Hope for Justice Country Director, Ethiopia Jobs

Hope for Justice Country Director, Ethiopia Jobs

Closing date: 12 Jul 2019

Role Profile

Overview

Hope for Justice is a global charity founded in 2008, working across four continents and eight countries to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society.

We are currently seeking an exceptional person to lead our work in Ethiopia, including a team of more than 150 people based at multiple sites around the country.

What you will be doing

This leadership role requires somebody with the high-level skills necessary to oversee and run our life-changing programmatic work in Ethiopia, impacting the lives of tens of thousands of children, young people and families.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of working in international development or child-focused programmes, and as such will understand and prioritise child safeguarding and the needs of the children we serve at our facilities and in our outreach work.

The role also requires engagement at the highest levels with government and law enforcement officials, other international NGOs and donor organisations, ensuring that Hope for Justice is always represented in a way that is true to our vision, mission and values.

The holder of this role is responsible for in-country fundraising, as well as strategic planning, business planning, designated proposal writing and budgeting in support of the programme operations, in coordination with our UK Head Office and International Executive team.

The Country Director for Ethiopia, supported by the Programme Director, oversees the recruitment, training and development of our in-country professional staff (social workers, teachers, nurses, finance specialists, monitoring and evaluation teams and our senior managers) and support staff (cooks, cleaners, drivers, guards, wardens and house mothers). They will also be responsible for our financial, administrative and monitoring and evaluation activities in Ethiopia, to ensure projects meet targets and outcomes within budget, and that reports are delivered on time.

Alongside this, you will be a key member of the SMT and be able to input into the strategic direction and plans of the organisation.

This is a critical role for Hope for Justice – we are looking for a candidate able to make a game-changing impact in the fight against modern slavery and in keeping children safe from exploitation and abuse.

The full list of duties, key result areas, qualifications and skills requirements are in the Role Profile, below.

What we’re looking for

There are a number of qualities you’ll need to succeed in this role, but below are the ones most important to us:

Leadership skills

Strong work ethic

A genuine passion for our cause

Creative problem solving

Emotional intelligence

Collaboration

Project Management

Administration

Technical writing

Data analysis

What we can offer you

Hope for Justice is a people first organisation – we recruit talented individuals who can bring hope and freedom to the people we serve and we treat them brilliantly in return.

When you join our organisation then in addition to the potential for immense job satisfaction you will enjoy the following benefits:

Competitive salary + negotiable benefits package

Pension scheme

Generous annual leave arrangements

Exceptionally positive and supportive work culture

Annual salary reviews

L&D opportunities

If the above has inspired you and you have the skills and experience we’re looking for then we’d love to hear from you.

To apply: Email your covering letter, CV and completed Application Form to applications.uk@hopeforjustice.org

Role Profile

Main Purpose

To provide inspirational leadership for the team in Ethiopia through sound management of quality programmes, developing donor relationships, ensuring evidence-base and sound risk management processes. This will enable Hope for Justice to grow and maximise opportunities to end modern slavery in Ethiopia.

Department:

Executive

Location: Ethiopia

Reporting To: International Programme Director

Key Result Areas

Hope for Justice in Ethiopia will have a clear strategic direction and strong operational management in line with Hope for Justice’s mission statement, values, operating principles and strategy.

Hope for Justice will have a clear profile within Ethiopia which will enable advocacy for slavery issues and engagement in the public domain.

Hope for Justice will have strong reputation and relationships with international donors, institutions and INGOs.

New programmes will be developed through analysis of the context and needs assessments.

Main Duties

Executive

Provide overall leadership of Hope for Justice Ethiopia by supporting the culture and values of the organisation

Represent Hope for Justice to international donors, institutions, INGO’s and national authorities in Ethiopia through:

a. regular liaison with key stakeholders

b. collaboration and sharing expertise

c. participating in networks and workshops 3. Take responsibility for in-country strategic planning, business planning, designated proposal writing, budgeting, and fundraising in support of the programme operations

Explore new business development opportunities and funding streams within Ethiopia

Contextualise research findings to the work of Hope for Justice to ensure all programmes are evidence-based through:

a. personal reading

b. attending conferences and research forums

c. participating in international webinars

d. utilising M&E data and external evaluations.

Ensure that, through the effective recruitment, training and management of staff the country programmes achieve the organisation’s mission.
7. Oversee the management and coordination of financial, administrative and monitoring and evaluation activities in Ethiopia to ensure that projects meet targets and outcomes within budget and reports are delivered on time.

By working within the framework of our operating principles and values, develop Hope for Justice Ethiopia’s capacity to deliver services that:

a. prevent children/youth from migrating and being exposed to slavery, exploitation and abuse

b. rescue victims of slavery and exploitation maintaining their dignity and safety

c. provide interventions that are of the highest quality with the optimum impact to restore the lives of victims and strengthen their families

d. reform Ethiopian society through advocacy and awareness raising. 9. Understand and sympathise with the Christian ethos of Hope for Justice and promote that ethos when called upon.

Child Safeguarding

Ensure that Hope for Justice Ethiopia operates within the recommended practice for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in its care.

Maintain policies, procedures and systems that provide the requisite safeguarding measures for children accessing our services.

Facilitate regular training for staff in the area of Child Safeguarding to keep the organisation in line with latest developments and research in this area.

Administrative

Chair monthly Senior Management Team meetings and ensure minutes are recorded and followed up.

Participate in monthly Executive meetings.

Ensure Hope for Justice’s All Staff Meetings are shared with the team.

General

Uphold and work within Hope for Justice’s policies and procedures, including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child & Vulnerable Adult Protection policies.

Promote Hope for Justice’s core values of Honoring, Openness, Professionalism and Empowerment across the organisation and partners

Undertake any other duties, as appropriate to the post, as delegated by the Executive

Soft Skills

Leadership

Creative problem solving

Emotional intelligence

Collaboration

Technical Skills

Project Management

Administration

Technical writing

Data analysis

Experience & Education

Masters or PhD in an appropriate field (social work, psychology, management, international development)

At least 5 years’ experience working as manager of a large project or NGO

At least 3 years’ experience working overseas in development or child-focused programmes

To apply: Email your covering letter, CV and completed Application Form to applications.uk@hopeforjustice.org

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Hope for Justice Country Director, Ethiopia Jobs