Vacancy Announcement

ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY

Position: Senior Project Portfolio Manager, PPMO

Term of Employment: Through July, 2020

Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa

Required Number: 1

Salary & Benefits: Competitive

Application Deadline: Jan 13,2019

BACKGROUND

The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) is a strategy and delivery oriented government agency created to help accelerate the growth and transformation of the country’s agriculture sector. The ATA envisions that, by 2025, smallholder farmers are commercialized with greater incomes, inclusiveness, resilience and sustainability, contributing to Ethiopia’s achievement of middle-income country status.

The agency focuses on two primary national approaches to catalyze agricultural transformation. First, we support the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources (MoALR), its affiliate institutions, and other partners to identify and address systemic bottlenecks within an Agricultural Transformation Agenda. Second, we support Regional Governments to accelerate development of high-priority commodity value chains in clearly defined geographic clusters, through the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACC) Initiative.

Our major activities include conducting strategic and analytical studies, providing technical implementation support, coordinating platforms to better integrate partners and projects, and designing and directly leading a number of implementation projects. Our headquarters are in Addis Ababa, and we have regional offices in Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray regional offices, allowing us to work closely with a wide range of public, private and development sector partners across the country.

Our Culture

We have an exceptional team of highly competent employees with a proven track record of success in managing complex activities and achieving transformational results. Our culture is one where talented, dedicated and adaptable individuals are committed to doing their best and exhibit great team work to achieve excellent results.

At ATA, we provide an exceptional platform for people who want to achieve their highest potential and make a meaningful contribution in changing the country’s agricultural sector. We offer rewarding work in a young, fast-paced growing organization with passionate, committed, motivated colleagues and excellent career development and training. We recognize our most valuable assets are our staff and are committed to providing our employees with the tools, training and mentorships necessary to achieve their career goals.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Project Portfolio Manager (SPPM) is responsible to manage the establishment of Project Portfolio Management Office (PPMO) within ATA and support PPM regional senior project managers in leading regional PMOs. The SPPM will facilitate and coordinate the identification and prioritization of projects and programs within the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Deliverables (TAD) and Agricultural Commercialization Cluster (ACC) initiatives. The SPPM will support project/program team and build their project/program/portfolio management capacity. She/he monitors projects/programs performance and promote the alignment of projects/programs with the organizational strategy.

This position will report directly to the Director of Project Portfolio Management Office. The Project Portfolio Management team sits within the Implementation Support (IS) Vertical, which strives to standardize project/program/portfolio management practices in the agency and elevate project management skill of ATA project teams that drive the impact and effectiveness of the ATA’s and partners’ work with smallholder farmers. As part of the PPM senior management team, the SPPM will closely collaborate with senior PPM team, project team leaders and senior members within IS vertical. The position will be based in ATA Head Office.

Essential Duties

• Ensure the successful establishment of PPMO that will add measurable value to the ATA
• Support and engage with senior leadership team in aligning projects and programs to ATA’s strategic goals
• Develop and maintain effective and innovative project/program/portfolio management culture across ATA
• Evaluate projects and programs across ATA, identify common trends, collaboration areas, potential bottlenecks and opportunities for refocus
• Coordinate dependencies and risks across the projects and programs in ATA, advise on risk mitigation techniques and escalate unresolved risks promptly
• Perform regular performance checks on projects and programs in ATA and make recommendations for improvements when required
• Develop project portfolio governance framework
• Develop project selection criteria
• Create a platform for efficient collaboration and coordination of federal and regional PPMO teams and facilitate experience sharing among them
• Support and train project team in collaboration with senior PPM team on project management processes, tools and techniques
• Create/develop simple and powerful project/program/portfolio management processes, tools in collaboration with the PPM senior staff and regional PMO project managers

• Hire, manage and develop PPM team members

• Regularly seek feedback from ATA and partner project teams for improvements to project management tools, training and support

• Continuously strive for improvement by introducing effective and flexible tools and processes in collaboration with the senior PPM team based on feedback.

• Evaluate and select best suit PPM software solution

• Follow international trends in project/program/portfolio management and share knowledge with PPM team and ATA project leaders when important

• Perform additional tasks when assigned by the Director

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s/Bachelor Degree in project Management, Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Business, Economics, or other relevant field. Master’s degree in one of the above supplemented with a formal project/portfolio management trainings.
• At least 8 years professional experience for MSc/MA candidates, and 10 years relevant experience for BA/BSC holders among which 6 to 4 years’ experience in the direct management of large, complex, long-term projects/portfolios in government and the private sector or in international development, including responsibility for people management, goalsetting, budgeting, work planning, meeting targets, and capacity building
• Highly structured thinker and communicator – who can quickly and clearly envision and explain a system that makes people’s jobs easier
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence people without authority
• Highly adaptive and resourceful problem solver in rapidly changing environments
• Energized by a fast-moving environment with an emphasis on high performance, accountability and results - who has a drive for excellence and enjoy being around others with the same drive
• Strong set of personal values, including integrity, honesty
• Team builder - who provides the element that holds the team together in common purpose toward the right objective
• Previous Project Portfolio management and PMO experience is advantageous
• Experience working in developing countries is highly preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent required
• Program Management Professional(PgMP) certification advantageous
• Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) certification desired
• Fluency in English required

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit (i) a cover letter, (ii) CV (maximum 5 pages), and (iii) a completed ATA Application Form athttp://apply.ata.gov.et.

Also, please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application form.

Womenare highly encouraged to apply.

NB. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international centre based in Uppsala, Sweden, that supports and promotes nonviolent approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and action. In the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes regions, much of LPI’s work is carried out through engagement with, and support to, civil society and academic institutions, building strategic partnerships with national, regional and international organisations and networks.

LPI is now looking for an experienced evaluator or evaluation team to conduct a mid-term review of its 2017-19 programme in Ethiopia.

Below is an abridged version of the ToR for the Mid-term Review. Please contact charlotte.booth@life-peace.org should you want to have the full version.

Summary of the programme

LPI has supported peace work in Ethiopia since 1991. Through partnerships with traditional leaders, NGOs and church-based institutions, several locally driven peacebuilding initiatives have been supported over the years. Starting in 2009, LPI has worked in partnerships with universities and the Peace and Development Centre (PDC) in facilitating Sustained Dialogue (SD) on university campuses.

The 2017-2019 programme was developed based on past lessons learnt, with the goal: To contribute to reducing negative relational social patterns and support a culture of trust and collaboration between otherwise segregated or conflicted social groups by facilitating dialogue, research and collaborative action on local level and engaging relevant decision-makers and policy implementers to enhance structural conditions for peace.

The programme extended the SD project to several additional universities, and is currently being conducted in Jimma, Haramaya, Gondar, Ambo and Bahir Dar universities, reaching a total of 6,919 students, directly and 35,680 students and university communities, indirectly. In addition to SD, the programme has also worked on applying a Conflict Sensitivity Approach to land administration and management in East Hararghe Zone (CSLA), located in the Oromia National Regional State.

Mid-term Review Purpose: Learning and informing decisions for enhancing performance

The purpose of the mid-term review is to collect and analyse evidence on programme implementation and results, in order to identify significant lessons from past experience and contribute to improving the Ethiopia programme’s relevance and effectiveness for the remaining implementation period.

Evaluation Objectives (EO)

EO 1:To assess the extent to which the strategy, objectives and activities of the Ethiopia programme are relevant to the current situation and stakeholder priorities. (Relevance)

EO 2:To assess to what extent the Ethiopia programme and the key programme model implemented – Sustained Dialogue – have achieved objectives including potential for sustainability. (Effectiveness, Sustainability)

EO 3:To assess how systems for programme monitoring and evaluation allow for measuring change, learning, accountability and adaptive programming

Type of evaluation (timing): Formative evaluation, mid-term into the implementation.

Specific evaluation questions

Evaluation Objective 1 related to relevance:

Evaluation question (EQ 1) Overall Relevance: Is the Ethiopia programme working on the right issues in this context at this time? In particular are SD and Conflict Sensitive Land Adminstration (CSLA) appropriate and relevant in the current Ethiopia context? As CSLA is in the early stages of the project, the evaluation should consider the extent to which the project design and participant engagement respond to the context as the context is evolving; as well as capture early stakeholder perceptions. Data collected should be utilized to revise/improve/clarify theories of change moving forward and make adaptions e.g. regarding inclusion of stakeholders.

EQ 2 Context: What are the possible scenarios for SD work in universities looking forwards given the current environment of political uncertainty?

EQ 3 Relevance according to stakeholders: What is the relevance of SD and CSLA to date as perceived by key stakeholders, including students, partners (including university administrations, student-led fora/organisations), relevant local population and external observers? What are the implications for the programme?

*EQ 4 Participant engagement:*Do participant engagement strategies in the programme allow for a diversity of stakeholders to participate in the SD process, Peace Incubation and CSLA? Who is not reached, but should be, in light of theories of change?

Evaluation Objective 2 related to effectiveness:

EQ 5 Progress: To what extent is SD programming successfully progressing towards their expected outcomes, indicators and current targets as stated in its results framework and defined in the project’s theories of change? What are the factors at the macro level (i.e. current political situation) and the micro level that are impacting on progress? Are there differences between universities and locations? How are the assumptions made in the theories of change manifesting and how can the theories of change be improved? What changes should be made for the SD process to achieve its targeted objectives?

*EQ 6 SD as an inclusive, youth-led process:*How have institutional arrangements affected the degree of influence of students and student bodies over the process? How inclusive are SD sessions and peace actions? What promotes or hinders inclusiveness?

*EQ 8 Moderator capacity and leadership:*To what extent do moderators take ownership and leadership of the SD process? To what extent does the SD process equip them with the skills to implement the activities they are responsible for? In what way does moderator performance (how they uptake the knowledge into their practice as moderators) affect the effectiveness of dialogues?

*EQ 9 Engaging Opinion Leaders:*Is the SD project engaging the right and sufficient number of opinion leaders to influence the larger student community? What are the motivations for their participation? How has the programme affected these opinion leaders, including their attitudes and behaviours and relationships with their peers and the wider environment? What has the project learned in regards to its theory of change for including opinion leaders?

EQ 10 Peace Actions: What have been the results from peace actions, in terms of behavior changes of SD participants and in the campus community more widely? What have been challenges for effectiveness and what lessons can be drawn for future peace action programming?

EQ 11 Peace Incubation: What have been the lessons learned to date concerning the design and implementation of the peace incubation activities?

EQ 12 Partnerships: How has partnership between LPI and PDC functioned in the SD and CSLA projects? Do PDC feel they have received the appropriate support from LPI? How can this be improved? How has partnership worked on the campuses (with administration and student organisations, for instance)?

EQ 13 Sustainability and ownership: To what extent has the programme made progress in promoting the sustainability of the SD process? What have been constraints for building sustainability? What are recommendations moving forward?

Evaluation objective 3 related to quality of the programme learning system:

EQ 14 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Processes: Are the Ethiopia programme’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) processes feasible and useful for fostering accountability and learning, both for LPI and PDC?

Approach of the Mid-Term Review

The evaluation process will use a utilisation-focused evaluation approach, which entails the following, at the minimum:

· Desk review of relevant programme documents and potentially supplemented by a broader review of relevant sector literature

· Collection of primary external data from the field from consultations/interviews with a broad range of stakeholders

· Collection of data from programme and partner staff

· Site visits to selected project locations, in order not only to better understand the context in which the programme operates but also to hear direct feedback from programme participants and communities.

The evaluation should take gender and intersectionality perspectives into account throughout all stages of the evaluation, including in design (evaluation questions), data collection (including ensuring diversity of gender, age, clan, socio-professional, geographical origin) and data analysis (including analysing data for sub-groups of evaluation participants to identify any patterns and significant differences between groups).

The evaluation approach should further include proactive measures to ensure conflict sensitivity throughout all stages of the mid-term review, particularly connected to data collection work where there have been enhanced tensions recently.

Further, the evaluation shall be participatory in approach, which entails:

· LPI and PDC teams shall be involved in evaluation design, particularly in validating any decisions on evaluation scope, translating evaluation questions in data collection tools, participant engagement, and feedback to findings, conclusions and recommendations.

· Preferable would be an interactive evaluation data analysis workshop facilitated by the evaluation team leader.

· Findings and recommendations shall be shared in an interactive utilisation workshop.

Scope

The Mid-Term Review will cover all activities implemented under the programme framework for the time-frame of January 2017 to December 2018.

The Mid-Term Review will make use of existing monitoring data, including baseline and endline studies.

Qualifications and Evaluation team

The Mid-Term Review should be conducted by an experienced evaluator or evaluation team.

The Evaluation Team should demonstrate the following skills, qualifications and characteristics:

· Demonstrated, in-depth experience in the design and implementation of reviews and evaluations in the field of peacebuilding.

· Experience from engaging with dialogue processes.

· Experience with youth-led processes or youth as agents for change in peace processes as the local level is considered a merit.

· Possibility and willingness to access project locations and engage a diversity of project stakeholders (at least one team member).

· Strong analytical skills and understanding of the Ethiopia context, including the environment for civil society engagement.

· Ability to apply gender- and conflict-sensitive approaches in data collection and analysis.

· English proficiency and excellent track record in producing high quality and utilization-focused reports.

· At least one team member must have Amharic and Oromifa language proficiency.

Deliverables

· Inception report and negotiated evaluation plan that details lines of inquiry, definitions, data sources, methods for data collection, methods for data analysis, conflict considerations and time and budget planning.

· Data collection instruments and protocols.

· Draft evaluation report for comments and review.

· Final copy-edited evaluation report following review (no more than 30 pages excluding annexes), including a stand-alone executive summary of no more than 5 pages.

Implementation information

Time-line:The exact time-lined will be agreed upon as part of the inception period. The Mid-Term Review is planned to conduct preparatory steps in January 2019 and data collection in February/early March. The report should be finalised for sharing by the end of March.

Locations and travel:Data collection will require travel to key programme and project locations, in close collaboration with the LPI team and partner organisations.

Activity planning:The detailed activity plan and budget for the Mid-Term Review will be agreed upon based on the methodology proposed in the technical proposal.

Fees

LPI will pay a daily fee for an agreed number of payable days. The number of days will be agreed upon informed by the technical proposal of the evaluation team. The fee will be subject to negotiation.

Please send CVs of all Evaluation Team members, along with your technical proposal (describing your understanding of the ToR, detailing methodology for implementing the ToR, conflict sensitivity considerations, activity schedule and a detailed budget outline for fees and reimbursable costs incurred by the Evaluation Team (e.g. for travel of the evaluation team) to charlotte.booth@life-peace.org by 18 January 2019.

The CVs and Technical Proposals will be assessed on: qualifications and experience of the evaluation team, quality of the methodology proposed and cost effectiveness (value for money).

Reports to: Director of Operations and Finance (DMI UK)

Responsible for: All DMI staff in Mozambique (~8 staff as at Nov 2018)

Start date: As soon as possible

Term: Full time, permanent

Based in: Maputo, Mozambique

Salary: £60,000, plus housing allowance and other benefits

Application deadline:27 January 2018

About DMI

Development Media International (DMI) delivers media campaigns aimed at changing behaviours, promoting health and saving lives in developing countries. We are the first organisation to scientifically demonstrate that mass media can increase life-saving behaviours. DMI recently published the results of its 5-year, £7m randomised controlled trial in West Africa which showed that 56% more children were taken for treatment for malaria, 73% more for diarrhoea and 39% more for pneumonia following exposure to our campaign. Modelling indicates that over 3000 lives were saved during the campaign and that our approach is one of the most cost-effective ways of saving children’s lives.

DMI has two priorities: first, to continue to generate ground-breaking research (we are conducting another randomised control trial in Burkina Faso, this time to measure our impact on contraceptive uptake), second, to take our proven strategies to scale, saving as many lives as possible. We work across a range of health issues, including child survival, reproductive health, nutrition, hygiene, and early childhood development. DMI works in close partnership with leading experts in health, including WHO, UNICEF and LSHTM and has been funded by some of the world’s most prestigious organisations including the Wellcome Trust, DFID, Comic Relief, the Global Innovation Fund, Unorthodox Philanthropy and the Mulago Foundation.

We are an innovative and rapidly growing organisation, working at the nexus between science and creativity. DMI has demonstrated that knowledge is not only a human right, but is also the key to saving lives in a cost-effective way. Our intellectual rigour, enthusiasm and willingness to learn from both our successes and mistakes, makes us distinct. Our ethos is non-hierarchical: all our staff are intellectually high-powered and we have a “best idea wins” culture. By working at DMI you will have a genuine, measurable impact on improving lives in low-income countries.

DMI has a permanent presence in Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Tanzania and will expand to Ethiopia,Madagascar, Malawi,**Uganda** and Zambia in 2019. Its regional operations include five more countries in West Africa as well as Burundi. DMI’s headquarters overlooks the Regents Canal in Hoxton, London and provides the strategic direction for the whole organisation.

DMI is ranked as one of the most cost-effective non-profit organisations in the world by GiveWell and was the first organisation to receive the maximum rating from Impact Matters. It is also endorsed by the Centre for Effective Altruism, Giving What We Can and The Life You Can Save.

Find out more on our website.

Job description

DMI has had a presence in Mozambique since 2015. Since January 2018 we have been delivering a major nationwide radio campaign called ‘INTENSAUDE’. This is a scale-up of the successful trial in Burkina Faso and aims to improve treatment seeking for pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria in children under five. Our aim is to save thousands of lives by early 2020. In 2019 we will also implement a new multi-year family planning campaign in Mozambique as part of a DfiD funded consortium.

DMI is looking for an outstanding individual to be our Country Director in Mozambique. The role, which is suitable for experienced executives from the NGO, private, or media production sectors, will assume overall responsibility for managing DMI’s projects and activities throughout the country. This will include coordinating research tasks, media output production and the distribution/broadcast of those outputs. Building and maintaining strong relationships with relevant stakeholders in Mozambique, notably relevant departments within the Mozambican government and Radio Mozambique, the state-owned broadcaster, is crucial. The Country Director also has a role to play in securing new projects and campaigns to ensure the long-term sustainability of DMI in Mozambique.

DMI’s Country Directors are the key link between our in-country teams and our head office (DMI UK). To be successful, you will need to effectively manage the priorities and demands of both. Ultimately, you will be responsible for ensuring that high quality outputs and outcomes are delivered in line with the requirements of the project, the funder(s) and DMI’s own priorities. Management of internal and external stakeholders, and collaboration with funders, government and (where applicable) consortium partners, will be a key part of the role.

This is a senior position with a high level of responsibility, suited to someone with extensive experience in programme management, team coordination, and with competence in financial monitoring and reporting. In return, DMI supports its international staff members with a competitive benefits package for the sector, including base salary, housing allowance, health insurance and, if relocating to Mozambique, relocation allowances.

More specifically, the Country Director’s role will include the following responsibilities:

1. Maintaining oversight of, and coordinating, all DMI activities in Mozambique to ensure that projects are delivered on time, on budget, to a high standard and meet the requirements of funders and other relevant stakeholders.

2. Providing dynamic and inspirational leadership to all DMI staff in Mozambique.

3. Developing and maintaining relationships with funders, government departments, media agencies, radio stations and other key stakeholders to ensure that they are supportive of DMI’s projects and, where relevant, contribute to the successful delivery of those projects.

4. Ensuring that media outputs are produced to a high standard (with support from DMI’s creative staff in the UK) and broadcast on the leading channels in Mozambique.

5. Acting as the senior manager for DMI Mozambique, including line managing the Deputy Country Director and other staff as required.

6. Ensuring that financial, administrative and HR tasks are carried out in line with DMI policies, as well as local and national regulatory requirements.

7. Assuming responsibility for day to day decision making in relation to activities carried out by DMI in Mozambique and communicating clearly and effectively with DMI UK to resolve issues with significant operational or strategic implications.

8. Working with DMI UK to identify, mitigate and avoid risks to DMI’s reputation, financial resilience and/or ability to deliver projects and campaigns in Mozambique or elsewhere through the use of foresight, strategic judgement and risk analysis.

9. Conducting fundraising, networking and business development activities for DMI in Mozambique.

10. Other tasks as required by DMI.

Person specification

Required knowledge, skills and experience

1. Fluent English and Portuguese (written and spoken). Able to convey complex technical and non-technical material in an engaging manner appropriate to the audience.

2. Strong intellectual ability, as evidenced by a good degree or similar qualifications in a relevant field and performance at interview.

3. Previous experience of managing and inspiring a team.

4. Experience delivering complex projects or programmes, including delivering a range of outputs on time and on budget, ideally with direct experience in developing countries.

5. Previous experience of project/programme level financial/budget management.

6. Ability to work effectively in collaboration with partners and other stakeholders (internal and external), including those with differing agendas.

7. Self-motivated with the confidence to take the initiative. Resilient and good-humoured under pressure.

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience

1. Knowledge and experience working within media production, global health and/or mass media environments.

2. Good project/programme management experience or qualifications.

3. Proven fundraising/business development success in the not for profit, commercial or media sectors

Apply via our jobs page:
https://developmentmedia.bamboohr.co.uk/jobs/view.php?id=31

JOB DESCRIPTION

Annual Salary and Benefits: According to Oxfam Salary Scale

Internal Job Grade: B2 Global

Contract type: Fixed Term, xxx years contract

Reporting to: Country Director

Staff reporting to this post: 6 Direct (Gender, Livelihoods, Resilience, MEAL/PQ, Partnerships and Humanitarian Programme Coordinators)

Locations: : Addis Ababa, covering the whole country

Annual Budget: About 20M GBP depending on the humanitarian situation in the country

Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty

Country Context

A new Oxfam Country Strategy was finalized in 2015 and a Country Operating Model in 2016. A transition process has been completed to amalgamate all existing Oxfam operations in country under one roof. A new operating model has been introduced for Vision 2020 and will be rolled out and embedded in Ethiopia over the next 3 years. A key component of this is the establishment of an Executing Affiliate (EA) to operationalize the Oxfam programme in Ethiopia, under the oversight of the Oxfam International Country Director. As the legally registered entity in the country, it employs in-country staff, is the asset holder, primary contract signatory with in-country donors and suppliers, manages finances and provides back office support and IT systems, and represents the Oxfam Confederation in country. Complementing the work of the Executing Affiliate are Partner Affiliates that provide funding (restricted and unrestricted), thematic expertise and influencing capacity.

Team Purpose

The Programmes Team will ensure that the programmes make the proper shift, with the quality needed to ensure a proper achievement of the Ethiopia Oxfam Strategy.

Job Purpose

The Head of Programme (HoP) will be responsible for the development, design and management/monitoring of the country programmes and for ensuring Oxfam in Ethiopia programme responds to current development trends related in the country. Ensure the proper implantation of programme strategies and plans maintaining the coordination, linkages and synergies within and between the long term and humanitarian programmes as well as contributes to linking these programmes with influencing and ensuring programme quality. The HoP will have a direct line report to the CD and be a member of the Country Management Team and must work very closely with the Business Support Units and the Influencing coordinator.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

1.Program development and delivery

• Under the leadership of the CD, provides overall strategic and technical leadership in the design, development, planning, budgeting, and implementation of the Oxfam Country Strategy (OCS)
• Ensures the delivery of a country program with demonstrable impact and is accountable for ensuring that the programme meets overall program quality and learning standards
• Manages and is accountable for programme budget including responding to high level management and variance reports
• Work with the MEAL/PQ Coordinator, develop, implement and embed, a knowledge management system, that will ensure the sharing of knowledge across the program, other country programs, and the broader confederation
• Oversees the development of program and project improvement plans, to ensure effective and timely implementation of the projects and programs
• Works closely with the Grants Manager, identifies opportunities for funding to ensure the financial sustainability of country programme of Oxfam in Ethiopia
• Develops a comprehensive understanding of Oxfam’s partnership approach, including work with coalitions and networks, adopting a strategic, proactive perspective on how to achieve partner led approaches to achieve sustainable change
• Oversees the partner portfolio, with specific reference to the identification of both implementing and strategic partners, and building and maintaining these relationships
• Leads the development of country level programme reporting – facilitating programme Managers and other team members’ contributions to reporting, consolidating programme reports and providing high level strategic analysis of programme impact;
• Directs and coordinates external program engagement;
• Maintains strong links between development programmes, humanitarian preparedness and response, and policy and advocacy interventions;
• Ensures that all work is carried out in a way that is sensitive to community needs and gender issues. In particular, promotes the full and equal participation of women in all aspects of the programme work;
• Assists the programme team to develop, finalize and closely monitor their programme(s) budget;
• Works closely with the Finance Department to ensure effective financial and budgetary control of the programmes, according to OI’s policy and procedures;
• Manages a broad spectrum of programs and geographies, requiring a variety of competences and skills of the job holder. Management tasks and problems are diverse and complex and involve a significant degree of risk (financial, security, brand);
• Participates in the annual budget process, leading on the program budget process, and maintains ongoing oversight of program budgets.

2.Coordination, networking and representation

• Provides strategic leadership and management of Oxfam ’s programme in country including all development, advocacy, and humanitarian programming to maximise our influence and impact
• Initiates, coordinates and leads Oxfam’s one program approach in Ethiopia ensuring it delivers on the OCS vision and objectives and championing the new ways of working embodied in the OCS
• Deputise for the Country Director as required
• Develops and facilitates links with civil society (including non-implementing partners), the private sector, academic /knowledge institutions and governments, initiating contacts and building associations that can be used to enhance Oxfam’s work and identifying key partners to collaborate with on the delivery of the program

3.People development and management

• Provides strategic management and thought leadership
• Leads human resources planning for the programmes team
• Ensures that team members have access to staff development opportunities, identifies and addresses capacity gaps and provides ongoing counselling and support team members
• Manages and supports the Program Team to deliver on the OCS, providing leadership, inspiration and guidance and ensuring that the management of the team is in line with Oxfam’s HR policies and procedures.
• With support from Human Resources unit, manages the life cycle of individuals within the team from pre-recruitment to exit, including performance management processes, people’s development and working with HR on issues such as disciplinary matters among others.

Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Post graduate degree in international development, sustainable livelihoods, humanitarian, programme management or closely related fields.
• A minimum of seven years of experience in the field leading development and humanitarian programmes in one or more challenging contexts in developing countries. Experience in Ethiopia context is highly desirable.
• Good understanding of development issues in general with significant knowledge and experience in the fields of: (a) sustainable livelihoods and resilience, (b) gender and development, (c) humanitarian assistance (d) policy advocacy and influencing
• Good managerial skills to co-ordinate the Ethiopia program team to deliver on the OCS objectives.
• Ability to coach on the building of strong, credible relationships with international and local NGOs, government associations, business leaders and communities
• Excellent personal communication skills, in written and verbal English, with high impact influencing and persuasive skills. Able to use different approaches to achieve followership.
• Ability to adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; able to understand complex issues and translate them into simple, workable actions and plans
• Ability to think strategically, work creatively, effectively and in an innovative manner
• Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies and experience of promoting women’s rights and those of marginalised people in all aspects of Oxfam’s work in Ethiopia.
• Proven analytical and conceptual thinking, high level research, project management knowledge and skills and experience using participatory tools and methodologies for assessment, programme identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of development programs, humanitarian response and advocacy and campaigning.
• Knowledge of capacity building, learning and development activities and how to create a learning and sharing environment with a strong knowledge management basis
• Knowledge and understanding of theories of change and ability to contextualize these in the circumstances prevailing in the country
• Commitment to and knowledge of creating a partner-led operational environment, with an ability to create an internal Oxfam approach that is focussed on developing and supporting partner organisations to achieve direct impact and results relating to Oxfam’s objectives
• Knowledge of, and experience in working with multiple donors, such as ECHO, EU, OFDA, private foundations etc.
• Politically astute, with high impact influencing and persuasive skills and personal gravitas to gain respect and build and maintain strong, credible relationships, with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Extensive experience in building, managing and nurturing effective teams at senior management level in a national or international organisation. Preferably managing diverse teams of more than 200 people spread in different locations.
• Influencing experience and ability to develop organisational networks and associations
• Driving licence and use of it in insecure contexts.
• Flexibility in terms of travel and working hours is a requirement of this role with field trips within the country of more than 50% of the time.

Desirable

• Language: English and Amharic.
• Experience or knowledge of Ethiopia and/or regional dynamics.

This is a great opportunity for a dedicated and dynamic professional. If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for and meets the above requirement , please submit your applications and CV including day time contact numbers by applying online at Oxfam internal recruitment system: www.oxfam.org,uk/jobs or through ethiojobs. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks.

Diversity - the difference starts with you. We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to: Oxfam International Country Director (OI CD)

Internal Job Grade: Global B2

Contract type: Fixed term contract - Two years

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Staff reporting to this post: Drought Response Manager, Refugee Response Manager, EFSVL Coordinator, WASH Coordinator, MEAL Coordinator, Partner Capacity Building Specialist

Annual Budget: Up to 20 Million GBP (depending on size of humanitarian response)

Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty

Country Context

Oxfam has been working in Ethiopia since 1974, devoted to empowering people against poverty. In 2015-16, the organization consolidated its efforts to meet the needs of the most vulnerable and has reached close to one million people across Ethiopia with life-saving humanitarian assistance. Oxfam’s Humanitarian programme currently operates through 3 field bases in Jijiga, Dire Dawa and Gambella and three satellite offices in remote field locations as part of its ongoing drought response. The development team currently operates in Oromia, Amhara, Tigray & Somali region.

The current humanitarian programme primarily includes CAT 1 drought response as follows: (i) 25 Million GBP drought response with a target of benefitting 1,000,000 people (Programme Focus WASH and EFSVL with gender and cross protection as cross cutting) in Somali region both direct and through partners; (ii) 5 Million GBP response to South Sudan Refugee Crisis in Gambella with a target of benefitting close to 100,000 people (Programme Focus WASH and EFSVL with gender and protection as cross cutting). In addition, Oxfam has multiple emergency preparedness programme focusing on self and partners’ capacity building.

Job Purpose

Lead the design, implementation, management and coordination of effective and appropriate large-scale humanitarian interventions. This includes country humanitarian strategic management, representation, coordination, programme management, advocacy and programme support at senior levels.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

1.Strategic Management and Leadership

• Participate as a member of the Country Management Team (CMT) in the overall planning and strategic management of Oxfam – Ethiopia;
• Within and beyond Ethiopia, develop and maintain a network for Humanitarian actors and issues. Represent Oxfam to donors and diplomatic missions and communicate Oxfam public policy and advocacy positions as and when appropriate to institutions, government, international, UN national and local organisations as required;
• Participate in resource mobilization and negotiation of appropriate resources in collaboration with the Oxfam Grants Manager;
• Maintain an analysis of the humanitarian context and use this to inform interventions;
• Liaise closely with Oxfam programmes and other key institutions and allies nationally and regionally and monitor key indicators;
• Develop mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes;
• Work with team members to link humanitarian programmes to other programming, including advocacy and longer term programmes;
• To contribute to implementation of Oxfam’s Country Strategy with a focus on humanitarian preparedness, response and protection;
• To be an active participant in regional planning and analysis; understand relevant regional and global objectives;
• As part of the Country Management Team (CMT), and Country Security Team, ensure that Oxfam’s organisational policies are met and actively contribute to the overall strategic development of the country programme, taking the lead on humanitarian related issues;

2.Humanitarian Preparedness, Response and Programme Management

Preparedness

• Lead the design and development of appropriate contingency plans, and related preparedness and mitigation strategies, including capacity building initiatives, to ensure Oxfam’s humanitarian mandate can be met at all times;
• Ensure relevant Oxfam partners have updated humanitarian contingency plans and that key staff are trained on the same;
• Before humanitarian crises, lead the preparedness process by ensuring that well-trained human resources are always ready to act and material resources are pre-positioned in strategic locations.

Programme Management and Response

• Provide strategic and effective leadership in pulling together Oxfam’s humanitarian response and any scale up of the same: this includes but is not limited to coordination within Oxfam nationally, regionally and globally on humanitarian issues but also to take or ensure an appropriate leading coordination role in the overall national / local response as can be expected with regards to Oxfam’s size and technical expertise;
• Manage and take the lead on strategic development of the on-going humanitarian programme in Ethiopia and the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) Roving Team, serving 770,000+ people annually within WASH, Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods; gender and protection;
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with Country Technical Coordinators, Head of Development Programme, Partnership Capacity Building Specialist, Gender Coordinator and Advocacy/Policy colleagues to encourage and strengthen Oxfam’s one programme approach;
• Develop and manage an appropriate response to humanitarian crises in line with agreed standards (e.g. Core Humanitarian Standards, Code of Conduct; SPHERE, Oxfam Gender Policy etc.) and Oxfam’s best practices;
• Lead on enhancing Oxfam’s ability to respond in a timely, appropriate, accountable and cost-effective manner to humanitarian crises in programme areas, with a focus on programme quality beneficiary and partner accountability;
• Ensure that Oxfam meets all contractual obligations and achieves high quality proposals and that all donor reports are submitted on time to the Funding Department and are of high quality;
• Recruit and line manage humanitarian programme staff as required in accordance with Oxfam’s Performance Management process and proactive staff development including objective setting, performance review and personal development plans. Ensuring all aspects of Oxfam’s work in Ethiopia e.g. programme themes and aims, gender equity, protection advocacy is reflected in own and staff objectives;
• Provide required inputs to other departmental strategies, including but not limited to advocacy, gender, protection and development and support relevant policy issues;
• Support partner organisations in developing and delivering projects within agreed parameters where appropriate;
• Contribute to regional analysis and programming as appropriate, in particular, seek opportunities for Oxfam and others to learn from the Ethiopia experience;
• Ensure that Oxfam’s programme is cost effective, efficient and complies with all organisational standards of management and accountability;
• Ensure that the programme is implemented in a consultative, participative and gender sensitive way;
• Ensure that key humanitarian information is circulated appropriately, within Oxfam and with external counterparts;
• Report regularly to the SMT and Country Director as appropriate with agreed indicators against the overall objectives;

3.Representation

• Represent Oxfam in appropriate humanitarian fora at a local and national level with government authorities, UN organisations, NGO’s, private sector and donor agencies;
• Maintain and further develop Oxfam’s existing network of key humanitarian contacts nationally, regionally and globally;
• Raise the profile of Ethiopia humanitarian context and Oxfam’s programmes through participation in regional and global humanitarian fora at senior levels;
• Influence and advocate on humanitarian issues through media, communications and key meetings, alone and together with others as appropriate.
• Support direct line reports at senior level in facilitating solutions to any issues with other departments as required in order to enhance programme delivery and contribute to the improvement of programme/technical support functions.

Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge

• Post Graduate Degree or Degree with equivalent work experience from a recognized University/college in International Development or any other related area that can bring added value to the job.
• Relevant international experience of 7 - 10 years for Post graduate holders, or 10 years + for degree holders, including budgeting, planning, programme cycle management, preferably in an international NGO/operational UN agency/equivalent, out of which at least 5 years should be supervisory/managerial experience.
• Extensive experience in large scale humanitarian programming at senior level and humanitarian management in complex, insecure environments.
• Knowledge and understanding of Oxfam WASH and Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods programming in emergencies, humanitarian response, complex emergencies, conflict resolution and international humanitarian law.
• Experience of implementing gendered humanitarian interventions and mainstreaming protection in humanitarian interventions.
• Excellent communicator with strong written and reporting skills, and an excellent ability to influence verbally to persuade with diplomacy and tact.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a cross-cultural setting with a number of long distance working relationships across time zones.
• Experience in fast-paced and difficult emergency contexts.
• Adaptable in approach to work with a willingness to work under pressure in a demanding environment.
• Initiative and motivation to work independently and within a team context and develop solutions to problems. Highly flexible in style with the ability to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
• Proven ability to work with multi-million budgets mobilized from diverse range of donors, including monitoring and evaluation and reporting.

This is a great opportunity for a dedicated and dynamic professional. If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for and meets the above requirement , please submit your applications and CV including day time contact numbers by applying online at Oxfam internal recruitment system: www.oxfam.org,uk/jobs or through ethiojobs on or before January 17, 2019. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks.

Diversity - the difference starts with you. We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Overview of CTG:

• CTG support and manage humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world. With past performance in 15 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia and Central and South America – we offer a holistic fabric of project management, implementation and support. Skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, we have the ability to act quickly (crisis response teams can be on the ground in 24 hours) and to establish structured operations in high-risk environments. CTG recruit and manage qualified, skilled teams with extensive experience operating in challenging conditions.
  

Overview of the position:

• Over the years, Ethiopia has faced numerous challenges with the inefficient management of goods moving through its supply chain. Being a landlocked country with limited corridors for import & export of goods, including humanitarian relief, Ethiopia has been lacking adequate logistics management systems, good infrastructure & key skills in the logistic sector. Faced with a need to sustain double-digit economic growth rates that have been seen over the past decade, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) recognizes the criticality of an improved logistics sector in order to become a Middle Income Country by 2025. To sustain its development trajectory envisioned for 2025, the GoE has been working with several development partners to identify gaps, constraints & potential areas of development for an effective and efficient logistics system.
  
• Following these assessments & through alignment with the GoE’s priorities as laid out in key strategic documents (the 2018 Ethiopia Humanitarian & Disaster Resilience Plan & the 2015 National Freight Logistics Strategy for Ethiopia), the following priorities for improvement in supply chain have been identified: congested entry ports, storage infrastructure, emergency preparedness, commodity management, tracking, food quality control & supply chain information management.
  
• In this context, our client has developed targeted initiatives to help strengthen the GoE’s supply chain capacity in these priority areas over a five-year period, in conformity with their global & country strategic objectives.
  
• Our client works closely with the Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority (EMAA), within the Ministry of Transport, to identify congestion issues at the Port of Djibouti, assess & compare alternate ports & corridors to alleviate congestion & lower costs. They are looking to employ a Shipping & Logistics Expert who are tasked to carry out assessments of systems & processes causing inefficiencies & advice on strategic interventions.
  

Role objective:

The Logistics/Shipping Expert will need to embody a unique set of skills that range from experience in port operations as well as logistics, in order to take a holistic approach, as the entire corridor must be considered for a landlocked country.

The Logistics/Shipping Expert will be responsible for ensuring that the project is progressed to an acceptable standard & to the highest quality in accordance with the agreement between our client and the EMAA as well as other relevant govt. authorities. The Expert will act as a focal point for the advisory role & consulting position to the management of the EMAA & provide solutions that will alleviate the bottlenecks along the Djibouti - Ethiopia corridor caused by congestion at the port, which will include strengthening alternate port operations & corridors. The Expert shall make regular visits to the Djibouti ports, as well as alternate ports (i.e. Sudan, Berbera, Massawa, Assab), for training purposes & to carry out assessments.

The Expert shall implement all work in accordance with the requirements of client’s logistics/shipping manual & any other tasks that may be assigned from time to time. Other task to be carried out are mentioned below:

• Meet regularly with Director General of EMAA & other EMAA officials.
• Prioritize the implementation of the National Logistics Strategy.
• Respond to requests for research & facilitation of logistics activities (i.e. recruitment, IT support, data gathering & analysis).
• Support the Ethiopian Logistics Community of Practice (ELCoP), by acting as the Secretariat & managing the budget.
• Support private sector representation in the logistics sector.
• Regular visits to Djibouti to understand the port developments & changing context.
• Monitor development at Modjo Dry Port & promote private sector integration.
• Work with EMAA & ESLSE staff in Djibouti to improve data collection.
• Promote usage of the new rail line across govt., humanitarian & private importers alike.
• Facilitate port operations & logistics training's.
• Promote & assist with the coordination of the Bulk Shippers’ forum.
• Explore alternative corridors.

Project reporting:

• This role reports to the Capacity Strengthening Project Manager.
  

Team management:

• This role does not have team management responsibility.
  

Geographical experience:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Africa (essential).
  

Languages:

• Fluency in English is essential.
  

Education:

Advanced University Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Maritime or other relevant fields.

Bachelor’s degree with relevant logistics qualifications & experience.

Experience:

• Management of complex operations, including coordination with internal & external stakeholders.
  
• Leadership experience in administration of projects, operations to support emergency programs.
  
• Experience in responding to challenging situations regarding port operations & logistics.
  
• Comfortable using the MS Office suite, including Outlook, Word & Excel.
  
• At least 10 to 15 years of experience in commercial or public logistics sectors.
  
• Experience acting in an advisory capacity to govt., ports & the commercial sector (shipping lines, transporters, etc.).
  
• Experience working on proposals & turning govt. strategy into action plans.
  
• Experience working through govt. staff in order to accomplish objectives & action plans.
  
• Work in hand-in-hand with clients Transport Economist, who will be working with the govt. regarding policy reform of the commercial freight transport sector.
  
• Experience in managing teams of professional staff.
  

Languages:

• Fluency in English is a requirement.
  

Competencies:

• Excellent communication & negotiations skills.
  
• Effective action management to plan, coordinate & prioritize multiple tasks.
  
• Excellent cognitive capacity & problem solving skills.
  
• Teamwork, leadership & interpersonal skills with ability to work patiently & tactfully with people of different national & cultural backgrounds.
  
• Excellent partnership skills to build strategic relationships with a wide range of internal & external stakeholders.
  
• Ability to gain the assistance & cooperation of others in a team endeavor through technical leadership in a broad range of operational areas.
  

Other relevant information:

• To be advised.

Candidates interested in applying for this role need to register on CTG website as a candidate and apply for this role using the below link:
https://recruitmentctg.force.com/xcdrecruit__Site_ExternalPositionDetails?id=a111o00000CYiKj

Location: Maputo

Starting Date: 1st of february 2019

Type of contract: 12 months renewable

Gross Salary Range: 4000 euros

We World GVC Onlus, recently constituted from the merger of two Ngos, is an Italian secular and independent organization working since 1971 in international cooperation and humanitarian aid. Present in 29 countries with 128 projects, We World GVC Onlus operates in the following areas of assistance: human rights (gender equality, prevention and combating violence against children and women, migration), humanitarian aid (prevention, emergency relief and rehabilitation), food security, access to water, health and hygiene, education, global citizenship education, quality teaching and international volunteering.

We World GVC Onlus works mostly with girls, boys, women and youth, actors of change in every community for a fairer and more inclusive world. Supports people overcoming emergencies and guarantees a life with dignity, opportunities and a better future through human and economic development programs, in the framework of the 2030 Agenda.

Joining the We World - GVC team means being part of the development of a dynamic organisation where the contribution of each staff member is promoted and valued, working together towards the collective achievement of shared goals and vision.

In 2016, We World GVC Onlus managed 84 projects, operating in 24 countries. From Africa to Latin America, from Asia to the Middle East, through to Europe. We act involving people, civil society organisations, governments and local authorities, to ensure access to water, food, health, education and work for thousands of people.

During a humanitarian emergency, we work to rebuild what has been destroyed and to rekindle growth and sustainable development processes. Our interventions aim to increase the population’s resilience, enhancing a community’s capacity to find, within its fabric, the skills and resources necessary to grow in a self-sufficient manner.

Our staff is the key to achieving ambitious goals. With nearly 770 professionals employed and 250 partners, over the past 12 months We World GVC Onlus has reached 1.4 million people. The organisation’s programmes (26 million in 2016) are co-funded by the most important humanitarian and development aid donors such as EU (DEVCO, EACEA, ECHO, NEAR), United Nations (OCHA, UNHCR, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP, FAO) and individual countries (AICS, JICA, France and Dutch Embassies) as well as by private donors and foundations.

Our programmes rely on highly specialised staff, able to implement tailored methods and practices in order to meet the different needs of beneficiaries and donor requirements.

The challenges that characterise the environments we work in are tackled by creating innovative synergies that draw on teamwork, multi-disciplinary experiences and by pairing international and local expertise.

Respect for individuals and constancy are essential and inalienable characteristics if operating in contexts requiring strong human and professional talents.

Being part of the We World GVC Onlus team means taking part in the development of a dynamic organisation where the contribution of each staff member is promoted and valued, working together towards the collective achievement of our goals and vision.

Job Description

We World GVC Onlus has been working in Mozambique since 2002 and is currently carrying out projects in the provinces of Maputo, Manica and Cabo Delgado. The interventions are focused on strengthening the resilience of the rural population in relation to climate change and effects of El Niño - through regenerative and conservative agriculture, water, prevention and response to environmental disasters -, developing educational and cultural sectors to promote an inclusive and participatory citizenship. The main donors are AICS - Italian Cooperation, Swiss Cooperation and Italian Decentralized Cooperation. In this context, We World GVC Onlus is recruiting a Chef de mission with broad experience in the management of agricultural programmes and rural development, as well as experience in managing community based programmes.

Main responsibilities of the selected person is to lead and supervise existing projects, develop new programmes and strengthen the intervention capacity of the organization in the Country . He/she must be willing to travel within the Country and region, develop new opportunities and relationships with key stakeholders.

The Chef de mission works under the direct supervision of the Desk Officer based in HQ.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

The Chef de mission will be responsible for the proper execution of the project and the coordination with national and international partners, local authorities and donors. He/She will be also responsible for the supervision and the overall coordination of the activities and human resources of the organization in Mozambique, as well as the development of the intervention strategy at country level in coordination with We World GVC Onlus staff in Mozambique and the HQ.

Project management:60%

· Implementation of general activities of the project, ensuring its implementation in accordance with the agreement and grant as well as respecting schedules and the yearly plan. Oversee all aspects of the project, including planning (activities; financial, technical and human resources) ensuring that the project results are achieved on time and within the allocated budget.

· Supervise technical direction in project implementation at all levels, ensuring that activities are in accordance with the adopted standards, meeting the local requirements and cost efficiency.

· Implementation of office procedures and management, safety and recruitment / supervisory staff.

· Logistics management and supervision: financial and administrative functions in supervision to the local administrator, such as requiring advance of project funds; prepare budget planning, supervise the preparation of cost estimates and core budget , procurement procedures for goods, services and works, contracts, payments, accountability; prepare financial reports.

· Establishment of a monitoring and evaluation plan and ensuring that project activities of documentation and performance reports are in accordance with the norms and standards of WW-GVC and the donor.

· Maintaining and strengthening solid relationships with project partners, beneficiaries and local authorities, through continuous monitoring and technical support, ensuring their empowerment to identify and articulate their needs and priorities through a participatory process. Build and deal with new partnerships and relationships with various institutional and non-state actors working in the related intervention sector.

· Coordination with HQ, maintaining frequent contact with the Desk Officers, partners and leaders of the project as well as relevant donors, in order to keep a regular update on the implementation of the project and to develop strategic planning.

· Facilitate the visibility and communication activities related to the project intervention.

Country Programme Management: 25%

· General coordination of expatriate and local staff. Supervision of the team's performance, both local and expatriate staff, and consultants. Support the training of local staff at work (training on the job).

· Provide direct support to the project coordinator’s planning and implementation.

· Monitoring all programmes in Mozambique, collect and review the implementation plans, evaluate the progress of implementation of activities and documentation, as well as propose corrective measures when needed.

· Coordinate the preparation of reports and ensure the timeliness and accuracy of information provided, as well as ensure the confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Ensure that projects and partnership reports are delivered according to the contractual requirements of We World GVC Onlus and the donor, based on time and budgets agreements.

· Monitor budget expenditures and support financial reporting.

• Development of the overall strategy of the We World GVC Onlus programme, including core budget in coordination with the HQ Desks.
• Development of good relations with associations of civil society, with local authorities and NGOs, agencies and donors aimed at increasing We World GVC Onlus partnerships in the Country.

· Development and preparation of new project proposals and search for new financing opportunities.

Office Management, HR and EAUV Volunteers Management and Development: 15%

· Management of the main and field offices, ensuring a strong team spirit, positive and participative work environment; effective communication and strong programme support; support staff supervision, guidance, coordination and monitoring; ensuring clarity on the plans and priorities of the project and effective teamwork.

· Ensure the selection and presence of appropriate staff; plan and implement specific actions to recruit, manage and motivate staff.

• Management and support of EAUV volunteers (mentor-coaching profile)

· Ensure teams have clearly defined goals, understand their responsibilities and receive significant feedback on their performance.

• Comply with the relevant standard procedures and policies of We World GVC Onlus with respect to work and HR Management.

· Assume overall responsibility for office management, ensuring the effective implementation of policies, procedures and administrative systems of WW-GVC and the application of the organization’s standards.

• Comply with all relevant We World GVC Onlus policies and procedures relating to health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.

The duties and responsibilities set forth above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to perform additional duties due to his level of skills and experience.

Professional experience:

· At least 5 years of previous experience working with NGOs or international organizations, with increasing responsibility.

· At least 2 years of previous experience in the same position, with Country coordination and management of institutional relations.

Education&Skills:

· Master's degree in relevant field, as Agriculture, Rural Development, Community Based Development, Climate change and disaster risk reduction.

· Ability to assess needs and write new project proposals.

· Good organizational skills, time-management and ability to manage responsibilities.

· Strong networking capabilities in dealing with stakeholders and, in particular, local authorities, institutions and donors at high levels.

· Proven experience in coordinating team and projects in a multicultural context, interpersonal and negotiation skills, flexibility in cultural and organizational terms.

· Excellent knowledge of written and spoken Portuguese (mandatory), spoken and written Italian (mandatory) and English (an advantage).

· Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Will constitutea plus:

· Previous experience in Mozambique and African Countries will be considered an asset.

Send your CV to job.openings@gvc-italia.org reference M2 ”Chef de mission – Mozambique”. Only preselected candidates will be contacted; the applications will be reviewed as they are received and the position may be awarded before the deadline.

DanChurchAid (DCA) is a legally registered International NGO (Charities and Societies Agency Certificate # 1083) engaged in development and humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people and communities in Ethiopia in partnership with Ethiopian NGOs and civil society organizations. DCA has a strong development and humanitarian programme in Ethiopia with offices in Addis, Bale, Gambella, Waghimra and Afar.

The DCA Gambella Programme has grown extensively since the office opened in March 2015. The projects relate to WASH, fresh food electronic vouchers, cash and market-based programming and livelihoods for host communities and refugees in four different camps and are among other funded by ECHO, BPRM and DANIDA.

As the Senior Programme Coordinator for DCA in Gambella, you will report directly to the Head of Programmes for DCA in Addis Ababa. You will be responsible for the overall coordination and leadership of the planning, implementation, M&E and fundraising for all DCA projects in Gambella. You will play a key role in representing DCA including liaison with local government and other humanitarian actors. Under the direct supervision of DCA’s Head of Programmes in Addis, you will provide technical and administrative leadership and guidance to the Gambella team and ensure that projects are implemented in line with donor requirements and the Core Humanitarian Standards.

Main technical tasks of the position are:

· Management and coordination of all DCA projects in Gambella, in close consultation with the relevant Coordinators, Managers and Advisors and in accordance with project proposals;

· Closely coordinate with all departments within the programme on planning and implementation to ensure maximum impact for communities;

· Support the Head of Programmes in development and production of new strategies, concept notes and proposals as well as budgets for new projects;

· Ensure complete and timely reporting of activities, in accordance with donor and HQ requirements;

· Facilitate and lead annual implementation and procurement planning processes for all projects in Gambella;

· Ensure the quality of projects through regular supervision and monitoring in project areas;

· Regularly monitor potential security risks and implementation challenges, including contextual changes, and advice DCA management on mitigation and evolving needs on the ground;

· In close collaboration with the finance department, manage and monitor budget utilization for each project and adjust as required;

· Set up, manage and coordinate Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning across all projects;

· Develop and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders and represent DCA at coordination meetings and working groups in all sectors;

· Manage the day to day operations of DCA Gambella field office and ensure that DCA’s administrative rules and regulations are respected;

· Ensure that necessary administrative and logistics supports are provided to field staff based in intervention requirements;

· Conduct monthly project meetings and send monthly reports to the HoP covering all aspects of the programme in Gambella;

· Facilitate timely recruitment of Gambella project staff;

· Ensure that DCA’s human resources policies and procedures are fully implemented and respected at field offices

Additional responsibilities include:

· Ensure relevant induction of programme staff to DCA policies and procedures, including Core Humanitarian Standards, Child Safeguarding Policy, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy, Anti-corruption Policy etc.;

· Contribute to culture of excellence, continuous improvement and performance optimization in all projects;

· Ensure diversity and inclusion and contribute to building the team spirit

Required Key Qualifications and Experiences:

· MA/MSC degree in Development Studies/Agricultural Economics, livelihood or other related fields;

· Minimum of 12 years’ experience in humanitarian INGO preferably on humanitarian programme/project management positions, at least 3 years of which should be in senior management position with progressive greater responsibility;

· Advanced leadership, team building, project management, networking and advocacy skills are required;

· Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously;

· Ability to evaluate data and course of action to reach logical and pragmatic decisions;

· Proven experience in working in refugee settings within a complex context;

· Ability to work under minimum supervision

· Proven experience of programme development, the humanitarian programme cycle and participatory planning methodologies;

· Good writing skills including for proposals and reporting to high-level international donors;

· Excellent understanding and experience in developing and utilizing rigorous planning, monitoring, and evaluation processes;

· Proven experience in monitoring projects and leading successful project implementation;

· Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure with minimum supervision

PersonalSkillsandQualities:

· Excellent inter-personal communication, facilitation and problem-solving skills;

· Ability to work as a team and independently;

· Excellent written and spoken English language is essential;

· Experience with data analysis, tablets, smartphones and associated software (e.g. Magpi, ODK);

· Computer literacy in Microsoft office package;

· Working experience or developed knowledge of working in the region desirable

· Effective networking abilities and good interpersonal skill

We offer:

• 2-year contract starting as soon as possible with possibility for renewal;
• A competitive salary package based on experience level with 30 working days of annual leave; Medical and accident insurance

To Apply please upload your CV and cover letter no later 20 January 2019 using the following link: https://www.danchurchaid.org/join-us/jobs/international-vacancies/senior-programme-coordinator-for-gambella

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. DCA reserves the right to select a candidate prior to the deadline.

Everyone applying for a job with DCA must be ready to comply with our Staff Policy on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment and our Child Safeguarding Policy

All qualified candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy. Only online applications consisting as a minimum of a CV and a cover letter will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

1.Purpose of the position:

Work with the Ethiopia Ayuda en Acción team to represent the institution in Ethiopia in coordination with the Madrid team, supporting the presence of Ayuda en Acción in development programmes of the Territorial Development Areas (especially in the Arsi area) and the humanitarian programme in accordance with institutional criteria and principles based on the institutional system of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluating and Quality Control. Identify opportunities for partnerships and funding among the actors present in the territory.

Coordinate current and future Ayuda en Acción interventions with Spanish donors, especially with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and decentralised cooperation.

2.Main responsabilities:

• Identify opportunities for visibility, strategic alliances and regional institutional funding in relation to Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia national programme.

• Carry out project and programme developments, drafting of follow up and final project reports in the intervention areas, in accordance with the established country strategy.

• Support Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia providing the necessary support and advice in each case, especially in relation to the closure and justification of ongoing projects.

• Ensure the participation of Ayuda en Acción in coordination spaces with regional initiatives on rural development and food security.

• Guide and coordinate the actions carried out by the different teams, ensuring their coherence, coordination, collaboration and learning.

3.Requirements

Knowledge and experience:

• Graduate. Desirable Economics - Agronomy speciality.

• Postgraduate studies in planning and development of projects in Local Development and/or Economic Development and/or Development Cooperation.

• 5 years minimum experience in technical and financial management and planning of rural development and/or food security programmes and management of international cooperation funds. Valuable experience in management of co-financed projects by European and Spanish public administration, preferably AECID.

• Work experience in Africa and knowledge of the Ethiopian context: national legislation related to development actions, political, social, economic and environmental trends in the country and its relationship with the regional environment, as well as specifics related to rural development and value chains.

• Experience and/or knowledge of working with NGOs or communities, the private sector or public institutions that enrich the linkages of the national programme.

• Experience in human resources management and a broad knowledge of participatory techniques, teamwork methodologies and coordination.

• Experience in resource management and quotes preparation and follow-up.

• Experience in understanding and conducting humanitarian aid in complex situations (desirable).

• Knowledge and experience in promoting gender equality.

Skills and competences

• High analytical capacity and strategic planning.

· High capacity for dialogue, communication and interpersonal relations with people from different environments and groups in different contexts, including extreme humanitarian emergency contexts.

• Ability to integrate into a multicultural team, foster personal development and conflict resolution in dynamic and changing contexts.

• High level of interpersonal and communication skills in different contexts.

• Ability to work effectively and take informed decisions with direct supervision.

• Ability to work under pressure and to manage stress in conflict situations.

• Ability to stay in areas with very limited services.

• Identification with the general Ayuda en Acción objectives, including the commitment to the fight against poverty, in favour of equity and gender equality.

• Results oriented and used to managing management indicators.

· Good treatment, proactivity and communication skills.

Languages

Essential: Excellent writing and syntax in Spanish and English. Knowledge of Amharic and/or Oromo is a plus.

Computer skills

High level of computer tools: Advanced Windows, Ms Office and databases.

4.Offer conditions

• Duration of the contract: 1 year, extendable.

• Joining: January 2019.

• National, regional and international mobility.

• Remuneration in accordance with Ayuda en Acción remuneration policy.

• Location: Addis Ababa.

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to rrhh@ayudaenaccion.org.

Thank you so much.

Project Summary:

The four-year General Education Quality Improvement Programme for Equity (GEQIP-E), funded by DFID, will work at the federal and sub-national levels across all 11 regions of Ethiopia. The objective is to improve the quality of education (including the safety and inclusiveness of the environment) children and young people receive in Ethiopia. To achieve this the program will work across four key areas:

• Work to strengthen the delivery capacity of the Federal Ministry of Education and Regional Education Bureaus;
• Enhance the current national school leadership training, improve gender equity by working with four Colleges of Teacher Education in Mekelle, Bahir Dar, Jimma, and Hawassa;
• Develop a revised school leadership and instructional leadership training program;
• Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the program as well as provide assistance to education data capacity of the Federal Ministry of Education.

Reporting & Supervision:

The National Leadership Training Structure Adviser will report to the School Leadership Lead and supervise the Centres of Excellence Coordinators. The position is expected to report in March/April 2019.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assess the pre-service school leadership training by visiting Colleges of Teacher Education ‘Centres of Excellence’ and interviewing CTE personnel, school principals and teachers to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the school leadership training system;
• Conduct a gender audit of the strengths and weaknesses of the current school leadership training program, focusing on developing effective school principals, leaders, managers, and increasing the number of women leaders;
• Share findings of assessment and audit with MOE partners and work with them to inform the development of an implementation plan, with milestones, of an improved, accredited national school leadership program that can be delivered at national levels for the colleges of teacher education and linked to a training at decentralized levels (cluster resource centers);
• Identify and document ways of including more women in leadership roles and preparing leaders to deliver education to Ethiopia’s girls in a way that encourages girls to be future leaders;
• Support the four College of Teacher Education ‘Centres of Excellence’ and decentralized structures for school leadership to roll out a sustainable quality assurance model of training, including international linkages to help improve standards, performance, certification, and monitoring/validation of the training program; and
• Coordinate with existing donor-funded projects working in the area of school leadership, including the USAID-funded READ II project.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education or related field;
• Ten (10) years’ experience developing, designing and implementing pre-service trainings and curriculum in similar contexts, preferably in a leadership role;
• Experience leading small teams or workstreams to deliver to a high quality, on time and on budget;
• Strong experience working in Ethiopia and a strong understanding of the Ethiopian education Federal, regional, and woreda education offices;
• Experience working on similar internationally-funded technical assistance programs, preferably with DFID;
• Knowledge of spoken and written English; and
• Fluency in spoken and written Amharic.

Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position contingent upon donor funding.

Please apply on our website: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/CRE1010CREAI/JobBoard/b093422a-53ee-4b40-ae33-72edfc017f55/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=df82aefc-2e51-4f67-81b1-0b55b87ebcae

Project Summary:

The four-year General Education Quality Improvement Programme for Equity (GEQIP-E), funded by DFID, will work at the federal and sub-national levels across all 11 regions of Ethiopia. The objective is to improve the quality of education (including the safety and inclusiveness of the environment) children and young people receive in Ethiopia. To achieve this the program will work across four key areas:

• Work to strengthen the delivery capacity of the Federal Ministry of Education and Regional Education Bureaus;
• Enhance the current national school leadership training, improve gender equity by working with four Colleges of Teacher Education in Mekelle, Bahir Dar, Jimma, and Hawassa;
• Develop a revised school leadership and instructional leadership training program;
• Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the program as well as provide assistance to education data capacity of the Federal Ministry of Education.

Reporting & Supervision:

The Educational Access Adviser will report to the Gender & Inclusion Lead. The position is expected to report in March/April 2019.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work under the direction of the Gender and Inclusion Lead to carry out a gendered diagnostics assessment on key barriers to access, retention and progress in the school system for pastoralist children;
• Design and implement measures to improve enrolment, reduce dropout, and increase survival rates for girls, boys from pastoralist regions, and children with special needs;
• Ensure community collaboration, participation of children, families and communities in identifying issues, shaping activities, information gathering, and data collection;
• Implement measures to improve water/sanitation facilities and develop ‘safe spaces’ for girls so that they feel safe both in school and on their journeys to and from school;
• Design and implement inclusive approaches and teaching learning materials for the classroom that promote the learning of all students, including remote rural girls and learners with disabilities;
• Work with school communities to improve accountability and better utilization of school grants; and
• Pilot a career advice/development and work-related attachments program for grade 8 and 10 learners in selected woreda.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education or related field;
• Ten (10) years’ experience developing, designing and implementing educational access and inclusion programs for children with vulnerabilities in similar contexts, preferably in a leadership role;
• Experience leading small teams or workstreams to deliver to a high quality, on time and on budget;
• Strong experience working in Ethiopia and a strong understanding of the Ethiopian education Federal, regional, and woreda education offices;
• Experience working on similar internationally-funded technical assistance programs, preferably with DFID;
• Knowledge of spoken and written English; and
• Fluency in spoken and written Amharic.

Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position contingent upon donor funding.

Please apply on our website; https://recruiting.ultipro.com/CRE1010CREAI/JobBoard/b093422a-53ee-4b40-ae33-72edfc017f55/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=de22f67a-5cbd-40ab-8081-1deb79050b09

Objetivo del puesto

Administrar y supervisar la incorporación y empleo de los recursos financieros, humanos y materiales de Ayuda en Acción de Mozambique de acuerdo a los principios de transparencia, calidad, austeridad y eficiencia que la organización promueve, asegurando siempre la mejor gestión de los bienes de la entidad.

Colaborar en la consecución de los objetivos de la Organización e impulsar la implantación y la ejecución de los procesos institucionales en Mozambique, en coordinación con los equipos de la Sede Central de España y el equipo del Programa Nacional de Mozambique.

Responsabilidades

• Administrar los recursos financieros, humanos y materiales de la institución cumpliendo con legalidad y los sistemas de control vigentes.

• En coordinación con los demás responsables de Ayuda en Acción de Mozambique y el equipo de la Sede, asegurar la adecuada dotación de recursos para el cumplimiento eficiente de los objetivos fundacionales de la entidad.

• Gestionar los recursos humanos de Ayuda en Acción de Mozambique selección, incorporación, pago de retribuciones, formación, bajas temporales, cese de la relación laboral, etc. de acuerdo al estricto cumplimiento de la normativa aplicable.

• Supervisar y gestionar la adquisición de bienes y la contratación de obras y servicios de acuerdo a los procedimientos y normativa aplicable.

• Coordinar los procesos de presupuestación, ejecución y control de los recursos financieros de que se dote Ayuda en Acción de Mozambique.

• Supervisar y gestionar la tesorería institucional, así como la elaboración y actualización del inventario bienes.

• Elaborar periódicamente los estados financieros de acuerdo a la normativa legal y tributaria y a los principios y normativa contable vigentes en el país, garantizando su adecuación a IFRS.

• Supervisar la correcta ejecución de los procesos financieros, contables y administrativos que sean subcontratados a terceros, de forma que respondan a las necesidades de Ayuda en Acción de Mozambique y se provean en tiempo y forma.

• Reportar periódicamente -por los canales establecidos y mediantes las herramientas pertinentes- los estados contables y financieros a la Fundación Ayuda en Acción.

• Velar por el cumplimiento de todas las obligaciones legales y tributarias de la institución de acuerdo a los requerimientos y normativas de la propia Institución, así como a todos los organismos públicos e instancias privadas pertinentes.

• Control y seguimiento de la ejecución de fondos asignados por Ayuda en Acción de Mozambique para la ejecución de los proyectos, sean estos gestionados tanto por Ayuda en Acción de Mozambique como por Socios Locales.

• Coordinar el seguimiento, supervisión y auditoria administrativa-financiera de la institución.

• Cualquier otra actividad inherente al puesto de trabajo

  Conocimientos y experiencia

• Deseable: Contador Público Certificado (OCAM).

• Estudios superiores de Auditoría, Economía, Administración de Empresas o Contabilidad.

• Experiencia de al menos 5 años en puestos similares en organizaciones de cooperación internacional.

• Conocimiento avanzado de contabilidad, gestión de tesorería, tributaria y gestión presupuestaria.

• Conocimiento del marco legal laboral, tributario y contractual vigente.

• Experiencia en gestión de proyectos con donantes internacionales (AECID, UE, etc.)

• Buen conocimiento de Microsoft Office e Internet: Excel avanzado

• Conocimientos de ERP, se valorará conocimientos de SAP.

• Licencia de conducir vigente (valorable).

  Habilidades y competencias

• Capacidad de interlocución y de construir y mantener relaciones efectivas con el equipo humano de la Organización y con los socios externos.

• Excelente capacidad de comunicación en portugués (hablado y escrito). Capacidad de comunicación e inglés y macua es un plus.

• Orientación a resultados

• Rigor tanto en la calidad de la información como en el cumplimiento de los plazos establecidos

• Capacidad analítica

• Trabajo en equipo

  Otros requerimientos:

• Disponibilidad para viajar y desplazarse hacia áreas rurales

• Flexibilidad horaria

Condiciones de la Oferta

• Incorporación Inmediata

• Contrato indefinido.

• Jornada completa de trabajo

• Centro de Trabajo en Pemba (Mozambique).

• Remuneración acorde a la política retributiva de Ayuda en Acción

Si estás interesad@ en esta vacante por favor envía tu CV a rrhh@ayudaenaccion.org.

O V E R V I E W

Do you believe that everyone deserves access to affordable, quality healthcare? Are you driven by creativity, bold ideas, and disruptive innovation? Are you inspired by exceptionally talented, diverse, impact-oriented colleagues? Do you thrive in a dynamic, high-growth fast-paced environment? Then consider a job with ThinkWell.

ThinkWell is a growing health systems organization focusing on the acceleration of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through design and delivery of non-traditional approaches to global health challenges that are bold, creative and pragmatic. Our work addresses the UHC priorities through harnessing the public and private sector to deliver on health financing, HRH, governance, research and evaluation using a diverse range of tools and processes.

We are currently recruiting a Technical Director to assume a leadership role in our Maputo office. This exciting role will oversee all technical areas of design, implementation and monitoring of the current project portfolio. We are seeking an individual who is keen on providing technical leadership to a cutting-edge portfolio while mentoring and empowering teams through hands-on management. This dynamic role requires someone who will contribute to our organizational values, learning and high performance while driving external engagement with regional and global actors to pursue new sources of donor funding. They will lead and participate in proposal teams to ensure diversification of the country program portfolio while maintaining existing donor relations and expansion of existing programs.

Location: Maputo, Mozambique

Reports to: Country Director, Maputo, Mozambique.

W H A T Y O U ’ L L D O

Technical Leadership and Management

1. Provide technical leadership and management oversight to ThinkWell country program staff; including senior technical specialists, analysts, and interns.
2. Provide senior technical expertise to the project managers and country office staff, across the program portfolio; these areas include health financing, human resources for health, supply chain management and research and evaluation.
3. Drive the health sector engagement with the Ministry of Health on all major intervention areas supported by ThinkWell
4. Oversee the research and evaluation portfolio, to ensure quality design, research implementation, analysis and writing of reports, articles and related peer reviewed journal publications

5. Lead the development of technical documents, project status reports, and blogs and articles for publication and dissemination on ThinkWell’s website, external sites, and at conferences

6. Lead the process for identifying and securing potential partners; and recruiting consultants and staff.

7. Ensure timely delivery of quality products through adoption of and compliance with ThinkWell’s quality standards.

Representation and Visibility

1. Represent ThinkWell with all key stakeholders within government, donors, and other non-state actors, on all technical aspects of current and prospective projects.
2. Lead, or participate in, new business through engagement with Ministry counterparts, partners and other relevant agencies in the design and development of proposals
3. Maintain communications with other ThinkWell project managers in various global locations, for the purposes of technical exchange, knowledge management and dissemination, cross- fertilization;
4. Actively contribute to further ThinkWell’s thought leadership on the global health agenda and UHC, by presenting / publishing project findings at conferences, technical working group meetings, and in peer-reviewed literature.
5. Represent ThinkWell in interaction / networking with donors, strategic program partners and other stakeholders at technical meetings, events and fora to ensure engagement on the latest developments in HSS and other relevant technical areas.

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

1. Graduate degree in public health, health economics or related subject, (ideally PhD level), with specialist qualifications in health
2. At least 15 years of relevant work experience ideally in Mozambique health
3. Extensive experience working with ministries of health and finance, and with donors and implementers;
4. Strong network in the health systems and policy research community
5. Proven track record in technical project management and people
6. Fluent command of English and working proficiency in
7. Willingness to travel to provinces and within the region

WHO YOU ARE

1. Inspiring leader who models the principles of conscious leadership and embraces facilitation and mentorship as the primary tools for leadership;

2. Ability to rally staff around ThinkWell’s advocacy-oriented and transformative vision

3. Has a ‘can-do’, ‘anything is possible, ‘start-up’ ethos combined with a strong sense of urgency and action orientation;

4. Strong belief that traditional, top-down management is a relic of the past and used as a last- resort management tool. Instead, you possess a strong desire to lead with a facilitative and mentoring approach;

5. Strong and compelling writing skills

6. Thoughtful systems thinker with grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of achieving development outcomes;

7. Committed to modeling a work culture that strongly espouses individual authenticity, radical feedback, intelligent failure, and collective impact;

8. Ability to flourish in a dynamic organization that fundamentally values iteration and evolution over stability and predictability;

9. Ability to externally represent and convey ThinkWell’s passion, conviction, impatience, anger, and desire to see change;

10. Intuitive ability to relate and connect with people from different cultures, orientations, and operating lenses (political, technical, funder, business partner, etc); with special acumen on maintaining positive relations in a virtual

T O A P P L Y

Applications must be submitted through our online job portal: https://jobs-thinkwell.icims.com/jobs

Candidates must submit a resume and cover letter.

Please apply on our website at https://jobs-thinkwell.icims.com/jobs/1123/health-systems-strengthening-specialist/job

ThinkWell

@thinkwellglobal

www.thinkwell.global

BACKGROUND:

Right To Play is a global organization committed to improving the lives of children and youth affected by conflict, disease and poverty. Established in 2000, Right To Play has pioneered a unique play-based approach to learning and development which focuses on quality education, life skills, health, gender equality, child protection and building peaceful communities. With programming in over 15 countries, Right To Play transforms the lives of more than one million children each week, both inside and outside of the classroom. In addition to our work with children, Right To Play advocates with parents, local communities, and governments to advance the fundamental rights of all children.

The Mozambique country office is currently searching for a qualified and self-driven candidate to join a team of professionals in Mozambique as Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Specialist-MELS)

JOB SUMMARY:

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist (MELS) reports directly to the Country Director (CD). The incumbent receives technical advice and supervision from the Regional Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager. The MELS collaborates with staff, not only at the country office level, but also within the broader region and across the organization, globally. The primary roles and responsibilities of the MELS are to (a) manage and implement Right To Play’s country-level monitoring, evaluation and Learning plan, within the RTP global Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework and specific to country strategies, needs and contexts; (b) coordinate and supervise the monitoring of program activities, and outcomes and support the development of program reports; (c) support program planning at the country level by conducting appropriate assessments and through the provision of technical assistance; (d) Manage country specific Programs program evaluations; and, (e) help the country office utilize the findings in their planning and decision-making. The MELS leads the MEL system across the country and plays an active part in the global Right To Play Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) community by contributing to the organization’s understanding of its program approaches and outcomes.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Job Responsibility #1: Output and Outcome Monitoring(35% of Time)

· Develop and implement an effective system for output monitoring data management and sharing data from project sites to country office.

· Ensure that data is collected, cleaned and analyzed in time for submission dates to Country Office and to Regional office

· Ensure data quality and integrity by periodically conducting spot checks and/or field visits to verify data and/or investigate any data anomalies;

· Ensure capacity building of country office and field Staff on MEL processes and systems.

· Develop and implement country-specific plans and budgets for outcome assessment activities, ensuring alignment with key program measurement dates.

· Coordinate and implement program outcome assessment once a year.

· Support the development/refinement of data collection and data entry instruments required for the program.

· Conducts data audits and checks data to ensure accuracy in data collection and entry.

· Oversees high level analysis on quantitative and qualitative data collected.

· Ensures data storage is in line with standards and norms and prescribed in the Global MEL Strategy.

· Takes the lead in responding to the organization and Donors Data Quality Assessments and other external reviews and verifications of program MEL activities;

· Identifies innovations and improvements to enhance effectiveness of the Country database management system.

Job Responsibility #2:Evaluations and Studies(30% of Time)

· Coordinate overall process of country specific Program evaluations such as Needs assessments, Baseline, Mid-Term and Final evaluation

· Lead the review/rating of technical Proposals for consultant selection, and manage consultants over the evaluation phases

· Ensures timely and quality completion of evaluations and submission of evaluation reports

· Compile country-specific results and findings summary from evaluation, according to reporting templates and guidelines and submit as required

· Support research initiatives as appropriate and provide critical input and feedback throughout the conceptualizing, planning and implementation of researches

· Lead the identification and establishment of suitable academic/research partners at country Level

Job Responsibility #3: Capacity building for MEL through trainings and systems development (10% of Time):

· Assesses country-level capacity for successful implementation of MEL work including staff skills and knowledge, data entry and data storage systems and develop strategies for increasing capacity.

· Train partners and Right To Play staff in output monitoring and outcome assessments procedures and standards, tools.

· Trains data enumerators such as Field Facilitators and partner staff on data collection tools and processes.

· Provides workshops as needed on MEL for country staff, partners and stakeholders.

Job Responsibility #4:Supporting and facilitating country planning processes (10% of Time):

· Supports Country Office and Regional Office in developing logic frameworks for new programs and reviewing logic frameworks for existing programs including the identification of appropriate outcomes and SMART indicators.

· Support program teams to ensure indicators are linked to appropriate evidence/backup within the database;

· Support country teams on programme and strategic planning process especially on setting targets and measubility

· In collaboration with other staff in the Country Office and the Regional Office, identifies program and decision-making implications of MEL findings.

· Develops summary materials and delivers presentations on ME findings to staff, partners, beneficiaries, and/or other stakeholders.

Job Responsibility #5:Supporting the development and strengthening of RTP’s global MEL framework (5% of Time):

· Participates in RTP’s global MEL initiatives, ME workshops and trainings and consultations.

· Shares MEL good practices, lessons learned and other insights with RTP MEL colleagues.

· Maintains regular communications with the Regional MELO.

· Supports other global ME initiatives as required and as agreed to by the Country Director.

Job Responsibility #6:Dissemination of findings and integration into planning, and decision-making (5% of Time):

· Provides technical support to develop country-specific plans for reviewing, discussing, and sharing the results

· Lead the country specific activities (meetings, workshops) for reviewing, discussing sharing results

· Consolidate Country wide results for communication, learning and knowledge management purposes

· Work with Communication unit to develop appropriate materials (documents, presentations, etc…) that outline the results/findings.

· Identify key learning questions for discussion (e.g. related to program implications of findings, recommendations, etc…)

· Implements/lead appropriate mechanisms to ensure effective response and actions taken upon evaluations recommendations.

Job Responsibility #7:Other tasks as assigned (5% of Time):

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Must have)

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION

· Mater Degree degree in social sciences, Project development or related discipline to MEL.

· Training in Monitoring and Evaluation such as university courses, workshops, certificates.

EXPERIENCE:

· 3 years of practical experience developing and implementing monitoring evaluation and learning frameworks (developing logic frameworks, outcomes, indicators, targets and data collection plans).

· 1 year of practical experience working with social development programs.

· 3 years leading and conducting major evaluations (Baseline, Midterm, final.)

· Proven knowledge and experience in development of both quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments

· Experience conducting high level analysis for quantitative data and qualitative data.

· Experience managing data sets (coordinating data entry, ensuring data quality, managing data confidential storage).

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

· Strong background in program evaluation methodologies

· Understanding of quantitative and qualitative research approaches and best practices, and of child-friendly data collection methods

· Knowledge of SMART indicators

· Computer literacy in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Internet and proven experience of other ICT systems for data base management

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (Asset to have):

· Ability to work appropriately with a variety of populations and stakeholders, including children, youth, parents, teachers and school administrators, government, and other partners

· Experience designing and leading evaluation or research studies

· Experience conducting data collection with children

· Expertise and experience in training and capacity-building (e.g., developing and delivering workshops, mentoring and supporting colleagues, etc.)

· Expertise and experience in designing data collection tools both qualitative and quantitative

· Experience identifying program implications and recommendations from data findings

· Experience in monitoring and evaluation processes for NGO programs

COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

· Advanced interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills

· Strong analytical and conceptual skills to think and plan strategically and to identify trends.

· Strong problem-solving skills.

· Ability to work appropriately with a variety of populations and stakeholders, including children, youth, parents, teachers and school administrators, government, and other partners.

· Proven written communication and presentation skills, presenting evaluation findings through a variety of mediums— data visuals (graphs), reports and presentations

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

Ability to travel in country and internationally.

Ability to legally work in Mozambique, without sponsorship.

Note: The successful candidate will be employed as a local staff member of Mozambique. Compensation and benefits will follow the local package. This is not an international position

Compensation: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including a flexible work policy (e.g. work from home and flex hours)

Employment Start Date: Immediately

Contract Duration: Long term engagement based on performance and availability of funds.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to:

MozambiqueHR@righttoplay.com and kindly include “Position Name” and your name in the subject line. Please indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We offer a family-friendly environment that allows for flexible work arrangements in order to support staff diversity and ensure a healthy work-life balance.

We are a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory police record check as a condition of employment.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

Objective:

To facilitate the overall coordination of the Community Score Card related interventions, assist in planning activities, provide technical support to the FMOH and RHBs in the implementation of the approach and monitor the results in order to empower communities and service providers, as well as achieve accountability outcomes that will improve health service delivery.

How can you make a difference?

Specific objectives

Main duties and responsibilities;

Methodology

The Consultant will be hired as SSA, assigned in the Federal Ministry of Health, Reform and Good Governance Directorate, Addis Ababa. He/she will work very closely with the other directorates, especially, the Health Extension Program, HSS and MNCH Directorates ad the Regional Health Bureaus and liaise with other relevant partners of the MoH.

Reporting

Expected Deliverables

Deliverables

Deadline

Country progress’s report on CSC level of implementation

30/01/19

A CSC Technical Working group gathering CSC key stakeholders put in place, with clear ToR

15/02/2019

CSC strategy and implementation plan with a monitoring and evaluation plan available. The strategy will include (i) girls and women participation specific focus (ii) community participation for addressing harmful social norms (iii) specific strategies for pastoralist settings and humanitarian context

15/03/2019

A National core trainer of trainers (TOTs) in the CSC process put in place

30/03/2019

CSC implementation progress monthly reports available

Every 25th of the month

Documentation of CSC (reports, videos, written articles, brochure,…) available

30/06/2019

Monthly reports on completion of the consultancy activities shared with UNICEF and FMOH

Every 25th of the month

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=519146

TERM OF REFERENCEFOR PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

Project Title: Pathways for Sustainable Employment for Women and Youth in Ghana and Ethiopia (PASEWAY)

Commissioning Office: Plan International Germany

Type of Exercise: Project Proposal Development

Target and Location: TBD, Ghana and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contract period: 25th February 2019 to 12thApril 2019

Background

About Plan International: Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations. Working with children, their families, and communities, Plan is one of the world’s largest development organizations with the objective to achieve sustainable change and to enhance the living conditions of the people in partner countries. For over 80 years Plan has been working to tackle poverty, violence and injustice and to encourage girls and boys to actively shape their future. Plan is working in long-term partnerships with local people, organizations and government bodies at all levels.

About the project: In spite of efforts to create opportunities for employment, youth unemployment remains a significant challenge in Ghana and Ethiopia. Plan International Germany is in the process of sourcing funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) under the special initiative “Vocational Training and Employment” to design and implement a project titled ‘Pathways for Sustainable Employment’ (PASEWAY). The project will contribute amongst others to the following global indicators:

1) Number of people newly employed in companies,

2) Number of people benefiting from improved incomes,

3) Number of people who are affected by a qualification or benefit from this training measure

Plan International Germany is seeking a consultant or firm qualified and experienced in sector of youth economic empowerment to develop project proposals for Ghana (exact location TBD in study) and/or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Consultants can submit offers for both or one of the countries - technical and financial proposals shall be submitted separately for each country. All reports shall be submitted via e-mail only for each country respectively (separate reporting/ separate proposals).

Detailed market assessments on formal employment opportunities in Ghana and/or Ethiopia will be provided by Plan to the consultant. The project will be implemented through a locally registered non-for profit organization with a strong expertise in youth economic empowerment.

Scope of Work

1. Develop project proposal(s) (separate proposals per country); with support and inputs of Plan International Ethiopia / Ghana, Plan International Germany and their implementing and technical partners, according to:

a. the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (FMECD) Guidelines for the funding of projects of importance to development under the responsibility of private German executing agencies (Chapter 2302 Title 687 76) in the revised version effective as of 1 January 2016 including Special provisions (BNBest-P) (Annex 1),

b. specific guidelines of the call (Annex 2),

c. and the market assessment.

1. The consultant has to consider and incorporate the feedback and comments from Plan International Ethiopia / Ghana and Plan International Germany into the proposal draft.

2. The consultant will be responsible for conducting a planning workshops with Plan International Ethiopia and Ghana, Plan International Germany and technical partners. Planning workshops will be held separately for each country (Accra and Addis Abeba).

3. The consultant will be responsible for compiling and writing the project proposal(s), including forming and leading of the project proposal development team if required. Close consultation and coordination with Plan at every step is required.

4. To develop the project proposal, the consultant will be provided with information, materials, documents and expertise by Plan International Ethiopia and/or Ghana and Plan International Germany. Specifically, the consultant will be provided with market assessments, which will be finalised before the planning workshop and provide an analysis of the job market and the context of the project. Market Assessment will provide in-depth analysis of:

a. Current situation in the proposed field of intervention

b. Activities of other donors / implementing organizations (with focus on GIZ, KfW and other German donors) with view to possible synergies with other initiatives and avoidance of duplication

c. National priorities for the specific objective/themes/priorities

d. Appreciation of the necessity of the project in the light of the market assessment

and will be presented during the planning workshop by Plan.

1. Plan International Germany will provide detailed information regarding the donor guidelines and will be available for consultation throughout the project development.

Objectives and tasks

1. Conduct planning workshop(s) with implementing partners, Plan International Germany and Plan Ethiopia and/or Ghana staff in respective country.

1.1. Elaboration of a detailed stakeholder analysis, including but not limited to:

o Number of direct and indirect beneficiaries

o Type of beneficiaries (occupation, sex, age, social and economic rank, etc.)

o Interrelations between the stakeholders

1.2. Elaboration of a detailed institutional analysis, including but not limited to:

o Stakeholder analysis - recommendations for strengthening capacity of CSOs

o Recommendations for the institutional set-up

o Links between national and local authorities, CSOs and private sector

o Lobbying and advocacy opportunities

1.3. Elaboration of a detailed risk analysis, including political, socio-economic, logistical and environmental risks as well as mitigating actions that lie within the scope of the project.

1.4. Develop of a Logframe, including indicators for project overall objective (impact), project objective (outcome) and specific objectives (output) as well as assumptions in coordination with Plan International.

1.5. Develop project activities

Plan International Germany will conduct a session on donor guidelines including budgeting during the planning workshop.

1. Develop project proposal based on the market assessment and results of the planning workshop (find template in Annex 3, although proposals shall not be longer than 20 pages, in-depth information shall be provided in form of annexes)

2. Develop project budget in close cooperation with implementing partner, Plan International Ghana and/or Ethiopia and Plan International Germany (template will be provided during the planning workshop by Plan International Germany).

Plan International Germany is seeking a consultant or firm qualified and experienced in sector of youth economic empowerment to develop project proposals for Ghana (exact location TBD in study) and/or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Consultants can submit offers for both or one of the countries - technical and financial proposals shall be submitted separately for each country via E-Mail only. All reports shall be submitted for each country respectively (separate reporting).

Please use the reference " PASEWAY " in all communications.

Completed bids should be submitted no later than 5pm on Thursday 31 January 2019.

Please use the link below to download the full TOR Dossier:

https://plan-international.org/sites/default/files/field/field_document/tor_proposal_development_yee_ghana_ethiopia.pdf

Job Summary

The Administrative and Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining an accurate record of all administrative and financial transactions meeting the rules and regulations established. The position is based in Gambella, Ethiopia.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain detailed records for all administrative and financial transactions in an organized and professional manner
• Perform daily functions including record-keeping, recording all cash, maintaining cash ledgers, monitor field expense reports, and reconcile cash on hand
• Provide required weekly reports by specified deadlines assigned
• Ensure administrative and financial activity is carried out in accordance with SP field policies
• Provide support to other office staff with regards to administrative needs
• Identify areas for financial and administrative improvement and work to implement feasible improvements
• With a generous and serving spirit perform all other tasks and responsibilities assigned for the benefit of Samaritan’s Purse

Education / Experience Needed

• Diploma in Finance or Business
• One to two years of experience
• Previous experience working for an INGO preferred

Skills Required

• Fluency in English
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• High level of attention to detail, good organizational and problem-solving skills

Please send an email to HRSPE@samaritan.org with the job title and location, your resume, and a cover letter.

City Assosa, Ethiopia

Start Date Mar - May 2019 (flexible)

Length of Placement 9 Months

Language Requirements English

The Volunteer’s Role

Your skills in Information Technology can help save lives! We need a volunteer with experience an Information Technology background to help the Assosa University establish their IT systems. This involves accessing the current situation, identifying gaps, developing a strategy, building the network, implementing the system and then training staff on how to use and maintain the system. By helping our partners develop the capacity of the faculty, students and hospital staff in midwifery practice, you will be contributing to the Midwives Saves Lives project that is being implemented by Cuso International in partnership with the Canadian Association of Midwives. This position will ultimately work to reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality rates, strengthen the quality of RMNCH services and to build institutional capacity to deliver these services.

As a volunteer, you will:

-Ensure the functionality of all IT machines in Assosa University

-Establish the computer network systems among the Assosa University

-Perform medical equipment maintenance

-Test the status of new medical equipment

Essential Academic Qualifications:

-BA in Computer Science or a diploma in Information Technology

-Experience in networking, maintenance

-Experience in delivering in-service training design and implementation

Essential Professional Background:

-Experience computer networking, maintenance and training facilitation

-Experience in conducting a needs assessment, and delivering in-service training

-Able to work collaboratively with team

-Commitment to achieve results

Support Package

• Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

• Accommodation while in placement

• Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

• Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

• Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

• Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

• Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

• Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).

• Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

• Bonus: Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend for another 6 months

https://cusointl.org/2CnLET8

The ISS is seeking a senior researcher on human security in the Horn of Africa. The senior researcher will undertake primary and secondary research and analysis, develop policy recommendations based on the findings, and actively communicate results to ISS stakeholders through written products, verbal communication and media commentary.

The work will involve independently managing the entire process of complex research projects, including organising high-level research, interventions and capacity building support to regional governments as well as technical support and policy engagements. The senior researcher will assist in resource mobilisation, and tracking budgets and expenditure, and monitoring and evaluation of project impact. The successful candidate will help build the ISS’ profile by initiating and maintaining relationships with ISS stakeholders and donors, ensuring that the right policy makers engage with research results, and shaping African and global decision making on human security.

The senior researcher will report to the ISS Addis Ababa Office Director and Regional Representative to African Union, Horn and East Africa.

Overview of duties

• Stay abreast of human security developments in the Horn of Africa through monitoring the media and other sources, primary research, and information gathered from national and international networks
• Initiate, plan and undertake primary and secondary research, and disseminate the results in a timely, insightful and relevant way to specific audiences
• Manage ISS support to IGAD and regional governments through technical support and other capacity-building engagements
• Manage research projects and guide junior team members in the production of written content as well as briefings and presentations
• Maintain proactive relationships with key partners and relevant regional and international organisations
• Conduct regular media interviews
• Convene seminars, closed briefings and expert roundtables, and present research findings at ISS events and other relevant forums
• Identify new opportunities for funding, and draft concept notes and proposals

Overview of requirements

• Masters or PhD qualification in international studies, peace and conflict resolution, political science, security studies, law or a relevant field
• At least 10 years of work experience in a policy, research, government, training or other relevant professional environment
• Excellent networking, political and interpersonal skills, in particular the ability to work in partnership with international and continental organisations, governments and civil society
• At least five years experience in managing projects and supervising junior staff
• Experience in budget management and financial administration
• Knowledge and experience of monitoring and evaluation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills supported by a track record of relevant publications, media commentary and public speaking at international forums
• Excellent English and French language skills. The candidate must be fluent in at least one of the two languages and should have a good command of the other (both written and verbal)
• Experience in and a willingness to work in a diverse team
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Willingness to travel to difficult places

The contract will be for one year, and may be renewed subject to ISS’ requirements, funding and satisfactory performance. A competitive salary is offered.

Email your application to Yemissrach Tadesseat addisjobs@issafrica.org. Applicants must provide a cover letter, detailed CV, and recent writing sample, including at least three contactable referees. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The IRC is a non-governmental organization operating in over 40 countries in the world. IRC started operation in Ethiopia in year 2000, currently working in five regions in providing relief services to refugees, victims of drought, and war affected populations. **

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Job advertisement

Position- Early Warning Information Officer

Location- Addis Ababa

Length of Employment- Definite

Posting Date- January 14, 2019

Closing Date- January 27, 2019

Vacancy Code- 01/562

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive, recover, and rebuild their lives. The IRC has been working in Ethiopia for over 15 years implementing emergency and resilience programming in the areas of WASH, education, livelihoods, reproductive health, gender-based violence, and child and youth protection and development. In 2017, IRC provides services to approximately 405,200 refugees in 20 camps and more than one million vulnerable Ethiopians in seven regions.

Position Summary

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking an Early Warning Information Officer (EWIO) to ensure access to timely information on emergency needs within Ethiopia for the three-year Emergency Nutrition and WASH Rapid Response Capacity project jointly funded by USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and Food for Peace (FFP). Under this program, the IRC as prime, in collaboration with two international NGO consortium partners, will provide emergency nutrition and WASH activities countrywide to support populations affected by slow or rapid onset emergencies. The objectives of the OFDA/FFP emergency program are to:

● Monitor the changing humanitarian situation and emerging issues in Ethiopia and support rapid emergency response interventions to address prioritized, targeted needs in Nutrition and WASH.

● Support the emergency nutrition needs of vulnerable populations through interventions to prevent and treat acute malnutrition and ensure a reliable continuum of care for acute malnutrition.

● Alleviate suffering and reduce water borne and diarrheal disease through emergency WASH programming by addressing situations where there is significantly increased WASH vulnerability beyond existing conditions through emergency WASH and WASH/Nutrition interventions.

The Early Warning Information Officer will systematically collect and analyze early warning data on humanitarian needs to appraise program decision-makers on the humanitarian situation and inform intervention decisions. The EWIO will work closely with humanitarian coordination mechanisms and IRC and partner organization’s emergency response and other field teams for data gathering and validation. She/he will produce memos, briefs, reports, and PowerPoint presentations, succinctly summarizing the humanitarian needs and contribute to donor or other internal or external reports. The EWIO will report to the Director of the OFDA/FFP Emergency Nutrition and WASH Rapid Response project and work closely with the Senior Emergency Rapid Response Coordinator and other ERR and ENWRRCE team members.

Duties and Responsibilities

§ Gather emergency related early warning information from various sources and systematically compile and analyze it;

§ Succinctly present data and analyses in the form of memos, briefs, reports, and/or power point presentations to the ERR team, the RRM Program Director, donor or other relevant IRC or consortium members;

§ Assist the ERR and RRM teams in developing and refining indictors, triggers and protocols for rapid response interventions;

§ Attend coordination forums related to early warning and review of Humanitarian Requirements at Federal level and share and gather relevant information;

§ Attend coordination meetings related to Government of Ethiopia multi-agency ‘Mehir’ and ‘Belg’ seasonal assessments and take part in review of assessment design and tools;

§ Participate in early warning related assessments;

§ Establish data base of emergency situations and trends in Ethiopia for analysis;

§ Keep records of hotspot classifications and relevant maps;

§ Work with GIS team in sharing data for mapping hotspot areas;

§ Gather and share stories from field and emergency updates for external internal and reports and analyses;

§ Systematically track emergency response proposals under the ENWRRCE;

§ Track sub-grant and IRC direct project reports and assist in compiling donor reports;

§ Prepare brief monthly internal emergency response summary update and share with Emergency Program Director, Senior ERR Coordinator and other relevant decision-makers.

Qualification and Requirements

· Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, Development Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology or related field. Two years and Three years of relevant work experience respectively for Masters and Degree.

· Understanding of early warning systems and data including data on humanitarian vulnerability and resilience;

· Experience participating in humanitarian needs assessments and field data collection a plus;

· Work experience in an international humanitarian organization strongly desirable;

· Knowledge of Ethiopia’s regions, ideally with work experience outside Addis Ababa, particularly in field positions is desirable;

· Understanding of early warning indicators and emergency intervention triggers;

· Experience in project management and conducting trainings and workshops;

· Must be fluent spoken and written English;

· Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to present complex information graphically in charts and tables for decision-makers;

· Computer literacy: Ability to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; knowledge of statistical software or mapping (GIS) software an advantage;

· Good team player, open to criticism and be results oriented;

· Ability to represent IRC in international and national coordination forums;

· Ability to coordinate and liaise between colleagues from different technical and operations areas across various levels of an organization (global, regional, country level);

· Must be culturally and gender sensitive both in personal interactions and communication.

· Please send your CV, application letter and copies of credentials to the following address: IRC – Addis Ababa Office P.O.BOX 107 Code 1110.or

http://www.ethiojobs.net/display-job/194650/Early-Warning-Information-Officer.html?searchId=1547457667.1676&page=1

· Please include 3 references

· Applications will not be returned. IRC discourages phone calls or personal visits.

· Only applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be short listed and contacted.

Your application letter/cover letter must include the following information.

· Name of the position you have applied for

· Date of application

· Summary of your qualifications and experience

· Motivation/objective of why you have applied for the job

· Permanent Address and present address (if different form permanent) and telephone number

· Disclose any family relationships with existing IRC employees.

Are any of your relatives employed by International Rescue committee (IRC)?

If answer is “yes”, give the following information:

YES NO

NAME

Relationship

Position

Office/field office

IRC is an equal employment opportunity employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.