Knowledge Management Specialist

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Household Economy Approach Utilization (HEA-U) activity is a one (1) year project that will

support evidence based decision making and strengthen the Government of Ethiopia’s analytic capacity

and information management to complement and support the GOE’s ongoing efforts to establish a

multi-hazard, multi-sector early warning system. The Knoweldge Management Specialist (KMS) will lead the development and management of the HEA-U knowledge management strategy that will promote stakeholder access to, understanding and utilization of HEA livelihood products. The incumbent will lead efforts to document, disseminate and archive HEA- U Activity products and achievements. In the event of a humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Chief of Party, HEA-U

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: None

Role Dimensions: (e.g. complexity, relationships, communication with stakeholders)

Job specific roles and responsibilities

Systems Design and Implementation 

• Lead the design and implementation of the Household Economy Approach Utilisation (HEA-U) Activity Project Knowledge Management Strategy to guide the development, management and dissemination of information and knowledge products.  
• Engage GOE, donors and implementing partners to identify thematic areas and relevant topics to guide development of policy and technical briefs that contribute to the evidence base on food insecurity in Ethiopia.
• Lead the ongoing development and dessimination of research, informational briefs and knowledge products that are customised to stakeholder needs, including Government of Ethiopia (GOE), donors and implementing partners.
• Develop accessible summary versions of major research and analytical products, and in line with the communication strategy, identify appropriate formats and platforms to disseminate results.
• Archive all livelihood products in accessible formats that provide the facility to navigate datasets, reports and analysis.

Promoting Learning for Strategy Development and Decision Making

• Develop the HEA-U Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) Plan to enable evidence-based strategic planning, continuous learning, and adapative management. 
• In partnership wth GOE and partners, design and facilitate innovative and effective collaboration and learning events to capture and share knowledge, including seminars/webinars, workshops, conferences, and peer learning sessions.
• Lead the development and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation framework to collect regular information to measure results on the performance of the HEA-U strategy.
• In collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and Communications and Advocacy teams lead the collection, documentation and dissemination of lessons and best practices. 
• Communicate top level learning and analysis to ensure that management is able to make informed decisions on a timely basis to scale up and address implementation challenges

Communication and Reporting

Coordinate, collaborate and oversee lessons and best practice consolidation to ensure that the HEA knowledge base is configured appropriately for utilization by a board range of stakeholders.

Ensure effective storage of assessments, evaluations and research products on the shared folders, and promote use of this knowledge base to strengthen organizational learning.

Develop one-pager briefs describing the project, key activities, approaches, outcomes and impacts.

REQUIRED QUALFICATION & EXPEREINCE

• Masters degree or equivalent in development related areas with experience in Knowledge management and communication
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written
• Commitment to Save the Children values

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Five years or more practical experience in a wide variety of activities related to identifying, managing, packaging, and disseminating key information to advance technical practice and provide practitioners with the tools they need to conduct better early warning, timely response and development activities is required.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies

Desirable

• Previous experience working with livelihoods and food security information systems
• Previous experience working and collaborating within Government systems and processes
• Previous experience working in multi-agency coordination forums