Job Summary

Responsible for exploration survey, feasibility study and detail design of water and irrigation schemes; monitors and supervises irrigation and water supply activities.

Principal Responsibilities

ey Result #1 –Planning activities

1. Involve in needs assessment, design and submission of food security proposals to donors in order to ensure sustainable funding sources for the department;

2. Advices project managers, infrastructure officers and PSNP officers to strictly abide by watershed approach in planning PWs interventions.

3. Advises and provides technical support to all DFSA operational areas in the Amhara region in terms of design, bill of quantities and specifications of infrastructure and NRM activities.

4. Guide infrastructure and PSNP staff in the preparation of activity and budget operation plan within the first month of the fiscal year concerned so as to meet the target set for the year;

5. Gather and document any project ideas and feed into the organizational planning processes.

Key Result #2 Program Implementation

1. Plans, coordinates and directs infrastructure activities (NRM, Water and sanitation, access road, Health and education facilities, irrigation schemes, etc.) of the DFSA so as to ensure that program activities are implemented in compliance with the approved targets and objectives;

2. Prepare operational guide books based on FH/Ethiopia and government work quality standards, which will be used by field staff in program implementation;

3. Advices and supports all FH and partner projects in Amhara region in preparing standard design documents for warehouses, irrigation schemes, water and Sanitation facilities, health and Education facilities, and any other physical infrastructures;

4. Prepare standard design documents for warehouses, irrigation schemes, water and Sanitation facilities, health and Education facilities, office and any other physical infrastructures;

5. Prepare appropriate bid documents, engineering cost estimations and TORs for various construction activities;

6. Ensures implementation of infrastructure activities environmentally sound and the necessary safeguard mechanisms are in place.

7. Ensure all completed constructions are timely handed over to concerned stakeholders with all necessary documents.

8. Provide technical support to project and the government staff who are actively involved in the execution of DFSA which would enhance the quality of the workmanships;

9. Ensures handover of rehabilitated watersheds to user groups to sustain public work interventions.

10. Ensure Adherence of USAID environmental rules and Regulations during public work implementation.

11. Ensure activities are implemented as per the Annual Activity and Budget Plan approved by the department;

12. Participate in Public work working groups (T2CG and others) that will deal on and adapt appropriate lessons to the organization.

13. Advise and capacitate DFSA operational area staffs to ensure use of necessary IT technology like Arc GIS tool.

Key Result #3 – Capacity Building Activities

1. Identify capacity gaps of woreda partners and project staff and fill the gaps as deemed necessary with the view to enhance the capacity of partners;

2. Identify innovative and research based new technologies and work for its adoption to the program areas;

3. Make sure that all program stakeholders ranging from the woreda through Zone and regional level has internalized the PIM and work in adherence to the rules, regulations and procedures set in it;

4. Prepare training manuals and guidelines which will be used by field staff and government partners in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating PSNP activities;

5. Build capacity of project staff in the areas of holistic message development and communication to program beneficiaries;

6. Build the capacity of project and government staff and community members in an integrated watershed management approaches to natural resources management;

7. Provides on job training and technical backstopping to field level infrastructure officers;

Key Result #4 – Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

1. Based on the annual activity and budget operational plan, make frequent field visit to project sites to undertake operational and performance monitoring and furnish monitoring reports to the project management and food security program director for timely decision making;

2. Collect periodic progress reports from projects, compile them and submit to food security program director based on the due date for each type of reports in question;

3. Give timely feedbacks on reports collected from projects to ensure quality and consistency of reports;

4. Keep proper documentation of project proposals, periodic reports, agreements and other documents related to PSNP/DFSA, both on soft copy and hard copy;

5. Provide timely feedback on the progress of the construction works, challenges and concerns encountered to Food Security Director

6. Make sure that PSNP/DFSA interventions are planned, implemented and monitored in accordance with the principles of integrated watershed management approaches so as to be in compliance with government and donor directions;

7. Participate and lead in feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis and baseline data collection and analysis of infrastructure activities;

Key Result #3 – Monitoring

Supervises and monitors the construction of water supply and irrigation schemes and ensures that they are carried out as designed and planned;

Safeguarding Policy

FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the FH Heartbeat and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Gender Responsibility

⮚ Provide adequate time to staff to participate in gender sensitivity workshops and related events.

⮚ Through observation, interviews, and spot-checks, ensure that the staff planning process is gender sensitive.

⮚ Build a better gender balance in staffing through affirmative action.

⮚ Observe if women staff are as involved as men in high-profile activities such as interaction with visitors and chairing meetings, and take corrective action if warranted.

⮚ Encourage female staff to participate in external networks (local and regional), as well as seminars and cross visits.

⮚ Facilitate open and regular discussions with staff on about the work environment, policies, and values convenient to gender issues.

Safety & Security Responsibility

⮚ Encourages compliance of Safety and Security principles and policies of the organization by all staffs;

⮚ Visiting project Offices and operational areas periodically to meet staff and making sure that all staff members are aware of the safety and security procedures;

⮚ Explains to staffs the reasoning behind the organization’s safety and security policies and procedures

⮚ Organizing local training sessions, such as First Aid, Fire Safety, and Defensive Driving for staff members. If possible, he/she should conduct briefing and training sessions himself/herself;

⮚ Ensures that safety and security objectives are added to performance reviews and evaluations of all staff members;

⮚ Encourages staff to adopt safe and secure practices. Ensuring that updated personnel information related to safety (Record of Emergency Data) and security management are kept in Human resources.

Job Level Specifications

⮚ Full agreement with FH’s Christian foundation and beliefs as expressed in The Heartbeat: our Values, Vision, and Purpose.

⮚ Strong Interpersonal skills,

⮚ Emotional maturity,

⮚ Cross-cultural Sensitivity,

⮚ Ability to work effectively under pressure

Experience

⮚ 6 years related experience in a relevant position Preferably in INGO Setting. Previous experience working in a similar position with PReSERVE Project is an added advantage.

Education/Certifications

⮚ Bsc in Irrigation Engineering/ Hydraulic Engineering or relevant field of study.

Distinguishing Competencies

⮚ Strong computer skill and knowledge in the area of MS word, MS Excel, MS Access, PowerPoint and email communication.

⮚ High level of initiative taking.

Language

⮚ Proficiency in both spoken and written English. Ability to write reports and business correspondence.

This JD is subject for Revision

Duty Station: Bahir Dar (Amhara Region)

Duration of Contract: Up to September 2026

Salary: As per the salary scale of the organization

Closing date: March 16/2026

Job Summary

Responsible for exploration survey, feasibility study and detail design of water and irrigation schemes; monitors and supervises irrigation and water supply activities.

Principal Responsibilities

1. upport infrastructure officer in coordinating and supervising the construction tasks at selected construction sites;

2. Makes the community participate in the construction activities;

3. Establish and follows up the participation of community’s committee in the construction activities;

4. Collects information about the progress of completed activities and assist handing over process of the completed constructions to the respective beneficiaries and concerned line offices;

5. Ensures that construction materials are properly utilized for the overall activities which are implemented via the project and cross checking the payments are properly received by the respective workers;

6. Promotes positive relationship with the concerned local governments;

7. Assists the immediate supervisor in conducting surveys and in preparing design document to the planned construction activities;

8. Conducts water quality tests before and after implementation and keeps records;

9. Pays daily wages of laborers and organizes the record;

10. Prepares performance reports for the overall activities which are under the project/program in consultation with his immediate supervisor;

11. Performs other related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor;

12. Prepares working plans and schedules;

13. Makes available materials and other resources necessary for all construction as per the design

Safeguarding Policy

FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the FH Heartbeat and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Gender Responsibility

⮚ Provide adequate time to staff to participate in gender sensitivity workshops and related events.

⮚ Through observation, interviews, and spot-checks, ensure that the staff planning process is gender sensitive.

⮚ Build a better gender balance in staffing through affirmative action.

⮚ Observe if women staff are as involved as men in high-profile activities such as interaction with visitors and chairing meetings, and take corrective action if warranted.

⮚ Encourage female staff to participate in external networks (local and regional), as well as seminars and cross visits.

⮚ Facilitate open and regular discussions with staff on about the work environment, policies, and values convenient to gender issues.

Safety & Security Responsibility

⮚ Encourages compliance of Safety and Security principles and policies of the organization by all staffs;

⮚ Visiting project Offices and operational areas periodically to meet staff and making sure that all staff members are aware of the safety and security procedures;

⮚ Explains to staffs the reasoning behind the organization’s safety and security policies and procedures

⮚ Organizing local training sessions, such as First Aid, Fire Safety, and Defensive Driving for staff members. If possible, he/she should conduct briefing and training sessions himself/herself;

⮚ Ensures that safety and security objectives are added to performance reviews and evaluations of all staff members;

⮚ Encourages staff to adopt safe and secure practices. Ensuring that updated personnel information related to safety (Record of Emergency Data) and security management are kept in Human resources.

Job Level Specifications

⮚ Full agreement with FH’s Christian foundation and beliefs as expressed in The Heartbeat: our Values, Vision, and Purpose.

⮚ Strong Interpersonal skills,

⮚ Emotional maturity,

⮚ Cross-cultural Sensitivity,

⮚ Ability to work effectively under pressure

Experience

⮚ 1-2 years related experience in a relevant position Preferably in INGO Setting. Previous experience working in a similar position with PReSERVE Project is an added advantage.

Education/Certifications

⮚ Bsc in Irrigation Engineering/ Hydraulic Engineering or relevant field of study.

Distinguishing Competencies

⮚ Strong computer skill and knowledge in the area of MS word, MS Excel, MS Access, PowerPoint and email communication.

⮚ High level of initiative taking.

Language

⮚ Proficiency in both spoken and written English. Ability to write reports and business correspondence.

This JD is subject for Revision

Duty Station: Different RFSA- PReSERVE Implimenting Woreda (Amhara Region)

Duration of Contract: Up to September 2026

Salary: As per the salary scale of the organization

Closing date: March 17/2026

Job Summary

Responsible to ensure the proper handling and management of food aid commodities at the project level. The monitor is also responsible to coordinate and liaison the information flow between the respective project level warehouses and PDPs on the one hand and the head office on the other hand. He/ She is responsible for staff capacity building in the areas of food aid resources handling and proper warehouse management. Besides, he/she will be responsible to ensure that food aid commodities have arrived at the destined distribution centers before the actual distribution time so as to ensure timely transfer of food to beneficiaries.

Principal Responsibilities

Key Result #1 – Compliance Management

1. Monitor food aid resources in all FH and ORDA warehouses and ensure the commodities are stored in line with Donor/FH standard.

2. Support and guide the field commodity teams in the proper management of food aid resources in line with the FH commodity management guide.

3. Ensures that all warehouses are keeping proper warehousing standards set by Donor/FH.

4. Monthly inspect all warehouses, take physical inventory and forward all findings to the project and the CMC every month.

5. Receive annual commodity allocation from the CMC and advise all project distribution sites to get ready to receive their annual food allocation.

6. Ensures that the warehouses have all required documents in their shelf and properly kept.

Key Result #2 – Field Support

1. Provide technical support to project staff both (FH/E and ORDA) who are involved in the execution of PSNP;

2. Provide ideas to the department that may helpful to future strategies and planning;

3. Ensure an adequate filing system is in place in all warehouses and easy to access them when required.

4. When new warehouse staff is hired give on the job training and familiarize FH’s objective in the way managing food aid commodities.

Key Result #3 – Correspondence, Networking and reporting

1. Receives and compiles distribution reports from Project Offices and forward compiled report to the head office (CMC);

2. Ensure an adequate filing system is in place in all warehouses and easy to access them when required.

3. Receive weekly dispatch report from FH PDPs and summarize it and forward the summary to CMC in weekly bases

4. Receives and compiles distribution reports from Project Offices and forward compiled report to the head office (CMC);

5. During the commodity shipment from the port attend commodity arrival conditions at the delivery warehouse and assist warehouse keepers when they need support.

Key Result #4 – Commodity Distribution Management.

1. Follow up that the allocated foods have arrived in each distribution site and necessary food packages are in place before projects call beneficiaries for distribution.

2. Assess warehouses when a new site is opened for distribution and ensure the necessary warehouse material is available before commodities arrival in the warehouse.

3. Follow up that the allocated foods have arrived in each distribution site and necessary food packages are in place before projects call beneficiaries for distribution.

4. Receive annual commodity allocation from the CMC and advise all project distribution sites to get ready to receive their annual food allocation.

5. Follow up that the allocated foods have arrived in each distribution site and necessary food packages are in place before projects call beneficiaries for distributio

    

   SAFEGUARDING POLICY

FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the FH Heartbeat and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

GENDER RESPONSIBILITY

• Provide adequate time to staff to participate in gender sensitivity workshops and related events.
• Through observation, interviews, and spot-checks, ensure that the staff planning process is gender sensitive.
• Build a better gender balance in staffing through affirmative action.
• Observe if women staff are as involved as men in high-profile activities such as interaction with visitors and chairing meetings, and take corrective action if warranted.
• Encourage female staff to participate in external networks (local and regional), as well as seminars and cross visits.
• Facilitate open and regular discussions with staff on about the work environment, policies, and values convenient to gender

SAFETY & SECURITY RESPONSIBILITY

• Encourages compliance of Safety and Security principles and policies of the organization by all staffs;
• Visiting project Offices and operational areas periodically to meet staff and making sure that all staff members are aware of the safety and security procedures;
• Explains to staffs the reasoning behind the organization’s safety and security policies and procedures
• Organizing local training sessions, such as First Aid, Fire Safety, and Defensive Driving for staff members. If possible, he/she should conduct briefing and training sessions himself/herself;
• Ensures that safety and security objectives are added to performance reviews and evaluations of all staff members;
• Encourages staff to adopt safe and secure practices. Ensuring that updated personnel information related to safety (Record of Emergency Data) and security management are kept in Human resources.

Job Level Specifications

• Full agreement with FH’s Christian foundation and beliefs as expressed in The Heartbeat: our Values, Vision, and Purpose.
• Strong Interpersonal skills,
• Emotional maturity,
• Cross-cultural Sensitivity,
• Ability to work effectively under pressure

Experience

• 3 years related experience in a relevant position Preferably in INGO Setting. Previous experience working in a similar position with PReSERVE Project is an added advantage.

Education/Certifications

• B.A Degree in Accounting or related field of study

Distinguishing Competencies

• Strong computer skill and knowledge in the area of MS word, MS Excel, MS Access, PowerPoint and email communication.
• High level of initiative taking.
• Training on gender mainstreaming, gender analysis, community dialogue facilitation skills is an added advantage

Language

• Proficiency in both spoken and written English. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Knowledge of local language of the intervention area is preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility

• The position holder supervises Commodity Storekeepers, Commodity Distributors and Commodity Distribution Supervisors.

Position: Zonal Cash/ Food Commodity Compliance & Capacity Building Officer

Duty Stations: Lay Gayint (Amhara Region)

Duration of Contract: Up to September 2026

Closing date: March 16/2026