About Self Help Africa
Self Help Africa is an international development organisation that works through agriculture and agri-enterprise development to end hunger and extreme poverty. The organisation has programmes in 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and implements projects in Brazil and Bangladesh. In early 2023, we launched a new five-year organisation strategy, which defines shared mission as the alleviation of hunger, poverty, social inequality and the impact of climate change through community-led, market-based and enterprise-focused approaches so that people can have access to nutritious food, clean water, decent employment and incomes, while sustaining natural resources. SHA has been re-registered by the Ethiopian Charities and Societies Agency as a Foreign Charity with a registration number of 0051.
Our three core values are:
As a result of the increasing frequency and severity of emergencies in Ethiopia and around the world, the organisation is increasing its capacity to support programmes in both sudden-onset and chronic emergency situations. SHA is securing funding under the EHF, which will cover primarily the Amhara region, in the Wollo cluster areas and beyond. The SHA development programmes have also been impacted by climate events, conflict, and intercommunal violence, compounded by outbreaks. In order to address such a humanitarian situation through a humanitarian-development nexus approach, the organisation is aiming to build its humanitarian staffing capacity. SHA-Ethiopia is currently seeking to recruit a Humanitarian Programme Coordinator, who will be primarily responsible for the organisation and implementation of the multi-sector humanitarian operation in the Amhara region, as well as country-wide. He/She will be responsible to represent and attend coordination meetings in the region and Addis Ababa as deemed necessary. Our approach integrates emergency and development work through the Humanitarian Development Nexus approach. Self Help Africa implemented a dozen development and humanitarian projects with local and international partners across Ethiopia. At the core of our work is increasing farm production, supporting new enterprise and developing market opportunities for farmers.
Job Purpose
The Humanitarian Programme Coordinator will be based in Dessie/Haik and frequently deployed to the field as the overall humanitarian response lead for the SHA humanitarian portfolio, particularly the Amhara region. The HPC will be responsible for making sure that the overall humanitarian work within SHA is implemented in a timely and quality manner in line with the humanitarian standard operating procedures and mandate. The post-holder will ensure that humanitarian programmes delivered are to the appropriate scale, scope, quality and accountability expected of Self-Help Africa. The HPC will be reporting to the Head of Programme and working closely with the Country Director, and Heads of Finance and Admin, as well as other key departments, such as Advisors, HR, Finance, Safety and Security, Procurement and Logistics, as well as the implementing field team particularly with the Cluster Coordinator. The HPC is responsible for identifying needs and resources and elaborating programmatic, operational and leadership recommendations for the emergency responses.
The HPC will also be expected to play a role and work in collaboration with, SHA Regional Office in Bahir Dar and the Dessie office. The HPC will ensure the implementation of SHA’s emergency operation, plans, sectoral and multi-sectoral assessments (often with the UN and other NGOs), humanitarian programme and project design and implementation in all humanitarian sectors: JIMMI (Joint Market Monitoring Initiative), MIRA (Multi-Indicator Rapid Assessment), Health and Nutrition, Protection, and Food Security and Livelihoods. WASH, ES/NFI, gender and resilience activities and programmatic considerations must be integrated throughout our programming. The HPC will also actively participate in the Area Based Coordination (ABC) forums and effectively contribute in the response and advocacy platforms.
Internal
External
1. Programme Leadership & Field Implementation
2. Programme Development, Quality & Accountability
3. Coordination, Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting
4. Operations, Security, and Team Management
5. General Duties
Qualifications
Essential
Skills:
Desirable
Please download the Application Form and fill it in using the following https://selfhelpafrica.org/ie/humanitarian-programme-coordinator-lead/ then upload this along with your CV and a motivational letter.
Please note incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.
Closing date is 25th November 2025 at 5:00 pm
Police vetting is required.
All applicants are encouraged to read through the following safeguarding policies as you make your applications:
Self Help Africa is an international development charity, and is committed to the safeguarding of all those who we come into contact with or through our work. We are committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour relating to our work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and we are committed to promoting the welfare of children and the people we aim to assist with whom Self Help Africa engages. Self Help Africa expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviours outlined in the Code of Conduct and Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy, inside and outside of work hours. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. Recruitment to all roles in Self Help Africa may include, and be subject to, a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checking. Self Help Africa is committed to the principles of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse or sexual harassment during employment. By submitting an application, the applicant confirms her/his understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Self Help Africa/United purpose strive to be an equal opportunities employer
Women applicants are highly encouraged.
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