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Community Safety & wellbeing Officer
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Job Purpose
The Community Safety and Wellbeing Officer – WVE has been implementing integrated programs in different parts of the country aiming at reaching the most vulnerable children, families, and communities in conflict affected areas. Community Safety and Wellbeing is one of the Technical Programs implemented in both stable and fragile contexts, carried out in close collaboration and partnership with government sectors, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and other local actors. The position holder is responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of the project’s conflict sensitivity, violence prevention, and trauma healing support activities. He/She will facilitate the recruitment and training of youth peace champions, faith leaders, teachers, and health workers in violence prevention and trauma healing, while supporting youth peace champions in non-violent conflict management and community-led violence prevention initiatives. In addition, the role will strengthen violence rapid response mechanisms, ensuring that life-saving interventions are conflict-sensitive and protective of community dignity. The community Safety and wellbeing officer works closely with the national office peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity team to ensure programs are contextually relevant and in line with the sector standard.
Major Responsibilities
Support trauma healing activity
Coordinate with partner organizations to train and equip faith leaders, health extension workers, and teachers as trauma healing facilitators.
Provide technical guidance to ensure trainees effectively lead community-level trauma healing sessions for affected individuals.
Establish and manage robust referral systems for individuals requiring specialized support following community trauma healing sessions
Participate in Coordination meetings
Participate in monthly woreda-level protection and psychosocial coordination meetings.
Participate in peacebuilding cluster meetings
Maintain strong linkages with regional and woreda-level coordination platforms.
Training and technical support
Facilitate Do No Harm (DNH) and conflict sensitivity training for project staff and partners.
Facilitate the recruitment and training of youth peace champions in violence prevention frameworks.
Provide ongoing field-level technical support to community-led violence prevention initiatives.
Strengthen woreda‑level monitoring mechanisms by equipping situation rooms with essential operational and reporting materials.
Project Monitoring and quality assurance
Monitor field activities to guarantee that all programs protect the dignity, rights, and safety of affected communities.
Conduct periodic field monitoring visits to track activity progress, data validation, and project compliance.
Document and share lessons learned, best practices, and significant change stories regarding safety and wellbeing interventions
Produce and submit timely, quality periodic reports to the Head Office and regional stakeholders
About You
Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification
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University degree in peace, development, social work, sociology, psychology or other relevant fields.
Required Professional Experience
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At least two years relevant work experience for masters and three for first degree in peacebuilding, and
Knowledge and experience on Protection and humanitarian response programming is an asset.
Knowledge and ability to implement integrated community-based peacebuilding programming, including conflict sensitivity, social cohesion and Protection programmes
Experience working with children, youth, women and faith leaders.
Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving.
Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or Key Competencies
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Knowledge of and ability to integrate peacebuilding with different sector
Knowledge and ability of working in fragile contexts
Experience working with children, youth, women and faith leaders
Participate in Protection and Peacebuilding and related projects (design and implementation)
Required Language(s)
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English and knowledge of local language is advantageous
Requirement Skill
Law, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and related fields
How To Apply
Interested applicants can send their updated CVs using the following link:
https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Tigray-Region-Ethiopia/Community-Safety—wellbeing-Officer_JR53542
World Vision is a child-focused organization that is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adult beneficiaries and has zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them.
Disclaimer
: World Vision Ethiopia is a reputable organization that values transparency and fairness in its recruitment process and does not solicit any money for any job application. We encourage all job seekers to be cautious of any job ads that require payment or personal information upfront. If you have any questions or concerns about our job ads or recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.