DCA is recruiting a new Head of Programme for our Ethiopia Country Office.
Who are we?
In Ethiopia we work to save lives through humanitarian action, build strong and resilient communities, and fight injustice and inequality.
DCA has been supporting food insecure communities in Ethiopia with humanitarian assistance and long-term development since the mid-1970s through local churches and faith-based organizations and has been legally registered in the country since 2004. DCA Ethiopia’s modality of implementation is a combination of co- and self- implementation and working with local partners and likeminded INGOs in consortia. It has an office in Addis Ababa and 4 field offices in Amhara, Oromia, Gambella and Afar regions. The country programme has 3 thematic areas:
1. Community Development with particular focus on Women Empowerment
2. Resilience Building and Livelihood
3. Humanitarian action
We work with local partners and have 100+ staffs in Ethiopia. DCA Ethiopia programme currently has a turnover of app. 10 million USD For further information, please refer to: https://www.danchurchaid.org/where-we-work/ethiopia
About the job
The Head of Programmes (HoP) works directly under the supervision of the Country Director (CD). As HoP you will be responsible for two thematic areas namely: Community Development/Women Empowerment and Resilience Building and Livelihood and the programme team implementing the work. You will be working closely with the Humanitarian Programme Manager to ensure synergies with DCA Humanitarian Action activities in line with DCA commitment to nexus approach as well as the Grand Bargain.
You will be responsible for the planning, implementation and management as well as the achievements of the goals and objectives of the programme in a timely and cost-effective manner with adherence to technical quality standards and donor guidelines. Together with the CD, you will lead and inspire the strategic directions of the programme, ensuring synergy between its different components as well as high quality, accountable and innovative programme implementation. You will identify fundraising opportunities, coordinate and write applications to donors and build partnerships to sustain a continuous growth of the programme.
The Head of Programme coordinates closely with the Head of Finance and Humanitarian Programme Manager to:
The Head of Programme role is based in Addis Ababa with regular travel and field visits as a key part of the role.
The position reports directly to the Country Director and has a key role on the Management team.
We offer
DCA will offer the successful applicant a 24 months contract renewable dependent on both funding and performance. Start date is planned for 20 October 2020.
About you
To be successful in this role the ideal candidate has: