Ethiopian Red Cross Society Oromia Regional Office invites qualified applicants who meet the following qualification and experience requirements to apply for the following position.

Responsibilities

• Plans, Organize, directs, coordinates and controls the overall activities of the Zonal Branch of the Society;
• Coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the overall activities of the branches under the zonal branch; follows up and facilitates the timely preparation and submission of regular and exceptional reports by zonal branches; consolidates and communicates reports of national concern to the Regional office;
• Organize, oversees, coordinates and follows up vulnerability assessment activities intervention prioritization and projects formulation activities on program areas of the society in the Zonal Branch; Solicits local financing sources of program and project activities and effects intervention accordingly.
• Enhance local & international resource mobilization.
• Ensures the availability and proper allocation of financial, human and material resources as well as facilities and that programs and projects are properly implemented according to the scheduled timeframe and allocated resources;
• Ensures that the overall situation, changes and new developments across the environment of the zonal branch are closely monitored and assessment information necessary for Formulating and validating projects and corporate strategy is gathered and communicated to the Regional office;
• Undertakes capacity gap assessment on branches, design and administers appropriate capacity building programs to zonal and woreda branches/sub-branches on program areas;
• Prepares and submits plans and work programs as well as budget of the Zonal Branch to the board and implements same upon approval;
• Takes effective and efficient resource allocation decisions and undertakes budget management for programs and projects; monitors performance progress program/project activities;
• Makes sure that performances are evaluated against set objectives, plans and budget of the zonal branch; provide directives, guidance and solution to solve problems and correct deviations/shortcomings;

Category

• Head, Zonal Branch for West Shoa
• Head, Coordination Office for West Guji
• Head, Zonal Branch for South West Shoa
• Career Level: Managerial level (4+ Years’ experience)

Reports to: Regional Head / Zonal Board

Note: Women applicants are highly encouraged to apply

Job Requirements

Qualification Requirement

• Second degree/first degree in Management/ Public Administration/ Disaster Risk Management/ Public Health/ Social Work/ Sociology/ Social Psychology/ Social Anthropology/ Regional & Local Development Studies/ Governance & Development Studies and 8/10 Years Related Work Experience, Out of Which 4/6 Years in Managerial Position (s)

Language : Fluency in spoken English, Afan Oromo and Amharic.