Key Responsibilities:

• Provides required technical support in planning, designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of climate resilience, greening, renewable energy, waste for value and circular economy project activities.
• Manage the CSEE and FBCA related project activities with special focus on W4V, Greening and Renewable energy project activities in NCA operational areas.
• Provide support (technical backup) to our implementing partners at field and head office level.
• Monitor and follow up the mentioned projects against technical requirements and financial utilization against donor requirements.
• Develop appropriate assessment, monitoring, evaluation and related tools for climate resilience, greening, renewable energy, waste for value and circular economy projects with special emphasis to the target demographic areas.
• Support the CRP Head in ensuring the projects refer to technical standards and consider donor and government requirements.
• Follow up with accountability to respond to feedback from areas of implementation to strengthen the renewable energy, greening and circular economy approaches.
• Ensure technical quality and timeliness of other Climate resilience programs (FBCA and CSEE) as required.
• Engage in setting baseline information and Support NCA’s partners in preparing and reviewing climate resilience, greening, renewable energy, waste for value and circular economy projects results frameworks.
• Track progress of climate resilience, greening, renewable energy, waste for value and circular economy projects’ activities, outputs and procedures and compile periodic reports to the donors.
• Support partners in preparation of monthly progress reports (both financial and activity) and compile them on monthly, quarterly, half year and annual basis.
• Support the CRP Head and cooperate with other program staff in ensuring good integration with other program/thematic areas of NCA – Ethiopia.
• At her/his level, coordinate with other organizations including through participation in relevant GO – NGO forums and networks/clusters.
• Represents NCA at relevant taskforce meetings as required.
• Oversee the implementation of the program activities as per the donor and government standards and to the required technical/professional principles.
• Coordinate with development and private sector actors to identify sustainable and renewable energy sources to reduce GHG emissions and enhance office energy security.
• Do other additional assignments related to the climate resilience program as required by the immediate supervisor

Job Requirement

Required qualifications:

• MSc/BSc in Environmental engineering, Renewable Energy (Solar Energy Solutions etc.), Power engineering, Circular Economy, Agricultural Economics, or related fields; from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 5/7 years of relevant experience in managing integrated programs like circular economy, climate smart economic empowerment, value chain development, renewable energy solutions and related projects preferably in I/NGOs environment.
• Demonstrated project management skills including for planning, organisation, and supervision.
• Understanding of the global and national circular economy and green jobs, renewable energy and climate change, environmental protection and energy sector challenges, key response mechanisms and working with forums/networks.
• Experience with donor compliance and from working with local partners and authorities.

Personal qualities:

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills including proficiency in English, written and oral.
• Able to team-up with staff and work both independently.
• Able to maintain motivation of self and others.
• Strong personal integrity and commitment to accountability.
• Excellent computer basic skills, especially MS-Office and some software like ArcGIS.
• Knowledge of renewable energy solutions, circular economy and green jobs and their link with climate resilience programming.
• Diplomatic
• Resilient
• Tactful

Salary:  From 43-48K depending on previous income history

Duty Station:   Addis Ababa with frequent travel to project sites