TMEA Country Director - Jobs in Ethiopia
TMEA Country Director - Jobs in Ethiopia
The Country Director (CD) leads the country programme with overall responsibility for delivering quality and results of this portfolio, in line with TMEA’s Strategy and Project Cycle Management (PCM) Guidelines.
S/he manages and maintains strategic relationships with Government, the private sector, civil society and the donor community. In addition, the CD is responsible for managing the new country team to ensure good design and delivery of the programme, and ensuring best practice is followed with TMEA corporate guidelines, procedures and systems.
The CD has overall responsibility for establishing the Ethiopian Country Programme and developing,
managing and monitoring its strategy and programme delivery. This will include the design, implementation and delivery of programme activities in infrastructure development, trade facilitation, support to Government institutions and the private sector.
S/he will develop and maintain an effective programme in line with TMEA’s strategic plan, results framework and its management information and monitoring systems.
The CD will identify opportunities for additional investments into TMEA’s Ethiopian Programme through
fundraising from donors and other agencies.
Responsibilities
Strategy development and programme delivery
Lead the development, implementation and updating of the country strategy to ensure it is aligned with
the TMEA Corporate Strategy II and Results Framework;
Lead on the formation of the TMEA National Oversight Committee (NOC) for the Ethiopia country
programme (ECP);
Work at a strategic portfolio level with the Chief Operating Officer, Strategic Objective Leaders (SOLs) and Technical Advisors to ensure coherence of the country portfolio and its alignment to national
development plans and TMEA’s Theory of Change;
Deliver successful projects within ECP and ensure portfolio outcomes are in line with TMEA’s Theory of
Change and Programme Cycle Management (PCM) guidelines.
Promote bilateral and regional cooperation by fostering close linkages with other TMEA national and
regional programmes for sustainable trade growth, economies of scale and value for money;
Develop and maintain detailed TMEA Ethiopia annual activity schedules, work plans and expenditure
forecasts for each of the output areas of TMEA Ethiopia projects;
Ensure compliance with grant management procedures and guidelines including appraisal, selection, implementation, reporting and closure;
Define terms of reference and oversee the sourcing and procuring of experts to conduct technical assistance, expert missions, feasibility, scoping and design studies and other activities for TMEA Ethiopia projects in line with TMEA’s procurement guidelines and procedures;
As the budget and risk holder, ensure programme budgets are in line with expenditure forecasts and
results targets, as outlined in the results framework and that risks are being effectively managed;
Manage assigned matrix teams comprised of Project Leaders (PLs) and Technical Co-ordinators (TCs), and
convene regular meetings to ensure effective PCM is taking place in all the projects of the portfolio,
particularly in terms of delivery of outputs/outcomes and expenditure against work plans and effective
management of risk;
Identify opportunities to leverage new investments into TMEA and co-ordinate the scale up of support to trade development in Ethiopia;
Support Senior Leadership Team in country resource mobilisation, including monitoring donor priorities and drafting concept notes and proposals to realise additional funds from existing and new donors; and
Explore new areas for support in line with the TMEA Strategic plan.
Strategic partnerships/relationships
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Ethiopian and EAC partners, the TMEA donors,
government, private sector, civil society, research organisations and other development partners as well
as other relevant projects and initiatives supported by TMEA;
Lead on high-level political and diplomatic matters representing TMEA at high level events and act as the primary TMEA interlocutor at all high-level stakeholders in priority projects. Ensure that all TMEA projects have steering committees chaired at a senior level by implementing partners;
Liaise with the local donor community to ensure smooth relationships with the investors and to support additional fund raising from new and existing donors.
Develop and implement a communications and visibility strategy for TMEA in the country in liaison with the TMEA Communications Team and ensure good public relations around TMEA projects and TMEA
related issues, including case studies and
impact stories.
Monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting
Ensure good practice monitoring, evaluation and learning is used throughout the programme cycle from
design and throughout implementation;
Liaise with the Results team to develop and maintain the ECP Results Framework and other monitoring systems for TMEA projects in Ethiopia in line with the TMEA corporate strategy;
Oversee preparation of regular project and financial progress reports and provide, as required, updates for the Chief Operating Officer, SLT, and other TMEA oversight bodies including the NOC, Board of Directors and its committees;
Develop and maintain an accessible database of project and programme information for all TMEA
Ethiopia projects and adhere to best practice in results-based PCM; Contribute to the preparation of
TMEA annual reports and annual work plans; Develop and implement a communications and visibility
strategy for TMEA in Ethiopia in liaison with the TMEA Communications Director and Results team;
Oversee and participate in media and communications activities to ensure visibility of TMEA at national level;
Participate in regular informal and formal reflection, knowledge sharing and learning events;
Document lessons learned and best practices for knowledge sharing and learning, including in adaptive
programming suited to conflict or fragile country environments; and
Actively contribute and participate in annual reviews, formative and or summative project and
programme evaluations as required.
Compliance with TMEA Corporate Systems
Ensure that all TMEA’s corporate systems and procedures are followed in the country office including:
Establish, mentor and manage the TMEA Ethiopia team to the highest professional standards;
Apply the highest standards of controls and risk management practices and behaviours and embed a
positive risk and control culture;
Demonstrate prudence, sound judgement and appropriate and timely escalations in management of all types of risk (including political and fraud risk) applicable to the role;
Understand and comply with the relevant end-to-end processes including applicable risks and controls;
Seek to identify, understand and escalate risk events/incidents/ issues on a timely basis focusing on fixing root-causes and taking ownership of identified mitigating actions;
Complete all relevant mandatory trainings within the stipulated timelines;
Promote and adhere to TMEA’s core values and ensure compliance with organisational policies and
procedures;
Maintain zero tolerance to bribery, fraud and corruption, and ensure the immediate reporting of any
corruption or suspect behaviour that threatens TMEA’s reputation;
Adhere to the safeguarding policies and procedures and immediately report any safeguarding concerns;
Act with political impartiality and do not engage with partisan politics and political movements or express strongly statements that are political in nature as they can be misconstrued within the politically charged country context; and
Any other related responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager from time to time.
Technical skills and behavioral competencies
Excellent leadership and people management skills. Demonstrate personal qualities and credibility to lead, develop and motivate staff.
Strong strategic thinking, formulation and implementation skills including the ability to communicate strategy and impact concisely and simply.
Ability to establish, influence and maintain strong collaborative partnerships/relationships with
development partners, high ranking government officials, civil society and private sector organisations.
Strong diplomatic skills and knowledge of the political landscape in Ethiopia.
Fluent (writing, reading and speaking) in both English and French, with excellent report writing skills and the ability to effectively communicate and articulate key issues in both languages.
Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills, with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives and gain consensus and collaboration.
Good understanding of the development sector and key national contexts as relating to regional trade
and integration.
Strong analytical and advocacy skills.
A self-motivated individual with excellent personal effectiveness skills who can work both independently as well as part of a team.
Solid programme and financial management skills.
Sound decision-making and judgement capabilities, as well as good problem solving and analytical skills.
The ability to handle competing priorities and a challenging workload.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by Friday, 2 November 2018, 5.00pm Kenyan time
For more information and job application details, see; TMEA Country Director - Jobs in Ethiopia
