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A Glimmer of Hope EthiopiaVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Livelihoods OfficerJOB SUMMARY:• Under the general guidance of the Programs Director (PD) the livelihood officer develops and/or updates livelihoods strategy and consistently assesses the demand and potential for livelihoods enhancement opportunities through value chain commodities for rural households in Glimmer ICD program areas through mentoring and assisting their different livelihood enhancement mechanisms. In addition he/she provides a technical consultation in designing new business ideas, development of documentation and sharing of best practices.• An ideal candidate should have strong experience with conducting and supervising above described activities and excellent communication, time-management, coordination and leadership skills and has a thorough overview of different livelihoods improvement activities through VC commodities, the microcredit/microfinance system, the Rural saving and credit cooperatives and gender related issues and continuously develops his/her knowledge of the subject matter.RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS:• Assess the level of existing extension services with respect to the intended livelihoods activities and discuss with local governments if the available services are not adequate;• Design and formulate diversified livelihoods enhancement programs including micro-irrigation, livestock, petty trade and other feasible on farm and off farm livelihood activities;• Develop, together with partners, the overall livelihoods program implementation and monitoring strategy and annual work plans and budget;• Design and develop a strategy for promoting economically viable and socially and environmentally sustainable livelihoods within Glimmer ICDs. The strategy should seek to ensure the involvement of the relevant local government bodies and Glimmer partners and thereby establishment of public/private sector partnerships aimed at supporting the income generating activities for the economic development of the community within the ICDs;• Conduct technical, economic, social and environmental feasibility studies for the different value chain enterprises.• Design and develop a strategy for strengthening, capacitating and sustaining of the rural saving and credit cooperatives, (RuSACCos).• Carryout RuSACCos capacity assessment with respect to their long term sustainability.• Together with partners and woreda sector experts conduct assessments on performance of value chain commodities implemented in the targeted ICDs.• Serve as the technical lead for designing, implementing and monitoring all livelihoods diversification, value chain and marketing activities.• Coordinate and collaborate with partners including private enterprises, community based organizations and NGOs working on livelihood diversification to leverage project resources, avoid duplication of efforts and ensure complementarities.• Supervise and monitor implementation of value chain activities with a focus on improving crops and livestock diversification, productivity processing and input-output market enhancement.• Provide technical guidance and capacity building trainings for implementing partners and local institutions.• Work closely with key stakeholders to coordinate the overall implementation of value chain component of the resilience projects.• Work with the technical team to map value chain including main actors, flow of products, infrastructure facilities, financial and other related activities with the partners.• Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with Glimmer program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.• Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.• Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.• Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations. Monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.• Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.• Provide technical support for the establishment and functionality of Livelihood Groups (LGs); livelihood pathway selection; business plan development; technical training, marketing groups (MGs) formation; organization of multi-stakeholder platform (MSP) meetings; and establishment/strengthening of agro dealers, etc.• Evaluate and ensure that Livelihood Project proposals from partner organizations adhere to the overall Glimmer policy and livelihoods strategy. S/he advices the country office and Austin on funding the proposed livelihood projects;• Develop ToR for Value Chain Analyses and Baseline survey Consultancy services to be executed by a 3rd party and review bids and proposals submitted by bidders.• Review action plans and reports submitted by VCA consultants, and monitor consultants’ works to make sure that VCA is executed as per the ToR, Consultants’ proposals and action plans and agreements signed between Glimmer/partner and the consultants• Responsible for monitoring, evaluation and reporting of livelihood programs implemented in the various ICD areas and ensure that implementation is in line with the work plan, approved budget and meeting the set livelihood programs objectives• Strengthen the capacity of beneficiary communities, local government and partner organizations’ staff by organizing trainings; experience sharing visits, mentoring and coaching to enable them implement the program effectively;• Serve as focal person for partners on livelihood related enquiries and ensure that all enquires are addressed promptly;• Review and recommend the integration of livelihood program with other Glimmer funded projects for optimization of benefits to the beneficiaries.• Review periodic reports from partners, monitor and control performances notably on loan disbursement, recovery and revolving. S/he follow and report on overall progresses, arrears, bad loan and outstanding on monthly basis;• Facilitate the necessary basline surveys, evaluations, impact assessments and documentations pertaining to the programs;• Undertake regular monitoring of projects implementation, identify execution impediments and recommend possible solutions;• Collect, organize, update and analyze primary and secondary data relevant to livelihoods program and beneficiary stories on continuous basis.• Undertake mid-term and terminal evaluation of ICD programs together with other Glimmer and stakeholders’ staff;• Work in collaboration with Glimmer Compliance Officer to perform program audits• Work in colaboration with Glimmer Program Officers to ensure execution of livelihoods enhancement activities are well integrated with the entire ICD program• Report to Operation Director on the status of the livelihood programs as per the reporting requirements of Glimmer and program donors;• Maintain records of livelihood program, lessons learnt, best practices and share with Country Office and Austin as well as among the partners;• Facilitate and participate on joint end-review of livelihood projects and recommend on the phasing outs by Glimmer;• Undertake other duties assigned by the Opertions Director and Glimmer Office.DUTY STATION: Addis Ababa, with frequent travel to project areas in Glimmer operational regions

A Glimmer of Hope EthiopiaVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning OfficerBasic Function of the position:• The MERL Officer will be responsible for working with the Programs and MERL teams to coordinate data collection, aggregation, analysis, and reporting. Together with implementing partners, s/he will support the development of program area MERL plans, donor reporting timelines, and reporting templates and processes that facilitate timely and accurate data collection. The Officer will also be involved in planning, monitoring, conducting studies, document and share best practices with stakeholders.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Works with Glimmer Programs team and partner Programs and M&E teams to develop programmatic MERL plan, which accurately reflects individual donor reporting needs in specific program areas• Manages data collection, data quality and reporting needs for all donors based on individual donor profiles (developed by Comms team in Austin)• Aggregates monthly, quarterly, and annual statistics from program officers, partner reports and Community Facilitator data and produces summary report for quarterly MERL analysis• Works with Sr. Program Manager in Austin to develop and/or update routine monitoring templates• Develops annual Year in Review partner reports and manages feedback loops to partners and all relevant stakeholders• Participates in Donor Kickoff Meeting between Austin/Addis• Supports MERL Manager in program assessment design, implementation, and analysis• Performs other MERL activities assigned by MERL Manager and teamDUTY STATION: Addis Ababa, with frequent travel to project areas in Glimmer operational regionsDUTY STATION: Addis Ababa, with limited travel to project areas in Glimmer operational regions

A Glimmer of Hope EthiopiaVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project OfficerJOB SUMMARY:• Under the general guidance of the Programs Director (PD), the Project Officer is responsible for managing all of the day to day project activities associated with the successful implementation of Glimmer’s ICDP model in the Libo Kemkem district of Amhara region over a multi-year timeframe. This includes the facilitation of project plans and designs, and the supervision and monitoring of the entire implementation processes in partnership with our local development partners. The program will include livelihood activities, education, health and water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH), and is comprised of both construction and software activities. • The Project Officer ensures that the program is designed and implemented within the Glimmer Standards around project quality, budget and implementation time frame. This requires close follow up with the partners and other stakeholders to ensure timely submission of proposals, progress and completion reports and other required information by the partners. He/she is responsible for ensuring active community and other stakeholders’ participation during all project cycles and awareness on project ownership amongst the community and the lower government bodies (Woreda and Kebele). He/she is also required to monitor all trainings and capacity building activities to make sure that the community and the government have acquired the required knowledge, capacity and sense of ownership to maximize utilization of the projects after project hand over.• The Project Officer reports vertically to the Programs Director. The Programs Director will oversee the program at higher levels such as communications with government and other key stakeholders, joint program reviews and monitoring, and the like.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Mamange programs and projects and communicate with partners’ and government staff as well as with communities regarding program implementation• Review proposals, monthly progress reports, mid-term reports, completion reports submitted by implementing partners and handles Project Grant Agreements, and other internal documentation and ensure all deliverables meet Glimmer Standards;• Provide technical support to partners during all phases of program implementation: planning, site identification, feasibility study and design, implementation and monitoring of projects ;• Provide support to partners programs team on digital data collection;• Supervise tendering procurement’s carried out by partners with contractors and consultants; review and give feedback on bid evaluation reports, project agreements, evaluate procurement plans against Glimmer Standards, capacitate partners on best contractual practices.• Oversee and evaluate the trainings and other software activities included in the programs to achieve maximum effectiveness.• Facilitate, supervise and manage projects in collaboration with implementing partners, government stakeholders and the community;• Monitor implementation timeline and update it regularly to ensure that the progress of the works is in line with the initial schedule;• Assess the potential risks of specific projects, document risks for management and develop and implement a risk mitigation plan;• Conduct technical audit of program area projects and data verification and of all partner reports;• Gathers required data for Year in Review reports and sends finalized report to partners;• Collect data from partners, from project areas and other appropriate sources that is helpful to determine whether the progress of the program is on track to meet the intended objectives• Collect primary and secondary data related to program implementation, and document, update and analyze it regularly. Collect also stories from projects and beneficiaries;• Compiles monthly data reports for each program area and sends to MERL officer;• Maintain and build good work relationships with partners and other stakeholders;• Facilitate planning for, and accompany donors and Glimmer Austin staff on, visits to projects;• Participate in periodic evaluations and impact assessment studies of Glimmer projects;• Participate in Donor kickoff meeting between Austin/Addis• Work with MERL Officer to develop and monitor program area M&E plan• Perform other duties given by the officeDUTY STATION: Addis Ababa, with frequent travel to project area