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 Responsibility

Capacity Building and institutional strengthening for PSNP5 Institutions

• Support the strengthening/establishment and functionality of woredas and kebeles PSNP institutions in RFSA operational woredas and kebeles of the region
• Jointly plan with and support PSNP institutions from region until kebeles level on their planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of PSNP5 core services/activities in RFSA woredas
• Regularly conduct capacity needs assessment of PSNP institutions in RFSA woredas, prioritize their capacity needs, prepare CD activities planning and support its implementation in consultation with project stakeholders and regional/national RFSA project management
• Assess physical capacity needs, prepare procurement plan and support provision of physical capacity building supplies to RFSA woredas in consultation with RFSA regional and national project management

• Ensure woredas and kebeles PSNP institutions comply with and meet provisions of PSNP PIM in delivering PSNP services
• Facilitate training, coaching and mentoring of stakeholders, government officials, community structures, and frontline staff and RFSA program staff on core PSNP5 manuals
• Coordinate with team members on annual capacity need assessment, institutional strengthening interventions, and social accountability initiatives and quarterly and annual review of PSNP/ RFSA partners

Partnership, Integration and Collaboration

• Coordinate with other NGOs and UN agencies implementing or supporting PSNP resumption in Tigray region
• Ensure the mobilization and participation of relevant stakeholders and program participants of PSNP5 Institutions to achieve program goals and objectives at all level of the program cycle
• Build knowledge and capacity of PSNP staff to sustainably coordinate and manage referrals
• Ensure integration and coordination of RFSA and PSNP5 planned activities implementation in RFSA operational woredas

Technical Support to RFSA and Partner Staffs

• Technically support PSNP institutions with targeting/re-targeting PSNP5 clients per the targeting criteria of PSNP5 Operations Manual
• Ensure PSNP and RFSA staff are aware of and comply with the different PSNP5 standards and provisions when planning and implementing different PSNP/RFSA activities in RFSA woredas of the region

Planning, Monitoring and Reporting

• Track improvements in technical and implementation capacity of staff at PSNP institutions at regional/zonal, woredas and kebeles level
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports, periodic progress reports /monthly, and submit on a timely basis
• Support the management of the Cap/Admin budget and coordination with the Woreda Coordinators

Promotes Learning and Dissemination of good Practices

• Coordinate learning reviews and workshops of the project; identify, document and share good practices and lessons from the processes and results of the project implementation
• participate on and support the production of publication and disseminated success stories, and challenges.

Requirements

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in development and social related fields such as Organizational Development, Psychology, Sociology, Human Resource management, MBA, Development Studies, and related fields
•  Any additional trainings and certifications in project management, partnership, taskforce/technical working group/cluster led project implementation or coordination/collaborations of various stakeholders will be advantageous

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Demonstrated analytic capacity and ability to write good quality reports
• Demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis and utilization of information from a broad range of sources in order to ensure effective integration of gender, youth and marginalized groups concerns throughout the project’s cycle
• Excellent partnership, communication and advocacy skills and the ability to interact effectively with collaborating agencies and government partners
• Ability to foster commitment and build capacity among project staff and stakeholders actors to gender integration and empowerment
• Excellent organization and planning skills and ability to resolve problems constructively
• Understanding of current best practices and innovations in PSNP5 programming
• Computer literate, with strong knowledge of MS Office applications,
• Flexibility, persistence, and ability to work well in a multi-sectoral team
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Required Professional Experience

• Expertise/experience on post-crisis/emergency institutional capacity needs assessment, training planning and execution with excellent training/workshop facilitation skills
• Proven experience on partnership building/management and multi-agency coordination
• Five years and above in institutional capacity strengthening and social accountability for PSNP in NGOs
• Experience in managing and facilitating technical working groups/taskforces or cluster based delivery of project activities
• Experience in implementation of food security and any long-term resilience building programs
• PSNP-related work experience, preferably with a USAID or other donor-supported program
• Experience in, social accountability, community participation and empowerment, advocacy and national/grass roots level systems strengthening preferred

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement:

• 50% field travel

Physical Requirements:

• Physical presence at the WV RFSA Regional Office in Mekelle and travelling to project woredas as required

Language Requirements:

• English and knowledge of local language advantageous