FSL Officer
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Climate Smart Sustainable Livelihood for Women 2025 - 27
Length of contract: six months with probability of extension
GRADE: 4A Number of positions: #1
LOCATION: Tehuledere, South Wollo, Amhara Region
Post Type: National/Local
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: -
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
- Responsible for day-to-day activities of the implementation and the evaluation of the project. This position has the role of implementing, closely monitoring, and evaluating the program activities, and securing commitments and accountability for FSL results in the implementation area.
- Ensure correct beneficiary selection procedure and criteria are used during the beneficiary targeting process
- Ensure any feedback from beneficiaries or target communities is correctly collected and shared with the coordinator, is responded to appropriately, or is raised with the FSL manager, FSL Advisor, or Head of FO if needed
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to the FSL Project Coordinator
Dimensions: Save the Children works in 9 regions in Ethiopia with a current staff complement of approximately 700 staff and a current expenditure of approximately $90+ million each year.
Staff Directly Reporting to this Post: none
Functional relationship- FSL Coordinator
Job-specific roles and responsibilities
- This position has the role of implementing, following up, monitoring, and evaluating the program activities, and securing commitments and accountability for FSL results in the implementation area.
- Responsible for FSL day-to-day activity implementation in project targeted Woreda Work closely with FSL Project Coordinator, local government line ministries, and the communities in the planning and coordination of Save the Children FSL Activities.
- Ensure correct beneficiary selection procedure and criteria are followed by community mobilizers/representatives and committees.
- Laise with line manager, Advisor, or other SCI project staff as needed
- Ensure that beneficiaries are adequately communicated about project activities and plans, including distribution date and conditions required for verification.
- Provide regular progress reports to the FSL Coordinator as per the requirement
- Prepare monthly and quarterly plans for monitoring, review, and quarterly and annual project reports and plans
- Be fully aware of how far the project fulfills child rights in terms of SCI’s strategic and thematic plans. Ensure that Child Rights programming is effectively incorporated into all aspects of SCI’s work
- Organize meetings to sensitize communities about the purpose and modalities of the food security and livelihoods project components
- Ensure all Document relevant distribution data (Beneficiary List, Master List are well Completed and Corrected)
- Participate and lead the selection of beneficiaries for the different Criteria
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Works closely with implementing partners to oversee the quality of work and provide technical support
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their personal development, and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members, and external partners, and supporters
- Values diversity, and sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCIES
QUALIFICATION
- B.A/BSC degree in Agriculture, Livelihoods, Agronomy, rural development, Climate change, or related field
- At least 2 years of proven experience in livelihoods, NRM and DRR, food security, and /food security interventions in NGOs or similar organizations in pastoral areas
- Strong Knowledge of Climate Smart Agriculture practices
- Substantial experience in managing teams, coordinating, mobilizing community, planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring, and reporting
- Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload
- Excellent Report Writing and English proficiency skills
- Good advocacy, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to train and mentor staff
- Work experience in diverse international NGOs is an asset
- Ability and willingness to travel and work in rural areas where the project is implemented
- Qualified Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY
- Position holder must have good interpersonal skills & an excellent team player
- Knowledge of the local language
- Able to work in line with strict adherence to specific policies and supervisor’s orders.
- Able to solve problems by selecting the most suitable procedure or method within guidelines and precedents; direction sought when solutions are not within established guidelines or precedents
- Able to make decisions using creativity and some independent judgment within the realm of the current scope of work; Decisions typically made to resolve and adapt current solutions or introduce new procedures and practices
Scope & complexity of decision making (choose the appropriate description and delete the rest)
COMPETENCIES (Choose the competency appropriate for the role and delete the other. 3-5 competencies should be enough)
SC Values are Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity. To meet the value system, the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following Competencies on an ongoing basis (this varies according to the position please consider the below as an example)
- Leading and Inspiring Others: Demonstrate leadership in all our work, role model our values, and articulate a compiling vision to inspire to achieve our goals for children
- Delivering results: Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving on performance or that of the team/organization.
- Developing Self and Others: Invest time and energy to actively develop self and others to help realize their full potential and to build the organization's capability for the future.
- Applying technical and professional expertise: Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practices within and outside the organization.
