NGO JOBS

Organization: CARE
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 01 May 2015

CARE Ethiopia seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to support an upcoming, USAID/Ethiopia-funded, project that will use an integrated WASH approach to address the burden of five to seven highly-prevalent neglected tropical diseases on vulnerable populations across the country.

The effort is expected to further goals and objectives of current Mission programming to eradicate lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, blinding trachoma, and three soil-transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm) that disproportionally affect poor communities with a lack of access to clean water and high rates of exposure to disease vectors. By ensuring alignment with current implementing partners of USAID’s flagship Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, CARE plans to continue reaching the most marginalized in the country’s designated focus areas: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali, and Tigray, among other regions.

Working through woreda steering committees, CARE presently targets activities at the zonal level in conjunction with water, health, education, environmental protection partners. Using evidence-based approaches, including the SAFE strategy for trachoma, the project will implement strategies around water access and supply, sanitation, and school- and houshold-level hygiene. Illustrative project activities include conducting extensive mapping of water resources; developing project strategies based on maps that overlay trachoma, schistosomaisis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis; collaborating with local government to improve community-managed water supply systems; expanding and deepening household latrine access and solid-waste management; implementing a school-led total sanitation approach; effecting (rolling-out) behavior change communication campaigns, while leveraging local media; and creating manuals and training local WASH champions for sustainable project results. Through these and other activities, CARE will work through existing policy mechanisms, and local fora, movements, and groups, to gather data, develop and implement project activities, report impacts, and disseminate findings and best practices.

The successful candidate will assume responsibility for full-cycle monitoring and evaluation of this project’s development hypothesis. First, s/he will develop a methodology and tools to design an evaluation, while assessing the reliability and validity of indicators. S/he will collaborate with project staff to finalize the indicator list and begin supervising data collection. The M&E Specialist will also inquire into the generalizability of project data across the population, and will oversee data analysis. S/he will then supervise production of a series of evaluation reports, which will include recommendations based on empirical data that help Mission and program staff make informed decisions. These reports include the PMP, annual work plans (including targets), quarterly reports, and annual reports – which, together, will form a useful basis for a discussion around the Mission’s M&E system.

Finally, the M&E Specialist will play a large role in assisting the capacity-building efforts of the CARE and partners to develop, standardize, and utilize standardized data collection and reporting forms.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Establishing project-specific M&E systems;
• Working with management information systems to analyze data and supervise data collection efforts;
• Creating a learning agenda for the project team; and
• Strengthening CARE and partner-level M&E systems.

Minimum qualifications:

• Master’s degree in statistics, epidemiology, public health, or related field required;
• Experience using random selection and random assignment to design impact evaluations;
• Experience developing indicators for impact and performance evaluation;
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods;
• Familiarity with sampling and data-matching techniques in data-scarce settings;
• Experience conducting data quality assessments (DQAs);
• Experience in social science, as well as health monitoring and evaluation;
• Prior work with statistical software packages, including quantitative software and qualitative software;
• Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing in English required; and
• Experience with USAID awards.

How to apply:

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cws...

Organization: CARE
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 01 May 2015

CARE Ethiopia seeks a Technical Advisor for Neglected Tropical Diseases to support an upcoming, USAID/Ethiopia-funded, project that will use an integrated WASH approach to address the burden of five to seven highly-prevalent neglected tropical diseases on vulnerable populations across the country.

The effort is expected to further goals and objectives of current Mission programming to eradicate lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, blinding trachoma, and three soil-transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm) that disproportionally affect poor communities with a lack of access to clean water and high rates of exposure to disease vectors. By ensuring alignment with current implementing partners of USAID’s flagship Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, CARE plans to continue reaching the most marginalized in the country’s designated focus areas: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali, and Tigray, among other regions.

Working through woreda steering committees, CARE presently targets activities at the zonal level in conjunction with water, health, education, environmental protection partners. Using evidence-based approaches, including the SAFE strategy for trachoma, the project will implement strategies around water access and supply, sanitation, and school- and houshold-level hygiene. Illustrative project activities include conducting extensive mapping of water resources; developing project strategies based on maps that overlay trachoma, schistosomaisis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis; collaborating with local government to improve community-managed water supply systems; expanding and deepening household latrine access and solid-waste management; implementing a school-led total sanitation approach; effecting (rolling-out) behavior change communication campaigns, while leveraging local media; and creating manuals and training local WASH champions for sustainable project results. Through these and other activities, CARE will work through existing policy mechanisms, and local fora, movements, and groups, to gather data, develop and implement project activities, report impacts, and disseminate findings and best practices.

The successful candidate will contribute expertise on dracunculiasis/Guinea worm, trachoma, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis/river blindness, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, or other disease control. The Advisor is expected to interact effectively with government and partner stakeholders on NTDs.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Providing technical assistance to the project;
• Supporting assessments, research, and monitoring and evaluation;
• Building capacity with local organizations and communities; and
• Liaising with partners and stakeholders.

Minimum qualifications:

• Medical Degree or Master’s degree in Public Health.

Desired:

• Experience with USAID programs.

How to apply:

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cws...

Organization: CARE
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 01 May 2015

CARE Ethiopia seeks a Chief of Party (COP) to support an upcoming,USAID/Ethiopia-funded, project that will use an integrated WASH approach to address the burden of five to seven highly-prevalent neglected tropical diseases on vulnerable populations across the country.

The effort is expected to further goals and objectives of current Mission programming to eradicate lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, blinding trachoma, and three soil-transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm) that disproportionally affect poor communities with a lack of access to clean water and high rates of exposure to disease vectors. By ensuring alignment with current implementing partners of USAID’s flagship Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, CARE plans to continue reaching the most marginalized in the country’s designated focus areas: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali, and Tigray, among other regions.

Working through woreda steering committees, CARE presently targets activities at the zonal level in conjunction with water, health, education, environmental protection partners. Using evidence-based approaches, including the SAFE strategy for trachoma, the project will implement strategies around water acces s and supply, sanitation, and school- and houshold-level hygiene. Illustrative project activities include conducting extensive mapping of water resources; developing project strategies based on maps that overlay trachoma, schistosomaisis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis; collaborating with local government to improve community-managed water supply systems; expanding and deepening household latrine access and solid-waste management; implementing a school-led total sanitation approach; effecting (rolling-out) behavior change communication campaigns, while leveraging local media; and creating manuals and training local WASH champions for sustainable project results. Through these and other activities, CARE will work through existing policy mechanisms, and local fora, movements, and groups, to gather data, develop and implement project activities, report impacts, and disseminate findings and best practices.

The successful candidate will provide the project with overall vision, leadership and guidance – internally with project staff and externally with USAID, host governments, other donors and stakeholders. Moreover, the COP will assume principal responsibility for overall project management and technical operations to ensure project tasks are completed and objectives met. S/he will lead the team, serving as the primary point of contact with USAID/Washington and with the Mission. Finally, the COP will manage the preparation and presentation of all proposed implementation plans and reports.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Overseeing the completion of all technical requirements, including project results and deliverables, in accordance with the project workplan;
• Guiding team members to fulfill the project’s strategic goals and objectives;
• Reporting against the project’s baseline targets;
• Managing the project’s operational, financial, and administrative priorities;
• Building partnerships among national- and community-level actors;
• Functioning as the primary liaison between all project stakeholders;
• Creating management systems in line with CARE’s standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency with project needs;
• Designing and overseeing an annual project cycle in accordance with USAID’s annual planning cycle;
• With staff and partners, translating project goals and objectives into implementable strategies and plans;
• Directing the planning and budgeting processes;
• Preparing quarterly and annual project activity reports, as specified in the contract;
• Maintaining internal control;
• Supervising the performance of all long- and short-term advisors, consultants, and staff;
• Clarifying roles, delegating responsibilities to senior staff, and clearly communicating expectations for staff contribution to project activities;
• Supervising project staff and partners in identifying the project’s technical assistance needs, developing suitable scopes of work, recruiting consultants, and executing technical assistance contracts; and
• Maintaining productive working relationships with USAID clients, project partners, and key counterparts.

Minimum qualifications:

• At least fifteen years’ experience successfully leading and managing health sector programs in East Africa;
• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, or related field– advanced degree optimal;
• Demonstrated skills in effectively negotiating with host governments, donors, UN agencies, other USAID projects, local organizations, and partners;
• Experience in programs dealing with Neglected Tropical Diseases, disease burden in East Africa, WASH, community health, and vulnerable populations (women, children, rural communities);
• Demonstrated experience managing USAID contracts;
• Proven capability in managing agreements and all required programmatic and financial reporting requirements;
• Ability to successfully recruit, train, develop, and manage staff;
• Demonstrated capacity to perform internal control functions to manage project operations; and
• Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing in English – knowledge of Amharic optional.

How to apply:

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cws...

Organization: CARE
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 01 May 2015

CARE Ethiopia seeks a WASH Advisor to assess, design, and implement activities at the nexus of water, sanitation, hygiene, and disease – particularly focusing on those diseases found in the tropics and often under-researched in developed countries. This position will support an upcoming, USAID/Ethiopia-funded, project that will use an integrated WASH approach to address the burden of five to seven highly-prevalent neglected tropical diseases on vulnerable populations across the country.

The effort is expected to further goals and objectives of current Mission programming to eradicate lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, blinding trachoma, and three soil-transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm) that disproportionally affect poor communities with a lack of access to clean water and high rates of exposure to disease vectors. By ensuring alignment with current implementing partners of USAID’s flagship Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, CARE plans to continue reaching the most marginalized in the country’s designated focus areas: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali, and Tigray, among other regions.

Working through woreda steering committees, CARE presently targets activities at the zonal level in conjunction with water, health, education, environmental protection partners. Using evidence-based approaches, including the SAFE strategy for trachoma, the project will implement strategies around water access and supply, sanitation, and school- and houshold-level hygiene. Illustrative project activities include conducting extensive mapping of water resources; developing project strategies based on maps that overlay trachoma, schistosomaisis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis; collaborating with local government to improve community-managed water supply systems; expanding and deepening household latrine access and solid-waste management; implementing a school-led total sanitation approach; effecting (rolling-out) behavior change communication campaigns, while leveraging local media; and creating manuals and training local WASH champions for sustainable project results. Through these and other activities, CARE will work through existing policy mechanisms, and local fora, movements, and groups, to gather data, develop and implement project activities, report impacts, and disseminate findings and best practices.

The successful candidate will coordinate with other project staff – namely a Chief of Party, a Technical Advisor for Neglected Tropical Diseases, and a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist– to ensure use of modernized sanitation facilities, promote hygiene, and develop an appropriate protection strategy for rural women and children.

Examples of duties and responsibilities:

• Mapping water resources at the community and household levels;
• Collaborating with local government to improve community-managed water supply systems;
• Expanding and deepening household latrine access and solid-waste management;
• Implementing a school-led total sanitation approach;
• Developing strategies to adapt technologies to local conditions;
• Using a variety of approaches to disseminate knowledge and “market” the concept of sanitation locally; and
• Continually engaging the community in accessing new WASH resources and services.

Minimum qualifications:

• At least five years’ experience testing innovative WASH technologies in the field and building capacity of local sanitation service providers;
• Concurrent five years of experience in international project management in one or more of the following fields: WASH, water use, water engineering; health, health communication;
• Proven knowledge of gender-related barriers to WASH provision;
• USAID experience; and
• Strong report-writing skills.

How to apply:

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cws...

Organization: Link Community Development
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 16 May 2014

LCD aims to improve the quality of basic education for children in rural areas. We work in partnership with SNNPRS BoFED and Education Bureau.

For more information see www.lcdinternational.org.

Applications from dynamic and suitably qualified Ethiopian citizens are invited for the post of M&E Officer. Based full-time in Wolaita Sodo, the successful candidate will work as a member of the LCD team implementing a Girls Education Challenge fund project. This is a Project Officer level post focussed on collection and storage of accurate ongoing project monitoring data across 117 schools and four woredas, and evaluation data from 15 sample and 15 control schools.

How to apply:

Applicants must complete a form. Forms can be downloaded from http://lcdinternational.org/jobs-volunteering

Closing date for applications: 5pm, 16/05/2014

LCD takes child protection extremely seriously and is rigorous in assessing the suitability all candidates in relation to child protection issues. We aim to be an equal opportunities employer.

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 05 May 2014

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Reference number: RFP–S&L–2014-9111512 Date of issue: 21-April-2014

Dear Sir/Madam,

UNICEF (Ethiopia) wishes to request eligible bidders to participate in a Request for Proposal to provide consultancy servicesfor Long Term Agreement (LTA)– (1) to perform spot checks of implementing partners as per UNICEF risk assurance plan –see TOR page21-39, (2) conduct capacity development on spot checks for UNICEF programme and finance/operations staff to be engaged on spot checks of our implementing partners-see TOR page 40-41 and (3) perform internal control audit of our implementing partners-TOR page 42-54.

Background

UNICEF Ethiopia uses a Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) as a framework for transferring cash to government and non-government Implementing Partners (IPs). HACT calls for adaption of a risk management approach and selection of specific procedures for transferring cash on the basis of the assessment of the Financial Management capacity of IPs.

As one of the mechanisms to obtain assurance of transferred funds for risk management and mitigation under the HACT framework, a spot check will be performed by qualified agency staff or an audit firm as per UNICEF assurance plan, on the basis of IPs risk rating and UNICEF guidelines. Government or NGO/CSO IPs will be audited once or more during the programme cycle. Scheduled audits are performed during the programme cycle as per UNICEF assurance plan, on the basis of IPs risk rating and UNICEF guidelines in order to obtain assurance on IPs financial records and financial management systems of internal controls related to the programme. Unfavourable findings of assurance activities and risk ratings may result in a reconsideration of the modalities, procedures, and assurance activities for that IP.

Purpose:United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) wishes to procure the above mentioned services through a competitive bidding process and establish a Long Term Agreement (LTA) for an initial period of 24months and renewable for additional 12 months subject to satisfactory performance by the bidder. In this respect, UNICEF would like to invite your organization to submit technical and financial proposals as outlined in this request for proposal and the terms and conditions contained herein.

Request for informationAny questions concerning this invitation must be forwarded in writing by email or by fax, to the person who prepared this document, with specific reference to this RFP number prior to 5 days of the due date of submission of the proposal. No request for information will be entertained after this. The question and its response will be circulated to all the bidders, after deleting the name of the bidder who requested for the information.

How to apply:

Due date and time for submission of the proposals

Sealed proposals must be submitted latest by the date and Ethiopian local time specified below. Sealed proposals (technical and financial) received prior to the stated closing time and date will be kept unopened. Proposals received after the stipulated date and time will be invalidated. UNICEF will not accept any responsibility for the premature opening of the proposals not properly addressed or identified. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no public opening of the bid.

Due date: Monday 05-May-2014 Time:9:00 am standard Time (East African time)

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 16 May 2014

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL -RFP-ETH-2014- 9111559

Open for International &Local firms

1: Topic: Consultancy Services- (1)for Long Term Agreement (LTA) of 24 months to provide - (1) guidance to the Federal Ministry of Health (Office of the Minister) on the development of a strategic and actionable plan on knowledge management, policy advocacy and (2) facilitate the development of post MDGs, “Health Sector Development Plan 5” and role of the health sector in “Growth and Transformation Plan II”.

2. Background.

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has requested UNICEF’s with a letter dated 9 January 2014 Ref. No, 4/101/41/78 to support in the development of a Knowledge Management Initiative (KMI) and policy advocacy to hone the achievement of health MDG. Ethiopia has achieved MDG 4 and striving to achieve MDG 5 and sustain the gains. In addition to working on meeting the Millennium Development Goals, FMOH has embarked on the development of its “Health Sector Development Plan 5”; Visioning Ethiopia’s Path towards Universal Health Coverage through Primary Health Care by 2035” and enhances the role of the health sector in “Growth and Transformation Plan II”.

3. TEAM COMPOSITION in the firm and Experience Required.

1. At least team of three persons with at least master level preferably doctoral level educational background in the field of public health, social science, computer science and related fields and experience in knowledge management and research
2. Technical and coordination expertise in supporting the development and implementation in knowledge management and policy advocacy
3. Knowledge in the area of Knowledge Management and Human Resources Development in Ethiopia’s health sector

Experience & credibility of the firm with similar or other areas in the health system of Ethiopia has an advantage. The firm should have adequate qualification, international experience and mix of professionals in knowledge management area.The payment should be based on the deliverables upon written confirmation of the service from MoH officials.

How to apply:

Interested and eligible bidders are invited to collect the complete tender documents by sending an email to Mr. Sebastian Muzuma (smuzuma@unicef.org) starting from 1-May-2014 (Thursday). Proposals are to be submitted to UNICEF Ethiopia Office on or before 9.00 am (East African Time) 16^th May 2014 (Friday). Please quote the RFP nr. 9111559 in all your correspodences. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer. UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids. ADDRESS: UNICEF ETHIOPIA, Supply Section, Room 112, Attn. Mr. Sebastian Muzuma / Mr. Deresse Damte, P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-11 518 4233 / 4167, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Organization: Farm Africa
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 05 May 2014

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The PM is responsible for ensuring that Farm Africa programmes and projects are delivered to the highest standard of project donor contract management and reporting, are compliant with GoE regulations, and achieve maximum possible macro and meso-level impacts as well as delivering value for money. The SPM will work closely with the other PM and the Head of Corporate Services (HoCS) to ensure that support functions in-country and London are being delivered to a high standard and efficiently. The post holder will also have significant responsibilities in helping Project Managers to develop annual budgets and activity plans in line with donor contracts and Farm Africa internal financial policies and procedures. The PM will also be responsible for ensuring that donor progress and final implementation reports are submitted on time, in the correct format and to a high standard.

He/she will play a major role in periodic project monitoring (whether according to the structured quarterly review cycle, or on an ad hoc basis), as well as a lead in the design and development of new programmes. He/she will ensure budgets and plans are realistic and conform to the law. The PM will be a key actor in providing people leadership, identifying and filling capacity gaps, ensuring project teams are equipped with the right talent, challenging poor performance, and ensuring all programme staff are demonstrating Farm Africa’s values. The postholder will identify and build on synergies and complementarity across the portfolio, and will play a significant role in knowledge management to contribute to Farm Africa’s second organisational goal of reaching more people through scale up by other partners (Government, private sector, other development actors), and Evidence based impact on the lives of target beneficiaries through strategic leadership and support to project design and implementation. On a periodic basis s/he will deputise for the CD in his/ her absence.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the highest standard of project Donor contract management with regard to budgeting and financial management and reporting are established and maintained.
• Support project teams to ensure that activity plans and associated project milestones are commensurate with the donor contract prerequisites and obligations.
• Ensure all project plans and budgets can (new and existing projects) comply with the 70:30 rule.
• Provide support to PCs/PMs to ensure exemplary Government relations, at all levels, and at all stages of the project cycle.
• Following proposal approval, work closely with other relevant staff to plan and coordinate for swift project startup, including but not be limited to the following tasks:

1. o To convene, minute and action a Post Approval start-up meeting
2. o Initiate and follow-up recruitment of high standard of key project personnel.
3. o Ensure project implementation planning (PIP) workshops are held and produce detailed project work plans to guide the smooth implementation of the project.

• Ensure the highest standards of professionalism and administrative efficiency is achieved in project closeouts/exits
• Provide handson technical and managerial support to Project Managers to ensure approved projects are delivered according to the contractual requirements of donors or other stakeholders.
• Alongside the HoCS, provide intensive support to ensuring adherence at project level to Farm Africa’s organisational policies and manuals (Field Staff Handbook, Procurement and Finance Manuals, Security Policy, Anti-Fraud, Corruption and Conflict of Interest Policy, Communications Protocols, Procurement policy), etc.
• Support the smooth management of partner consortia, ensuring MoUs and Fund Transfer Agreements (FTAs) are adhered to, relationship management, and troubleshooting any operational glitches as they occur, reporting at organisational level on corrective actions and lessons learned.
• In conjunction with relevant PC/PM and the Finance unit, the post holder will be responsible for; preparation and revision of a realistic budget; authorising and monitoring expenditure in line with the budget and donor guidelines, FA grant management and financial guidelines. This will include mainly analysis of quarterly and monthly budget Budget Monitoring report (BMR) variance analysis reports on all budgets held to the Finance Unit at the CO. The post holder will need to ensure all budget holders are also fulfilling their budget holder responsibilities.
• Closely work with the PCs/PM and the Logistics Manager to develop quarterly and annual procurement of goods and services plans and ensure the implementation of same for enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of project implementation.
• Play a key role in identifying and solving problems and issues in the implementation of project management systems and guidelines in conjunction with other senior staff members.
• Lead and co-ordinate the development of a standard FA induction and training programme for all senior operations staff, particularly Project Coordinators/ Project Managers (PC/PMs). This training programme must ensure all PMs have the minimum skills required to manage their projects as per the FA existing and new Internal Protocol and other organisational priorities.
• Support processes that aim to ensure all PCs/PMs have clear work plans and objectives and receive quarterly supervisions and reviews, and lead on organising the quarterly review process with PCs/PMs and other members of the senior team. Champion Farm Africa’s organisational Values in action through the line management function.
• Efficiently deal with any performance issues as they arise either with the PCs themselves, or in the role of ‘Manager’s Manager’
• On a periodic basis, deputise the CD in her absence and provide cover for PMs/PCs in their absence when no other natural replacement exists.
• Undertake regular visits to project Offices to attend internal meetings, monitor the implementation of operations and identify support required by the offices.
• Act as a representative for Farm Africa to government, donors, other NGOs, Consortia and other forums.
• Coordination of the pipeline projects, and regular monitoring of project design activities within the team. Support where required, and lead role in reaching out to potential donors for new programmes.
• Key role in contributing to discussion and decision making processes of the Senior Management Team (SMT)
• Ensure, through Farm Africa’s Quarterly Review process and other mechanisms, that technical and implementation lessons are being learned across the teams, and adjustments made to project design or methodologies accordingly.
• Work closely with and follow up advises from quality and Impact team as well as Regional Romantic advisors (Market Engagement, forestry and Impact/Quality);
• Strengthen and systematise the role and contribution of Thematic Working groups (Forestry/Natural resource, crop, livestock/pastoralist, Gender and Monitoring, Learning & knowledge management ,MELKM)
• Work closely with counterpart programme manager and FA quality/Impact team to plan and facilitate Project Performance Reviews (PPRs) as per agreed processes/standards;

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• At least 3 years senior management experience, ideally with a developmental NGO.
• A minimum of 5 years project management experience in Ethiopia and/ or another African Country
• A postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject including development, social studies, economics, agriculture, rural development and related fields
• Exemplary written and spoken English and Amharic.
• Excellent time management skills, with a proven ability to prioritise between tasks, deliver in a high-paced working environment, and self-manage.
• Programme experience relating to agricultural and environmental natural resource management and sustainable livelihoods and small economic activity development.
• Experience in working with the private sector to achieve development outcomes
• Experience in project design, proposal development and project management.
• Experience of designing and implementing programme monitoring and evidence based outcome measuring systems.
• Experience of staff management and commitment to staff development and team building.
• Experience of organisational and strategic planning processes.
• Experience of working with participatory approaches to development and capacity building of staff and stakeholders.
• High level of analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Computer literacy, including proven experience with word processing and spreadsheets.
• Strong sense of integrity and personal commitment to the goals and values of Farm Africa.
• Excellent communication and team building skills with the proven ability to train and mentor staff successfully.
• Ability to undertake unaccompanied travel and operate away from the working base in order to achieve objectives.

Values

Farm Africa seeks to employ those who believe, as we do, that farmers can and will play a key role in achieving long-term rural prosperity in Africaand who seek to deliver on those beliefs by:

• being experts in our field, delivering insightful/impactful evidence-based solutions
• pushing boundaries, being creative with new and old solutions
• acting for the long-term, building relationships and delivering long-lasting change for farmers
• working flexibly, taking advantage of the most effective solutions, whether from the communities, private sector or government
• sharing knowledge with others, reaching more farmers than we do alone, ensuring effective technologies are widely accessed.

Place of work:Addis Ababa, regular travel to the field offices

Contract period: 1 yr with a possibility of extensionTerms of the position:Attractive salary & benefit package according to Farm Africa’s field staff handbook.

How to apply:

Those who meet the above requirements should apply in writing with CV and copies of all relevant testimonials to:

Farm Africa; P.O.Box 5746; Addis Ababa; Ethiopia

Tel. 251-011-467-4129; 465-5156

Fax. 251-011-467-4281

E-mail:ephrataf@farmafrica-eth.org or submit it in person

Document will not be returned and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

APPLICATIONS ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOMED FROM FEMALE APPLICANTS.

Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 04 May 2014

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 3500 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

The Horn of Africa (HoA) programme is the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC’s) largest mission globally. Operations began in Somaliland in 2004, expanded to Puntland in 2006, South Central and Dadaab in 2007. Since 2011, NRC has expanded to establish presence in Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya) as well as Ethiopia, Yemen and now South Sudan. Prioritized activities focus on shelter and infrastructure construction; water, hygiene and sanitation; emergency education including youth education; protection; food security and distribution. Programs target both emergency responses to acute crises as well as the capacity to address recurring protection needs of displaced populations through durable solutions. Since 2004, NRC has demonstrated a regional competence and expertise in working with displaced populations. The WASH Project Manager is responsible for leading and supporting the planning and implementation of the NRC WASH Programme in Gambella.

Job description

• Develop, coordinate and manage WASH project in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
• Manage, train and develop the WASH team
• Ensure high technical quality and transparent processes
• Adherence to WASH tools and handbooks and other NRC policies
• Represent NRC WASH in internal and external forums
• Responsible for project documentation
• Develop, manage and monitor the budget(s) according to Financial Handbook and donor requirements.
• Transparent and cost efficient procurement of goods
• Promote the rights of refugees/IDPs and explore and asses new and better ways to assist them.
• Implement project specific protection priorities

Specific task are:

• Promoting safe WASH practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities and services, thereby ensuring community involvement in the rehabilitation of water points and latrines
• Creation of channels for dialogue (water user committees) to ensure appropriate technical and social interventions in order to secure outcome, impact and sustainability.
• Identification of appropriate maintenance mechanisms and sustainability of the rehabilitated latrines, water points and household infrastructures.
• Identification of key hygiene practices (gender sensitive) to be addressed and sectors of the population with whom to engage and define an appropriate communications strategy to promote safe practices
• Monitor, evaluate and suggest changes and improvements in the project and associated materials based on observations and discussions with the WASH staff
• Develop appropriate technical and social training packages and modules for Hygiene and Sanitation including Environmental sanitation to enhance the capacity of NRC staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a Project Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Technical WASH expertise
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license

Personal qualities

• Knowledge of the context in Ethiopia
• Behavioral competencies. These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. The following are essential for this position:
• Handling insecure environments
• Strategic thinking
• Initiating action and change
• Empowering and building trust

We offer

• Commencement: ASAP
• Contract period: 6 months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
• Duty station: Gambella
• Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start

How to apply:

Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location

Apply through www.nrc.no, then vacancies.

Organization: Farm Africa
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 09 May 2014

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Team Leader will be responsible for leading the overall BRACED project implementation, as well as leading a multi-disciplinary and multi-location team comprised of Farm Africa and Mercy Corps staff. He/she will undertaking overall project management, and planning, donor reporting, as well as coordination of inputs from knowledge partners, and other stakeholders. He/she will be responsible for overall M&E, financial management, and management of the BRACED team. He/she will play a major role in extracting learning from the innovative approach of the project, ensuring that there is evidence to back up the claims of the project, and leading on external stakeholder management across all outputs. The Coordinator will be a renowned international expert in drylands resilience, ideally with experience in the Horn of Africa, and will have a solid background in land use management/ environment and/or climate change. He/she should also have significant experience of working within a market system, especially in difficult environments. Experience of explicitly addressing the needs of vulnerable women through markets-based approaches would be an advantage.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Successfully manage the implementation of BRACED Ethiopia on behalf of Farm Africa (the lead organisation).

Project planning & delivery

• In consultation with consortium members review and prepare the project’s annual work plan and budget.
• Manage monthly, quarterly and annual work plans for project logistics and activities, identifying and responding to the implications of interdependencies between different sub-project workstream activities.
• Plan for and ensure successful implementation of a sustainable macro exit from the project.
• Ensure that project activities are implemented and outputs achieved as planned and within the agreed budget, striving for Value for Money throughout.
• Prepare quarterly progress reports as per standard Farm Africa procedure.
• Participate in periodic project progress review sessions with the Steering Committee (including Country Directors)
• Proactively identify and monitor any risks to non-delivery and, mitigating actions
• Ensure the timely submission of narrative and financial reports to DFID’s Fund Manager, as well as to the GoE
• Overall financial management and governance of the programme, including ensuring adherence of the project team to procurement, anti-corruption and other FA/MC organisational compliance procedures as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance of the project to the Charities and Societies Agency’s 30:70 directives.
• In liaison with the relevant consortium member leadership, lead on the recruitment of new staff to the project team.
• Provide leadership and motivation to all project staff building values-based team working and individual staff skills relevant to the project.
• Regularly provide both informal and formal coaching and feedback to all project staff
• Hold in-person supervision sessions with all line-managed staff at least once per quarter (to discuss progress against their personal development objectives and work targets) and carry out in-person annual appraisals with all line-managed staff
• Effectively and promptly deal with any poor performance and actively recognise and encourage strong performance

2. Manage the M&E, knowledge and policy/ practice influence components of the project

Monitoring and evaluation of the project’s outcomes and impact

• Develop and oversee implementation of a project monitoring and evaluation process that meets the basic monitoring and outcome reporting requirements of each consortium member and the wider BRACED KM contract holder.
• Ensure the KM of BRACED Ethiopia is consistent with overall DFID guidance on tracking resilience outcomes
• Work closely with KM partners (as yet to be identified) to contribute lessons learned, ensure dissemination and maintain dialogue on key project findings
• Ensure the project’s log-frame and data collection plans are regularly reviewed and refreshed, and the project is collecting the breadth of indicators required at a frequency and timing in line with reporting purposes
• Ensure that the project is regularly (at least quarterly) conducting beneficiary surveys, collecting other data through relevant sources[1], developing case studies and collating photos
• Actively participate in relevant forums to disseminate BRACED experience and evidence, as well as seek and build on potential synergies with a) other DFID programmes, b) other CRGE-focused programme, c) other Farm Africa and Mercy Corps programmes, and lastly d) other private sector development endeavours in Ethiopia.

3. Lead consortium coordination, and external stakeholder management

• Implement consortium governance and decision making structures, acting as the point person for day-to-day consortium partner management and relationship building
• Proactively identify and raise with the Farm Africa CD (and others as appropriate) any consortium-related delivery risks, and work with consortium partner staff to implement action plans to resolve identified issues
• Act as an ambassador, promoting the project, including hosting visitors, speaking at workshops and conferences, and meeting donors and other officials when required.
• Provide formal representation of the project with respect to key signatory government parties, ensure periodic reports are submitted to them on a timely basis.
• Organise external events, forums and conferences to share project lessons and experiences.
• Lead thinking and practice in innovative approaches to NGO-Private sector partnership models, and ensure that experience is well-documented and contributing to thinking of both consortium members.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. Technical

• MSc or above qualification in NRM, Watershed management or related fields;
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive and relevant experience and research working in the areas of INRM, watershed management and/or landscape approach demonstrating knowledge of how actions and interventions can be integrated across scales and sectors;
• A sophisticated understanding of the role of natural resource management, agriculture and ecosystems and their relative balance and input to livelihoods
• A solid understanding of market systems, including market-based mechanisms for risk management, and incentives driving private sector decisions
• Extensive experience and demonstrated successes in managing and implementing integrated and complex projects that involve multi-sector, diverse groups of stakeholders and natural resources;
• An understanding of the role of community-based approaches, in particular gender issues as they relate to risk management, markets and NRM
• Demonstrated leadership experience, team work, excellent networking skills and proven ability to forge constructive and dynamic relations with government partners, and private sector in equal measure;
• Excellent record of writing including briefs, project report compilation, communication and dissemination;
• Knowledge of public policy development processes in Ethiopia or Africa

2. Project & Contract Management

• Structures and leads teams in problem solving to address complex issues, prioritising efforts towards the most critical issues and regularly updating the ingoing hypothesis as required to focus the team
• Creative thinker, inspiring innovative thinking among all team members to reach imaginative solutions with high potential for impact
• Ensures high quality from across the team in all activities
• Manages all aspects of complex projects well; dynamically adjusting work and activity plans and individual team member workloads as required as new opportunities emerge or the context shifts
• Able to craft and synthesise project activities, outcomes and learning into compelling donor reports

3. Team building and line management

• Develops strong capabilities and skills in team members, group members and organisations working with
• Balances workloads of team members to both ensure successful delivery of the project as well as provide development opportunities for people to grow and learn
• Builds an open and collaborative team environment, encouraging the contributions of the whole team, and creating a rewarding experience for all
• Able to motivate individuals building a shared pride in individual and team accomplishments
• Strong at performance management - combining coaching with effective and insightful feedback on strengths, development areas and ways to grow, even on tough issues
• Able to manage team members remotely
• Manages upwards to the POM. CD, and other consortium leadership, actively bringing them into the team as required to challenge and support the team’s activity and keep them informed and abreast of the situation

4. Values

• Believes in Farm Africa’s values, acts as an inspiring model of them and instils them in others through behaviours, storytelling and dialogue
• Farm Africa seeks to employ those who believe, as we do, that farmers can and will play a key role in achieving long-term rural prosperity in Africaand who seek to deliver on those beliefs by:
• being experts in our field, delivering insightful/impactful evidence-based solutions
• pushing boundaries, being creative with new and old solutions
• acting for the long-term, building relationships and delivering long-lasting change for farmers
• working flexibly, taking advantage of the most effective solutions, whether from the communities, private sector or government
• sharing knowledge with others, reaching more farmers than we do alone, ensuring effective technologies are widely accessed.

Place of work:Addis Ababa

Contract period: one year with a possibility of extension

Terms of the position:Attractive salary & benefit package according to Farm Africa’s field staff handbook.

Those who meet the above requirements should apply in writing with CV and copies of all relevant testimonials to:

How to apply:

Those who meet the above requirements should apply in writing with CV and copies of all relevant testimonials to:

Farm Africa
P.O.Box 5746
Addis Ababa; Ethiopia

Tel. 251-011-467-4129; 465-5156
Fax. 251-011-467-4281
E-mail: ephrataf@farmafrica-eth.org or submit it in person

Document will not be returned and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

APPLICATIONS ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOMED FROM FEMALE APPLICANTS.

Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 04 May 2014

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 3500 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

The Horn of Africa (HoA) programme is the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC’s) largest mission globally. Operations began in Somaliland in 2004, expanded to Puntland in 2006, South Central and Dadaab in 2007. Since 2011, NRC has expanded to established presence in Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya) as well as Ethiopia, Yemen and South Sudan. Prioritized activities focus on shelter and infrastructure construction; water, hygiene and sanitation; emergency education including youth education; protection; food security and distribution. Programs target both emergency responses to acute crises as well as the capacity to address recurring protection needs of displaced populations through durable solutions. The Shelter Project Manager (Shelter PM) is responsible for leading and supporting the planning and implementation of the NRC Shelter Programme in Gambella.

Job description

• Develop, coordinate and manage Shelter project in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
• Manage, train and develop the shelter team
• Ensure high technical quality and transparent processes
• Adherence to shelter tools and handbooks and other NRC policies
• Represent NRC shelter in internal and external forums
• Responsible for project documentation
• Develop, manage and monitor the budget(s) according to Financial Handbook and donor requirements.
• Transparent and cost efficient procurement of goods
• Promote the rights of Refugees/ IDPs/returnees and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• Implement project specific protection priorities

Specific task are:

• Undertake creative approaches in shelter design, site planning and refugee camps layout for firebreaks in collaboration with ARRA and UNHCR.
• Guarantee the initiation and continuation of shelter activities and initiate complementary ones for expansion of the project in Gambella.
• Ensure a constructive co-operation with other NRC programs in the region, ARRA, UNHCR, local authorities, other international and local NGOs working in the refugee camps.
• At field level responsible for liaison and coordination with ARRA, UNHCR and other partners on the project follow-up and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a Project Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Technical shelter expertise
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license

Personal qualities

• Knowledge of the context in Ethiopia
• Behavioral competencies. These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. The following are essential for this position:
• Handling insecure environments
• Strategic thinking
• Initiating action and change
• Empowering and building trust

We offer

• Commencement: ASAP
• Contract period: 6 months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
• Duty station: Gambella
• Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start

How to apply:

Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location

Apply through www.nrc.no, then vacancies

Organization: Danish Refugee Council
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 04 May 2014

Area Manager

Gambella, Ethiopia

We are looking for a highly qualified person to fill the Area Manager position for DRC Ethiopia, Gambella region.

Who are we?

DRC Ethiopia supports field offices in 3 locations; Dolo Ado, Jijiga and Gambella. The last 2 years have seen some growth in programme size, but primarily there has been a growth in the number of support and management functions demanded and required by the programme offices, in order to maintain quality and accountability.

Currently DRC is implementing emergency WASH activities for Leit-Chuor and Kule refugee camps as well as the Burbeiy transit centre which includes standard WASH activities as needed. We are also engaged in NFI distribution, garbage pit and latrine construction. There will be engagement in Livelihoods development and implementation and possibly protection programming as required by the Government of Ethiopia (ARRA) and UNHCR. Currently this is a full on emergency response requiring high dedication, professionalism and long hours to ensure quality implementation leading to more protracted reponse.

About the job

The Area Manager is responsible for overall management and strategic direction of DRC emergency programme in Gambella. The programme covers but is not limited to NFI’s, Shelter, Community Driven Development and Livelihoods with Somali Refugees and refugee hosting communities, as well as displaced populations within the region. The Area manager will represent DRC with the local and regional government bodies, especially UNHCR, partners, beneficiaries and other (I)NGO’s as part of regular and quality communications to maintain good relations. The post holder will need to clearly understand and ensure fair, accountable and transparent management of programme, finance and human resources and promote a learning environment for staff and the organisation. The Area Manager will also be responsible for compliance to Standard Operating Procedures for safety, security and general operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Programme Management

• Overall responsibility for the design, implementation and effective monitoring of agreed projects and activities in areas of livelihoods and infrastructural projects with refugees and host communities.

• Ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and documentation of all activities and processes. Ensuring the analysis of data collected (at various levels) to inform activity changes to improve programme quality.

• Ensure the development and implementation of all activities in line with Humanitarian Accountability Principles (HAP) and DRC programme policies especially gender, age and disability.

• Proactively seeking funding opportunities to scale up and/or expand activities working closely with the Country Director and Country Advisors. This includes identifying and undertaking assessments and writing concepts and proposals.

• To oversee Gambella programming with short-term visits and ensure quality of programme delivery

Technical Programme

• To be engaged strategically with all technical sectors as need and provide management and strategic input/oversight

• To facilitate linkages and support with Regional Advisors and be the point person if there are no technical leads.

• Oversee and provide strategic support to sectoral teams (for now LVH, Community Driven Development, and WASH and protection sectors.

Representation and Relations

• Represent DRC with the regional/local governments, UN bodies and non-government organizations as required. Ensure appropriate DRC staff attend the ad hoc and regular meetings, clusters, technical working groups as applicable to DRCs programme and work in the region.

• Engage with all stakeholders as regularly as possible. This would include local and refugee leadership, local and regional government, Donors, and partners

• Ensure accurate and on time reporting internally and externally. Including contributing to external donor reports and ensuring monthly DRC progress reports are sent to regional government, ARRA, UNHCR, and other donors.

Team Management

• Lead regular staff and management meetings in Gambella.

• Manage direct reports to agreed job priorities and identify learning and development needs for programme staff, under your direct and indirect supervision. Bring human resource/staff management issues to the senior management team and/or CD for decisions.

• With team leaders manage the programme activities budget lines; ensuring effective and efficient use of resources including financial, human and all assets.

• Ensure programme teams work closely with the support team to delivery DRC policies and procedures in finance, procurement and logistics including effective planning weekly, monthly and quarterly.

• Overall responsibility for security in and around the Gambella zone including ensuring adherence to agreed security protocols, recommending changes to security protocols and working with the Logistics and Security Officer to deliver the agreed security action plan.

• Any other activities as requested by the Country Director.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in programme development and implementation in emergency context, including quality monitoring and evaluation processes.

• A University level degree in, social sciences or economics. Substantial work experience in the areas of emergency, camp management, and/or the development sector, especially with displaced/refugees communities can substitute education qualification.

• Relevant technical expertise/experience in some sectors of humanitarian programming such as WASH, shelter, livelihoods, and community development, etc.

• Proven ability to build external relationships with diplomacy, tact and professionalism in a complex and demanding environment.

• Demonstrated ability to manage and support multi-sector programmes including operational planning and problem solving.

• Demonstrated experience of people management and team-building.

• Demonstrated experience of financial and asset management,

• Demonstrated ability to undertaken representation with senior government officials.

• Excellent written and presentation skills in English

• Strong analytical capacity for programme design and development.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Proficiency in common computer packages and financial software i.e. Word, Excel, Power point etc.

• Must show ability to work in an isolated and challenging environment.

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant a one year contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from June 2014 or before and be willing and able to work in Nyininyang with travel to Gambella and other locations in Ethiopia.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. This position will be placed at level A10 or the DRC national staff salary scale, as applicable.

How to apply:

Application process

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dk > Vacancies > Current vacancies (click on the vacancy, then on “Apply” at the bottom of the window that opens)..All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

Applications close 4th May 2014. The interviews are expected to take place Mid May 2014.

Organization: Management Sciences for Health
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 30 Apr 2014

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Deputy Country Director (DCD) assists the Country Director in providing overall management of the SCMS project for the Ethiopia Ministry of Health, including technical and administrative support in strengthening the procurement and quantification systems; improving warehousing and distribution capacity; health systems strengthening field support; logistics management information systems development and implementation; business process optimization; monitoring and evaluation, and; project communications. Responsibilities include supporting the Country Director in i) development of vision and technical strategy, work plans, and performance management plans; ii) adherence to administrative, procurement, and financial procedures; iii) documentation and communications, and; iv) development and management of productive relationships with clients and stakeholders, in particular with the Federal Ministry of Health, and coordination with other public health supply chain projects.

The DCD is responsible for directly managing the Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) Project Manager, the M&E / Communications Manager, the Deputy Director for Technical Operations and, in close collaboration with the Country Director is responsible for ensuring effective collaboration, coordination, and integration of program activities across all of the SCMS Program technical areas. This means working closely with the other Deputy Directors of Finance and Administration, and Procurement Operations, and with the IT Project Manager, who report directly to the Country Director.

The position requires an experienced technical person who has a broad view of supply chain management system implementation and strengthening, who can be innovative, and who can take initiative on new ideas and strategies, taking into account the prevailing or changing circumstances. As a technical leader s/he is able to delegate “hands-on” technical issues to the technical team and provide management oversight and direction. Specific emphasis will be placed on program management.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

SCMS Project Management and Leadership:

1.Work closely with the SCMS Country Director to ensure that all areas of the project are integrated, including Procurement Operations, Finance and Administration, Technical Operations of Warehouse & Distribution, Health Systems Strengthening Field Support, Logistics Management Information Systems, IT Projects, Monitoring and Evaluation, Communications, and Program Management, making the most effective and efficient use of all project resources.

2.Serve as a member of the Senior Management Team and assist the Country Director in ensuring that all project deliverables are met and that capacity building and supply chain strengthening goals are achieved.

3.Manage the efforts across all program areas to ensure that transition and close-out plans are integrated into the project work and are implemented, monitored, and effected in a coordinated manner toward successful TO close-out and follow-on activity.

4.Liaise with other MSH projects in-country, and with the MSH Country Leadership Team, to maximize integration and coordination of technical initiatives of MSH One. Liaise with MSH Country Operations Management Unit (COMU) as needed to ensure optimal operational support for technical activities.

5.Proactively and continuously provide technical and management oversight across all program areas to ensure that strategies, budgets, work plans, expenditures, data collection, performance monitoring, and reporting are planned and executed to support program deliverables. Identify and resolve challenges, prioritize competing demands for resources, manage competing time constraints.

6.Oversee technical reports, trip reports, performance reports, deliverables, STTA SOWs and ensure effective communication with PMO, MSH HO, USAID, and other partners; develop innovative methods to capture and demonstrate project impact through communication and information sharing.

7.Work closely with the Country Director to ensure that the Joint Work Plan with PFSA is managed and implemented.

8.Act as the designated alternate SCMS representative to the Country Director with USAID, the FMOH, PMO, and SCMS HO. Serve as Acting Country Director in the absence of the Country Director.

9.Represent the SCMS project at various technical meetings with other cooperating agencies, collaborating with partners, senior government officials, and donor agencies. Participate in various working groups as required.

10.Conduct field monitoring visits across all program areas.

11.Report regularly to the Country Director in regard to progress, results, and challenges.

12.Prepare and deliver presentations on key project activities and achievements across all program areas as needed.

13.Participate in staff planning, budgeting, recruitment, and development.

14.Carry out additional responsibilities as may be assigned by the Country Director.

Technical Operations, LMIS, M&E, and Communications Supervision:

1.Supervise the LMIS Project Manager, the M&E / Communications Manager, and the Deputy Director of Technical Operations to ensure that they have updated, relevant job descriptions, work plans specific to their role, conduct performance reviews, provide on-going mentoring and coaching, manage all personnel issues.

2.Oversee work planning and activities to ensure that budgets and expenditures are managed and deliverables are met.

3.Ensure staff are trained on and follow SCMS and MSH policy, procedures, and SOPs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.Post Graduate education in logistics, supply chain management, pharmacy, medicine, public health, or business, or in a field of study closely related to the responsibilities, with a background in public health, is required.

2.Minimum of eight years relevant experience in program management in public health, supply chain, or health systems strengthening, including budget management, project design and management, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and administration operations, of which at least 5 years of supervisory experience is required; and cultivating strategic relationships with executive stakeholders. An Ethiopian national is preferred.

3.Demonstrated strategic planning expertise is required.

4.Experience with USAID or other donor agencies is required. In-depth work experience with the Federal Ministry of Health, including demonstrated ability to maintain productive relationships with executive management, is required. Familiarity with USG procurement rules and regulations highly preferred.

5.Ability to manage multiple tasks within tight deadlines and to prioritize effectively while delivering high quality work.

6.Expert ability to present complex data in a clear and concise manner. Expert ability to deliver presentations and speak in public forums. Ability to identify potential problem areas, perform root cause analysis, and alert appropriate parties for corrective action.

7.Expert written and verbal skills required. Fluency in English and Amharic is required. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Familiarity with Microsoft Project is a plus.

8.Experience working in international public health in a field office of a developing country is required; experience in east Africa is preferred.

9.Excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgment, communication skills, training experience is required. Demonstrated ability to effectively organize, manage, and communicate across different layers within a team-oriented, culturally diverse environment and partner organizations, and ability to identify and resolve policy and operational constraints.

10.Self-motivated, strong initiative is required. Ability and willingness to travel locally and internationally as required.

Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.

How to apply:

**To apply for this position, please submit a resume to https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/7229/deputy-country-director/job. For more information about MSH, please visit our web site at www.msh.org. If you cannot apply online or have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org .

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 10 Feb 2014

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- RFP-ETH-2014-9110138
(Only for International Organizations/companies )

1. Topic: To provide comprehensive insurance of the entire UNICEF fleets of vehicles for a period of 24 months.

2. Background.

UNICEF is the agency of the United Nations mandated to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF strives to establish children’s rights as international standards of behaviour towards children. UNICEF’s role is to mobilise political will and material resources to help countries ensure a “first call for children". UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children.

1. Objective

The Insurance Company is expected to insure all UNICEF vehicles within Ethiopia comprehensively, provide comprehensive insurance services for the entire fleets of vehicles and cover all vehicles involved in any kind of accident anywhere in the country.

1. Qualification of Firm and Experience required

a) The Contractor should be licensed for such works and registered with concerned authorities.
b) The insurer should have at least five years of experience in the provision of the motor insurance detailed above and should provide accreditations from its current and / or past clients.
c) The insurer should assign an appropriate and regular contact person to deal with UNICEF businesses.

How to apply:

Interested and eligible bidders are invited to collect the complete tender document by sending email to the address below Starting on Friday 17/01/2014. Formal offers are to be submitted to UNICEF on or before 09:00 hrs. Monday, 10/02/2014. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer.

UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids. ADDRESS: UNICEF ETHIOPIA, Kasanchis next to Intercontinental Hotel, Supply Section, Room 112, Attn. Sebastian Muzuma (smuzuma@unicef.org) / P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-184 233, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia

Organization: International Medical Corps
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 21 Feb 2014

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

PROGRAM BACKGROUNDIMC Ethiopia has implemented extensive programming in food-insecure areas throughout Oromia, Somali and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Regions of Ethiopia, since 2003, assisting both refugees and local communities to drive their own sustainable development by capacitating local health and food security structures including staff through technical, material (medical supplies and equipment) and logistical support to provide accessible and appropriate health care and timely responses in the areas of nutrition, mental and reproductive health; hygiene and sanitation as well as gender-based violence (GBV) using community empowerment strategies such as psychosocial support and care, Early Child Development (ECD), Infant Young Children Feeding (IYCF) and community-led total sanitation (CLTS).

IMC Ethiopia currently responds to the emergency needs of over 106,000 Somali refugees in three Dollo Ado refugee camps through community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), hygiene and sanitation and GBV interventions. IMC Ethiopia works with all actors including government and non-governmental agencies engaged in humanitarian efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality among malnourished children, pregnant and lactating women, women of reproductive age and other vulnerable communities in respective areas of intervention and encourages long-term development.

JOB SUMMARYThe Program Coordinator works under the direction of the Deputy Country Director, and shares responsibility for overall program management, technical and financial monitoring; and successful implementation of IMC programs/projects in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. He/She will work directly with IMC Program Managers and Coordinators in Dollo on a day-to-day basis to support and facilitate IMC’s extensive humanitarian interventions responding to refugee needs and assistance to the hosting community. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience and a proven track-record of coordinating and managing humanitarian and emergency response programs and activities in the refugee camps, as well as possessing excellent relationship, communications, planning, monitoring and teamwork skills.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIESManagement of Program Implementation• Support the Deputy Country Director in developing the program and other strategy.• Clearly aware of program’s implementation activities and expedite the same along with sector Program Managers • Together with IMC technical program managers to ensure that projects are implemented as planned and within budget, and in accordance with IMC and global humanitarian policies and guidelines, including Codes of Conduct, SPHERE and HAP principles and standards on accountability to the affected populations; • Ensure timely completion of all logistics, financial and administrative matters in the field• Conduct regular staff evaluation , design and implement capacity improvement plan• Review/Assist in development of action plans and compare actual implementation of the planned activities • Ensure program activities are implemented with-in the project period • Advise sector program’s managers on program quality, implementation and appropriateness of expenditures. Undertake a regular review of pipelines.• Oversee the proper spending of all grants in line with donor regulations • Approve expenditures within the set IMC limits• Ensure successful delivery of services and along with the field M and E officer, establish complaint feedback mechanism

Policy Compliance and Team Management• Ensure field staff are aware of all policies and procedures • Apply policies and procedures in a consistent manner • Advise supervisor regarding field staff failing to comply with policies and procedures• Play a leadership role and foster a positive working environment • Ensure mutual support within the team and contribute to teambuilding• Directly Manage the Deputy Program Coordinator, GBV Manager, Mental Health Manager, Sanitation and Hygiene Program Manager, Finance, HR/Admin and Logistics Manager.

Reporting and Communication • Compile monthly field office reports in a timely manner. • Coordinate preparation of quarterly, final and other donor reports as needed. • Coordinate with other departments within the IMC Ethiopia country program (Communications, Finance, HR, Admin, Security) concerning the Dolo Ado programs/projects.• Maintain a regular communication with supervisor and Addis based program staff particularly the Emergency/Refugee Program Coordinator, Senior Program Officer, Program Development Officer, M and E Officer and others.• Report to the Deputy Country Director in a timely and thorough way on all health problem, security developments or criminal incidents to IMC staff or property.• Assure that proper channels of communication are maintained and respected. Regularly consult with the DCD and CD on all matters of significance to the program, staff and regional affairs.• Write monthly reports on programs, administrative, finance and logistics matters to the DCD

Representation and Networking• Regular meetings and communication with field staff of partner agencies in the refugee camps on issues of common interest • Maintain a good partnership with Government agencies and other partners in the area • Along with the Emergency/ Refugee Program Coordinator, facilitate successful donor visits and internal monitoring visits and assessments• Participate in working groups, seminars, meetings, etc with relevance for IMC programs/projects

Qualifications: • University degree or Masters in Public Health, Disaster Response and Management, Social Work, Sociology, Political Science or a related field. • More than 5 years experience with an international NGO - managing and/or coordinating large and complex emergency response projects, including refugee settings. • Significant experience in overall program/project senior management, preferably in the health, nutrition, water-sanitation-hygiene, food security and related sectors.• Demonstrated and extensive program/project, people, and financial management skills• Ability to cope with stress; hardship; patience and flexibility.• Ability to effectively work with government, community leaders, international/national organizations, donors, partners and other IMC relationships.• Experience with donor compliance and reporting requirements including BPRM, ECHO, UNHCR, UNOCHA• Team builder with an ability to train and coach staff• Diplomatic and an effective communicator at all levels• Strong leadership skills, strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English• Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Office, Email and other computer applications• Experience with establishing strong and effective working relationships with colleagues from different backgrounds, cultures and experience.• Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with colleagues in course of work.• Willingness to work additional hours in order to meet tight deadlines.• Understanding and ability to work in unstable and multi-cultural environment (cultural sensitivity)

How to apply:

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To officially begin the application process, qualified candidates please go to our career page http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx , noting where you noticed the position you are applying for and complete the online employment application form.

Organization: International Medical Corps
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 14 Feb 2014

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

PROGRAM BACKGROUNDIMC Ethiopia has implemented extensive programming in food-insecure areas throughout Oromia, Somali and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Regions of Ethiopia, since 2003, assisting both refugees and local communities to drive their own sustainable development by capacitating local health and food security structures including staff through technical, material (medical supplies and equipment) and logistical support to provide accessible and appropriate health care and timely responses in the areas of nutrition, mental and reproductive health; hygiene and sanitation as well as gender-based violence (GBV) using community empowerment strategies such as psychosocial support and care, Early Child Development (ECD), Infant Young Children Feeding (IYCF) and community-led total sanitation (CLTS).

IMC Ethiopia currently responds to the emergency needs of over 106,000 Somali refugees in three Dollo Ado refugee camps through community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), hygiene and sanitation and GBV interventions. IMC Ethiopia works with all actors including government and non-governmental agencies engaged in humanitarian efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality among malnourished children, pregnant and lactating women, women of reproductive age and other vulnerable communities in respective areas of intervention and encourages long-term development.

JOB SUMMARYThe Program Coordinator works under the direction of the Deputy Country Director, and shares responsibility for overall program management, technical and financial monitoring; and successful implementation of IMC programs/projects in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. He/She will work directly with IMC Program Managers and Coordinators in Dollo on a day-to-day basis to support and facilitate IMC’s extensive humanitarian interventions responding to refugee needs and assistance to the hosting community. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience and a proven track-record of coordinating and managing humanitarian and emergency response programs and activities in the refugee camps, as well as possessing excellent relationship, communications, planning, monitoring and teamwork skills.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIESManagement of Program Implementation• Support the Deputy Country Director in developing the program and other strategy.• Clearly aware of program’s implementation activities and expedite the same along with sector Program Managers • Together with IMC technical program managers to ensure that projects are implemented as planned and within budget, and in accordance with IMC and global humanitarian policies and guidelines, including Codes of Conduct, SPHERE and HAP principles and standards on accountability to the affected populations; • Ensure timely completion of all logistics, financial and administrative matters in the field• Conduct regular staff evaluation , design and implement capacity improvement plan• Review/Assist in development of action plans and compare actual implementation of the planned activities • Ensure program activities are implemented with-in the project period • Advise sector program’s managers on program quality, implementation and appropriateness of expenditures. Undertake a regular review of pipelines.• Oversee the proper spending of all grants in line with donor regulations • Approve expenditures within the set IMC limits• Ensure successful delivery of services and along with the field M and E officer, establish complaint feedback mechanism

Policy Compliance and Team Management• Ensure field staff are aware of all policies and procedures • Apply policies and procedures in a consistent manner • Advise supervisor regarding field staff failing to comply with policies and procedures• Play a leadership role and foster a positive working environment • Ensure mutual support within the team and contribute to teambuilding• Directly Manage the Deputy Program Coordinator, GBV Manager, Mental Health Manager, Sanitation and Hygiene Program Manager, Finance, HR/Admin and Logistics Manager.

Reporting and Communication • Compile monthly field office reports in a timely manner. • Coordinate preparation of quarterly, final and other donor reports as needed. • Coordinate with other departments within the IMC Ethiopia country program (Communications, Finance, HR, Admin, Security) concerning the Dolo Ado programs/projects.• Maintain a regular communication with supervisor and Addis based program staff particularly the Emergency/Refugee Program Coordinator, Senior Program Officer, Program Development Officer, M and E Officer and others.• Report to the Deputy Country Director in a timely and thorough way on all health problem, security developments or criminal incidents to IMC staff or property.• Assure that proper channels of communication are maintained and respected. Regularly consult with the DCD and CD on all matters of significance to the program, staff and regional affairs.• Write monthly reports on programs, administrative, finance and logistics matters to the DCD

Representation and Networking• Regular meetings and communication with field staff of partner agencies in the refugee camps on issues of common interest • Maintain a good partnership with Government agencies and other partners in the area • Along with the Emergency/ Refugee Program Coordinator, facilitate successful donor visits and internal monitoring visits and assessments• Participate in working groups, seminars, meetings, etc with relevance for IMC programs/projects

Qualifications: • University degree or Masters in Public Health, Disaster Response and Management, Social Work, Sociology, Political Science or a related field. • More than 5 years experience with an international NGO - managing and/or coordinating large and complex emergency response projects, including refugee settings. • Significant experience in overall program/project senior management, preferably in the health, nutrition, water-sanitation-hygiene, food security and related sectors.• Demonstrated and extensive program/project, people, and financial management skills• Ability to cope with stress; hardship; patience and flexibility.• Ability to effectively work with government, community leaders, international/national organizations, donors, partners and other IMC relationships.• Experience with donor compliance and reporting requirements including BPRM, ECHO, UNHCR, UNOCHA• Team builder with an ability to train and coach staff• Diplomatic and an effective communicator at all levels• Strong leadership skills, strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English• Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Office, Email and other computer applications• Experience with establishing strong and effective working relationships with colleagues from different backgrounds, cultures and experience.• Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with colleagues in course of work.• Willingness to work additional hours in order to meet tight deadlines.• Understanding and ability to work in unstable and multi-cultural environment (cultural sensitivity)

How to apply:

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To officially begin the application process, qualified candidates please go to our career page http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx , noting where you noticed the position you are applying for and complete the online employment application form.

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 20 Jan 2014

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- (RFP-2013-9110069)1. Topic: Consultancy Services: a registered company/firm -to develop operational guideline and M&E framework for social cash transfers (SCT) pilot programme in SNNPR and Oromia. 2. Background: Social protection is a central public policy component for countries addressing poverty, vulnerability and inequality. Establishing Ethiopia’s social protection framework is part and parcel of an integrated approach to the progressive realization of social and economic rights noted in article 41 of the constitution. This policy introduces a shift from the social welfare approach of the developmental social welfare policy to a complete framework leading to coordinated actions to protect citizens from economic and social deprivation through emergency interventions and targeted cash transfers. It also has preventive actions designed to avert deprivation or to mitigate the impact of adverse shocks including health and unemployment insurance, promotive actions that aim to enhance assets and human capital and income earning capacity, and transformative actions including legal and judicial reforms, budget analysis and policy evaluations to help the nation better manage social protection.

1. Objectives:
   • Review the existing documents including the draft social protection policy and related documents (guidelines, manuals, etc.) and on-going programmes such as the productive safety nets programme (PSNP) in a bid to build a synergy and integration of the two programmes that will target labour constrained individuals or termed as direct beneficiaries;
   • Review the Framework for Community Care Structures that has been endorsed by MoLSA and its relevance to the contexts of the two regions with the result of fully utilising the full potential of these community structures in targeting, cash delivery, monitoring households and reporting ion the use of cash transfers
   • Discuss with the regional social protection members that are part of the social protection platforms/structures on the existing experiences on the provision of social services, targeting, reaching distant vulnerable populations and monetary contributions made by the regional and federal bodies and the private sector to finance the delivery of social services
   • Identify suitable means for the regular payment of cash transfers to beneficiaries using or adopting cost effective and user friendly e-devices that are without fiduciary risks and using existing micro finance institutions as intermediaries
   • Assess the strengths and limitations of the social workforce, kebele and woreda administration, the regional bureaus of labour and social affairs, and community based organizations to monitor report and respond to complaints that may arise during the implementation of the scheme and map out their roles and responsibilities to assist in the management of the social cash transfer programme
   • Develop a functional framework and an M&E tools as reference guide for the planning and implementation of the social cash transfer in the two regions taking into the peculiarity of social safety nets in the two regions
2. Qualification of Firm and experience required for team composition:• Master’s degree in Economics, Social Policy or other relevant fields, A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in development and/or implementation of social protection programmes, Experience in social policy development and delivery in developing countries in general and sub-Saharan Africa in particular. Strong background in statistics, modelling and econometrics , Knowledge of challenges and issues on development, poverty, vulnerability and exclusion in general and in Ethiopia in particular ,Strong analytical aptitude, communication and presentation skills, Outstanding communication skills in English required • Computer proficiency: MS Office, Excel, SPSS and other relevant tools

How to apply:

Interested and eligible bidders are invited to collect the complete tender document by sending an email to the address below starting on Monday 6 Jan - 2014. Formal offers are to be submitted to UNICEF on or before 9.00 hrs. On Monday 20 Jan- 2014. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer. UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids. UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids. ADDRESS: UNICEF ETHIOPIA, Supply Section, Room 112, Attn. Mr. Sebastian Muzuma (smuzuma@unicef.org) P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-11 5184233, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia.