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Community Based Planning Officer Place of Work :                      Afar (Chifra / Gullina) Required Candidate:             One Application deadline:           November 13, 2018   Responsibilities: ·      The key responsibility of the local planning (junior) expert, will be to support public service providers (Development Agents, DA) and communities in the development of local activity plans for natural resource management, which feed into planning processes at Woreda level. ·      The expert will support participatory processes and further introduce Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools on the local level with the communities. ·      Through the facilitation and support of the planning process, the expert will promote the rehabilitation of degraded soils and prevent further erosion by supporting User Agreements for resources and identifying suitable measures. ·      The expert will strengthen resource mapping exercises to support site selection for technical interventions under the responsibility of PADO and SDR. ·      The expert will identify with the public service providers and the community options for land use as well as complementary vegetative measures before and after the physical rehabilitation to secure rehabilitation structures and spread the effects. ·      The activity plans will entail maintenance by the community, e.g. through user groups, which shall derive benefits from the structures. ·      The expert will support coordination of the activity plans between the responsible Kebele and Woreda officials to feed them into their development planning processes. ·      The expert will coordinate with the SDR land use planning team, in order to integrate bottom up / local activity planning with landscape planning processes at Woreda and regional levels. Tasks: ·      Support to community sensitization activities (in coordination with community facilitators) ·      Support implementation of PRA tools which have proven useful in the pastoral context ·      Support data collection on production systems, traditional land use patterns, socio-economic baseline data etc. during the community discussions ·      Support to data collection for land use planning and transfer of data to next higher administration level ·      Facilitation of community meetings and development of community activity plans regarding natural resource use and protection ·      Discuss and support development of by-laws with the communities on land use options for sustainable natural resource usage ·      Support implementation in coordination with GIZ technical teams (livelihoods, engineering) according to community activity plans   Competences: ·      Knowledge of natural resource management processes and erosion control ·      Educational background to support land use options (e.g. agriculture, agronomy, NRM, rural development) ·      Practical experience with area-based planning processes implementation of participative rural appraisal (PRA) methods ·      Practical experience in the technical production of data, spatial data and maps/plans ·      High degree of initiative, integrity and accountability ·      Capacity of team work with internal and external partners ·      Good communication skills ·      Willingness to travel frequently in the project region and to work under challenging conditions   Job Requirements Qualifications and Experience: ·      University degree in social sciences, agriculture, agronomy, NRM, rural development or related matters ·      Minimum of 6 years proven practical experience in community sensitization and facilitation of planning processes ·      Previous work experience in the dryland / agro-pastoral context, ·      Work experience in Afar is considered an asset ·      Basic knowledge of spatial data and GIS ·      Fluency in Amharic, fluency in Afarina is considered a strong asset ·      Good level of English language is considered an asset ·      Previous experience in working with international development organisations, in particular German Development Cooperation, is considered an asset     How to Apply Application procedure : Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their application letter along with their non-returnable recent CV via Ethiojobs or to the following address: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Email: hreth@giz.de OR P.O. Box 100009 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Note: - The name of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the envelope or on the fax applications. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.   Applications from qualified women are encouraged

Junior Local Planning Expert Place of Work :                      Afar (Chifra / Gullina) Required Candidate:             One Application deadline:           November 13, 2018   Responsibilities: ·      The key responsibility of the local planning (junior) expert, will be to support public service providers (Development Agents, DA) and communities in the development of local activity plans for natural resource management, which feed into planning processes at Woreda level. ·      The expert will support participatory processes and further introduce Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools on the local level with the communities. ·      Through the facilitation and support of the planning process, the expert will promote the rehabilitation of degraded soils and prevent further erosion by supporting User Agreements for resources and identifying suitable measures. ·      The expert will strengthen resource mapping exercises to support site selection for technical interventions under the responsibility of PADO and SDR. ·      The expert will identify with the public service providers and the community options for land use as well as complementary vegetative measures before and after the physical rehabilitation to secure rehabilitation structures and spread the effects. ·      The activity plans will entail maintenance by the community, e.g. through user groups, which shall derive benefits from the structures. ·      The expert will support coordination of the activity plans between the responsible Kebele and Woreda officials to feed them into their development planning processes. ·      The expert will coordinate with the SDR land use planning team, in order to integrate bottom up / local activity planning with landscape planning processes at Woreda and regional levels. Tasks: ·      Support to community sensitization activities (in coordination with community facilitators) ·      Support implementation of PRA tools which have proven useful in the pastoral context ·      Support data collection on production systems, traditional land use patterns, socio-economic baseline data etc. during the community discussions ·      Support to data collection for land use planning and transfer of data to next higher administration level ·      Facilitation of community meetings and development of community activity plans regarding natural resource use and protection ·      Discuss and support development of by-laws with the communities on land use options for sustainable natural resource usage ·      Support implementation in coordination with GIZ technical teams (livelihoods, engineering) according to community activity plans   Competences: ·      Knowledge of natural resource management processes and erosion control ·      Educational background to support land use options (e.g. agriculture, agronomy, NRM, rural development) ·      Practical experience with area-based planning processes implementation of participative rural appraisal (PRA) methods ·      Practical experience in the technical production of data, spatial data and maps/plans ·      High degree of initiative, integrity and accountability ·      Capacity of team work with internal and external partners ·      Good communication skills ·      Willingness to travel frequently in the project region and to work under challenging conditions   Job Requirements Qualifications and Experience: ·      University degree in social sciences, agriculture, agronomy, NRM, rural development or related matters ·      Minimum of 3 years proven practical experience in community sensitization and facilitation of planning processes ·      Previous work experience in the dryland / agro-pastoral context, ·      Work experience in Afar is considered an asset ·      Basic knowledge of spatial data and GIS ·      Fluency in Amharic, fluency in Afarina is considered a strong asset ·      Good level of English language is considered an asset ·      Previous experience in working with international development organisations, in particular German Development Cooperation, is considered an asset   How to Apply Application procedure : Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their application letter along with their non-returnable recent CV via Ethiojobs or to the following address: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Email: hreth@giz.de OR P.O. Box 100009 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Note: - The name of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the envelope or on the fax applications. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.   Applications from qualified women are encouraged

Local Planning Expert Place of Work :                      Afar (Chifra / Gullina) Required Candidate:             One Application deadline:           November 13, 2018   Responsibilities: ·      The key responsibility of the local planning (junior) expert, will be to support public service providers (Development Agents, DA) and communities in the development of local activity plans for natural resource management, which feed into planning processes at Woreda level. ·      The expert will support participatory processes and further introduce Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools on the local level with the communities. ·      Through the facilitation and support of the planning process, the expert will promote the rehabilitation of degraded soils and prevent further erosion by supporting User Agreements for resources and identifying suitable measures. ·      The expert will strengthen resource mapping exercises to support site selection for technical interventions under the responsibility of PADO and SDR. ·      The expert will identify with the public service providers and the community options for land use as well as complementary vegetative measures before and after the physical rehabilitation to secure rehabilitation structures and spread the effects. ·      The activity plans will entail maintenance by the community, e.g. through user groups, which shall derive benefits from the structures. ·      The expert will support coordination of the activity plans between the responsible Kebele and Woreda officials to feed them into their development planning processes. ·      The expert will coordinate with the SDR land use planning team, in order to integrate bottom up / local activity planning with landscape planning processes at Woreda and regional levels. Tasks: ·      Support to community sensitization activities (in coordination with community facilitators) ·      Support implementation of PRA tools which have proven useful in the pastoral context ·      Support data collection on production systems, traditional land use patterns, socio-economic baseline data etc. during the community discussions ·      Support to data collection for land use planning and transfer of data to next higher administration level ·      Facilitation of community meetings and development of community activity plans regarding natural resource use and protection ·      Discuss and support development of by-laws with the communities on land use options for sustainable natural resource usage ·      Support implementation in coordination with GIZ technical teams (livelihoods, engineering) according to community activity plans   Competences: ·      Knowledge of natural resource management processes and erosion control ·      Educational background to support land use options (e.g. agriculture, agronomy, NRM, rural development) ·      Practical experience with area-based planning processes implementation of participative rural appraisal (PRA) methods ·      Practical experience in the technical production of data, spatial data and maps/plans ·      High degree of initiative, integrity and accountability ·      Capacity of team work with internal and external partners ·      Good communication skills ·      Willingness to travel frequently in the project region and to work under challenging conditions   Job Requirements Qualifications and Experience: ·      University degree in social sciences, agriculture, agronomy, NRM, rural development or related matters ·      Minimum of 6 years proven practical experience in community sensitization and facilitation of planning processes ·      Previous work experience in the dryland / agro-pastoral context, ·      Work experience in Afar is considered an asset ·      Basic knowledge of spatial data and GIS ·      Fluency in Amharic, fluency in Afarina is considered a strong asset ·      Good level of English language is considered an asset ·      Previous experience in working with international development organisations, in particular German Development Cooperation, is considered an asset   How to Apply Application procedure : Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their application letter along with their non-returnable recent CV via Ethiojobs or to the following address: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Email: hreth@giz.de OR P.O. Box 100009 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Note: - The name of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the envelope or on the fax applications. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.   Applications from qualified women are encouraged

Health Program Officer -Health System Strengthening and Innovation , (6 Months), (Semera),(Afar) Organization: UN Children's Fund Country: Ethiopia Closing date: 15 Oct 2018   UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up. For every child, Health Purpose To provide technical assistance and operational support to Afar Regional Health Bureau in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the overall RMNCAH, EPI, Emergency Health programs in line with the newly developed Pastoralist HEP strategy in the region, including the scaling up of ARIDA devices utilization or pneumonia diagnosis in selected ARHF sites. How can you make a difference? Specific Tasks Under overall guidance and supervision of Health Program Officer/ CFO, UNICEF Semera FO:   Conduct situational analysis of Afar region in terms of bottleneck, burden of pneumonia, and its level of management. Support RHB in planning and implementation of the overall MNCH, EPI, health emergency and Pastoralist HEP including utilization of ARIDA devices or pneumonia diagnosis in Afar region Support the scaling up of ARIDA devices utilization or pneumonia diagnosis in selected ARHF sites. Support the introduction of ARIDA devices in terms of training, mentoring, and skill development of the front-line health work force including HWs & HWs in the region. Provide capacity building to woreda health managers, PHCU directors and planning departments on equity based analysis and performance reporting, focusing on maternal and child health programmes Conduct primary data analysis using the routine HMIS data, EDHS and other source like and Birth and Death Notification to produce MNCH specific health information for decision-making Submit well analysed and complied reports to the RHB and UNICEF Afar Field offices based on the set regular schedule - weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual bases. Conduct program monitoring and follow up of Health workers trained with use of ARIDA for pneumonia diagnosis. Prepare Human interest story and Donor reports during and after implementation of ARIDA. Support Afar RHB in introduction and implementation of Revitalized HEP to reach the unreached community. Support RHB in Afar Filed office in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting regular annual work plan Maternal and child health interventions. Conduct any additional assignment given by his immediate supervision, UNICEF Afar Field office health program officer and deliver it in timely manner.   To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…   *A first University Degree inone of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Public Health, Medicine, Health Research, International Health, Health Policy and Management, Family Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Socio-medical Sciences, Health Education, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Educational Interventions in Health Care, Nursing or a field relevant to international development assistance in Health. A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experienceat the national and international levels in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of technical cooperation programmes related to Health. Professional work experience in a technical expert position in child survival & development, health care. Experience working in the region and knowledge on the local language is an asset. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.   For every Child, you demonstrate… UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. The technical competencies required for this post are…. View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. Remarks: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.   How to apply: UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=516574