Location: Jigijiga, Ethiopia
Organization: International Solidarity Foundation (ISF)
Deadline: March 18, 2025
Job Description
The International Solidarity Foundation is recruiting a Field Coordinator/Gender-Based Violence to be based in the Somali region, Ethiopia.
This position is a maternity cover for 6 months period. Thematic Field Coordinator supports the planning, implementation and monitoring of the ISF programme in her/his area of responsibility (prevention of harmful practices and violence against women and girls), as outlined below.
Background
The International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) is a Finnish development organization, founded in 1970. ISF development programme 2022-25 aims to prevent harmful practices and violence against women and girls (VAWG) and improve women’s livelihood resilience in Kenya, Somaliland, Puntland, and the Somali region in Ethiopia. The programme has five expected outcomes:
- Judicial and moral duty bearers take action to mitigate violence against women and girls
- Women and girls collectively claim their rights
- Women’s sphere of influence has expanded
- Women benefit from services and networks that support livelihood reform
- Improved capacity of farm systems to mitigate and adapt to climate change
The programme consists of long-term development projects that are implemented by local partners, such as NGOs, community-based organizations, and women’s own businesses. ISF works closely with partners to find solutions to local problems in a systemic way.
Job Purpose
This position is a maternity cover for 6 months period. Thematic Field Coordinator supports the planning, implementation and monitoring of the ISF programme in her/his area of responsibility (prevention of harmful practices and violence against women and girls), as outlined below. Core Functions:
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Main Duties/Programme management
Planning:
Monitoring and evaluation
Reporting Main Duties/Programme development Other Duties
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About You
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Appropriate master’s degree
Professional experience:
- At least 5 years’ experience in prevention of harmful practices and violence against women and girls, preferably from NGOs
- At least 5 years’ experience in project management including planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting
- Experience in community mobilization and working with communities
- Knowledge of relevant national and local policies, actors and networks in the country of employment
- Ability to facilitate discussion, learning, and innovation
- Ability to work independently and work well in a team
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Good skills in Office software packages, especially Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.)
Language Requirements:
- Excellent written and oral English and working language of the country of employment
- Proficiency in Somali Language is mandatory
Travel:
- The selected person is expected to regularly travel inside the country of employment.
- Time management
- Adaptability
- Innovation
- Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint
- Attention to detail
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their application at the latest on March 18th, 2025.
Apply using the following link: Ethiopia: Field Coordinator / Gender Based Violence In the application form, section ‘Tell about yourself’, field ‘Your message to us’, pls provide your expected monthly gross salary in euros. CV is a mandatory attachment.
Questions regarding the job can be sent to: isfethiopia@solidaarisuus.fi.
For phone enquiry 13th of March on the following number: +251992276222
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we will start processing the applications already during the application period.
Female candidates will be prioritized.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.