Job Description

Job Summary:

The Programmes Coordinator has the responsibility of directing and ensuring the successful attainment of the Medium Term Strategic Action Plan strategic objectives, coordination and integration and effective implementation of all tasks to fulfil ALLPI’s given mandate.

Specific Functions and Responsibilities

• Ensure that each expert develops realistic and strategically focused annual program implementation plans which encompass existing commitments oriented towards accomplishment of the strategic vision and program goal;
• Coordinate training of leather industry personnel at various levels to enhance the development of the Region’s human resources and strengthened SMEs capacities;
• Coordinate research and development (R & D) activities to improve work methods, indigenous chemicals, raw material quality used in leather and leather products manufacture;
• Coordinate the enhancement of investment and trade competitiveness of member States at national, regional and global levels;
• Coordinate the dissemination in the COMESA Region of information on leather and leather products design, production, technology, and marketing;
• Coordinate ALLPI program activities and its professionalism amongst staff to provide leather sector consultancy and extension services to stakeholders at regional and continental level in the COMESA Region;
• Coordinate the mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues like gender, trans boundary animal diseases, environmental stakeholders; pollution, etc in ALLPI activities to all its stakeholders
• Guides, supports, supervises and, leads experts that report to him/her;
• Continuously monitor and direct implementation of activities;
• Coordinate and synchronize work plans and implementation for efficient and effective implementation and performance evaluation;
• Develop annual work plans and budgets for the Department in consultation with the Administration, Budget and Finance Head and other responsible Experts;
• Participate in the documentation and dissemination of lessons learnt;
• Produce timely, accurate and quality quarterly, biannual and annual performance reports and submits to the Executive
• In collaboration with the Administration, Budget and Finance Head, and other responsible Experts, prepare the physical progress in programmes/ projects implementation, with explanation of variances from the implementation targets and financial status of projects;
• Participate in management review, evaluation, system audit and interventional strategies to overcome emergent constraining factors leather development initiatives to under ALLPI;
• The job outline includes: implement, maintain and continually improve quality; and environmental management system in all activities that he/she under take;
• Project proposal preparation and information communication;
• Perform market research, intelligence and market development including e- commerce and platform management;
• Plan and execute promotion and advertisement;
• Feedback and complaint handling;
• Conduct environmental audit as per the schedule (self-assessment);
• Report EMS performance of the Department/Unit on quarterly basis;
• Participate in technical meeting and management review;
• Perform such other similar activities emanating from the Executive

MR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regularly enhancing the process needed for the Quality and Environmental Management System are established, implemented and
• Report to Management on the performance of the Quality and Environmental Management System and any need for improvement and also ensures the promotion of awareness of Client/Stakeholders/Member countries/Customer requirements throughout the
• Assist all Functions in Environmental Programs
• Initiate requests for and follow up on corrective and preventive
• Ensure control of nonconforming products/services are functioning
• Carry out quality assessments of
• Coordinate Quality and Environmental Management Systems Audit through conformity and
• Advice and support other Departments/Units to achieve their optimal output and results.
  • Initiate internal & external training regarding QMS and
  • Prepare training material regarding QMS and EMS and ensure its
  • Facilitate the reduction in the cost of quality in each Department/Unit.
  • Establish appropriate means of communication to keep all staff informed of the progress made by the Quality and Environmental
  • Ensure the Document Control System is functioning
  • MR is responsible for ensuring that each Department’s responsibility for environmental issues is documented in an acceptable format and that adequate records are maintained for demonstration of conformance to these MR shall identify, record and resolve, through designated channels, non- conformance within the environmental system. Initiate action as needed and verify that it has taken place
  • MR should keep abreast of relevant environmental legislative developments, issues and concerns. Takes responsibility for communications, from/to outside and inside sources and Take immediate action where necessary on the receipt of communication needing such action.

Job Requirement

Professional Experience:At least 13 years of relevant work experience in Coordinating complex, multi- country/multi-donor programs;

Qualification:Advanced university degree MSc/MA in livestock or other related area to leather development of Animal Science, Livestock Production and Economics or Fundamental Development related to the leather sector.

Technical Skills

•  Wide understanding of the Leather Industry and development needs of the region;
• Demonstrated planning and coordination activities;
• Demonstrated integrity and judgment in all professional issues;
• Proven ability to work diplomatically within sensitive and complex multicultural environments and to cooperate with all levels of executives and officials from governmental, international financing agencies, private sector and civil society;
• Good interpersonal communication skill and ability to effectively liaison stakeholders;
• Proficiency in computer skills;
• Proficiency in verbal and written English

Duration and Location

 Programmes Coordinator will serve for a term of four years and will be eligible for re appointment for a further period of four years. He/ She will be based at ALLPI headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Eligibility for Application

 Only Nationals of ALLPI Member States: Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe are eligible to apply and the applicants should be equal or less than 56 years old.

How to Apply

Interested applicant should submit their application letter explaining their qualifications and experience relating to the job description, CV, Non-returnable copies of credentials documents within 5 (five) days from the date of this vacancy announcement to former Ministry of Industry Human Resource Management & Development Directorate office 1^st 3^rd floor room No 17 or Ministry of Trade and Industry HRMD

P.O.Box: 6945,

Address

• Ministry of Trade and Industry placed around Aret Killo road, 200m far from Tourist Hotel.

 Tel:  0115156682