Area Manager (National Position) - Ethiopia
Dollo Ado
- Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
- Location: Dollo Ado
- Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior
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Occupational Groups:
- Refugee rights and well-being
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Project management
- Project and Programme Management
- Human Settlements (Shelter, Housing, Land, Property)
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
Founded in 1946, today the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) works in both new and protracted crises across 31 countries. Our 6,000 employees provide life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. NRC specialises in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and water, sanitation and hygiene. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and defend their rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena.
NRC’s expert deployment capacity, NORCAP, boasts around 1,000 experts from all over the world who can be deployed within 72 hours. NORCAP experts help improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises.
NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
The Norwegian Refugee Council in Ethiopia is looking for an Area Manager based in Melkadida (Dollo Ado). As a member the the Country Management Group, the Area Manager role is responsible for the overall management of programmes and support functions in the area.Job description
• Line management for senior project staff and support functions (and Field Office Coordinators) in the area• Programme Development: develop strategies and concept papers; assist in securing funding and collaborate with donor agencies; plan assessments and evaluations in Melkadida refugee camps
Programme Management and quality control; ensuring systems for monitoring activates are implemented:
• Provide area specific input on Core Competence strategies, Country Strategy and Plan of Action
• Organize grants opening and closure meetings at area level
• Implementation of projects (including master support budget and coordinating input for donor proposals and reports) in the area, in compliance with contractual commitments (i.e. quality, synergies, timeliness, use of resources).
• Assess needs, develop and implement emergency response plans
• Represent NRC and networking on area level; and coordinate programme activities with other actors such as UN, NGOs, national authorities.
• Ensure that capacity building is provided to all staff in the area
• Ensure overall security and safety of staff in the area
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
Qualifications
• Relevant university qualification, preferably at post-graduate level• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Senior Project Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience in complex and volatile contexts
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Education level
- College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
• Handling insecure environments• Strategic thinking
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Managing resources to optimise results
We offer
**This is a national position, open only to Ethiopian candidates**• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Duty Station: Melkadida, Ethiopia
• Travel: 60%
• Salary/Benefits: According to NRC's salary scale and Terms & Conditions.
• NRC may be required to verify the identify of its partners and check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activity. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose
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