BACKGROUND
Wetlands International is dedicated to safeguarding and restoring wetlands for people and nature. We are driven by the knowledge that safeguarding and restoring wetlands is urgent and vital for water security, biodiversity, climate regulation, sustainable development and human health. A Supervisory Council and a Board of the Association of 35 national government and non-governmental organization members govern our global not-for-profit network of 20 independent offices. We bring knowledge into policy and practice, connect local actions in 100 countries to make a global difference, we catalyse actions that support those that use or depend on wetlands, and we are passionate about the positive change we make for people and nature. See our website (www.wetlands.org) for more information on the values, strategies and policies that guide our work.
Wetlands International has been active in Ethiopia since 2010. Currently, Wetland International is implementing various projects (Climate Resilient Flyways (CRF), Partners for Resilience (PfR), Sustainable Water Fund (SWF), Sustainable Agricultural Water management (SAWM-SDC) and EU-Devco in the Central Rift Valley Region of Ethiopia, Oromia Regional State. These projects are implemented with a range of stakeholders, such as the Ethiopian Basins Development Authority (BDA), Rift Valley Lakes Basin Development Office (RVLBDO), Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), Meki-Batu Small Holder Cooperatives Union, Joytech Fresh, Acacia Water, World Waternet, Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society (EWNHS), HoAREC, Red Cross, Cordaid and the relevant Kebele, Woreda and Regional government bodies.
The Sustainable water Fund (SWF) project has two main development goals: To ensure a balanced Ziway-Shalla Basin ecosystem with a sustainable and transparent water usage and distribution system, and to improve water security and income of agricultural producers, particularly small farmers and women, in the lake Ziway catchment area.
The CRF “Climate resilient site network in the African-Eurasian flyway” project (2016-2020) aims to guide the development of a coherent and climate resilient network of protected or otherwise managed areas that are internationally important for the conservation of migratory waterbirds in the African-Eurasian flyway and thus contributes to the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement. The project will assess the vulnerability of Critical Sites in the Ethiopian Rift Valley to climate change. It will also promote policy integration at the national level and of the implementation of multi-purpose, community-based wetland restoration projects to increase the resilience of both waterbird populations and local communities.
Job summary
The Programme Officer, under the direct supervision of the Country Programme Manager and working closely with the project staffs at the Country and Field Offices, is responsible for the effective coordination and implementation of the Sustainable water Fund (SWF) - better known as the Ziway Shalla Basin in balance (ZSBiB) Project and the Climate resilient Flyways (CRF) project which are being implemented in the Central Rift Valley Region of Ethiopia.
The incumbent will be responsible for the overall management, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the SWF (ZSBiB) and CRF projects. S/he will be be the main focal person for the overall management of the two projects, including working in close partnership with project implementing partners and other stakeholders. S/he will be the main focal person to ensure project coordination and smooth partnership and communication arrangements with project partners, relevant government institutions and external stakeholders.
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