible for carrying out all aspects of program delivery with respect to Cash for work and agricultural activities implementation in the project area. The position is filed based, and the position holder will spends most of his/her time in the field and will technically report to ERD project manager at field office.
Detailed responsibilities and tasks:
Participate in awareness creating, targeting and verification of target groups of the project.
Train target groups in climate smart agriculture practices as well as natural resource management
Successful implementation of crop production and cash for work related activities
Ensures successful distribution of inputs to target clients.
Safeguarding Responsibilities: -
Job Requirements:
Educational Requirements
Preferred experience & skills:
Language Skills: Proficiency in English is mandatory and local language is advantageous.
How to apply:
Candidates meeting the above qualifications are encouraged to apply only through the below IRC On-line recruitment website:
IRC Career Site: https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/job/req51879/ERD-Project-officer-Cash-for-work
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Your application letter/cover letter must include the following information.
IRC is an equal employment opportunity employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
IRC strives to build a diverse and inclusive team at all levels who as individuals, and as a group, embody our culture statement creating a working environment characterized by critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity for us to achieve our aspirations as a team and deliver the best possible services to our clients.
Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive sec
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