UN Project Director Jobs in Ethiopia

Save the Children is recruiting for an experienced Project Director to lead a capacity strengthening nutrition sensitive agriculture project in Ethiopia.

It is a five-year (2019-2023) nutrition sensitive agriculture project to strengthen the capacity and system of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoA&LD) and the Regional Bureaus.

The project is expected to establish sustainable and creative methods to build the capacity of the MoA&LD Ministry and Regional Bureaus to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the integration of nutrition sensitive agriculture into large scale agriculture and livestock programs in accordance with the government’s national Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Strategy (NSAS) and National Nutrition Plan II (NNP II).

They will in turn guide and support delivery of nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) interventions at the zonal and woreda levels.

Government leadership and ownership, and quality technical assistance from the project team are key to the success of this important project.

The Project Director will provide overall strategic, technical, and operational leadership in partnership with the Ministry and Regional Bureaus.

Responsibilities

S/he will be responsible for the overall planning, coordination and technical direction and management of the project to ensure adherence to overall technical and programmatic quality in implementation and the timely submission of all deliverables to Save the Children and the donor.

S/he is also responsible for representing Save the Children and the project with the donor in country, in all programmatic coordination platforms in Ethiopia, and in meetings with the government and partners.

The Project Director is responsible for approximately 5-10 staff and ultimate budget holder for the project.

S/he must have the

strategic vision, leadership qualities; extensive professional experience in managing system-based projects implemented with the leadership of a government in Ethiopia; and the breadth of technical expertise in nutrition, agriculture, host government system strengthening, translating government strategy into implementation, and sub-grant management.

Required Qualifications:

Graduate degree in a relevant field including nutrition, agriculture, public health, international development, public administration, and/or economics.

Sound knowledge of Ethiopia’s agriculture system and National Nutrition Program including institutions, policies and legal frameworks and large scale agricultural programs.

At least 10 years of experience managing integrated or multi-sector projects experience especially in agriculture sector in developing countries.

In-depth technical expertise in nutrition and one or more of the following areas:

Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture, system strengthening or institutional capacity building, agriculture productivity or value chain, public health programming, and/or human resource development.

Demonstrated experience in building country capacity and systems.

Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of public health, agriculture, food security, and resilience, as well as socioeconomic, institutional, and policy challenges relevant to these technical areas in Ethiopia’s context.

Demonstrated experience interacting with senior officials of the Government of Ethiopia, international donors and other relevant stakeholders.

Practical experience of building, leading and developing a team of senior staff with different backgrounds and expertise to meet programmatic needs.

At least four years of professional experience working in Ethiopia preferred.
Strong English-language communication skills, both interpersonal and written.

Knowledge and working experience of Child’s Rights Programming approach.

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply online by 14th September, 2018

For more information and job application details, see; UN Project Director Jobs in Ethiopia

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