Donor Tracking and Reporting Expert
Background on Tasking Order #19: Technical Assistance Support to Improve the Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance in Drought Affected Areas of Ethiopia
The Building Resilience in Ethiopia - Technical Assistance (BRE-TA) programme is part of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s (FCDO - previously DFID) bilateral humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia. The BRE Technical Assistance (BRE-TA) component is co-financed with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).[1] The overall goal of BRE-TA support is to support the Government of Ethiopia to ‘Establish a fully functional DRM system and develop an associated capacity to manage humanitarian and climate shocks.’
To achieve this overall goal the DRM workstream is organized around three building blocks: DRM Coordination and Leadership, DRM Mainstreaming, and DRM Information and Knowledge. This ToR speaks to building blocks 1 and 3 and complements ongoing longer-term capacity-building support BRE-TA is providing to the EDRMC for DRM policy reform and Early Warning for Early Action.
The request for TA support was made in January 2022 by the Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) to help enhance the humanitarian drought response, given current capacity gaps.
Technical Assistance Request for Donor Tracking and Reporting Expert
The purpose of this TA is to help strengthen EDRMC’s donor tracking and reporting capacity.
Description of Assignment
General Objective: The Donor Tracking and Reporting Expert (DTRE)will help strengthen the EDRMC’s capacity to produce high-quality reports on donor commitments and transfers to support the Government’s drought response in the drought-affected areas of Somali, Oromia, and SNNP regions.
Required outputs/deliverables:
Activity | Deliverables | Deadlines |
Strengthen donor tracking and reporting | TBD Quality support that helps ensure a more equitable regional drought response | 1 year with the possibility of extension |
Evaluate EDRMC/Donor relations based on ongoing projects | Organize platforms to streamline relationships and appropriate correcting actions | 1 year with the possibility of extension |
Accountability measures: Performance reviews based on deliverables, will be conducted on a quarterly basis by representatives from the Deputy Commissioner, EDRMC, and DRM workstream Lead
Location and Duration
To whom are reports submitted: All technical reports will be submitted to the Deputy Commissioner, EDRMC, and copied as appropriate only to the DRM workstream Lead. All internal progress reports will be submitted to the DRM workstream Lead.
Management Oversight
Start date and expected duration of assignment: The DTRE assignment is a full-time position beginning as soon as possible.
Probation: A probation period of 60 working days will be applied,followed by the first performance review conducted, by the Deputy Commissioner EDRMC and DRM workstream Lead.
Location of assignment: The DTRE will be deployed by the Deputy Commissioner EDRMC.
Expert’s Profile
The Minimum number of years of relevant or equivalent experience required: At least 10 (10) years’ work experience in a technical or advisory rural development role.
Required level of education: Master’s degree.
Specific skills required:
Language skills and proficiency: Fluency in spoken and written English and Amharic.