World Vision Ethiopia began its first intervention in Ethiopia in 1971 with relief and opened the Ethiopia office in 1975. Relief, rehabilitation and small community development projects dominated the decade that followed. During the 1984/85 drought, World Vision Ethiopia participated in a massive relief operation that saved the lives of millions of people.

JOB RESPONSIBITLIES

• Oversee the development, management and implementation of the Project.
• Lead all aspects of the implementation and management of the project, including sharing how the project contributes to the thought leadership of the industry.
• Ensure the project is designed and implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget, including strategies for phase out and sustainability.
• Ensure coordination between program and operations leads.
• Effectively manage programming and operations talent.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Minimum of 7years of senior-level management experience on donor-funded programs. Previous experience with management of USAID-funded programs is required.
• Previous Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, or senior management experience in 2 or more of the following specializations: public health, GESI, , water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), private sector WASH, and/or related field in Ethiopia
• Demonstrated strong understanding of USAID’s community- WASH/public health approaches and gender programming in Ethiopia.
• Experience with NSAs, and community structure/platforms), and capacity building of CSOs and/or FBOs.
• Proven exceptional leadership in the design, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of similar-sized international donor-supported programs, with skills in strategic planning and thinking, management, supervision and budgeting, and experience managing complex activities involving coordination with multiple program partner institutions.
• Demonstrated skills building and maintaining relationships with host governments, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, and partners.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Experience recruiting, developing, and managing local and international staff and teams.
• Track record of strong commitment to sharing knowledge, documenting experiences, supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit.
• Experience managing required programmatic and financial reporting requirements. Experience with M&E is a plus.
• Excellent communication and writing skills in Amharic and English.