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Role Purpose
The purpose of this job is to support the CSSP2 Grants Manager in contributing to the effective co-ordination and management of Civil Society Support Programme’s (CSSP) grant funds, in line with programme’s strategic direction and in compliance with policies and requirements of CSSP2, the British Council and donors.
Role context
The British Council has had a permanent presence in Ethiopia for over 70 years and has been engaged in delivering and managing civil society, governance and accountability programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa on behalf of major bilateral and multilateral donors. The British Council is leading a consortium for an DFID-funded programme to manage the delivery of grant support and 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.
The Civil Society Support Programme 2 (CSSP2) is a £24 million capacity 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, which manages a fund of more than £24 million, 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
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