Ethiopian Red Cross Society - Somali Region Income Streams Development and Expansion Coordinator Jobs in Ethiopia

Specific Duties & responsibility

The income streams development and expansion coordinator is directly accountable to the Regional Branch Head and shall have the following major functional duties and responsibilities

Plans, organizes, directs and controls the income streams development and expansion activities of the Region;

On the basis of general direction sets and executes short-term, medium-term and long-term plans of income streams development and expansion activities of the Region;

Ensures the alignment of the Regions income streams development and expansion effort with the strategic plan of the Society

Ensures the implementation of Resource Development, Mobilization and Utilization policies, strategies and procedures the Society;

Plans and upon approval implements fundraising events, donation and support solicitation efforts

Reviews and evaluates the feasibility and performance of the Region's income generating schemes and provides technical backup on sustainability of the schemes to Zonal and Woreda branch offices;

Establishes appropriate system for the collection of membership fee for all categories
Oversees the timely collection of membership fee

Ensures the development and maintenance of donors/supports data base

Oversees implementation of income generating programs at regional branches that arc consistent with the purpose and duties of the Society;

Closely works with Zonal and Woreda branches in developing and expanding income streams

Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of the existing resources development, mobilization & unitization frameworks in the region and proposes amendment on same as deemed necessary;

Applies criteria and conditions set by FRCS National Office to open income generating schemes, to define and standardize their core tasks

Applies the criteria and conditions of closing income generating/resources mobilization schemes that are not well functioning as set by the ERCS National Office;

Respects the autonomy levels of IGAs, as set by the ERCS National Office

Ensures that IGAs fulfill their obligations on issues of national concern

Expand options and opportunities for generating resources targeting regional governments, the private sector, corporate bodies and communities for support;

Strengthens emerging and existing sources of income generating activities at branch to encourage self-financing sources;

Conducts market studies for income generation projects and collaborates with Business Development and Marketing Services at the ERCS National Office

Expands resource base by strengthening and exploiting existing assets, income generating multipurpose buildings, and other income generating schemes in the region;

Plans special fundraising events in the Region and follows up their implementation upon approval; provides overall support to the ones conducted at zonal and Woreda branch office level;

Organizes and stages special social or resources mobilization functions or events that further enhance the Branch's income generating opportunities;

Responds to the queries of the Income Streams Development and Expansion Department at the ERCS National Office

Ensure proper documentation of the contribution of the IGAs, fundraising and donation effort of the Branch to the overall RDM goal of the Society

Ensures that both financial and physical performance reports/data of the Branch's income streams development and expansion activities arc prepared, consolidated and submitted to the Office of Regional Branch Head and email copy of the same to the Office of DSG-RDM at the Head Office

Performs other related duties and responsibilities of the Regina! Branch's income streams development and expansion as assigned by the Regional Branch Head

Job Requirements

Job Specification

MA/BA Degree in Business Development, Economics, Management, Marketing, Regional and Local Development Studies and 4 /6 years work experience out of which 1/2 years on senior professional position.

Other Skills & Competencies

Training in Resource Development and Mobilization, business plan preparation, project cycle management, project proposal development and Monitoring & Evaluation

Fluent in English, Somali and Amharic languages and Well familiar with Somali region context

Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background

Specific Duties & responsibility

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income streams development and expansion coordinator is directly accountable to the Regional Branch Head and shall have the following major functional duties and responsibilities:-