Field Officer

Dan Church Aid (DCA) is a Denmark-based international NGO registered under certificate # 1083 by the Authority for Civil Society Organizations and working to improve the wellbeing of particularly the rural and pre-urban people in Ethiopia. DCA’s Programme mainly focus on save live, building resilience and fighting inequality targeting highly disaster-prone areas in Oromia, Amhara, Afar, and Gambella regions.

DCA Ethiopia Office is looking for a competent Field Officer in Gambella.

Vacancy Number:            DCA-Eth/VA-014/2024                   

Over all responsibilities of the Job

The field officer will contribute to the successful implementation, and monitoring of DCA Ethiopia’s cash and livelihood interventions in Gambella both for refugees and the host communities for the project funded by BPRM. she/he shall be responsible for beneficiary targeting, registration and verification, and sensitization activities; provide technical guidance to incentive workers and targeted beneficiaries; ensure adherence to international humanitarian standards in delivering commitments; and empower vulnerable community groups including women and people with specific needs through increased access to and control over productive resources during the project.

Purpose:

• Responsible for beneficiary targeting, beneficiary registration and verification, beneficiary sensitization, mobilization, distribution of beneficiary cards, training and monitoring of the use of E-voucher and capacity building of community-based volunteers.

• Responsible for the coordination of all activities at camp level.

Engagement

• Conduct community sensitization on the project and the target groups of the project and the selection criteria.

• Train the incentive workers and beneficiaries on the fresh food voucher package, and livelihood activities and why specific items are included in the e-voucher and use of the e-voucher card.

• Provide ongoing capacity building support to post distribution monitor, cooking demonstration incentive refugee worker post distribution monitor.

• Lead the cooking demonstration.

• Organize and mobilize project beneficiaries to attain sensitization and awareness meetings, registration processes with active coordination with another team.

• Distribute e-cards and livelihood inputs for targeted beneficiaries.

• Create linkage between cooking demonstration and purchase of diversity of food items. 

• Create and foster the sprit and culture of teamwork within CDA team and other partners.

•  Rollout use of the digital data collection and ensure data showing project progress is collected regularly.

• Closely follow up the security situation at the camp level and share information with the coordinator.

Delivery

• Ensure timely delivery of information to beneficiaries, traders, and other relevant stakeholders.

• Support and ensure post distribution monitoring is undertaken on regular bases.

• Accountable for ensuring that all complaints raised by beneficiaries are logged into the complaint logbook.

Required number:  One

Type of Contract: up to September 2025  

Duty Station:  Gambella 

Reporting to:  Food Security and Livelihood Coordinator

Salary Range: As per DCA salary Scale

Job Requirements

• Minimum of first degree in Economics, Agriculture, development studies or other related field.
• More than three years of supervisory experience in the field
• Good knowledge of the refugee’s operations in Ethiopia; more specifically Gambella
• Experience of working with NGOs/Humanitarian agencies
• Excellent communication and organization skills, judgment and tact, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Good report writing skills and computer skills in MS outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of the operational context is advantageous.

How To Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should apply for the post via the below link

Field Officer - Ethiopia Gambella - Intranet DCA (emply.com)

DCA is an equal opportunity employer and all interested candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of age, race, gender, marital status and religious, political or ethnic affiliation. Please do not mention your religious or ethnic affiliation in your application. 

Female candidates with required educational background and experience are highly encouraged to apply.

Please Submit only an application letter and CV.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.