JOB SUMMARY
Inter religious council of Ethiopia is an umbrella organization made up of seven major religious institutions found in Ethiopia, namely the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC), the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council (EIASC), the Ethiopian Catholic Church (ECC), the Evangelical Church Fellowship of Ethiopia (ECFE), the Ethiopian Seventh Day Adventist Church (ESDAC), the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Ethiopian Kale Hiwot Church (EKH). It was established as an independent and registered entity in 2010 and it has been certified by the then Ministry of Federal Affairs; now Ministry of Peace. Its objective includes promotion and systemization of inter-faith learning, collaboration and synergy to address issues of common concern such as peace building, conflict transformation and inter-faith dialogue. It also mainstreams the crosses cutting issues in all its development strategies such as HIV/AIDS, Human Trafficking, Climate change, and different harmful practices (Child marriage, FGM, GBV and domestic violence, etc.). Therefore, IRCE is the only institution of its kind in the country that promotes peace, culture of dialogue and enhances social wellbeing based on shared and common values of religious teachings.
IRCE has been awarded a grant by USAID Ethiopia to implement PEPFAR’s Faith based Retention and Adherence Initiative for 23 months based on availability of funding and performance. The grant intends to strengthen organizational capacity by the recipient and, concurrently, deliver strategic HIV advocacy, communication and social mobilization (ACSM) to faith-based audiences in close collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia in PEPFAR geographic focusing areas.
IRCE seeks a project director, who reports to the Secretary General of the organization. The Program director will be the most senior leader of the PEPFAR Faith-based Retention and Adherence Initiative project who will be in charge of coordinating all project program and technical, financial, operational, human resource and logistics management including handling donor communications. The program director will provide strategic guidance to teams and project staffs in ways that promote the organization’s culture.
S/he will be responsible for making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and project technical quality and integrity. S/he will serve as the project’s main point of contact with USAID and relevant stakeholders.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Key Performance Areas
Program Leadership | 50%
Coordination and Stakeholders Management 20%
Monitoring and Evaluation and Knowledge Management 15%
Strategic Staffing & People Management | 15%
Develop high performing teams by promoting an environment in which proactive thinking and creativity is encouraged and rewarded.
Number of Position: (01)
Place of Work: IRCE Head Office
Reporting to: Project Director
Education & Experience