Bread for the World Program Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Bread for the World Program Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 214073

Category: Agriculture, Development and Project Management, Social Sciences and Community

Location: Addis Ababa with regular in-country, regional and occasional international travels as required, Addis Ababa
Career Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience)
Salary: Negotiable within organizational scale

Job Description

Organization overview

Bread for the World (BftW) is a Germany based international development agency. It operates a Horn of Africa Regional Office located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, registered with the Agency of Civil Societies Organizations.

The Horn of Africa Regional Office works with partners in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan in the following main thematic areas:

(1) food security and agriculture,
(2) rural development,
(3) essential resources/ecological dimension of sustainable development,
(4) civil society support,
(5) basic social service and
(6) conflict management and peace building.

Bread for the World hereby invites qualified applicants to apply for the following second level management position.

Project Management

Supervises, coaches and mentors the program associate in their day to day activities.

Management of partner dialogue regarding development, implementation, evaluation, monitoring, reporting (narrative and financial) and closing of partner projects.

Active participation in the administrative, thematic and strategic work of the program team.

Reviews, assesses and consults with partners on project applications including conceptual, methodological, operational, evaluative, and financial aspects.

Prepares written summaries and analysis of project applications for the review by the Program/Finance Mangers.

Develops and writes project proposals for submission to approval boards based on partners’ project applications, in consultation and review by the Program Manager.

Enters information into database (Fachanwendung-FA) and monitor its process.

Makes site visits as necessary and appropriate.

Take a lead to assist partners throughout the project/program cycle – (design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs).

Appraises the accuracy of project budgets, budget revisions, project closures and assess their conformity with organizational requirements.

Appraises partner’s project narrative and audited financial reports on a regular basis (every six months) and final reports.

Approves fund requests from partners reviewed by the program associate on a regular basis.

Participate in capacity development trainings of partners.

Ensures that up-to date, complete and accurate files are maintained for all projects in his/her portfolio.

Coordinates mid-term and terminal evaluations.

Consults the program team management about issues arising from financial and programmatic project reviews and follows up with appropriate recommendations and action points.

Interacts with a wide range of domestic and international partners.
Specializes in at least one of the following six focus areas of the organization:

1. food security and agriculture,
2. rural development,
3. essential resources/ecological dimension of sustainable development,
4. civil society,
5. basic social services, health and education, conflict management, reconciliation and peace building

Competencies

Communication

Serves as the organization's principal contact with partners in his/her portfolio,

Has excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills,

Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written are required

Knowledge of other regional languages as well as in-debt contextual

knowledge of regional countries (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan) are a plus,

Establishes and maintains excellent track record of communications with partners and colleagues.

Managing Partner Relationships

Is well versed in diplomatic skills working with a variety of partners of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds,

Shows passion for walking with and working alongside partners,

Demonstrates special insights, vision and passion for empowering and working with especially marginalized communities.

Networking

Connects with relevant academic and issue-based networks.

Planning and Organization

Has strong attention to details and diligence,

Is dependable in delivering quality in time,

Is self-driven and able to organize daily routines.

Problem Solving

Has ability to analyze problems and skills for solution-oriented resolve,

Has diplomatic skills to communicate necessary changes to partners.

Self-Development

Has excellent computer skills and constantly upgrades his/her skills in operation of database (Fachanwendung-FA),

Constantly updates himself/herself on issues related to his/her job and important to the organization by literature review, contact with social and professional communities and participating in relevant conferences

Teamwork

Motivated to work in a fast-paced environment as a result-oriented team player,

Enjoy working in teams and with international colleagues of diverse backgrounds,

Acts as a team player and values teamwork,

Puts success of the team over personal achievement,

Well-organized, positive attitude and efficient,

Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Reports to:- Progrma Manager

Job Requirements

Qualifications

Academic expertise

Bachelor’s Degree in agriculture, health, social science, political science or related field in any of PADD’s thematic areas

(1. food security and agriculture,
2. rural development,
3. essential resources/ecological dimension of sustainable development,
4. civil society,
5. basic social services, health and education, 6. conflict management, reconciliation and peace building) or other relevant degree
Or Master’s Degree in related development studies

Experiences

Minimum of 6 years for M.SC/MA or 8 years for B.SC/BA of relevant work experience

Minimum of 4 years work experiences in international NGO setting

Experience with issues such as gender, population growth, HIV/AIDS, environment, disability/differently abled person is an additional asset

Ability to speak, read and write other regional languages, especially Arabic and Somali as well as in-debt contextual knowledge of regional countries (Eritrea, Ethiopia,

Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan) are a definite asset

How to Apply

Only qualified applicants are invited to (1) submit their CVs along with a (2) motivation letter and (3) contact information of three professional references until 23 July 2019 to: info@bregional.org.

The motivation letter should be no longer than 2 pages and structured after the following instructions:

Professional letterhead and self-introduction (2-3 paragraphs)

Personal motivation for applying for this position (1-2 paragraphs)

Applicant’s special competences, skills and experiances they will bring to the position (maximum 5 paragraphs)

Earliest date the applicant would be available

Expected salary and benefits

Note that:

Only complete applications will be short listed

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Women are highly encouraged to apply

Bread for the World Program Officer Jobs in Ethiopia