Restoring Family Links Field officer

Ethiopian Red Cross Society Oromia Regional Branch Office invites qualified applicants: who meet the following qualification and experience requirements to apply for the position Work Unit:    ERCS Adola and Negelle areas Zonal Branch        Reports to:     ERCS Zonal Branch Head  Place/Duty station: Based in East Borena and covers both Negelle and Adola.  Salary: As per the national society’s salary scale  Duration: 1 Year  Employment Type : contract-based II. Job Summary Under the general supervision and guidance of the regional program RFL Coordinator /zonal operation head, the Restoring Family Links officer plans, implements and reports to the immediate supervisor accordingly; implements  and facilitates the  national RFL policy and procedure collecting, sorting, dispatching, exchanging and tracking the statuses of  tracing requests and Red Cross Messages (RCM’s) in the respective branch;  networks with stakeholders and handles communication matters of the branch RFL services; distributes restoring family links tools to social workers/volunteers; assesses training needs of social workers/volunteers, community awareness and provides trainings and awareness raising  to the target groups when needed. III. Specific Duties and Responsibilities  Plans, implements and reports the overall RFL activities in the IDPs /migrants/ returnees he/she was assigned  Prepares action plan for the activities in  IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities  he/she was assigned and implement accordingly  Collects, registers and delivers incoming and outgoing Red Cross Messages IDPs /migrants/ returnees/ host communities he/she was assigned  Conducts tracing of missed person in operational areas the IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities   he/she was assigned  Collects tracing requests IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned  Collects and manage tools allocated to run RFL activities in the IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned  Implements a national society RFL policy and procedures;  Networks with stakeholders who are working in IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned Attend working groups(task forces) such as Child Protection in refugee camps he/she was assigned  Distribute RFL tools, identification materials, stationery and other relevant materials  to social workers/volunteers on time in IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned  Assesses, Recruits, trains, deploys and coordinates new volunteers in the IDPs and in the host communities;  Assesses training needs/gaps, prepares the appropriate trainings, coordinates and provides  a training/refresher courses to social workers/volunteers in cooperation with the regional and  HQ RFL unit;  Identifies   RFLawareness gaps  IDPs /migrants/ returnees and in the communities and provide tailored  RFL dissemination training;  Makes efforts that upgrade the level and quality of missing families reunification service of the Society; Prepares standard monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual reports of RFL activities and submit to the regional RFL coordinator /Zonal operational Heads.  Undertakes close monitoring and supervision of RFL work and coaches volunteers in the zone/zones. Ensures that incoming and outgoing RFL tools chronologically registered on permanent book at the IDPs /migrants/ returnees she/she was assigned  Follows up the status of Red Cross Messages and handles tracing requests dispatched from the regional/zonal branch  and respond following the procedure of the national Society (NS)  Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the branch.