• Job Title: Project Manager, Ethiopia
  • Location: Jigjiga or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Reporting to: Horn of Africa Programme Manager
  • Duration: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2024 (with potential extension depending on funding)
  • Salary: ETB 2,527,200 gross annually + 11% employer pension contribution
  • Deadline: 21 November 2022  09:00 UK time 

Job Purpose 

The Project Manager will lead the project management and coordination of an FCDO-funded consortium project in Ethiopia. The post holder will play a key role in liaising with FCDO and our partners in Ethiopia and will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning, partner support and narrative and financial reporting for the project. Reporting to the Horn of Africa Programme Manager, the manager will work closely with our teams based in London and Jigjiga, and our partners and staff based in Jijiga, Addis Ababa and Nairobi, and will undertake occasional travel.


Person specification
Essential knowledge, skills and experience

  • Strong understanding of and experience in managing consortium projects preferably related to peacebuilding and conflict transformation projects, preferably in the Horn of Africa
  • Graduate study or equivalent by experience in conflict resolution, international relations, development studies, international humanitarian law, peace and security
  •  Strong organisational and project management skills including planning, implementing and monitoring project activities, and strong financial and narrative donor reporting

Skills

  • Experience supporting financial management including experience preparing budgets, monitoring organisational and partner expenditure and supporting financial reporting
  • Experience in working with a wide range of different partners and stakeholders in delivering projects jointly from inception to completion
  • Strong commitment to, and experience of, team and cross-organisational working
  • Appreciation of issues of confidentiality, and cross-cultural and political sensitivity
  • Experience of working in a multicultural environment
  • Initiative, proactiveness, enthusiasm and a problem-solving approach to new challenges
  • Willingness to work irregular hours occasionally and to undertake some international travel to areas affected by conflict
  •  Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, and written and spoken Amharic and/or Somali
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages, databases, email, internet
  • Desirable knowledge, skills and experience
  • Experience of working on FCDO grant agreements, including understanding complex
  • reporting requirements required in a complex multi-donor funded environment.
  •  Hostile environment training, or willingness to undertake hostile environment training.
  • Living and working experience in Ethiopia.

Applicants need to have the right to live and work in Ethiopia

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