HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Senior Project Manager- SUCCESS (Sustainable Utilization and Conservation through Compensation for Ecosystem Services) Jobs in Ethiopia

Project, Reporting to Country Director

This highly innovative project has two objectives

to develop, based on cross-sectoral collaboration and negotiation, a system for compensation for ecosystem services (CES) and to formulate an enabling operational and institutional framework for applying a PES-based financing mechanism for enhanced watershed (landscape) management in the Tekeze Basin,

implementing environmental rehabilitation and climate change adaptation activities for resilience building and enhanced livelihood improvement in selected (6) pilot micro-watersheds of three woredas of Wag-Hemra zone.

Major Duties and responsibilities

The Senior Project Manager (Sr.PM):

Heads the Project Management Unit of the SUCCESS project at Addis Ababa and represents HELVETAS Ethiopia in the implementation of the project at zonal, regional and national level.
Provides coordination and technical support to the consortium partners; Water & Land Resource Centre and Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity

Provides support to the implementation of the SUCCESS project implemented by consortium partners under the overall responsibility of HELVETAS

Leads HELVETAS Ethiopia’s learning in the thematic area of Natural Resource

Management and Resilience Building

Job Requirements

Qualification

Post graduate Study in Social Sciences or Natural Sciences or other related subjects

Experience

15 years’ relevant experience in NRM assignments of which at least 5 years as project manager

Proven track record in conceptualizing, piloting and implementing projects in a multi-stakeholder and community-based development approach

Proven record in knowledge management and documentation

Sound knowledge and understanding of environmental, social and economic aspects of S&WC

Skills Required

Excellent, conceptual, visionary and programmatic competencies

Good reporting and writing skills

Strong facilitator and mentor/coach
Result-oriented personality meeting deadlines

Eager to learn and fill gaps where needed

Good practice in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Outlook) and other appropriate information technologies
ArcGIS software (optional)

Languages

English & Amharic

How to Apply

Interested applicants should submit their application, including a CV and supporting documents, with names and contact addresses of three referees by email to Alem.Tesfu@helvetas.org or by mail to:

HELVETAS ETHIOPIA:

Head Human Resources P.O. Box 27507/1000

Addis Ababa

HELVETAS is an equal opportunity employer. However, women candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

NB

We do not accept applications in person.

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