I. JOB SUMMARY:
Amref Health Africa is seeking a Capacity Building and Partnership Advisor to lead its partnership development, cultivation and organizational capacity building activities of key strategic partners and local stakeholders for its Integrated Youth Activity. The Advisor will support a diverse range of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations (CSO), partners and youth coalitions, and take the lead in their organizational development and systems strengthening activities. The candidate will design and implement tailored capacity building activities, strengthening the technical and operational capacities of the partners. Another key activity for the Advisor will be monitoring each partner to ensure timely implementation of activities, and that quality requirements and standards are met, and the allocated budget is appropriately utilized. With extensive experience working in the development sector in Ethiopia, the position requires a candidate with strong capacity building, partnership and communication skills. The position will be based in the Addis Ababa Country office with travel to project areas as necessary.
II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Advisor will have the following duties and responsibilities:
Capacity building
· Lead the design of capacity development activities for partners including developing required tools, conduct organizational capacity needs assessment, and develop a needs-based capacity building plan;
· Plan and implement capacity building activities for partner organizations in collaboration with project staff and provide on-going support and opportunities for partners to enhance their institutional performance;
· Develop technical capacity plans for partners focusing on Ethiopian CSOs and youth coalitions in participatory youth programming and overall project result delivery while ensuring alignment with IYA’s priorities and strategies;
· Facilitate the technical twinning of IYA Ethiopian CSOs, international partners, and private resource partners to exchange expertise and lessons learned;
· Design and facilitate on-the-job learning (peer-to-peer), mentoring, and coaching in line with IYA’s staff development approach and priorities;
· Support partners’ project implementation activities and provide the necessary capacity building activities to ensure timely and effective project implementation;
Partnership and Networking
· Develop and manage partnership with project implementing partners, local stakeholders and other strategic partners to support the delivery of project activities;
· Access opportunities for new partnerships with youth coalitions and effectively establish new relationships that meet project needs;
· In collaboration with the communication team, develop and implement a communication plan to promote partners’ activities at federal, regional and city levels;
· At the request of the CD, COP/PD, represent IYA with the Ethiopian government, UN agencies, other donors, Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations and partner NGOs;
Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation
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