Number of Positions: One (1)
Duty Station: HRNS ET Jimma Field Office
Reports To: Field Office Coordinator
1. Core Technical Delivery
- Support the establishment, organization, and (where required) legalization of youth groups and cooperatives ensuring effective participation and increased membership.
- Guide and support YAIGs and cooperatives groups in developing bylaws, business plans, and operational procedures.
- Lead the strengthening of YAIGs and the cooperative sector, promoting sound governance and management practices.
- Provide technical assistance and continuous backstopping to YAIGs, cooperatives, unions, farmers, and youth groups on group management and agricultural value chain development.
- Organize and facilitate training on life skills, business and financial management, market linkage, and business planning.
- Organize experience-sharing visits and promote dissemination of best practices among target groups.
- Ensure effective activity planning, implementation, and follow-up in line with approved project plans.
- Identify project needs and opportunities and collaborate with stakeholders to develop project ideas and proposals.
2. Monitoring & Supervision
- Use Commcare for the project real data collection and analysis
- Support and capacitate DAs and YAIG leaders/facilitators on the use of Commcare
- Participate and provide inputs and technical supports during baseline, endline, KPI surveys, and rapid assessments within YAIGs, cooperative and development sectors.
- Compile and analyze assessment findings, beneficiary updates, and project performance data.
- Contribute to accurate and systematic documentation of youth group and cooperative development progress.
3. Reporting and Visibility
- Produce activity progress reports, quarterly reports, and final technical reports as required.
- Document and report on the performance and development of youth groups and cooperatives.
- Record and document success stories, challenges, lessons learned, and gender-related insights for knowledge sharing and visibility.
4. Compliance & Stakeholder Coordination
- Liaise with government institutions to ensure project alignment with national and local policies and frameworks.
- Collaborate with field offices and relevant offices to identify needs and align project interventions.
- Ensure compliance with agreed implementation plans (monthly, quarterly, annual).
- Anticipate implementation challenges, communicate promptly with the Field Office Manager, and support problem-solving processes.
- Ensure effective communication and coordination between field teams, management, and stakeholders to facilitate smooth project implementation.
Responsibility for assigned adhoc duties: Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Field office Coordinator