Save the Children Careers in Ethiopia

Save the Children Director of Program Development Careers in Ethiopia

Contract Duration: 1 Year with a possibility of extension
Location: Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Qualifications

A minimum of 12 years of work experience in an NGO or similar environment with a Master's Degree in relevant field.

Practical experience and successful track record in writing and leading proposals for a variety of donors, particularly USAID, DFID, private sector foundations, UNICEF, and EU/ECHO- ideally in both humanitarian and development contexts.

Relevant experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: Heath, Nutrition, Education, WASH, Livelihoods/Resilience, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, in development and/or emergencies.

Good knowledge of the development and emergency donor environment and expectations in Ethiopia preferred, with solid experience cultivating positive relationships with donors and managing partners during proposal processes.

Good knowledge of the landscape of implementing partners and government structures in Ethiopia preferred.

Proven experience in developing diverse partnerships for program development

Familiarity with project design methods and tools (including assessments, logical frameworks, and work planning) and strong

appreciation for innovation and partnership as part of project development

Good analytical skills, effective negotiator, with proven ability to effectively work across teams, units, and departments

Experience with developing capacity building tools and coaching teams

Strong results orientation, with ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality products

Ability to effectively prioritize tasks

Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures including across a multi-cultural country like Ethiopia and with different Save the Children members

Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming proposal development teams to meet deadlines

Strong verbal and written communications skills

Superior writing and editing skills in English
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

A sense of humour

Willingness to travel to the field including to difficult locations for approximately 10% of his/her time

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