Vacancy Announcement – VSO Ethiopia
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VSO is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. We bring key stakeholders together to co-ordinate collective action, from local organisations to national governments. Our programmes in Africa and Asia focus on health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience, peace building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change that will improve the lives of generations to come.
VSO Ethiopia would like to invites competent and interested candidates for the following position.
Position: Livelihood Project Assistant
Role overview
The Livelihood Project Assistant will be responsible for the implementation of Building Skills for Market-Based Livelihoods for Youth in Assosa with special focus and roles on youth facilitations, participation of women, girls, people with disabilities, youth mobilization, beneficiary selections for different Skill trainings, and livelihood interventions including trainings and community conversations, peer to peer discussions, organize, support, and strengthen camp based SHGs, business model, gender transformation and social inclusion and monitor their progress which will be implemented in Sherkole, Bambasi, Gureshembola, and Tsore, refugee camps and host community youths of Benishangul Gumuz region.
Contract type: Fixed Term
Contract length: 6 months
Full Time: 35 hours per week
Application Closing Date: 25 Jun 2023
Interview date: 28/06/2023
Start date: 03/07/2023
Job Requirements
- Ideal Applicant Summary
- Competencies and Behaviour
- University Degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Project Management/EDPM, Social Work, Policy Analysis or other related social science field.
- 2 – 5 years related work experience in project implementation, community mobilization, advocacy and awareness raising activities of which at least 1 years should be in NGO or NGO funded projects.
- Good understanding of small-scale business, SHG, Vocational skill training, and youth mobilization work
- Prior experience as an entrepreneur running self/group business or any business.
- Satisfactory knowledge of the local context of the project implementation area, i.e. Benishangul Gumuz, Assosa and familiarity with social, economic, political and other determinants of young people in the region particularly in Assosa city.
- Knowledge of local languages of the target area including Arabic,
- Knowledge of local context and specific issues of youth livelihoods. Fully aware with the refugee, youth and host community livelihoods patterns.
- Ability to write and speak in English
- Computer skills (Windows, Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook, Internet).
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and able to interact with people at all levels of the organization
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:
- Ability to be open minded and respectful
- Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
- Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
- Ability to seek and share knowledge
- Equal Opportunities
- VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
- VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
- If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
Deadline: June 25, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants can apply through the link: https://www.vsointernational.org/about/careers/livelihood-project-assistant-a0m3z00000gfl3laav
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