Community Engagement & Participation (cep) Coordinator at World Vision
Position Title: Community Engagement & Participation (cep) Coordinator
Employer: World Vision
Employment: Full-Time | Contract
Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Posted date: 2 days ago
Deadline: November, 18/2025 (3 days left)
Job Description:
Program Design and Implementation
- Lead the implementation of planned community engagement and participation activities within JEOP 2.0, ensuring alignment with organizational quality standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.
- Act as the main focal point/technical person for community engagement and participation within the partner organization.
- Coordinate with CRS, JEOP staff, and relevant teams on all matters related to community engagement and participation.
- Ensure reviewed and inclusive tools and communication materials are used and mainstreamed effectively.
- Provide technical support across JEOP sectors and departments to ensure inclusive participation (especially for people with functional limitations and child-headed households).
- Collaborate with the Safe and Dignified team to ensure safe and dignified programming.
Monitoring, and Evaluation
- Support and facilitate data collection in collaboration with CRS and JEOP sectors as needed.
- Lead assessments, analysis, and reporting efforts.
- Support the partner MEAL team and JEOP staff in generating evidence to inform program improvements related to community engagement and the inclusion of people with functional limitations and child-headed households.
- Participate in technical working group meetings and forums, sharing knowledge and best practices.
Training and capacity building
- Facilitate and lead capacity-building activities on community engagement and participation.
- Deliver training sessions, mentor junior staff, and provide on-the-job support to field staff.
- Ensure that staff receive continuous support, mentoring, and skills strengthening—especially for delivering equitable services to persons with functional limitations, in collaboration with the CRS CEP team.
- Assess training needs regularly and develop tailored learning plans to strengthen staff competencies in inclusive and participatory approaches.
Networking, Coordination and Reporting
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with:
- Partner organizations
- Local stakeholders
- CRS and JEOP staff
- Government agencies
- Community-based organizations
- Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)
- Collaborate with mainstream organizations, CRS, and other consortium members to mobilize local actors and promote CEP-related activities and impacts.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting of community engagement and participation initiatives and outcomes.
Required Professional Experience
- Hands-on experience in participatory methods of capacity building focused on community engagement and participation, particularly for people with functional limitations and child-headed households.
- Minimum of two years of experience in community engagement and participation programming within humanitarian response contexts (specific to the role).
- Experience in project planning and implementation.
- Skilled in data analytics, tool development, and monitoring & evaluation of projects.
- Experienced in training or teaching adults and working with multi-cultural groups.
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Public Health, Sociology, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications in community engagement, inclusion, or humanitarian programming (if applicable).
- Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA)
- Safeguarding and Protection Training – including Child Protection, GBV, and Do No Harm principles
- Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) – tools, frameworks, and data collection methods
- Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) Training
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
- Strong technical knowledge to provide training and support on community engagement and participation, particularly for people with functional limitations and child-headed households.
- In-depth understanding of inclusive programming principles and humanitarian standards.
- Familiarity with humanitarian coordination systems and inter-agency collaboration
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