Development and Project Management

About the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world.&nbsp;LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Ethiopia&nbsp;&nbsp;LWF World Service Ethiopia is a registered foreign charity, which has been operating in Ethiopia since 1973 implementing various development and humanitarian projects in different parts of Ethiopia.&nbsp;LWF World Service Ethiopia works closely with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), the Ethiopian Government, UN organizations and other funding partners. Its thematic areas include the promotion of food security and sustainable livelihood, sustainable natural resources management, emergency preparedness, response and rehabilitation, and capacity building.&nbsp;A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community-based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures.LWF Safeguarding Commitment LWF World Service is committed to creating and maintaining a safe organization where people we come in contact with are protected from harm and abuse. Harm and abuse may include but are not limited to physical, psychological, and sexual violence and abuse, financial and material abuse, all forms of modern slavery, and all forms of maltreatment and exploitation.

The Lutheran World Federation World Service - Ethiopia

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Position Holder:He/she shall:&nbsp;Under the guidance of the direct supervisor, the protection officer will be responsibilities, among others include the following.<ul><li>Design, plan, implement, and monitor protection, GBV, and child protection activities in LWF operational woredas.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide capacity-building support for the community based structures, duty bearers and rights holder on the Child protection, GBV, PSS and other protection area.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinate with relevant local authorities, partners and UN agencies during selection of the Beneficiaries and distribution of items and cash for IDP and host communities.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead the implementation of project activities pertaining to child protection, case management, gender-based violence (GBV), peace building and psychosocial support.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure protection mainstreaming into all sectors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Work with the various formal and informal community institutions to establish support structures for the affected communities,&nbsp;</li><li>Represent LWF in all forums relevant to protection including protection cluster at regional and local levels as appropriate&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain protection presence through regular field monitoring and reports, making direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local authorities and partners</li><li>Ensure that the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the persons of concerns are reflected in the protection planning processes and operation plans addressing the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons and persons with disabilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitate establishment and reactivation, and monitor proper functionality of CRM committees to increase community voice, promote community empowerment and participation in decisions making, and to build and maintain trust and transparency with the community.</li><li>Work with other partners to develop/update CP and GBV referral pathway in the IDP camps.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Work with the Peace Building Officer in Carrying out CBPS and community-based protection approaches.</li><li>Lead the operation team in reviewing progress and results, identify gaps and solutions and share technical ideas for the project staff as well as his/her supervisors</li><li>Select target communities and project priority groups jointly with project staff, local government and community representatives and other relevant stakeholders,</li><li>Conduct training on relevant thematic areas to staff and target group members,</li><li>Provide technical backstopping and facilitation, work closely with partners, field staff, and cluster based stakeholders, networks, and community members to ensure achievement of objectives in timely and cost effective manner;</li><li>Establish sustainability mechanisms and structures that will emphasize&nbsp;participation of vulnerable groups including children, GBV survivors and other individuals in need of protection.</li></ul>

Protection Officer

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Position Holder:He/she shall:&nbsp;Under the guidance of the direct supervisor, the protection officer will be responsibilities, among others include the following.<ul><li>Design, plan, implement, and monitor protection, GBV, and child protection activities in LWF operational woredas.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide capacity-building support for the community based structures, duty bearers and rights holder on the Child protection, GBV, PSS and other protection area.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinate with relevant local authorities, partners and UN agencies during selection of the Beneficiaries and distribution of items and cash for IDP and host communities.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead the implementation of project activities pertaining to child protection, case management, gender-based violence (GBV), peace building and psychosocial support.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure protection mainstreaming into all sectors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Work with the various formal and informal community institutions to establish support structures for the affected communities,&nbsp;</li><li>Represent LWF in all forums relevant to protection including protection cluster at regional and local levels as appropriate&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain protection presence through regular field monitoring and reports, making direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local authorities and partners</li><li>Ensure that the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the persons of concerns are reflected in the protection planning processes and operation plans addressing the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons and persons with disabilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitate establishment and reactivation, and monitor proper functionality of CRM committees to increase community voice, promote community empowerment and participation in decisions making, and to build and maintain trust and transparency with the community.</li><li>Work with other partners to develop/update CP and GBV referral pathway in the IDP camps.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Work with the Peace Building Officer in Carrying out CBPS and community-based protection approaches.</li><li>Lead the operation team in reviewing progress and results, identify gaps and solutions and share technical ideas for the project staff as well as his/her supervisors</li><li>Select target communities and project priority groups jointly with project staff, local government and community representatives and other relevant stakeholders,</li><li>Conduct training on relevant thematic areas to staff and target group members,</li><li>Provide technical backstopping and facilitation, work closely with partners, field staff, and cluster based stakeholders, networks, and community members to ensure achievement of objectives in timely and cost effective manner;</li><li>Establish sustainability mechanisms and structures that will emphasize&nbsp;participation of vulnerable groups including children, GBV survivors and other individuals in need of protection.</li></ul>

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