Background

Terre des Hommes Netherlands is looking for a full time Consortium Coordinator for its ‘She Leads’ Consortium in Ethiopia focusing on stopping child exploitation. The position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with frequent travel within the country. This is a national position, open to applicants who can prove the right to live and work in Ethiopia.

About Terre des Hommes Netherlands

Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL) is a child focused organisation whose vision is ‘a world in which children are no longer exploited’, with a mission to prevent child exploitation, remove children from exploitative situations and ensure these children can develop in a safe environment. TdH-NL has been working in Ethiopia over the last 8 years to uphold the rights of children. Our focus is on preventing and withdrawing children from the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL), Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), Child Trafficking and Unsafe Migration (CTM) and Child Abuse.

She Leads Consortium

The She Leads consortium is a five-year (2021-2025) strategic partnership between Terre des Hommes, Plan International, Defence for Children/ECPAT, African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The strategic objective of the She Leads programme is to increase the sustained influence of Girls and Young Women (GYW) on decision-making and the transformation of gender norms in formal and informal institutions. This will be achieved through the attainment of three main outcomes:

1. Enhanced collective action and activism by GYW in a gender-responsive civil society.
2. Increased acceptance of positive social gender norms.
3. Political institutions at all levels enable meaningful participation of GYW in decision-making.

The programme will be implemented in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Liberia, Ghana and Sierra Leone, as well as having Africa regional, Middle East regional and International programme components. In Ethiopia, the programme will be implemented at National Level, in Amhara and Oromia regional states.

About this Position 

The Ethiopia Country Consortium Coordinator (hereafter coordinator) shall be a young woman of less than 35 years of age who is an advocate of girls and women’s rights, with some experience in coordination and/or management. She must believe in and adhere to the She Leads Guiding Principles (Annex 1).

The coordinator represents all consortium organisations equally, and is hosted by Terre des Hommes Netherlands, the coordinating consortium organization. She will report functionally to the Country Steering Committee, and to the Country Manager of Terre des Hommes Netherlands for daily coordination of her work. She will work closely with the country/regional network and the She Leads colleagues based in the country and region (Ethiopia, Uganda andKenya )

Objective of the Position

The objective of this position is to ensure timely and quality coordination of the She Leads Ethiopia Network and Steering Committee, and to serve as main liaison between the Country/Regional Network and the She Leads Global Steering committee. 

Responsibilities and Tasks

 Ethiopia Consortium Coordination and Monitoring

• Coordinate the joint work of the Country Network and Country Steering Committee in accordance with the She Leads Guiding Principles.
• Facilitate linking and learning between the different She Leads programme components
• Responsible for facilitating and overseeing the joint planning and monitoring process of the Country/Regional Network and for compiling and submitting annual plans and reports.
• Monitoring and safeguarding of the meaningful engagement of GYW in She Leads.
• Management of budget for, and coordination of, joint activities.

Programme Support

• Support consistency and links between the She Leads country programme(s), regional and international programmes.
• Ensure consistency of the She Leads projects with the country programme and advise on potential areas of collaboration between She Leads partners.
• Support linkage of She Leads with other relevant initiatives.

Please note that this is a full time national position,based in Addis Ababa, with frequent travel to the field. Initial contract period will be for one year, with a possibility of extension. Applicants must be able to provide proof of the right to live and work in Ethiopia. 

Job Requirements

Knowledge

• Knowledge about Child Rights/Human Rights Issues and Gender-Equality in the country and/or region the network is situated in. Knowledge of these issues at the international level is a plus.
• Knowledge about gender equality and gender transformative approaches.
• Knowledge about national, regional and international institutions that are concerned with Child Rights and Gender Equality.
• Understanding of programme management and coordination of NGOs/CSOs.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Team-building, networking and consortium building skills
• Excellent written and verbal command of English language
• Analytical skills, preferably with focus on policy analysis and stakeholder analysis
• Management and coordination skills
• Time management and planning

Experience

• Prior experience of at least two years^[1] in program coordination, consortium coordination, lobby & advocacy, children’s rights, meaningful youth participation and/or similar areas, preferably with a civil society/non-governmental organization.
• Experience in networking with CSOs and relevant government departments in Ethiopia.
• Experience in embedding a gender transformative approach and familiarity with youth participation approaches.

Competencies

• Results oriented
• Quality oriented
• Cooperation minded
• Able to plan and organize
• Independent worker
• Taking initiative

How to Apply

Please send your motivation letter and curriculum vitae by email to: recruitment.africa@tdh.nl with a copy to ethiopia@tdh.nl clearly demonstrating how you meet the qualifications for this position and your expected remuneration, no later than 8th January 2021 by 5pm (EAT). The email subject should be marked: Application

for She Leads Consortium Coordinator followed by your surname. For more information about this position, you can contact us through the same email address.

Kindly also note that due to the expected large responses only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The selection procedure will include an assessment test and procedures (including child safeguarding), and checking of recent professional references.