Ethiopia: Emergency Advisor

Based in: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with trips to Awassa and trips to the field area

Duration: 9 months (March 2016 – December 2016), with possible extension

Reports to: Country Director

Background:

People in Need (PIN) in Ethiopia is a Czech NGO involved in development projects in SNNPR in Ethiopia. It was registered by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice under registration No. 1130 in 2003 and re-registered by Charities and Societies Agency in 2012 under registration number 0563. Since summer 2003 PIN has been implementing projects mainly focused on Education, Water/Sanitation, Livelihoods, Agriculture, Environment and Social Development. For more information please check the website: http://www.clovekvtisni.cz/en/humanitary-aid/country/ethiopia

Drought in Ethiopia, caused by insufficient and/or delayed rains (El Niño phenomenon,) is resulting into emergency situation in the country, which is expected to worsen in the beginning of 2016. The Ethiopian Humanitarian Country team (EHCT) has early estimates that 15 million people will likely need food assistance in 2016, around half covered by PSNP (Productive Safety Net Program) and the rest through emergency assistance).

Main responsibilities:

1.Formulation of the emergency response strategies

• Coordination and support of assessments based on agreement with Head of Programmes, in cooperation with other ETH partners (e.g. local NGOs), preparation/compilation of needs assessment reports
• Outline of country wide strategy for all phases of the drought cycle management
• Preparation/writing of concept notes and funding proposals

2.Networking and fundraising

• Focus on networking within Alliance 2015 (PIN is the country lead agency) in consulting and drafting joint emergency strategies
• Explore potential partnerships with other NGOs
• Donors – lobbying and advocacy, including a thorough fundraising effort
• Weekly attendance of relevant meetings in Addis Ababa

3. Support for emergency programs

• Advisory and support during the start-up phases of the projects
• Advisory on methodology and improved quality/impact
• Provision of relevant staff training
• Analysis of external resources (online, consultations, external consultants) to fill potential knowledge gap(s) within the teams

Requirements:

• Proven 5 years of experience with programme management, including proposal writing and full PCM
• Sound experience from an emergency context
• Sound experience with team management
• Experience in programme development, strategic planning, supervision of procedures
• University degree in the field of Development Studies/ Emergency Response is an advantage
• Excellent English, both written and spoken
• Previous experience from the region preferred
• Excellent communication and organisation skills

PIN offers:

• Work in a dynamic and motivated team
• Work experience with professional and flexible NGO, the largest in Central-Eastern Europe
• Salary defined by PIN salary grid
• Accommodation and local transport costs covered
• 2 flights to home country covered per year
• Financial bonuses based on performance twice a year
• Costs of visas and vaccination covered
• 25 days of holiday per year
• Medical helpdesk (in the Czech Republic, provided in English)·
• Travel insurance
• Induction training in Prague

Please submit your applications via email to hr@peopleinneed.cz. Kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Please use “Emergency Advisor Ethiopia” as subject of your email. Thank you.