About Ayuda en Acción:
Ayuda en Acción Foundation is a secular, non-partisan international non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1981 with a global commitment to fight against poverty, inequality, and exclusion. Its headquarters is in Madrid, Spain. The organization operates in 20 countries within Africa, South and Central America and Europe (Spain, Portugal).
In Ethiopia, Ayuda en Acción has supported a range of humanitarian and development interventions through local and international partners between 2002 and 2017; an independent country program was established in 2018. Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia aspires to tackle poverty, inequalities and exclusion that perpetuate poverty. The organization perceives women, men, girls, and boys as the center of its efforts in the country, giving it an impetus to strengthen people’s and institutions’ capacities to meaningfully contribute to development and dignified life of all in Ethiopia. To achieve its mission, Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia has been working in Afar, Oromia and South Ethiopia Regional States in close cooperation with local and international partners, international research institutes, Government, and private sector actors.
Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia, as part of the institutional strategy, manages a range of projects: Food security and resilient food system, employment, entrepreneurship and economic empowerment, value chain using market system, inclusive education and gender, humanitarian and resilience building within three program priorities: sustainable livelihoods and resilient food systems; inclusive education; and emergency response and resilience building. Ayuda en Acción are part of Alliance 2015, a strategic network of seven European NGOs engaged in humanitarian aid and development projects.
Purpose of the Role:
Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia is seeking to hire the Consortium Project Manager, is a member of the country program team and is responsible for the overall coordination of the newly secured AICS/EU funded consortium project: RAISE Afar: Recovery and Advancement of Inclusive Skills and Employment for Afar’s Displaced and Host Communities (RAISE Afar) implemented by Ayuda en Acción as lead organization in partnership with COOPI and Action for Integrated Sustainable Development Association (AISDA) in Semera (Bureau of Labor and Skill), Asayta and Aba’ala City Administration, Afambo, Chifera, and Telalak woredas.
The Consortium Project Manager is responsible for overall project leadership, consortium partners coordination, stakeholder engagement, monitoring and evaluation oversight and ensure accountability, smooth and quality implementation, and overall performance. The position is also responsible for ensuring quality implementation and adherence to technical standards in line with donor policy, procedure and Ayuda en Acción’ s regulations and policies and supports collaboration among consortium members for impact and sustainability. The role will also contribute to resource mobilizations and employment and entrepreneurship program of the country strategy. In addition, s/he will support the Program Directors in the design and development of new projects and provide support for other similar projects.
Reporting line and Interdependencies with Other Functions:
The Consortium Project Manager will report directly to the Program Director. The Consortium Project Manager will closely work with MEAL Manager, Grant Manager, Operation Director, EU funded EMPOWER project coordinator, communication officer at national office, and Area Program Manager, and project Coordinator and project staff in Afar.
Key Responsibilities:
i. Consortium coordination and partnership management:
ii. Project Management:
iii. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL):
iv. Reporting:
v. Fundraising and resource mobilization:
vi. Stakeholder engagement and networking:
Qualifications and Experience:
Preferred Requirements:
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Languages:
Geographical Mobility:
Other requirements:
Offer Conditions:
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
In all selection processes we will take into account the criteria of NO discrimination based on sex, race, skin colour, religion, political ideas, social origin, sexual orientation, age, etc., providing a transparent and equal opportunity process for all candidates, as stated in our Code of Conduct. "Treating all people with respect and rejecting any kind of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, exploitation or any other action against Human Rights".
At Ayuda en Acción we have zero tolerance for behaviour related to sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, which is why, in accordance with our Child Protection Policy, we are committed to carrying out a series of checks prior to hiring by requesting information from previous employers through the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org) no the event that said employers are members of this platform. Therefore, by submitting this application, the job applicant accepts and authorises these checks to be carried out in order to continue in the selection process.
In addition, it will be compulsory to present the "Negative Certification of the Central Registry of Sex Offenders" prior to the incorporation.