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Internal/External Vacancy Announcement

                                                      DISTINCT FUTURE OF CVDA

Common Vision for Development Association (CVDA) is an indigenous, non-governmental, non-for-profit, humanitarian aid association. It was established on October 28, 2005 by a group of dedicated persons from diverse social, economic, professional and religious backgrounds.

CVDA has been re-registered and licensed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice, Charities and Societies Agency, on November 30, 2009 as an Ethiopian Residents charity in accordance with the Charities and Societies proclamation No. 621/2009 with registration No. 0588. As per 1113/2019 proclamation also re-registered on July 30, 2019.

It has permission to work at the national level so far operates marginal parts of BenshanguleGumuz Region, Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia, South West Ethiopia, Sidama region (17 woredas), Oromia Region (16 woredas in West Showa Zone, Borena Zone, Guji Zone, west Guji and west Arsi) Afar Region;  Zone 5; Delfefage, Dewe, Telalek, HadeleEle and SumuRobi  Zone 3 ; Gewane and Gelalo  and City Government of Addis Ababa.

CVDA is member of National Health Forum of NGOs and National Children and Youth Forum of NGOs under CCRDA. Beside this it is member of Consortium of Reproductive Health Association (CORHA), Union of Ethiopian Women and Children Association (UEWCA), Ethiopian Extractive Industries Transparence Initiative/EEITI/, Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition/ECSC-SUN/ and Afar Region Health Partner Forum.

VISION

CVDA envisions a poverty-free Ethiopia where equity and equality are ensured.

MISSION

CVDA’s mission is to enhance socioeconomic development in health, education, agriculture, environment, livelihood, and WaSH, humanitarian responses, community-based peace-building, and good governance through holistic approaches and working with the community to contribute towards sustainable development and an improved standard of living in Ethiopia.

OVERALL GOAL

CVDA’s goal is to contribute to poverty alleviation through community-based approaches by implementing programs for development, good governance, and humanitarian responses in different regions of the country.

Principles and values

• Integrity: Upholding the principles of honesty, responsibility, setting good example and maintaining the highest ethical standard possible,
• Courage of conviction: This is a basis of our pledge to fight against poverty and hunger. Therefore, CVDA’s shall always take side with the poorest and disadvantaged groups and help them bring about positive changes in their life.
• Accountability: This espouses CVDA’s ongoing commitment to account for its actions and to respond periodically to questions concerning its activities or answerability to those who will be affected by our decisions or actions.
• Transparency: This requires CVDA to take decisions and implement them in a manner that follows rules and regulations. Moreover, we shall provide our key stakeholders with reliable, relevant and timely information on matters that concern them.
• Impartiality and equity: This implies providing equal opportunity to all.

Principles

• Believe in the view that results can be achieved if the process is sound and suitable.
• Be frank, transparent, and trust-worthy and build and develop team spirit within the organization and with partners.

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

1, Reproductive and Primary Health Program

2. Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Program

3. Food Security, Livelihood Diversification and Natural Resource Conservation Program

4, Education Program

5, Emergency and Relief Program

6, Peace and Democracy

Key ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CVDA has successfully implemented different food security, environmental conservation, income generating and HIV/AIDS project in collaboration with different stakeholders.  On environment conservation activity; highly degraded land rehabilitated through soil and water conservation measure, area enclosure, vetiver grass and indigenous tree plantation, gabion established, stone and soil bund established, conservation agriculture introduced, biogas   technology introduced and established, fuel wood saving stove established at HH level, spring water developed, washing stand, shower established.

Food security and Income of target group improved through beekeeping, poultry farm, fruit tree plantation/ apple, mango and orange plantation/, vegetable garden, false banana plantation, vetiver grass bank. Other group established group and individual business such as hair dressing, tea room, sugar and edible oil distribution, dairy farm, stone production, shower room   and etc. On HIV prevention, care and support program target group and large community awareness raised on HIV prevention and living with HIV, counseling service, economic strengthen and improving balance diet intake, engaging in income generating activities, access for clinical service through referral linkage.

Over all over 68 projects were implemented in different region and woredas since its establishment. CVDA has 141 full time staffs and 1740 volunteers.

Description of the Vacancy 

Common Vision for Development Association (CVDA) is partner with International Rescue Committee (IRC) to implement Reaching Every Child in Humanitarian Settings (REACH) With Immunization up until November 30, 2025 in Two Zones of BGRS (Metekel and Kamash) and Oromia regional state(West Guji Zone).

Implementation under this Activity is guided by Specific Objectives (SOs), including:

• Describe systematically missed and Zero – Dose children (ZDC) at conflict affected and fragile areas of BGRS.
• Identify Barriers and enablers to immunization access including gender related constraints and opportunities.
• Sustaining access to immunization by negotiating humanitarian access to deliver integrated primary health services.
• Ensure an equitable increase in routine immunization coverage through the delivery of integrated health services
• Mitigating demand creation barriers with community gatekeepers, health system actors, and local authorities/government.
• Maintain program evaluation and improve knowledge and practice of health workers on immunization service provision.

Report to:  Quality and performance manager

Category: Health Care, Social Sciences and Community

Duty station: Addis Ababa with 50% travel to the project woreda & kebele

Career Level: Senior Level (5+ years’ experience)

Salary: As per the scale of the organization

Vacancy closing date: September 22, 2024

Duration of employment: for one year with high possibility of extension based on performance and availability of fund.

Position Description 

The M&E coordinator will provide direction, support, advice, and oversight on GAVI REACH Project monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts and activities. This role entails implementing and updating the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan to track progress of activities. Other responsibilities include coordinating with government signatories and local authorities for regular data collection to update the M&E Tracking Table, ensuring timely reporting and information sharing, and identifying and facilitating learning opportunities with stakeholders. This position will report to Quality and performance Manager and will be working closely with the regional Project coordinator and Zonal coordinator.

Main duty and Responsibility

M&E Coordinator will have the following duty and responsibility but not limited to listed below:

• Collaborate with local authorities and project staff to track progress on improvements in their capacity and performance through selected indicators and contribute according the indicator framework for the GAVI REACH Project.
• Oversee monthly data collection and conduct regular data verification checks.
• Conduct capacity strengthening in M&E functions with project staff including refresher training sessions and coaching in collaboration with the quality and performance Manager.
• Coordinate with program team/ quality and performance Manager to conduct data quality assessments for a sample of performance indicators and results reported to International Rescue Committee (IRC).
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/Semi-annual and annual monitoring reports and synthesize data at program level.
• Support the team in monitoring and evaluating progress in respective regions and Zones as well as coherence with the overall strategic priorities.
• Organize and facilitate periodic project progress review meetings in collaboration with other GAVI REACH Project staff.
• Cascade M&E activities to address learning questions from the GAVI REACH Project implementations.
• Identify and triangulate M&E findings, lessons learned and recommendations and avail results for decision-making processes.
• Facilitate dissemination of lessons learnt from each implementation site and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate information exchange and sharing among regions through occasional learning events.
• Manage project implementation activities in consultation with M&E Manager and other CVDA staffs.
• Timely request budget for M&E activities and tool development.
• Ensure timely reports submitted to CVDA head office, Government signatories and donor.