Social Worker

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, with national-level engagementDuration: Full-time (One-year contract with possibility of extension based on performance and funding availability)Reports to: President Employment Type: Definite ContractOrganizational BackgroundThe Andinet Ethiopian Domestic Workers Union (AEDWU) is a legally registered, women-led national umbrella union established in December 2019. Founded by ten grassroots domestic workers’ rights organizations, AEDWU serves as the unified voice of domestic workers across Ethiopia.Representing over 62,000 members across 94 associations in 10 Regions, AEDWU is the leading voice for the estimated 5.6 million domestic workers in Ethiopia. Our mission is to eliminate modern slavery and ensure domestic work is recognized as a dignified profession through advocacy, legal reform, and professionalization.AEDWU has played a key role in drafting the Domestic Workers Regulation and Model Contract, advocating for the ratification of ILO Conventions 189 and 190, recovering denied wages, supporting GBV survivors, and strengthening domestic worker organizations nationwide.Position SummaryAEDWU is seeking a committed and experienced Social Worker to support the Union’s national advocacy, coordination, capacity-building, and organizational strengthening efforts. The Social Worker will work closely with domestic worker associations, government stakeholders, volunteers, and experts to support the implementation of national and grassroots-level activities related to domestic workers’ rights, regulation, and professionalization.The position requires strong coordination, facilitation, data collection, and stakeholder engagement skills, with a particular focus on labor rights, domestic work, and social protection.Key Duties and Responsibilities1. Planning & CoordinationLead and support detailed planning of national, Addis Ababa, and association-level activities related to domestic workers’ rights, regulation, and professionalization.Prepare annual, quarterly, and activity-based implementation plans in collaboration with AEDWU leadership.Coordinate timelines, logistics, budgets, and stakeholder engagement for workshops, consultations, trainings, and awareness sessions.Coordinate planning processes with the Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS) and other relevant national and city-level stakeholders.Integrate inputs and priorities from domestic worker associations and branches into planning processes.2. TOR DevelopmentDevelop clear, practical, and results-oriented Terms of Reference (TORs) for:National Consultative WorkshopsTraining manual developmentPromotion workshops on the Domestic Workers Regulation and LMISAwareness-raising sessions for employers and Iddir leadersClearly define objectives, scope of work, roles and responsibilities, deliverables, timelines, and reporting requirements.Ensure TORs reflect AEDWU safeguarding, gender equality, child protection, and PSEA standards.Revise TORs based on feedback from AEDWU leaders...