Job Summary

The RMAM manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, leading, and managing all activities of DSW Ethiopia related to resource mobilization, advocacy, and research and monitoring and Evaluation. H/She is expected to closely work with all country office team and maintain good working relation with international RM, advocacy and M &E teams. H/She is expected to make sure that RM and Advocacy strategies and objectives are implemented, achieved, and well communicated at all level.

Responsibilities

H/She is also responsible to engage in high level advocacy with parliamentarians, EC delegates and AU advocacy team including coalitions and networks. Areas of responsibility for the position include;

Organizational

• In Consultation with the CD, identify strategic partners and solicit joint resource mobilizations
• Manage country office resource mobilization and advocacy related activities including the development of concept notes and proposals in support of project activities and advocacy work
• Play crucial role so that the country office has stable and sustainable financial and material resources to carry out its core business.
• Ensure that country office RM and Advocacy strategies are in line with the international framework
• Identify opportunities for synergy between advocacy and resource mobilization work of DSW and work with other departments on how to take advantage of advocacy activities contribute to RM
• Build relationship, engage and represent DSW to strategic advocacy targets particularly the Ethiopian government bodies, multi and bilateral institutions including EC and AU
• Support programs and projects team in acquiring evidences that aim at improving the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs.

MANAGEMENT

• Supervise Monitoring and Evaluation officer
• Collaborate and liaise and create good working relationship with national and international team
• Ensure the quality of products and documents produced by DSW team members, including strategic plans, guidelines, M&E tools and standard operating procedures
• Make sure that proper planning and implementation of the project’s activities according to the defined strategy and targets;

Operational

• Coordinate and lead resource mobilization efforts of DSW Ethiopia in collaboration with national and international DSW staff
• Manage and lead advocacy activities  in collaboration with  youth champions , youth networks
• Organize advocacy events on selected SRHR issues and participate in regional and international network
• Provide technical support and backstopping to respective country office team in the area of research, monitoring and evaluation
• Review tools and other project related guidelines for improved program implementation , monitoring and impact assessment
• Contribute to program evaluation, facilitate knowledge-sharing across global, regional, and country-based team-members to institutionalize knowledge
• Update resource mobilization and advocacy strategies in line with DSW global
• Ensure an effective coordination with other department of the country office
• Coordinate and closely wirk with youth champions

RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING DSW’s SAFEGUARDING POLICIES

• Ensure respect of DW’s policies as well as their implementation at all levels
• Ensure staff members receive appropriate orientation on those policies (Gender policy, Social Media use, Harassment policy and code of conduct) and compliance, including from partners and local actors;
• Report immediately without investigation any concern, suspicion or incident to the country director related to SGBV and harassment ;

Job Requirement

Education & Qualification : MPH/MA, Degree in Health, Social Science related field.

Required experience

• At least 10 years of professional experience in resource mobilization, advocacy and proposal writing, work in multi –national and multi-cultural environment
• Proven ability in team management and work in functional links with other teams
• Strong experience in project monitoring and evaluation and excellent communication skills development related projects would be a strong asset
• Strong experience and knowledge on project management and Community-based approach;

Skills

• Excellent command of English language
• Ability to use software including data management and presentations
• Ability to conduct regular field visits;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with teams and develop team spirit.

Duty Station:   Based in Addis Ababa with frequent travel to project sites