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.

Major Responsibilities

Major Activities

• 15% Ensure project planned activities are implemented in line with the  agreed work plans and budgets; successfully delivers against timeframes, milestones, output and outcome targets/objectives.
• Managing overall project in accordance with the agreed scope and expected knowledge
• 15% Ensure project team and partner staff are skilled and use the appropriate systems and tools for project management. Be responsible for the project implementation in terms of skill and the system provided
• 20% In coordination with MEAL officer, ensure good M&E practices are embedded, including documentation of good practices and case studies for visibility and reporting

Ensure that sound visibility and report are produced 20% : Maintain and strengthen existing partnerships and develop new ones to ensure delivery of objectives; ensure application of WVE’s people first principles and values in the partnerships

Work on partnership 10% : Manage, coach and motivate a high performing project team within the performance management framework, ensuring application of WVE’s values

Staff coaching 15%

• Engage staff in project planning and review; supporting them to identify linkages between their work and delivery of WVE’s goals.
• Professionally recruit and manage all consultants ensuring that their work is delivered as per the work plan and is contextualized to the operating environment.

Capacity building 5%

Other Related Activities when assigned

Availability and readiness on the subject matter

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience : Relevant technical expertise and considerable (at least 3 years) practical experience of applying peace building approaches and more than 3 years in managerial position. Considerable experience (at least 2 years) of design and implementation of relief and development in relevant fields in Ethiopia.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• Ability to work with local organizations and actors with knowledge about and experience from the relevant Wollega context, to utilize and ensure their capacity and continuous capacity development and to otherwise adapt ways of working accordingly.
• Management skills, necessary to meet project requirements in terms of coordination, coherence and consistency of project implementation, financial management, monitoring and reporting.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications : Master’s degree in relevant disciplines – such as peace and conflict, Development studies, international development, Theology/Religious Studies, refugee rights, displacement and migration – appropriate for leading a peace building and social cohesion in refugee and internally displaced people contexts.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement : The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 40 % of the time and on call 20% Physical Requirements

Language Requirements: English  and Amharic