Site Technical Coordinator – Temporary placement with possibility of extension

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Ethiopia is a registered charity operating in the working areas of Rural Infrastructure, Natural Resources Management, Support to Civil Society Organizations and Local Government, Skill Development and Education, and Emergency Responses. See also www.helvetas.org. HELVETAS Ethiopia is presently looking for motivated and competent professionals for the following 4 positions for a project entitled “UP-Women – Unleashing the Potential of Young Women” in Sidama regional state.

JOB SUMMARY

The position holder oversees implementation of all project components and plays a facilitation role for the UP-Women project at city administration level to ensure the proper execution of the UP-WOMEN project and achieve concrete progress on the attainment of its goal and objectives, outcomes and outputs. The site Coordinator will facilitate community awareness raising sessions, selection/recruitment of girls and young women and linkage to IFAL and TVET centers and support subsequent (self) employment.  S/he builds the capacities of girls and young women’s through formation of solidarity groups, linking to appropriate training and service centers and help them acquire relevant skills and education, social inclusion, and gender equity, provide information and communication sharing best practices.

Contract duration:  Three months with possibility of extension depending on performance.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

Planning, awareness raising and targeting

• Facilitate the planning, coordination, and on-site execution of projects activities so that activities are carried out according to approved plans and that corrective actions are taken timely.
• Conduct awareness raising campaign for beneficiary registration of IFAL participants using different mechanisms; door-to-door promotion, women role models, community groups and/ or audio messaging, engaging family members.
• Facilitates targeting of disadvantage girls and young women based on the criteria developed jointly by stakeholders through full engagement of relevant stakeholders in targeting process.
• Identify role models; Young women, men, girls, and boys, who can serve as change agents in raise awareness, mobilize and sensitize youth as well as empower and support youth to engage in income generating activities in the project area.

Create linkage with TVETs, IFAL centers, SRH and establish youth solidarity groups

• Link selected girls/young women with TVETs/PTPS for skills training particularly in non-traditional skills to enable them to continue their journey to gainful employment.
• Follow up TVETs and private training providers to provide quality skill trainings particularly in non-traditional skills that are relevant to young women for gainful employment.
• Establish youth solidarity groups that serves as a plat form for undertaking dialogue on SRH, gender, information exchange, saving and lending; and gradually develop/grow into youth enterprise.
• Follow up and support solidarity groups to conduct saving and provide credit to members, and subsequently form network / linkages and enterprises developed.
• Follow up and support IFAL operations, TVET and PTPs training delivery through regular visits to center and training sites, collect feedback from trainees and trainers, monitoring and verification.
• Follow up and Support complementary soft skills training provision through partners including life skills, negotiation skills, and/or job skills.

Monitoring, reporting, learning and Networking

• Develop and review activity plans with supervisor and colleagues, partners, and stakeholders
• Assist in preparing quality reports as required by donors and counterparts, by contributing progress reports, lessons learned, and case studies for youth livelihoods activities
• Collect and compile basic information on youth and youth solidarity groups and record youth’s progress.
• Facilitate the active participation and building of trust with communities and other stakeholders and work closely with TVETs, youth associations, private sectors, youth-focused government organizations, training institutes, etc. to identify opportunities for complementary support to project-supported youth
• Ensure that all activities related to youth training are implemented with full participation of respective partners, Women, Children and Youth Affairs Offices, job creation commission, TVET agency, education and health Bureau, and other stakeholders as applicable

Gender Equity and Diversity

• Make sure that all trainings and capacity building activities take into account the needs of female youth in terms of training topics, methodologies, timing, location, and other aspects, and all project activities are gender transformative.
• Ensure that gender considerations—and particularly female youth’s access to information, services, finance, and markets, as well as other aspects of women’s empowerment—are incorporated into all youth assessments and activities.

a) Desired Requirements:

• University Degree in Teaching, Agriculture, Economics, Sociology, Community development and adult education, rural development, business Education, Business studies, developmental psychology, economics, Social Science, Development studies, and related courses.

b) Experience:

• At least four years’ experience working with coordinating and facilitating development intervention.
• Experience in TVET and youth employment.
• Strong experience in Business/Entrepreneurship interventions among urban youth populations.
• Prior experience in working with local youth organizations and businesses in the private sector.
• Willing to ride motorcycle and have motorbike license

c) Technical Skill

• Knowledge of local language ( Sidaamu Afoo)
• Strong youth development knowledge and experience
• Detail-oriented, ability to multi-task and manage time well
• Prior experience working with international NGOs and local Partners is preferred.
• Familiarity with TVET, Life skill training, Adult literacy program, SRH, gender
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.