National Program Officer, Peaceful and Inclusive Societies NEW

Job Summery

RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DESCRIPTION

Main Duties

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Development Cooperation, you will:

• Manage, support and contribute to the identification, formulation and appraisal of new programs in the areas of peaceful and inclusive societies.
• Manage, support and follow-up on program implementation including compliance with financial, program and reporting requirements.
• Manage and follow-up contributions including on-site follow-up visits to partner activities throughout the country with a specific focus on peaceful and inclusive societies.
• Contribute to a constructive dialogue and liaise with stakeholders such as government, civil society, European Union and other donors and private sector.
• Ensure an integration of relevant perspectives (poverty alleviation, human rights, gender equality, and environment) into your thematic area and work with colleagues in the team to try to strengthen the synergies between the country strategy’s areas of cooperation.
• Ensure that rules and procedures are followed in the management of contributions including fulfillment of the administrative requirements.
• Contribute to the external communication of the Embassy.
• Provide technical support to the partners in result-based planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Participate on different national platforms and forums to contribute to the area of peaceful and inclusive societies.
• Contribute to the Embassy’s internal analysis on peace and conflict in Ethiopia, and contribute to the Embassy’s reporting to MFA on the topic
• Provide any other support as requested by the Head of Section and/or the Ambassador.

Job Requirement

QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCES

Required qualifications:

• At least a master’s degree in an area relevant for the position.
• Excellent oral and written proficiency in English, as well as verbal communication skills.
• Extensive experience of working with computer programs, applications, and systems.

Required work experience: 

• At least 3 years’ experience working with the thematic area
• Have experience from working at an embassy and/or donor partner, or an implementing organization
• In addition, the candidate is expected to:
  • Be pro-active, problem-solving, analytical, and open to learn;
  • Be results orientated.
  • Have a good understanding of gender, conflict sensitivity and a human rights-based approach;
  • Drive a culture of teamwork

Ethiopian citizens, and citizens of other countries resident in Ethiopia and entitled to work in Ethiopia, are eligible to apply. Quote from the Embassy Code of Conduct: “We work to ensure that neither direct nor indirect discrimination might take place in the line of duty, on grounds of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or other beliefs, sexual orientation, position, disability or illness.”

How to Apply

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The vacancy is a local position, full-time, starting with a probation period of six months with the possibility of permanent employment. An individual salary system is applied. The Embassy of Sweden is an equal opportunities employer.

APPLICATION

Applicants should submit the following documents by e-mail, to the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa:

• CV, including details of relevant education and work experience.
• Cover Letter (English), setting out why you consider yourself a good candidate for this post.
• Names, telephone numbers and addresses of two reference persons who are willing to provide a reference on your character and work capacity.
• Clear contact phone numbers and addresses in Ethiopia where the Embassy can rapidly contact you.

Applications shall be sent to ambassaden.addis.abeba.recruitment@gov.se. As the subject of the message, please indicate reference no and your name: ‘UM2024/32542/ADDI – Your Name.’

Please note that applications will not be returned, and only short-listed applicants will be contacted. To be considered, your application should be submitted latest by 23 December 2024 (16:00hrs) and fulfil the above mentioned requirements. The Embassy only receives electronic applications