Pact Overview
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future. Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.
The Civil Society Support Programme 2 (CSSP2) is a £16,799,053capacity development programme designed to support Ethiopia’s civil society and its contribution to the country’s national development, poverty reduction and advancement of good governance in line with the government’s policies and strategies. The programme has a strong emphasis on ‘hard-to-reach’ civil society and citizens, using regionally-led programming. It is managed by a consortium led by the British Council and is supported by multiple donors led by DFID. CSSP2 will be delivered through a central programme office and regional hub based in Addis Ababa, and four further regional hubs throughout the country.
Pact is implementing the DFID-funded programme in consortium which is led by British Council. Pact will manage capacity building activities to enable development of a professional civil society base, able to collaborate with government to meet the needs of the most marginalised people in Ethiopia.
Department Overview
The Engagement and Influence lead leads on the day to day delivery of the Civil Society Support Programme at different level to build on the experience and knowledge generated under CSSP1, and to go further in supporting the relationship between learning and behaviour change in both government and civil society towards practical changes for harder to reach people. This includes work on areas which may have been under-supported by CSSP1 - such as capacity development for civil society organizations with a mandate for working on human rights.
The engagement and Influence lead is required to represent the programme and facilitate strong, dynamic, and transparent relationship building with local civil society, government and other relevant actors and maximize the impact of their engagement with the programme.
The responsibility of the Engagement and Influence lead is development of the learning and engagement strategy for a selected theme, to translate this strategy into an Action Plan, and overseeing the implementation of the plan.
Position Purpose
The Engagement and Influence Lead will work under the direction of the CD from Pact side and TL from CSSP2 and will ensure and support the implementation of the CSSP 2 programme activities contributing to the program goals.
Key Responsibilities
Job Responsibility #1: Staff Management
Provide regular support and supervision to staff under his/her direct line management. This includes (but is not limited to) the formulation and follow up of individual work plans (with agreed indicators of achievement) based on project work plans and/or job descriptions. It also includes regularly scheduled supervision and performance assessment and management meetings to assess progress against agreed outputs
Build the technical capacity of staff under direct line management and delegates tasks for the efficient performance of activities.
Job Responsibility #2: Grant Management
In collaboration with Technical Lead and Grants unit, lead the development of sound selection criteria and guidelines for identifying partners and selecting IP’s for funding and partnership.
In collaboration with Technical Lead and Grant unit, lead the technical pre-award survey and participate in the pre-award activities in his/her area of intervention.
Ensure that project proposals submitted by partner organizations meet agreed evaluation criteria.
Provide advice and guidance to partners with regard to technical, human, commodity and financial matters and reporting requirements.
Job Responsibility #3: Project Management
Job Responsibility # 4: Coordination
Job Responsibility #5: Strategic Planning
Job Responsibility #6: Networking, Advocacy, and Representation
Job Responsibility #7: Other Functions
Performs any other related duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor
Reports to: Pact CD (admin.) & CSSP2 Team Leader (technical)
Requirements/Qualifications
EDUCATION/TRAINING
EXPERIENCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
COMPETENCIES