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Ethiopia (217477-927)
Position is contingent upon funding?
PROGRAM SUMMARY:
Mercy Corps Ethiopia implements an integrated program in the sectors of agriculture/livelihoods, conflict mitigation, and economic recovery.? Cross-cutting themes emphasize community mobilization and participation, reduced vulnerability to shocks such as conflict and drought, and the maximization of resources at the community and sub-regional levels.?
General Position Summary:
The Chief of Party - Graduation with Resilience to Achieve Sustainable Development (GRAD) is a senior management position with Mercy Corps in Ethiopia with supervisory and managerial responsibility for a five year livelihoods program. S/he provides the vision and leadership in project administration and manages overall project implementation ensuring high quality performance. S/he maximizes budget resources and personnel development and remains flexible in a continually changing environment.
Essential Functions:
Vision, Leadership and Strategy - Communicate a clear vision of the GRAD program and how it fits into Mercy Corps’ country and regional strategies and well as Mission Statement; provide leadership and direction; ensure program strategy is clear and communicated to team members, local beneficiaries and government, and the international community. Collaborate and ensure synergies with other relative Mercy Corps programs.
Commitment to Quality Program and Staff Development - Assemble all components necessary to insure quality programming and recruit, facilitate training of, and manage an informed, motivated and efficient staff including a high focus on national team members.
Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation - Establish and maintain effective program reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems for both internal and external use and ensure high quality input is secured from external evaluators
Security - Conduct prudent and timely assessments of security environment in program areas, enforce necessary security protocols balancing program needs with security constraints and under direction of the CD.
Representation & Diplomacy - Develop and maintain both internal and external relationships to ensure optimum program success: to include Mercy Corps headquarters and regional officers and staff, international and local NGOs, government officials, donor community officials particularly USAID, diplomatic corps and embassies, vendors, media and the general public.
Fiscal, Compliance Management and Accountability - Coordinate and manage overall program budget within approved spending levels and ensure compliance with all donor and Mercy Corps rules and regulations. Ensure adherence to operational imperatives as per internal/ external audit requirements; utilize best practices based on Mercy Corps internal policies. Ensure accurate and timely program financial reporting to the donors and Mercy Corps’ headquarters.
Communications - Nurture appropriate Mercy Corps public relations, USAID/OFDA and other agency relationships; represent Mercy Corps to national and international media as requested.
Organizational Learning:
As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve - we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to Beneficiaries:
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in design, monitoring and evaluation.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: All program team members under the funded grant.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: Ethiopia Country Director
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH:? All Mercy Corps Ethiopia team, Mercy Corps HQ program operations, finance, administration, human resources, technical support units, and resource development teams. Manages the GRAD program managers and technical specialists.
Knowledge and EXPERIENCE:
- MA/S or equivalent in agriculture, agronomy, economics or related field preferred.
- Minimum of seven years’ senior-level field leadership experience required, 10-15 years preferred.
- Experience with USAID protocols preferred.
- Demonstrated success in programs related to agricultural livelihoods, agro-processing and marketing and value chain programming.
- Proven skills in financial management.
- Demonstrated ability to function as a social entrepreneur and proven success with building, managing and leading a team of professionals and the ability to function as a team player among peers.
- Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational, prioritization skills are necessary.
- History of working effectively and respectfully with host country government, private sector, INGO and NGO partners in complex environments.
- Prior experience in Ethiopia amongst pastoralist communities or in the Horn of Africa preferred; an ability to work comfortably, effectively and creatively within the cultural environment of Ethiopia and areas of poor security required.
SUCCESS FACTORS:
The successful Chief of Party will be a self-starter, multi-tasker, and able to work in ambiguous situations. S/he will be a tolerant and flexible individual able to work in difficult and stressful environments and follow procedures. S/he will be a team-player with positive attitude to problem solving and conflict resolution. The successful candidate will be focused on team-building and capacity-building of national staff, and will be able to apply creative solutions to program quality and team-building. S/he will also have the skill to engage, motivate and encourage staff to bring creative solutions to development issues, identify opportunities for increased impact, and pursue project objectives.
Living/ environmental Conditions:
This position is based in Addis Ababa with 50%-75% travel to project locations.? Addis Ababa is the political and commercial heart of Ethiopia.? Founded by Emperor Menelik in 1877, it is now a sprawling, hospitable city of 4 million people located at an elevation of 2,200 meters in the foothills of Mount Entoto.? Modern buildings and wide-open boulevards stand side by side with historic churches, palaces and monuments as well as simple country-style huts.? Addis Ababa has basic health services and adequate international schools, K-12.? There are ample opportunities for in-country vacations.? The weather is temperate year-round with a heavy rainy season in the summer months.? Addis Ababa hosts many international organizations including the OAU, the Economic Commission for Africa and other multi-national bodies, many of which have their headquarters there.
This position is accompanied for spouse and children.
Mercy Corps Team members represent the agency both during and outside of work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
Mercy Corps is an AA/EOE.
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