Development Expertise Center (DEC) is a national CSO registered in Ethiopia. The organization has five major programs: Child Well-being and Education Development, Gender and Life Skill Development, Employable Skills Development, Advocacy, and Humanitarian Emergency Programs. DEC actively works in seven National Regional States and one city administration of Ethiopia, namely Amhara, Afar, Oromia, Tigray, South West Ethiopia, Gambela, Benishangul Gumuz, and Addis Ababa City Administration. DEC would like to recruit for the following positions: Consortium Coordinator, Finance Coordinator, Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and MEL Coordinator, SRHR and GBV Advisor, Programme Coordinator, Woreda Programme Supervisor, and Junior Finance Officer

Job Summary

The Project Zonal Coordinator will oversee project implementation across two woredas within their assigned zone (Jimma or Southwest Shewa), ensuring effective planning, monitoring, and reporting of activities.

Specific Role and Responsibilities

• Coordinate with education offices and stakeholders,
• Support woreda staff and facilitators, and maintain strong communication and documentation of outcomes;
• Responsible for stakeholder engagement, budget compliance, and timely reporting to the project manager
• Addressing challenges and providing solutions to improve educational outcomes.
• Collaborating with other stakeholders such as local government, NGOs, and educational institutions.
• Systematically coordinate the documentation of project inputs, outputs, results, and impacts of the program or project
• Reporting on progress and making recommendations for improvement.

Educational background and experience

• MA/ BA/BED in Education and related field with 2 years of NGO work experience

Additional Skill

• Qualitative and quantitative report writing, communication, and presentation skills
• Strong skills and passion for supporting and supervising education program offices and field staff, creating a strong team with a transformational leadership mindset.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and the Internet