Internal/ External Vacancy Announcement

Professional Alliance for Development (PADet) is an indigenous, not-for-profit; a nongovernmental humanitarian organization established in 1998. It has been serving disadvantaged and marginalized segments of the community especially youth, women children in the areas of Reproductive Health HIV/AIDs Prevention and Care, Child Protection, Women Development, and Livelihood and Food Securities for the last 22 years.

Currently, PADet has a plan to implement Social Accountability Project in Afar Region and need to recruit qualified and competent Nominees in the following job opportunities.

Job summary:

S/He is responsible for overall coordination, planning & budgeting, implementation and quality assurance of the project in the intervention woredas. S/he is accountable to the MA for the overall functioning of the project, including the activities undertaken with partners, and the financial management

Accountabilities;

• Follow-up and implement directives and guidelines of the project management team as per the contract with the MA .
• Ensure full adherence/compliance to MA new directives and guidelines during project implementation;
•  Lead the project team in activity planning and budget forecasting
•  Provide technical, organizational and coaching support to all the WSAEs (including those employed by partners)
•  Support and mobilize sub-partners and WSACs for meaningful involvement in project planning and implementation;
•  Together with the M&E officer, provide training to WSAEs and enumerators on data collection and uploading;
•  Coordinate CRC pre-survey activities across the woredas;
•  Lead the cluster level CRC survey process and ensure cluster level CRC (citizen report card) reports
•  Ensure CRC survey data collection is conducted in accordance with the MA guidance and standards;
• Oversee project implementation and fund allocation and expenditures;
•  Together with other PCs and the MA, prepare ESAP grantee participation in the regional FTA-SA partnership meetings
•  Establish partnerships with local media to promote SA;
•  Ensure organization of monitoring visits, either planned by the MA or requested by government, development partners por other stakeholders
•  Participate in and provide input to learning and capacity development events organized by the MA with the federal/regional governments and relevant sector ministries/ bureaus
•  Liaise with regional, zonal and woreda sector bureaus and departments on SA project matters including submitting progress reports as required;
•  Strictly observe and support project staff members to comply with safety precautions
•  Follow-up and coordinate timely auditing and close-out of the ESAP3 project grant contract.
• Prepare and submit period report to technical advisor in a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Perform other related tasks when assigned by the immediate supervisor,

Grade level:  VIII

Location: Field office – Semera

Report to: Program Manager

Number of staff required: one

Education qualification, experience & skill;

• BA in social studies, development studies, economics or related field
• 4 years project management experience; NGO experience is preferable
•  Some SA or local governance experience, or similar, required
•  Strong facilitation skills
• Strong determination to promote gender equality
•  Good knowledge and experience on local and regional government operational systems and procedures
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft basics and internet (MS Word, Excel, Access and Power point);
• Proven report writing and communication skills;
• Good interpersonal and make logical and timely decision skills

Personal Competency:

• Willingness to work in extra working hours and weekends with staffs;
• Highly motivated, self-managed and Strategic oriented;
• High level commitment to achieve project goal and objectives;
• Able to work with minimum supervision;
• Ability to prepare and submit quality reports timely;