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Head, Addis Ababa Regional Office

Do you want to spearhead work that furthers peace in the Horn of Africa? Do you have what it takes to lead and inspire a regional team of motivated professionals in one of the leading international peacebuilding organizations? The Life & Peace Institute is now looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to provide overarching leadership and management for our work out of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

About us

The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international peacebuilding organisation that supports and promotes nonviolent approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and action that entails the strengthening of existing local capacities and enhancing the preconditions for building peace.
LPI envisions a world where peace, justice and non-violent relations prevail through people’s active work and commitment. LPI has been active in making contributions towards achieving this goal since 1985. LPI works with a variety of local and regional partners in the Horn of Africa region, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Great Lakes region, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

For over 30 years, LPI has worked in the Horn of Africa to amplify the diverse voices of people affected by conflict and support bottom-up solutions to some of the most protracted conflicts in the region. As of 2017, LPI’s Regional Office in Addis Ababa is growing and expanding with three programmes under its umbrella: Horn of Africa Regional Programme (HARP) which collaborates closely with the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) as well as the Ethiopia and Sudan Programmes, which partners with local and national civil society, academia and governmental partners.

About the role

The Head of LPI’s Addis Ababa Regional Office will be responsible for:

· The leadership and overall management of LPI operations in the Addis Ababa Regional office, including all the financial, administrative, HR and programming activities for the Addis Ababa office, and leading the Senior Management Team in the Addis Ababa Regional Office, in order to ensure coordination and consistency across management.

· Providing management oversight to the Horn of Africa Regional Programme (HARP) and the Ethiopia and Sudan programmes which operate out of the Addis Ababa Office. This includes identifying and negotiating funding opportunities for ongoing activities and new initiatives.

· Ensuring that all of LPI’s engagements and operations in the HARP, Ethiopia and Sudan programmes are consistent with organizational policies, procedures and the programmes' expected results, as well as compliance with all LPI and relevant donor administrative and financial regulations and the Ethiopian law.

· In collaboration with the Programme Managers/Coordinators, representing LPI vis-à-vis the government, authorities and diplomatic missions in Ethiopia and the region. This includes nurturing and developing relevant government relationships at a strategic level.

· Supervising managers and coordinators in the Addis Ababa Regional office, ensuring coaching and professional development, performance reviews, as well as providing guidance on how to effectively supervise and support other staff in the office.

· Overseeing the hiring and ensuring training of new staff for the programmes operating out of the Addis Ababa Regional office.

· The overall security management for programmes and staff.

About you

· A minimum Master’s degree in a related discipline.

· A minimum 7-10 years of INGO senior management experience, preferably with Chief of Party experience.

· Good knowledge of implementing INGO programmes in Addis Ababa/Ethiopia context and understanding of the Horn of Africa region in general.

· Strong communications skills.

· Experience in motivating and managing diverse and cross-functional staff.

· Experience in security management.

· Understanding of key donor priorities and regulations, in particular USAID, EU, Sida, and others.

· Commitment to LPI’s values.

Please note

The Head of Addis Ababa office will be offered a competitive international contract. The position will be full time, with an average 40 hours of work per week. Individuals from the region are encouraged to apply. The start date for the position will be no later than November 1, 2017.

How to apply:
Please send your application, including a cover letter and a CV in English no later than September 4th, 2017 to applications@life-peace.org, with the subject line “LPI Head of Addis Ababa Office”.