World Vision Ethiopia Social Innovation Challenge Project Manager Jobs

World Vision Ethiopia Social Innovation Challenge Project Manager Jobs

Job Id: 206580

Category: Development and Project Management Location: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
Career Level: Managerial Level (Manager, Supervisor, Director)
Employment Type: Full time
Salary:

Job Description

Job Purpose

To co-lead the Social Innovation Challenge (SIC) project for World Vision Ethiopia. Social innovation is the process of developing and deploying effective solutions to challenging and often systemic social and environmental issues in support of social progress.

The objective of the Social Innovation Challenge project is to design, test and prototype a new business processes for an innovative holistic engagement platform for supporters and communities where local problems can be tackled by collaborating globally. The Project Manager will be responsible for specific inputs and deliverables as outlined below.

Major Responsibilities:

Project Management

Identify, socialize and co-lead a cross-functional team to implement the Social Innovation Challenge
Ensure the delivery of all project milestones and outcomes as it pertains to the Logic Model

Partner Engagement, Industry Liaison & Funding

Identify, seek and build strong partnerships across different sectors (including but not limited to governments, businesses, other NGOs, and donors that contribute to acquisition of new innovative business opportunities for the Social Innovation Challenge. Agree to travel across regions for meetings whenever necessary.

Source out the resources needed for SIC both technical and financial from identified strategic partners.

Negotiate skillfully with partners/supporters to ensure agreements are realistic and achievable and in line with World Vision strategies. Promote a sense of mutual understanding, shared values

and approaches, and shared goals between the partners/supporters and World Vision.

Crowd sourcing of solutions

Engage strategic networks of innovators to join the competition

Participate in the screening and shortlisting of entries

Organizing Social Innovation Challenge Events

Support the planning and implementation of Social Innovation Boot Camp, Community Experience and Social Innovation Night

Job Requirements

Relevant skills and experience may include:

Marketing & communications

Social entrepreneurship

Sustainable development

Design thinking/human centered design

Project management

Social campaign and public engagement

Qualifications:
Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

Qualification required: BA/BSc Degree in Marketing, Economics and/or Development Studies

Experience: 2 years in supervisory level

Preferred: MA in /MSc in Marketing. or Economics and related field

Working Environment / Conditions:

Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to the field where disasters strike and sometimes to conflict areas and under stress conditions

Travel: 30% Domestic/international travel is required.

On call: 20%

Place of Work Addis Ababa

How to Apply

Interested applicants must require to attach Current CV & fill employment application form which can be found http://docs.ethiojobs.net/wve-jaf.pdf ) and email before the closing date of this announcement to Recruitment_ethiopia@wvi.org

World Vision Ethiopia is a child focused Organization and is striving to keep children safe and is committed to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for this position.


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World Vision Ethiopia Social Innovation Challenge Project Manager Jobs