Executive Director

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
• Take the lead in initiating projects and raising funds;
• Coordinateand manage programs;
• Initiate the development of a strategic plan for FfE and ensure that it is serving as a basis for program planning and organizational development;
• Involve in the financial management of programs and projects to ensure wise and appropriate use of financial resources;
• Initiate and lead activities for the mobilization of resources from local and international sources;
• Maintain proper records of activities, budget, expenditures and related reports;
• Serve in the editorial board of the different publications of FfE including Akirma magazine;
• Network with relevant state and non-state actors, and all other relevant agencies and institutions to build partnership and alliance in the promotion of environmental debate, policy development and action;
• Represent FfE in all official meetings and committees to which FfE is a member including the National Environment Council and the Ethiopian Civil Society Network on Climate Change;
• Maintain proper records of employees, their job descriptions and benefits and properties of theorganization;
• Demonstrated experience in managing teams, complexity and performance for results;
• Perform his/her work according to the job description to be given and which shall make part of this agreement;
• Be accountable to the Executive Board of FfE;
• Submit reports and take actions based on a minimum of three meetings of the Executive Board;
• Serve as a non-voting member of the Executive Board.

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