Community Facilitator – recovery livelihoods project

Job Description

Tearfund Ethiopia is looking for an experienced Community Facilitator (CF) for its Recovery Livelihoods Project in Dubuluk, Borena, Ethiopia. The Community Facilitator (CF) will be based in a specific project Kebele under the direction and guidance of the Field Officer. The CF will be responsible for the planning, implementation and reporting of the project activities at kebele level.

Tearfund is a Christian charity which partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries. We tackle poverty and injustice through sustainable development, by responding to disasters and challenging injustice. We believe an end to extreme poverty is possible. Thousands of people needlessly suffer and die every day because of poverty. But that’s not God’s plan for the world. And God is calling you – all of us – to reach out to people in greatest need. We partner with local churches and organisations who have a crucial role to play in the places worst affected by poverty. Tearfund has been working in Ethiopia since the 1970s.

We are looking for a candidate with:

• Diploma in Social Sciences, Community Development, Agriculture, Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Education and related fields.
• A minimum of two years work experience as a Community Facilitator supporting emergency response and development projects.
• Practical experience in community mobilisation, facilitation and stakeholder engagement and cash programming.
• Experience of working with VSLA/SHG/Cooperatives
• Knowledge of culture, norms, beliefs and geographical areas of the target Woreda

Do you have the skills and personal qualities of: 

• Strong community mobilisation and convincing skills
• Proven interpersonal communication skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English, Afaan Oromo and Amharic
• Strong commitment and compassion to the target community
• Demonstrating sensitivity and skills in working cross culturally

Do you’ve the required skills and experience? If so, we would love to hear from you.

This is a national full time fixed term position based in Dubuluk, Borena. Therefore, Ethiopian nationals will be given preference for this role.

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter terror-terror measure.