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P. O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA Tel.: (251-11) 5517700 Fax: (251-11) 5517844 www.au.int VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: POLICY OFFICER - ECONOMIST The African Union, established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with spearheading Africa's rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of Africa and African States as well as developing a new partnership worldwide. Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia. In seeking to achieve these objectives, the African Union intends to strengthen its capacity to deliver by, among others, the implementation of new organization structure and the filling of vacant posts. The Commission of the African Union invites applicants who are citizens of Member States for the post of Policy Officer – Economist. 1. Post: Job Title: Grade: Supervisor: Duty Station: Policy Officer – Economist P2 Senior Statistician Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2. Major Duties and Responsibilities: Under the general guidance of the Head of Statistics Division and the direct supervision of the Senior Statistician, he/she will: ï‚· Collect, compile, analyze and process monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics at regional and continental level; ï‚· Collect, compile, analyze and aggregate statistical data to monitor economic convergence; ï‚· Carry out the aggregation of monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics at regional and continental level; ï‚· Produce the continental Flow-of-Funds Financial Table; ï‚· Compile and aggregate national accounts with a view to the production of continental accounts; ï‚· Produce macroeconomic and sectoral indicators for the monitoring of the economic integration process; ï‚· Contribute to the elaboration of Economic Report on Africa, Assessing the Regional Integration Process, etc; ï‚· Promote sub-regional collaboration on data collection and exchange; ï‚· Manage, update and revise the AfricaInfo database; ï‚· Undertake any other duties as assigned. 1

3. Qualifications and Experience Required: The candidate of this post: ï‚· should hold a Bachelors University Degree in Statistics with at least five (5) years relevant work experience; or Masters degree with 3 years relevant work experience;

4. Professional experience required: ï‚· ï‚· Should be familiar with problems related to the development of statistics in Africa; Should have relevant work experience in these fields as well as in qualitative and quantitative research methods;

5. Other Relevant Skills: ï‚· ï‚· Should be able to work in multicultural setting, in good team spirit; Must be computer literate, and be familiar with statistical, econometric and database development software packages such as ACCESS, SAS, DevInfo, EpiInfo, SPSS, STATA and E-views etc.

6. Language Requirement: Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages. Proficiency of one or several other working language(s) would be an added advantage. 7. Age Requirement: Candidates must preferably be between 30 and 45 years old.

8. Tenure of Appointment: The appointment will be made on fixed term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months be consider as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables. 9. Gender Mainstreaming: The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

10. Remuneration: Indicative basic salary US$ 27,892.00 per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. post adjustment (46% of basic salary), housing allowance (US$14,414.40 per annum), education allowance (75% of tuition and other related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc. for internationally recruited staff of the Commission.

The applications must be made through the AUC E-recruitment Website http://www.aucareers.org not later than 3rd September 2012.

Directorate of Administration and Human Resource Management African Union Commission Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

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Ethiopia, Shinille Zone

2 year fixed term contract

?20,619 - ?27,642 net per annum (take home pay)

Globally competitive benefits

Background

Oxfam has been working in Shinile zone for 9 years, an area regularly affected by drought. The livelihood strategy for 2012 focus on Oxfam capacity to respond to chronic and long term needs by improving the income of the poorest pastoral, agro-pastoral and drop-out households. In addition, Oxfam will be looking at increasing its capacity to respond to immediate basic needs in the field of food security/protection of livelihoods in case of emergency.
The area being highly prone to natural disasters, any sustainable impacts will pass by having a community based disaster risk reduction approach and by having an integrated approach for both Wash and livelihoods.

Job purpose

To lead implementation of the livelihood intervention, including needs assessment, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in Shinille zone of Ethiopia. You?ll liaise and work closely with the Public Health team to ensure an integrated approach for the overall area. Developing effective networks within Oxfam and with appropriate external bodies. This will impact directly on programme delivery and quality through leading implementation and providing technical support to livelihoods staff.

Key responsibilities

? Be a key player in linking the 2012 Livelihood Shinile strategy with the 5 years livelihood strategy.
? Programme design and planning to deliver livelihood programs in line with Shinile 2012 strategy.
? Proactively ensure that livelihood programs are implemented in a consultative, participative and gender sensitive way.
? Proactively ensure that DRR is mainstreaming within every livelihood intervention.
? Ensure a high quality, aiming at reaching Sphere standards, with a strong focus on community involvement and accountability.
? Follow up closely the evolution of the context and of the needs to suggest adjustment in Oxfam livelihood intervention.
? Develop food security emergency response capacity.
? Represent Oxfam to regional and district technical Bureau, WFP, and other NGO staff at field level by delegation from the PM.
? Recruitment of livelihood local staff, and management in line with Oxfam policies, including diversity and HIV policies (performance management, induction, training and support as required).
? Draw up a professional development plan for the livelihood staff.
? Ensure that performance management is in place and used effectively for his/ her team.
? Participate in the relationship with local implementing partner regarding livelihood activities.
? Give all opportunities of trainings, seminars, coaching in the limits of the budgets for his/her development.
? Ensure particular follow up by giving regular technical advice, guidance and feedback.

Manage Oxfam GB?s risk

? Ensure that budgets are drawn up for all livelihood activities, and that costs are kept within budgets, following the livelihood budget lines and taking part in the monthly budget follow up meeting.
? Provide regular, timely high quality reports on livelihood activities and projects by ensuring that proper monitoring and indicators follow up is included in all work.
? Comply with administration and logistics systems and procedures.
? Participate in developing and implementing good relationship with Jijiga office to ensure good experience sharing and learning.

How to apply
To find out more about this role and to apply, please visit www.oxfam.org.uk using ref: INT5485
Closing date: 29 June 2012

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 QUALIFICATION: MUST BE DOCTORATE DEGREE HOLDER 30-55 YRS.OF AGE 3-5 YRS.EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING(COLLEGE DEGREE)ACADEMIC RANK: INSTRUCTOR/PROFESSOR

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 Rightly or wrongly much has been said about the poor quality of education at all levels in Ethiopia today. It is hard to deny that students are increasingly less able to perform well on national exams even though passing grades are constantly kept in the lower quadrant of the percentile.

In relation to reduced academic performance however is another growing problem that is as much a threat to the potential negative effect that it can have on the effectiveness of the educated workforce. This challenge arises from the increasingly wide acceptance of a range of cheating mechanisms on all academic fronts.

From cheating at grade schools, to coercing or seducing teachers at the elementary and tertiary levels, to bought term papers and post graduate thesis papers the idea of academic integrity seems to be a quaint anachronism on levels of academia.

A reliable source who wished to remain anonymous brings to light a particular form of institutionalized cheating with several private schools in Addis Ababa: bribing examiners to look the other way so that students can cheat to score well on national exams.

These schools are thus able to claim record numbers of high grades to attract new enrollment while the students go on to perpetuate the heritage they have received by coming with even more creative ways of  cheating in their further education.

“Many parents don’t look beyond the grades their children get and are constantly pressuring schools to ensure high grades without pausing to wonder how such grades may be achieved. Indeed it is unlikely that many parents would even recognize or care about the implications of such measures as long as their children are able to go on to higher education” noted the source.

It may be wrong to give the impression that cheating is a new thing in the academic setting said Ato Berhanu, a long time teacher at a large public school.

“In my thirty seven years of teaching, I have encountered all forms of cheating and I am sure that the more successful cheaters were never even caught. I think that the only thing that concerns me is the new attitude that students have towards being caught cheating. In the past it used to be a shameful thing for a student to be caught cheating and the stigma in and of itself used to serve as a deterrent. My current students however seem to see little wrong with cheating or even with being caught. Most of them want to say sorry and laugh it off and consider me a troublemaker for making it an issue” he noted.

Worse, and more concerning according to Haile, who claims to have had a opportunity to study the matter in some detail, is the issue of term papers and thesis for sale at the tertiary level.

“There are a selection of business and so called ‘thesis consultants’ that are doing nothing more than selling papers for various academic projects. I personally now and have spoken to many under the guise of wanting to commission a Master’s Thesis and I have found several consultants willing to perform the task at prices ranging from 4000 to 6000 birr depending on the final form that I was seeking “he said. Term papers cost much less, anything between 500 birr to 2000 birr according to Haile.

“What I particularly noted in my study of the issue for a project is the relative ease with which I was able to find these consultants and their confidence in arranging terms. I understand from this that they have little fear of any potential consequences to the service that they provide be it for them or for their clients” he added.

It is very hard to control the issue according to Negash, an instructor at a private college in Addis Ababa. “Instructors are aware of the market for term papers and indeed some of the less ethical ones may even be involved in the market, but see no way of curbing the problem unless they catch students obviously ignorant of the material they are presenting although most thesis papers that are bought from suppliers come with their own power point presentations” he said.

While the ultimate consequence of such a system is to be seen in the work place and the constant lament of employers on the incompetence of new graduates entering the work place.

Sadly, however, the trend seems to be growing ever larger in scope instead of diminishing. A new and growing front is the one that involves applications to international universities and scholarships funds.

‘Scholarship Consultants’ are officially intended to offer guidance on ways to access available scholarships and the correct procedures for applying for them’ explains Haile.

Unfortunately however this relatively benign sounding service usually includes dubious practices which mean that all aspects of the application package including the personal statements, and cover letters are prepared by the consultant for usually very steep prices he added.

While the efforts of the consultants may win their paying clients the places that they covet in the international institutions of higher education it will nonetheless not be borne out by their subsequent performance and hence will ultimately hurt the applicants as well as creating a negative image that will affect future applicants from Ethiopia.

All aspects of this problem ultimately reflect on the low confidence that students have in the system that has educated them and their desire to find shortcuts instead of doing it the hard way. What cannot be denied however is that it does not bode well for the potential that today’s students have as tomorrow’s teachers and leaders. 

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Meron Tekleberhan is Addis Ababa based reporter for Ezega.com. She can be reached by sending email through this form.

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July 18, 2012 - The situation in Syria is rapidly deteriorating, according to media reports. At meeting in three-story building in Rawda, near President Assad’s home, a brazen bombing killed top government officials, including the defense minster, and the brother-in-law of the President, Bashar al-Assad. Several other people very close to the President are also believed to be seriously wounded.

The Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajiha, a Christian, had held his post for less than a year. The loss of Assef Shawkat, the president’s brother-in-law, married to his sister Bushra, is a far more debilitating blow to Damascus, according to analysts. Gen Shawkat was not only the mastermind of the crackdown against the rebels, but the man who oversaw it.

It is also reported that Hisham Ikhtiar, the director Syria’s national security chief, and Interior Minister Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar, were among those critically injured, and may have died in the attack.

World powers are concerned that a sudden collapse of the regime could trigger an escalation of sectarian slaughter in Syria, which is run by the minority Alawite sect, and which in turn is supported by many well armed minority groups that have traditionally sided with the regime – Christians, Druze, and Kurds. 70 percent of Syria's 26 million people are Sunni, and many fear sectarian slaughter if the Syrian state were to collapse.

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Save the Children UK (SC UK) has been operational in Ethiopia since 1973 and the organisation has developed into one of the largest international NGOs in the country. Currently SC UK operates a programme that involves humanitarian relief, development and the relationship between them. Programmes encompass four thematic areas: Education, Hunger Reduction (Livelihoods, Nutrition, and Information Systems), Health and HIV/AIDS, and Child Protection. We also have an emergencies unit and a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team. SC UK works to ensure quality programming on the ground forms the basis upon which to advocate for changes in policy and practice by key duty-bearers at regional, national and global levels.

The SC UK Ethiopia Country Programme has more than 500 staff and is organised into four departments: Policy and Programme Development (P&PD), Programme Operations, Finance, and Human Resources/Administration.

Save the Children is recruiting for an experienced Project Director to lead a flagship girls' education programme in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. The project brings together an experienced group of international and local implementing organisations in the region to deliver a high quality, integrated programme, focused on improving girls' access to, retention and achievement in primary education.

The Project Director will provide strategic and operational leadership and assume the overall responsibility for the implementation of a large-scale (approx £10m), consortium based girls' education project. The Project Director must bring a senior leadership profile with a proven track record in managing complex programming delivery in fragile and conflict affected countries, preferably in the education sector.

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By Seble Teweldebirhan

Ethiopian Government Communications office says Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is in a good health condition and he will be back to his post in a few days. In a press conference today at the government communication office, Government Communication Affairs Minister Bereket Simon denied the speculations that the PM is terminally ill. 

“He recently had a health problem that needed professional attention. In that respect, he has been given the necessary medical treatment. At this point, his health condition is very good. His doctors advised him to take some rest and stay away from his day-to-day activities,” Bereket told journalists.

He stressed the cause for his illness is a workload the PM has shouldered for the last several decades. The ambitious Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) and the recent continuous international conferences he has been attending have contributed for his exhaustion, according to the Minister.

“He has been exhausted from decades of continuous workload and responsibilities. On top of that, for the last few years, we have been trying to implement the ambitious GTP plan in all sectors. That required non-stop commitment. In addition, the PM has been participating in several international conferences. He has been traveling and attending meetings and workshops without rest. Usually, when he gets back from his international functions, he immediately goes to his office and resume his work. That is the kind of person the PM is. That created a visible exhaustion,” Bereket said.

The PM, 57, has a record of being active in the politics starting from the age of 17, the time when he joined the gorilla fighters. He also has a record of hard work and commitment among his officials, which might be the main factor for his dominance in the ruling party.

As a result, Berket said that the PM has been exhausted for quite some time and that caused his illness. “I can tell you that he is in a very good condition. We are hoping to have him back in a few days after his rest. I cannot tell you the exact time he will resume his work, but I am sure it is very soon,” he said.

The Minister also rejected the speculation that the PM has a brain cancer. “He does not have a brain cancer. I cannot specify his illness, but it is caused by exhaustion,” he said.

The minister also said that there would be no power transition because of this incident. “He is still in charge and he will not cut his stay in office short. EPDRF has a schedule for power transition at the end of this five year and, until then, the PM will stay in office,” he said.

The Minister did not mention the whereabouts of the PM, saying that he is at a place where he can get appropriate treatment for his illness. However, he declined the speculation that the PM has been receiving treatment for the last ten years. “He did have a check up now and then, just like any of us. His illness was caused recently and we hope it will go away soon. He never had a serious illness before this,” he said.

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CVM Italy is urgently looking for a civil engineer who will dedicate 2 years of his/her life to serve the people of Bonga (Kaffa Region) - Ethiopia to assist the communiites in the construction of water points to render the water they drink potable. The candidate should be able to depart to Ethiopia as soon as possible to get start with the project.

Millions of children die each year as a consequences of drinking non potable water. An engineer can change this for the people of Bonga by working with the CVM's local team to change the polluted water of springs into potable water for people . In Italy Engineers work to build structures, in CVM Engineers work to save lives especially of the little ones the small children under 5 years. What can be more fulfilling for any engineer to know that well after they have concluded their two years in Bonga as a volunteer they will still be saving lives as the structures constructed will remain for years.

CVMs former engineer Anna - was a volunteer in Ethiopia for 3 years is now working on the whole development of water in the southern African nations . If you are considering an experience in Africa then this project will assist you in living with rural people and to really understand their lives.

Location: Ethiopia (Bonga) Duration: 24 months (starting As Soon As Possible)
Salary: According to the parameters laid down by Law 49/87 and Italy Foreign Affair Minister guidelines

Key responsabilities:

Qualifications Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering with good knowledge of building and plumbing

Other Requirements

How to apply:

Due to the urgency of the research, interviews could be achieved within a few days after the reception of the applications. Send CV to: cvmap@cvm.an.it with subject 'Ingegnere Ethiopia' by Friday, July 20

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Muslim protesters against government interference in religious affairs staged the latest of a series of mosque sit-ins in the Ethiopian capital on Sunday, saying police had arrested dozens in the run up to this weekend's African Union summit, according to Reuters.

Two activists told Reuters the sit-in - in protest at the government's promotion of the moderate Al Ahbash branch of Islam over other doctrines - had already been surrounded by police although there had been no clashes as yet on Sunday.

Online activists, who have been using social media to call for demonstrations, have reported several deaths during previous clashes, and published several pictures of injuries they claim are those of victims.

"They have arrested dozens, even hundreds, of protesters in the past few days, while police fired teargas and fired rounds to disperse the crowd," one activist, calling himself simply Hassan, told Reuters. Two other activists gave similar accounts.

Protests are uncommon in tightly-controlled Ethiopia and the unrest has caused concern in a predominantly Christian nation of 84 million that takes pride in centuries of coexistence. The government fears hardline Islam is taking root in the Horn of Africa country, which has long been seen by the West as a bulwark against militancy in neighbouring Somalia.

Hassan said the planned sit-ins were held in a number of mosques throughout the capital, including the Awoliya mosque, where the first protests took place late last year.

Government officials were not immediately available for comment on Sunday, but a state news outlet said security authorities have arrested "extremists who tried to disrupt the (AU) summit."

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DEPUTY COUNTRY DIRECTOR- PROGRAMME

English   Starting Date :

(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 03-Sep-2012

Duration of Initial Contract : 1 Year  

Background

UNDP Ethiopia is one of RBA Country Offices with a big programme and a challenging programme and operating environment.  With two DCDs, one focusing on the UNDP operations and the other on UNDP programme, the DCDs operates under delegated authority from the Country Director.

The DCD-Programme covers a broad range of programmatic issues ranging from participation in CCA and UNDAF processes, joint programmes and UNDP projects and programmes within the UNDAF Results Matrix. Under the overall guidance of the Country Director the DCD-Programme leads strategic planning, programme formulation and monitors programme effectiveness and delivery. The DCD-Programme advices the Country Director and RC/RR on course correction and creative responses to emerging complex challenges.

The DCD-Programme is responsible for supervision and guidance to UNDP programme staff and ensuring cross-unit cooperation and coordination. The DCD-Programme advocates for UNDP and liaises with other UN Agencies, UNDP HQs staff and Government officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. The DCD-P leads the UNDP programme with the following expected results:

2. Within the UNDAF Results matrix and the Country Programme Action Plan, the DCD-P is responsible for the day-to-day:

3. Under the overall guidance and leadership of the Country Director, the DCD-P supports partnership building and resource mobilization for UNDP:

4. The DCD-P ensures knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Management and Leadership

UNDP Certification programmes Prince2, RMG

Required Skills and Experience

Language requirements:

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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DEPUTY COUNTRY DIRECTOR- PROGRAMME

English   Starting Date :

(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 03-Sep-2012

Duration of Initial Contract : 1 Year  

Background

UNDP Ethiopia is one of RBA Country Offices with a big programme and a challenging programme and operating environment.  With two DCDs, one focusing on the UNDP operations and the other on UNDP programme, the DCDs operates under delegated authority from the Country Director.

The DCD-Programme covers a broad range of programmatic issues ranging from participation in CCA and UNDAF processes, joint programmes and UNDP projects and programmes within the UNDAF Results Matrix. Under the overall guidance of the Country Director the DCD-Programme leads strategic planning, programme formulation and monitors programme effectiveness and delivery. The DCD-Programme advices the Country Director and RC/RR on course correction and creative responses to emerging complex challenges.

The DCD-Programme is responsible for supervision and guidance to UNDP programme staff and ensuring cross-unit cooperation and coordination. The DCD-Programme advocates for UNDP and liaises with other UN Agencies, UNDP HQs staff and Government officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. The DCD-P leads the UNDP programme with the following expected results:

2. Within the UNDAF Results matrix and the Country Programme Action Plan, the DCD-P is responsible for the day-to-day:

3. Under the overall guidance and leadership of the Country Director, the DCD-P supports partnership building and resource mobilization for UNDP:

4. The DCD-P ensures knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Management and Leadership

UNDP Certification programmes Prince2, RMG

Required Skills and Experience

Language requirements:

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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 Addis Ababa is overwhelmed with conference tourism. From all international events hosted in Addis Ababa last year, the ongoing 19th AU leaders’ ordinary session might hold a special place for several reasons. With a theme of “Boosting Inter African Trade”, the summit is continuing from last July 9. It concludes on the 16th.

Thanks for Malawi’s refusal to entertain Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, who is wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ethiopia gets to host the AU summit twice in a raw. Since Bashir is a good friend of the country (sometimes the ruling party and the country are interchangeable), he couldn’t find a place safer than Addis Ababa.

Many might think since Ethiopia is not a signatory state for Rome Statute, which is a constituency document for the ICC, it does not have an obligation to hand over Bashir or any other suspect for that matter. However, for the country, Bashir is a family and Ethiopia wouldn’t hesitate to risk its good name as well as credibility to entertain him. Besides, it wouldn’t be fair to blame Ethiopia, since it was the AU itself that was offended by all ICC charges on Africa and refused to recognize and cooperate for any of them. In fact, AU was quick to lobby against the arrest warrant claiming that ICC entirely targeted African countries and the arrest of Al Bashir will worsen the situation in Darfur.

 The Union also had a resolution defending Bashir with a statement like ‘AU member states shall not cooperate with the ICC in the arrest and surrender of President al-Bashir of the Sudan’. Malawi was accused of violating this resolution by prioritizing its obligation to ICC than its continental commitment. In fact, Malawi did not hide the reason for its refusal to host Bashir, which is a threat by western donors to cut back some serous cash if the country refuses to hand over Bashir. AU immediately decided to move the venue from Lilongwe to Addis Ababa.

 If any one claims African countries lack solidarity (unless there is charity in the picture), this should persuade them to reconsider their thought. African heads of states might hate each other’s guts, fight for minor causes every now and then, support each other’s enemies and stab their neighbors in the back. But when it comes to exposing each other’s crimes, they stick together like no other. That is what real family is all about, right?

Regardless, there is another superpower that might benefit from the venue shift of the AU summit. This provided another golden chance for the continents current beloved friend China to glamor again. Since the shiny 200 million dollars Chinese built AU head quarter still has a lot to show and African leaders didn’t get enough of thanking the Chinese government, this is an opportunity to admire the generosity and architectural faculty of China.

For Ethiopians, this Summit has a lot to do with their internal politics. This was our chance to stop the rumor about PM Meles Zenawi illness. Since Ethiopians are not entitled for many of the information that directly affects their future, finding the truth requires relating facts and coming to some sort of conclusion.

For the last several weeks, the health of the PM has been an issue for the public. The rumor by the social Media that the PM is in a critical condition reached the public and created a serious uncertainty and suspicion. During the opening of the summit today, all eyes were on the leaders hoping to find the friendly Meles greeting other African leaders. To the disappointment of many, that did not happen. Instead, Deputy prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Haile Mariam Deslgne showed up alone. If this proves that Meles Zenawi is as ill as the social Media are trying to put it, then Ethiopians might have some serious issues to think over.

Whether likely or unlikely true, Ethiopian officials have released several informal statements saying the PM is simply exhausted and taking rest. Still, the old saying goes there is no smoke without fire. The rumors and PM’s absence in several recent events in the past weeks and now in AU summit hosted by his nation, might tell a different story than what officials are trying to establish.

For ordinary citizens of Addis Ababa, who might not have any interest or benefit from the summit, the case is quite different. Whenever such a major event is hosted in Addis Ababa, for many it means no transportation, long hours of traffic and most annoyingly mistreatment from the federal police. The events will make Addis like a war zone. The federal police wearing military uniform and holding long lashes will show residents the most unwelcome face possible. Most federal police officers in Ethiopia seem to have a military order not to smile at any Ethiopian. The funny part is that they are extremely nice to the foreigners or cars with a VIP budge. The rest is nothing but a distraction for them. Their attitude is never asking cooperation from the residents. It is more like get out of our faces, don’t make anyone see you and you should stay at home

For the residents who mostly are on the run of finding a daily bread, these attitudes are as disturbing as it gets. But confrontation is never an option. Rule number one in Ethiopia is ‘don’t mess up with the federal police’. The safest road will be doing what they say and telling them they are right. These niceties might get residents wherever they want to be peacefully.

All in all, the summit will conclude tomorrow. For the leaders of Africa and the delegates who will be back to their countries, things will get normal a lot faster. For Ethiopians though, until they see their PM on the public sphere again, going back to normal might take time. At the minimum, they are set to waste several office and coffee hours gossiping about what and if regarding the health and whereabouts of PM Meles Zenawi.

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Start date: 12 Sep 2012

VSO ( www.vsointernational.org ) is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. VSO’s high-impact approach involves bringing people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action, and change lives to make the world a fairer place for all.

The Ethiopian government is investing in the education system to ensure a fair and quality education system is available to all. The licensing of teachers is a crucial aspect of this ambition and the teachers’ licensing advisor will play an essential role in supporting the transformation of Ethiopia’s education system.

What does the role involve?

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll have experience working in the area of professional standards development and assessment and have a Masters in Education. If you have specific qualifications in Measurement and Evaluation or a related field, then this would be ideal! You’ll have experience of training and excellent facilitation skills, including experience of preparing training materials. With experience in licensing you will have a good understanding of quality assessment and the measurement and evaluation tools needed to conduct assessments. You will also have experience of designing and delivering capacity building activities to support and build your colleagues. You will be the type of person who fosters a positive and proactive learning environment around them and likes a challenge!

And the rest…

You’ll be based in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and an exuberant and hospitable city. We’ll ask you to commit to 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to development goals and in return we’ll provide you with invaluable training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country we’ll help you resettle and we’ll invite you to stay involved with us through campaigning, development awareness raising and fundraising.

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Experience: 8 years after graduation relevant work experience, Experience in installation, Maintenance, Troubleshoot & Upgrade Computer Hardware, Software, Network, Peripheral equipments & Mail System. The candidate must be certified in Network+, A+
Skill: Computer knowledge.

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Description

GOAL Ethiopia

GOAL has been working in Ethiopia since 1984 implementing a range of development and nutrition response activities, including working with street children, pastoralists and rural small holders. Currently GOAL is implementing development programmes in three rural areas of Ethiopia and a Street Children's programme in the capital, Addis Ababa. Development programmes have a strong focus on health, nutrition, WatSan, and livelihoods, with particular emphases on integration of activities and community participation as a core feature of activities. Cross cutting issues include gender, the environment, child protection and HIV/AIDS. GOAL Ethiopia utilises a strengths based approach to all development activities, and increasingly so in humanitarian response s.

GOAL Ethiopia operates a complex multi-faceted emergency/humanitarian response programme that focuses on health, WatSan, nutrition and livelihood responses. Through this programme, GOAL has developed significant expertise in Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), including capacity building of MoH staff, nutrition surveys and assessments and supplementary feeding activities. GOAL currently works in four regions of Ethiopia - Oromia, Amhara, SNNP, and Somali regions, and overall GOAL Ethiopia currently works in approximately 15 locations throughout Ethiopia.

Currently GOAL Ethiopia's major funders are USAID/OFDA, Irish Aid/MAPS, Irish Aid/EHAF, HPP and ERFS, EU, Comic Relief, EU/ECHO and UNOCHA and GOAL, plus a number of smaller donors. Funding for 2012 is about €11m, with total committed funding for 2012/13 of about €16m. GOAL Ethiopia employs 584 Ethiopian staff and has three full time expatriate staff, plus a small number of expatriate staff on short term contracts supporting ongoing responses.

Dolo Ado, Somali Region – Refugee Response

Since January 2011, a combination of a severe drought and insecurity in Somalia has driven over 300,000 Somalis into Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti and Yemen – raising the total number of registered Somali refugees in the region to over 982,000. The influx of refugees overwhelmed the already poor host communities; Ethiopia and Kenya were also suffering from the worst drought to hit the region in 60 years. Famine was declared in six areas of southern Somalia in July 2011, but humanitarian assistance in the south was extremely limited until late September 2011, when there was a massive scale-up of the response. In 2011-12 Over 115,000 refugees fled across the Somali border into Ethiopia and more than 155,000 Somali refugees are now dispersed in five camps in Dolo Ado. The refugees from Somalia arrived in an extremely vulnerable position, with many families losing children to malnutrition en route or after arrival in Ethiopia.

In Dolo Ado in mid-2011 a combination of high acute malnutrition and a clinically confirmed measles outbreak led to crude and under five mortality rates five times the rates normally seen in stable refugee camps. While the number of deaths among children under five has decreased since the dramatic levels seen at the height of the influx earlier last year, the most recent nutrition surveys have found prevailing high levels of malnutrition. Due to the acute emergency faced by new arrivals, adults are also facing higher rates of malnutrition and are being considered for entry into targeted nutrition programs, rather than as part of the normal health services .

GOAL is operational in three locations in Dolo Ado – preregistration, transit and Boramino camp. Transit and preregistration sites are in Dolo Ado town, Boramino is some 22km away. Transit and preregistration sites are where newly arrived refugees start the registration process prior to transfer to Boramino camp. Regular Activities include wet blanket supplementary feeding and treatment for those suffering from severe and moderate malnourishment.

General Description of the Role

To support the logistics function in GOAL's response in Dolo Ado with the aim of: 1.Providing effective and timely logistics support to all programmes in relation to supply chain, assets, premises, fleet management, communications and safety & security; 2.Ensuring that all GOAL logistics tasks are carried out in compliance with the GOAL and donor requirements; 3.Continuing to improve logistics systems that are in place and amending as necessary; 4.Ensuring that GOAL offices are adequately set up; 5.Serving as the security focal point for GOAL Dolo in assistance to the Country Director; 6.Building the capacity of the GOAL logistics team through their respective supervisors.

Key Duties

General

Procurement

Fixed Assets Management

Vehicle and driver Management

Stocks & warehousing

Premises management

Communication systems

Auditing

Security and Safety

Technical Support

Requirements

Essential:

Desirable:

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