Field Officer -Afar, Ethiopia

Vacancy Number: DCA-Eth/VA-004/2023

Dan Church Aid (DCA) DCA is a Danish Humanitarian and Development organisation working to assist and empower people affected by poverty and disasters to live a life in dignity. In Ethiopia, DCA’s area of works includes humanitarian response, food security, resilience building of vulnerable community members, and  gender and capacity building of civil society organisations. DCA currently has its main office in Addis Ababa and field offices in Gambella, Bale, Afar and Waghimra.

DCA Ethiopia Office is looking for a competent Field Officer based in Afar,Asayita .

Overall Job purpose:

The field officer will contribute to the successful implementation, and monitoring of DCA Ethiopia’s cash and livelihood interventions in Afar 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 community development facilitators 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.

Main responsibilities:

Implementation, Monitoring, and reporting

• Take part in the preparation of detailed implementation and procurement plans, and their periodic updates.
• Participate in the development of clear targeting criteria; and ensure they are clearly communicated to target communities and partners.
• Maintain detailed beneficiary data/information; regularly update and document possible the changes.
• Actively engage in the day-to-day implementation of the project activities; and ensure technical soundness of project deliverables.
• Coach/train and provide regular technical to community facilitators, incentive workers, and relevant partner staff (as deemed necessary) to ensure effective implementation of emergency response interventions.
• Participate in camp level meetings with beneficiaries, RCC, and other stakeholders; and ensure DCA’s adequate representation.
• Closely Work with the Livelihood and food security coordinator and other teams in organizing project launching, review and closeout workshops.
• Undertake post distribution monitoring to access the beneficiary income expense patterns in collaboration with MEAL officer.
• Conduct regular market assessments to determine market demand and supply fluctuations and their implication on target communities.
• Assist the various producer groups through providing market information, market linkage, and business development services.
• Take part in baseline and end line assessments, as well as regular data collection to track project outcomes in collaboration with MEAL officer.
• Collect routine monitoring data on the status of the project and share the data with the livelihood and food security coordinator.
• Prepare and submit regular monitoring report to the line manager as per the required timeline and reporting template.
• Ensure the relevant stakeholders including line government offices, ARRA, UNHCR and target communities are actively participating in the planning and implementation of emergency response project activities.
• Closely follow up on the security situation and provide share information with the coordinator
• Ensure compliance to international humanitarian standards vis-à-vis project deliverables.
• Document and disseminate learnings, best practices, and human-interest stories in collaboration with MEAL officer.

Representation and coordination

• Duly represent DCA in meeting with beneficiaries and beneficiary representatives
• and camp level engagement with stakeholders as guided by line manager
• Attend the regular meeting with the community representatives and clarify DCA planned activities with the beneficiaries
• Ensure that good relations are maintained with beneficiaries committee, RCC, zonal leader, ARRA, all partners, and stakeholders a camp level and hoisting community
• Create and foster the spirit and culture of teamwork with in DCA team and other partners
• Ensure that good relations are maintained with ARRA, all partners, and stakeholders
• Promote the organization’s key values and principles

Complaint handling and response mechanisms

• Provide information to the beneficiaries on their entitlement
• Ensure targeting, complaint handling and response committees are organized/strengthened
• Accountable for ensuring that all complaints raised by beneficiaries are logged into the complaint’s logbook
• Receive complaint from the beneficiaries in collaboration with complaint handling and response committees and convey to the appropriate person to address it and follow up on the complaints to ensure they are responded to

Required number: 1(One)

Type of Contract: until September 21,2023

Reporting to: Emergency Food Security Project Coordinator

Expected Start Date: As soon as possible

Required qualification:

• Minimum of first degree in 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 Afar
• Experience of working with NGOs/Humaniatraian 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