Programme Officer Emergency – Christian Aid
Development and Project Management, Social Sciences and Community
Christian Aid
Christian Aid is a Christian organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We provide urgent, practical and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes.
Our vision
Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty – and we believe that vision can become a reality.
From April 2012, Christian aid's work will be focused around the goals and objectives identified in our corporate strategy, 'Partnership for change – the power to end poverty' .
About Us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart. Christian Aid in Ethiopia has three strategic priority areas. These are climate justice, Economic justice, humanitarian/resilience and addressing Gender and social inclusion as a cross cutting priority.
Role Purpose
The post holder is responsible for supporting Christian Aid’s portfolio of partnerships and projects within a country or group of countries. To support the development of Christian Aid policy and strategy by providing the programme team with partner feedback. To contribute to the representation of Christian Aid at country/regional/local level. Responsible for the capacity-building of partners. To help ensure that project resources and planned project activities are undertaken within budget and time frame which enable impact and direct benefit to target communities. To work with the country /thematic programme management team to support delivery of projects to the highest standards and in line with the country, divisional and organisational strategy. To act proactively to engage in any activities that strengthen the country program and takes up additional assignments given from the organization. To act as the interface between participating partners and Christian Aid and/or donors including coordinating feedback, representation in key stakeholders meetings and contributing to strengthening of partner relationships. To lead the implementation of the project in the assigned area and ensures that deliverables of the projects are met as per the expectations. This entails working closely and actively with the implementing partner, Government at Woreda, Zonal and Regional levels, other humanitarian organizations, clusters and community organizations.
Role Context
The key function of the role is to manage emergency programmes and ensure high quality implementation while building and maintaining sound relationships with key stakeholders. The post-holder works with partner organisations to ensure the emergency response is coordinated effectively in line with Christian Aid’s country strategy and humanitarian policies.
Key outcomes
- Effective emergency projects and programmes delivered with impact in line with agreed aims, with funds used for designated purposes.
- Humanitarian and financial policies and procedures complied with, in particular, reporting requirements.
- Project proposals developed, implemented and completed, based on strong planning and evaluation of previous interventions and needs assessments, in line with Christian Aid’s best practice requirements.
- Positive relationships maintained and developed with partners and government institutions through effective communication.
- New partners nurtured and coached, bringing their systems up to international standards and working to build a long-term partnership.
- Monitoring systems clearly set up and implemented for all projects and partners offered support and coaching in developing their own monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Project impact monitored and evaluated, and project learning shared with key stakeholders through accurate, effective and timely reporting as per donor schedule.
- Strong linkages maintained between partners work and advocacy, communications and fundraising activities.
- Positive relationships maintained and developed with donors and other sources of emergency funding where necessary.
- Identification of opportunities for community based, inter-faith peace building initiatives
- Significant grant proposals based on strong planning and evaluation procedures using Christian Aid’s internal systems.
Relationships
External: Liaising with partner, external stakeholders, including the wider humanitarian donors, as well as government sector offices and NGO operating in the area and other humanitarian actors as deemed necessary.
Internal: Liaising with the CA Ethiopia team colleagues as well as technical CA Advisors other CA country programmes.
Decision Making: Budgetary/savings responsibility
- Under the approval of line manager, ensure that programmes are managed, funds spent for the purposes they are approved and properly accounted for
- Propose actions that CA should take in its response to humanitarian situations
- Facilitate and play role in the preparation of humanitarian proposals and reports to back donors as required
- Liaison with partners and facilitating partner capacity building.
- Provides quality systems support to the project. Identifies where procedures are not followed or where additional support is required and takes appropriate action to rectify the situation.
- Appraise, monitor and review projects in line with CA quality standards and external requirements.
Analytical Skill:
Problems or issues need detailed information gathering, investigation and analysis including assessment of benefits and risks of different courses of action. Initiative and judgment needs to be applied regularly in the course of day-to-day work. Expected to make direct contribution to improved performance, whether through own area of work or participation in cross-disciplinary projects.
Competency questions
As part of your application, you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:
Build Partnership
Tell us about a time when you had to establish and maintain relationships with a wide range of contacts and networks based on mutual rapport and respect
- What was the context? Why did you need to establish the new relationships and why was your attitude to this important?
- What was your task? What outcomes were being sought?
- What actions did you take? How did you take them?
Communicate Effectively
Give us an example of a time when you communicated something complex in a way that could be easily understood by others
- What was the situation?
- What did you need to communicate effectively?
- How did you make sure the message was understood by others?
- What was the impact? How did you know you were successful?
Deliver Result
Tell us about a time when you planned, prioritised and monitored your own work to meet the team’s objectives to the standards required
- What was your context?
- What was your task/responsibility?
- How did you make your plan? What actions did you take?
- What was the impact of your actions? Were you successful? How did you know?
Fixed Term: 6 months
Availability: Immediate
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate who have a skill/experience on managing emergency program in difficult and challenging environment. Educated Degree in, social sciences, Disaster Risk Management, DRR and EW, development studies or related fields with at least 7 years’ of experience working with an international NGO or with an institutional donor.
Job Requirements
Applied skills/knowledge and expertise
Essential
- Degree in, social sciences, Humanitarian work, DRR and EW, Project Management
- At least 7 years NGO experience and managing emergency programs in difficult and challenging locations.
- Strong analytical skills and a good understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation and assessment to promote evidence-based learning.
- Proven experience in leading participatory vulnerability and capacity assessment processes.
- In depth knowledge of office programs including MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel. Strong IT skills
- Familiarity with program cycle management approaches and tools – including participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation, learning and documentation
- To be well organized and able to learn concepts and complex systems quickly.
- Ability to work independently, self-directed, to meet deadlines and ability of working under pressure and with multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build cross cultural relationships remotely across geographic boundaries
- Experience of working with partners.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion where appropriate
- To be able to manage and organize information systems and establish and maintain filing systems.
Desirable:
- Experience of working with an international NGO or with an institutional donor
- Experience in complex emergencies and in early warning projects
- Problem solving abilities
- Budget monitoring skills
$1,481.00/month
