Community Development Facilitator (3 Positions)

Location: North Wollo (Lalibella) and Waghimira (Gazgibila and Sehala) districts, Ethiopia

Organization: Dan Church Aid (DCA)

Deadline: April 06, 2025

Job Description

Vacancy Announcement

Community Development Facilitator 

For North Wollo (Lalibella) and Waghimira (Gazgibila and Sehala) districts

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, South Omo and Gambella regions.

Currently, the DCA Ethiopia Office is looking for a competent Community Development Facilitator for Lalibella, Gazgibila and Sehala districts. 

Vacancy Number:           DCA-Eth/VA-006/2025                   

Vacancy Date:                  March 28,2025

Post Title:                         Community Development Facilitator

Required number:           Three

Type of Contract:            Subject to Donor approval, One year with possibility of Extension. 

Duty Station:                    Wollo (Lalibella) and Waghimira (Gazgibila and Sehala) districts

Reporting to:                    Emergency Project Manager

Expected Start Date:       May 1st, 2025 

Application Deadline:     April 06, 2025

Salary:                              According to DCA national staff salary scale

Overall responsibility

The overall responsibility of the community development facilitator is to organize and mobilize MPCA (Multipurpose cash) target beneficiaries in project locations and kebele level support for implementation of ECHO funded/DCA’s projects in Amhara region. The Community Development Facilitator is expected to manage and contribute to beneficiary selection and supporting complaint handling and response mechanisms, community mobilization and awareness creation on humanitarian cash utilization, protection and MEA ( Meaningful access) issues integrated for the multipurpose cash assistance project implemented by DCA.

Main Task

• Facilitate project activity planning and community discussion at Kebele community level through organizing FGDs and other tools.
• Collect relevant information to project planning processes directly from the beneficaries and community representatives.
• Manage MPCA distribution process at project sites in collaboration with DCA team and FSP.
• Prepare project activity reports at Woreda/Kebele level to share the update to immediate supervisor on essential updates and actions
• Provide project inputs to the planning process and ensure community level issues and concerns are included in concept notes and proposals.
• Actively engage in mobilization, beneficiary awareness creation and verification process for MPCA project in Amhara region
• Proactively engage in establishing community-based targeting and complaint committees in collaboration with the project stakeholders
• Facilitate technical training on humanitarian response action like MPCA, CbEWS, conflict sensitivity and protection to community representation and beneficiaries at grass root level
• Participate in post distribution monitoring activities in collaboration with MEAL team and share updates reports to line manager.

Reports and representation

• Collect and report daily progress and updates to the field office regarding the implementation of the project.
• Regularly collect and report on challenges and community feedback and working change context.
• Represent DCA in community-based initiatives, Woreda/Keble level humanitarian meeting and promote the values of DCA.

Job Requirements

• First degree in DRR, agriculture, development studies and any other related field and two years’ experience in similar area or context.
• Has direct field experience preferably in emergency settings with NGOs/humanitarian actors.
• Good Knowledge of the emergency operations in Ethiopia
• Good report writing skills and computer skills in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of the operational context is advantageous.
• Fluency in written and oral English is a must.

How to Apply

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

https://dca-1.career.emply.com/ad/community-development-facilitator-for-north-wol/nkwawv

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 don’t mention your religious or ethnic affiliation in your application. 

Please Submit only an application letter and CV.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.