The duties and responsibilities of this role fall into the following four categories:
Technical and financial leadership and management
Team Leadership and Management
· Lead and Manage TechnoServe’s staff team dedicated to the program
· Coach and build capacity of these team members on a regular basis
· Promote learning and gender equality within team
· Serve as a member of TNS Ethiopia’s Senior Management Team
Relationship Management + Project Representation
· Liaise with and develop relationships with potential private sector partners who employ/support women and youth as well as other relevant stakeholders
· Lead transparent selection of partner firms and effectively manage relationships with them
· Coordinate and work closely together with the LI-WAY consortium team in earnest partnership
Reporting
· Coordinate and liaise with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team
· Prepare internal and external technical reports and liaise with finance team for financial reports, as required
Required Qualifications and Capabilities
· A true passion for economic empowerment of women and youth
· A Master’s degree in business, economics, public policy or other relevant discipline with 5-7 years work experience or a Bachelor’s degree with 7-10 years work experience from this 4 years of relevant professional experience.
· At least six (6) years of professional management experience – ideally a blend of private sector and international development
· Innovative mindset
· Demonstrated effectiveness and experience in project leadership and management
· Experience working in Addis Ababa/Ethiopia and knowledge of the city/country
· Knowledge of and familiarity with private sector companies, entrepreneurship
· Experience analyzing sectors, in terms of economic opportunities and constraints and leading teams in this process; ability to create and analyze a business plan
· Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; a self-starter
· Strong interpersonal/people management and organizational skills and excellent oral and written communication skills a must, including report writing and presentations
· Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically when necessary
· Strong skills in business software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
· Fluency in written and spoken English and Amharic
Attributes:
· Strong and very detailed oriented when planning and preparing documents
· Problem solver, structured thinker with high attention to detail
· Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills; effective negotiation skills
· Flexibility and ability to adjust to rapidly changing circumstances; learning attitude
· Committed to quality and achieving impact; motivated; high level of integrity and honesty
Preferred Qualifications and Capabilities
· Knowledge of Human Centered Design
· Experience working with women and youth employment and entrepreneurship
· Experience with Human Resources planning and management
· Experience working closely with partner organization, especially in an international development program context
· Knowledge of market systems facilitation or Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) methodology
· Experience in system transformation initiatives and/or systemic approaches to market development