Roving Restoring Family Links Field officer

I. General

Job Title:        Roving Restoring Family Links Field officer

Job Grade:     (As per the zonal scale)

Work Unit:    ERCS East Wellega Zonal Branch

Reports to:     ERCS East Wellega Zonal Branch

Place/Duty station:  Based in Nekemte and cover in the four Wellega zones

Contract Duration፡ One year

Salary:   As per the national society’s salary scale.

II. Job Summary

Under the general supervision and guidance of the regional program RFL Coordinator /zonal operation head, the Restoring Family Links officer plans, implements and reports to the immediate supervisor accordingly; implements and facilitates the national RFL policy and procedure collecting, sorting, dispatching, exchanging and tracking the statuses of tracing requests and Red Cross Messages (RCM’s) in the respective branch;  networks with stakeholders and handles communication matters of the branch RFL services; distributes restoring family links tools to social workers/volunteers; assesses training needs of social workers/volunteers, community awareness and provides trainings and awareness raising to the target groups when needed.

III. Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, implements and reports the overall RFL activities in the IDPs /migrants/ returnees  he/she was assigned
• Prepares action plan for the activities in  IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities  he/she was assigned and implement accordingly
• Collects, registers and delivers incoming and outgoing Red Cross Messages IDPs /migrants/ returnees/ host communities he/she was assigned
• Conducts tracing of missed person in operational areas the IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities   he/she was assigned
• Collects tracing requests IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities  he/she was assigned
• Collects and manage tools allocated to run RFL activities in the IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned
• Implements a national society RFL policy and procedures;
• Networks with stakeholders who are working in IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned
• Attend working groups(task forces) such as Child Protection in refugee camps he/she was assigned
• Distribute RFL tools, identification materials, stationery and other relevant materials  to social workers/volunteers on time in IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned
• Assesses, Recruits, trains, deploys and coordinates new volunteers in the IDPs and in the host communities;
• Assesses training needs/gaps, prepares the appropriate trainings, coordinates and provides  a training/refresher courses to social workers/volunteers in cooperation with the regional and  HQ RFL unit;
• Identifies RFL awareness gaps  IDPs /migrants/ returnees and in the communities and provide tailored  RFL dissemination training;
• Makes efforts that upgrade the level and quality of missing families reunification service of the Society;
• Prepares a standard monthly, quarterly , biannual and annual reports of RFL activities  and submit to the regional RFL coordinator /Zonal operational Heads.
• Undertakes close monitoring and supervision of RFL work and coaches volunteers in the zone/zones.
• Ensures that incoming and outgoing RFL tools chronologically registered on permanent book at the IDPs /migrants/ returnees she/she was assigned
• Follows up the status of Red Cross Messages and handles tracing requests dispatched from the regional/zonal branch  and respond following the procedure of the national Society (NS)
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the branch.

NB:

• Women applicants highly are encouraged.
• Employment Status contract

Job Specification

• First degree/Master’s Degree in Disaster Risk Management/ Management/ Social Work/Sociology/ Social Anthropology/ Social Psychology /Applied Psychology and related fields, with 4 / 2 years of related working experience especially in the area of protection.