BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 30 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.
Job Overview/Summary:
The IRC is planning to undertake emergency cash distribution and establishing and running community-based disaster risk management in West Guji zone selected three woredas. The aims of the cash transfer are to support vulnerable all people meet their basic needs and protect livelihoods during emergencies through multipurpose cash transfer/cash grant.
The project Officer position is dedicated to the implementation of programming crafted to initiate support and strengthening of cash transfer programming and community-based disaster risk management. The Program Officer- Cash/DRR is the primary field-level position for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of cash-based intervention and community-based disaster risk reduction related activities in West Guji zone. The Position can be tasked with implementing components of DRR activities (during pre and post recovery activities) and cash transfer activities. The Officer spends most time in the field, identifying target communities, establishing relationships with community leaders, establishing community-based disaster risk management committees, leading all aspects of field-level operations.
Position objectives:
Successful implementation of cash transfer and CMDRR related activities
Community mobilization and sensitization for cash transfer activities
Maintain data base for target clients
Support target clients t develop contingency plans
Responsibilities: -
Grant Implementation
Grant Monitoring & Reporting
Coordination & Representation