Job Purpose
The KOICA and IAPF Programme Coordinator will be providing technical leadership to the KOICA and IA funded projects and programmes in CWW Ethiopia programme. The role holder will be providing technical oversight and coordination in order to support the quality and impact of field level livelihoods programmes for beneficiaries and communities. The role holder will be expected to lead the programme in-line with the country strategy as well as develop a sector plan with increased scope and scale for KOICA and IAPF programmes in Ethiopia. The role holder will support capacity building initiatives as well as working with Area coordinators, Systems Team, MEAL, Gender, Nutrition, Cash and Markets and WASH to carry out need based assessments and activities, including setting up quality benchmarks. The post holder is expected to have expertise in the Value chain in the agriculture sectors, and have the capacity to design and implement integrated programming. S/he is self-motivated & able to manage a large workload and proactively support others in the field with regard to technical assistance.
Contract Duration: For 6 (Six) Months.
Main duties & Responsibilities
Strategy & Vision
Set program direction by prioritizing and organizing actions & resources to achieve the objectives of the Programme and projects to contribute to the country strategy development.
Develop and organize activities to secure resources for programs and convince stakeholders to provide support.
Program Advisory & Implementation Support
Provide high quality technical advice in the implementation of the KOICA and IA Funded projects of CWW Ethiopia activities in the field;
Ensure program adherence specific donors guidelines & internationally accepted technical norms and standards of practices for the Livelihoods and Food Security related activities;
Provide input into and ensure that all donor-reporting requirements on program impact are met and assist staff and partners in setting up reporting and tracking systems to provide such information in an efficient and timely manner.
Coordinate the implementation of the REGRADE and KOICA funded projects with the AC offices using the approved budgets of the respective projects.
Support field teams to regularly conduct Multi sectoral Rapid Assessment of the FSL situation in varied contexts;
Ensure quality control, value-added and impact analyses, identification and capitalization of best practices and lessons learned and sharing the lessons to the meso and macro level actors;
Ensure that the implementation of the program is adapted to communities, authorities and partners and in line with the relevant guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan of Concern programs (such as gender policy, Do No Harm principles and beneficiary accountability standards);
Contribute to the drafting of reports on IA funded REGRADE and KOICA funded activities, in accordance with the requirements of Concern and donors.
Ensure all interventions adhere to Concern’s Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards.
Ensure the quality of the monitoring, evaluation and learning process for the Livelihoods Programme as well as strengthening the effort to document the impact of Livelihoods activities, in collaboration with the MEL team.
Team Management & Capacity Building
Assist team members with information, tools and resources to improve performance & reach objectives;
Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
Representation & Coordination
Identify, build and manage collaborative partnerships with donors, local authorities, group and other stakeholders.
Work closely with other Advisors/Coordinators/Project Managers to ensure a holistic approach;
Proactive coordination with other livelihood actors including consortia partners, and other actors implementing similar or complementary interventions;
Proactive coordination with the Food and Livelihood sector and Nutrition/Cash and Markets sector, urban interventions, Resilience programmes, etc;
Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets and donor obligations are met.
Liaise with relevant institutions to bring innovation and technology for adoption in our programmes.
Emergency response
Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and the Ethiopia Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.
Gender Equity
Ensure that programme/project staffs have a strong understanding of gender mainstreaming and that gender mainstreaming tools are effectively implemented across all programmes/projects
Coordinate with the Gender Equality Coordinator in planning, allocating and implementing a programme budget for gender mainstreaming
Ensure that programmes have a thorough gender mainstreaming design and plan from the conceptualization stage
Ensure that gender mainstreaming is effectively implemented and monitored throughout the project cycle management process.
Ensure that gender sensitive indicators and M & E plans are in place and that they are effectively monitored
Ensure quality reporting on gender mainstreaming in all programme reports
Person specification
MA/S or equivalent in international studies, economics or other relevant field; MA/S preferred.
5-7 years of experience in FSL programming in emergency and development contexts.
Previous demonstrated experience in integrated FLS programming, market analysis and coordinating implementation with service providers.
Demonstrated ability to manage and communicate effectively with ethnically diverse team members of varied work styles.
Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving.
Proven ability to learn quickly, advice a program to achieve stated results and objectives.
Experience with the development, implementation & compliance of Irish Aid, KOICA, funded programs.
Ability to effectively represent Concern and its interests to key stakeholders.
Experience working with local authorities, national and international NGOs.
Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skills.
Knowledge of Sphere standards and other training in humanitarian response preferred.
Competencies
Upholds organizational and ethical norms, high standards of trustworthiness and acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit.
Builds and maintains strong influencing, advocacy and external relationships skills
Open to change and effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances
Applies innovation and creativity to problem-solving.
Experience working through systems of community participation and accountability.
Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
Excellent communication skills with a high level of written and spoken English.
Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
Computer Literate and IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Excellent written and spoken English including the ability to write high quality reports and develop proposals.
Experience in working with and capacity building of national staff and partner organizations.
Good understanding of climate change adaptation and resilience approaches.
Experience of working on agriculture in differing regional contexts in Ethiopia
Familiarity with principles of humanitarian action (international code of conduct and humanitarian charter).
What We Offer
A competitive salary and benefit package
Excellent medical benefits (100% cover including dependents)
20 days annual leave
26 weeks maternity leave, 18weeks(unpaid) parental leave