SELF-HELP GROUP NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR

The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus/Development and Social Services EECMY/DASSC is seeking a highly motivated and competent individual to take up the position of the SELF-HELP GROUP (SHG) NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR (NC) to work in a program financed by the German donor Kindernothilfe e.V.    Kindernothilfe e.V. (KNH), which means ‘help for children in need’, is a German non-governmental child-aid organisation which supports more than 2 million children and young people with more than 300 partners in 39 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The Self-Help Group Approach (SHGA) has been implemented in different countries in three continents such as Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Self-Help Group Approach empowers the most vulnerable women and children within a community to attain adequate sustainable economic and social living conditions as well as political participation by unleashing and developing their individual potentials in groups and networks.    In Ethiopia KNH has been working for more than 50 years supporting local non-profit organizations to implement development and humanitarian projects. Currently KNH is in the process of establishing a National Coordination Office (NCO) for SHGA in Ethiopia in collaboration with Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus/ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY DASSC).    The SHGA Programme is planned to be implemented by local NGOs and coordinated by a National Coordination Office (NCO) in collaboration with EECMY DASSC. The NCO will be managed by the Self-Help Group National Coordinator (NC) and his/her Self-Help Group Assistant Coordinator (AC). The NC is expected to promote and strengthen the SHGA Programme and will therefore be the focal person for the SHG Approach. The NC is responsible for coordination of the overall SHGA at the national level and is charged with the duty of building the capacity of the promoting organizations, documenting and forwarding the learning to the involved stakeholders and scaling-up the SHGA in the country.    Position:         Self-Help Group (SHG) National Coordinator. Location:       The SHG National Coordinator will be based in Addis Abeba. The National Coordination Office will be located in EECMY/ DASSC.  Contract:       12 months (with the possibility of renewal EECMY).   SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinate the work of the SHGA promoting organizations funded by KNH in Ethiopia. Travel regularly to conduct monitoring visits to the promoting organizations within the country and provide feedback to the promoting organizations. Organize regular partner forums and training courses to provide inputs and share experiences on implementation of the SHGA. Prepare annual budgets, work plans and reports as required. Review and assess work plans budgets and reports submitted by the promoting organizations.  Promote awareness on the approach to other interested organizations. Build and maintain effective working relationships with the promoting organizations, donors and with other external governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. Supervise the work of the Assistant Coordinator. Provide feedback and reports to KNH as is required. Attend annual African SHG National Coordinators’ meetings.