Economic Strengthening Officer /ESO/
Oromia Development Association (ODA)About This Role
This is a field-based livelihoods role within an HIV response programme, where the core work is helping vulnerable families build income security so they can stay engaged with treatment and care. ODA is a long-established local organisation with deep community ties in Oromia, and this project operates across multiple towns, meaning the officer will likely split time between a coordination office and site-level activity. It suits someone who has run economic strengthening or livelihood interventions before and is comfortable linking social protection work to health outcomes.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The senior-level expectation signals that ODA wants someone who can design and manage interventions rather than simply deliver them — likely someone who has supervised savings groups, cash transfers, or small business support and can adapt approaches to families facing health-related instability. The sector mix (social sciences, business, agriculture) suggests the profile is someone who understands both the household economics and the practical realities of rural and peri-urban livelihoods. Experience with HIV-affected or otherwise vulnerable populations is probably weighted heavily, since the role sits inside a clinical-adjacent programme rather than a standalone livelihood project.
How to Approach This Application
Your application should make the link between economic strengthening and health outcomes explicit — show that you understand why income stability matters for treatment adherence, not just as a general development goal. Highlight any experience coordinating across multiple sites or with case management teams, as the project's structure implies close collaboration with health and social workers. Concrete examples of interventions you designed or adapted, with outcomes, will carry more weight than a list of past employers.
Who This Role Suits
Best suited to a mid-to-senior practitioner with hands-on livelihood programme experience in Oromia or similar contexts, ideally with prior exposure to HIV or vulnerable-group programming. Competition is likely moderate but real, since the role requires both technical livelihood skills and comfort working within a health-focused consortium.
Introduction
Oromia Development Association/ODA/ has been implementing One year sustaining Integrated Community HIV Responsive in Oromia/SICHRO/ ODA-SICHRO Project. The project requires recruiting key personnel to support implementation, in Lagatafo, Muka Turi/Wochale, Arsi Robe, Dhera, Sululta, Mojo, Sebeta Hawas sites,Bishoftu which aimed to serve families living with HIV who are newly diagnosed, at high risk of default or do not achieve viral suppression and health wellbeing, the program has a plan to mitigate HIV vulnerable community groups access to need based services through comprehensive case management model.
Therefore, ODA invites committed, experienced and competent applicants for the following three job positions to recruit key personnel
Job position I: Economic Strengthening Officer /ESO/
- Number of position : 1 (One):
- Duty station: Bishoftu town, Project Coordination Office
- Position Holder Reports to: OVC Service Specialist
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, implement & monitor the Economic Strengthening activities of the project implemented by ODA.
- Ensure that all the project sites are identified & selected on the agreed selection criteria & with the consent & approval of the kebele administration, the Community Committee & other responsible bodies in the community.
- Provide guidance & technical assistance to ensure the provision of quality service.
- Facilitate the timely & proper utilization of the grant /budget for Economic Strengthening activities.
- Ensure proper & timely documentation of any relevant information both in to the data base & in the hard copy.
- Organize & facilitate different capacity building trainings like saving credits & investment as per the program planned.
- Carry out preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual, annual & program termination reports timely.
- Deploy and supervise economic strengthening animators
- Facilitate household economic vulnerability assessment conducted for all households and ensure access to economic strengthening services based on the assessment findings
- Demonstrable experience in integrated OVC focused Household Economic Strengthening/Livelihood related programming preferably in the areas of business skills, employment creation, market access and micro-finance services (savings, credit and micro-insurance).
- Provide training on business development skill, financial literacy, job creation, etc
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of BA Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Development studies or a related field of study from a recognized University.
Experience:
- At least five years’ experience managing complex development activities.
- Experience with USAID funded PEPFAR OVC and or HIV/AIDS programs in Ethiopia is an added advantage.
- Evidence of leading or being significantly involved in the design, implementation, reporting and evaluation of evidence-based economic/livelihood activities targeting vulnerable groups.
- Significant exposure and experience in working effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.
- Demonstrable experience in integrated OVC focused Household Economic Strengthening/Livelihood related programming preferably in the areas of business skills, employment creation, market access and micro-finance services (savings, credit and micro-insurance).
Skills:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to coordinate and support community-based volunteers efficiently
How To Apply
NOTE : For all Job positions :
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Amharic and Afaan Oromo.
- Commitment to support all the efforts of the ODA to prevent and respond to SEA allegations and adhere to the ODAs code of conduct
- Employment Type: Full time fixed term employment contract up to Septmber30, 2027 GC with a possibility of extension
- Salary: As per the scale of the Association
- Duty Station: Bishoftu town, Project Coordination Office
- Places & Date of application : Applicants meeting the minimum requirements can submit their application letter, updated CVs, original & copy of educational, work experience & other supportive documents in person with in 10 (ten) working days starting from 26/10/2026 GC or 16/02/2019 EC in the following places of registration.
- ODA head office, Finfine, Around Bole Medanealem,, Oromia Tower , HRM Dep’t , 6th floor. Tele. no. 0116392196
- Bishoftu city, Dibayu sub city, Daka Bora district around Inova Merga Gudeta real state, phone number 09-20-08-16-25/09-23-26-62-14
- Only shortlisted applicants will be called for exam
- Clearance and Guarantor are mandatory to be recruited for each position
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