Key responsibilities

• Responsible to provide strategic leadership, coordination and management to the Program Development, Implementation and program Quality.
• The position holder will specifically be responsible to play lead role in producing and instituting AAE’s program development and partnership directions, strategies and policies.
• Lead AAE’s national level program, research and knowledge generation work in the area of Women Development, Sustainable livelihood, Partnership and Capacity Building; link national level program works with ActionAid international initiatives; and ensure program linkage with AAE’s grassroots work.
• Lead technical team to provide diversified support to grass root development areas (DAs) including in the development of concept notes and project proposals for fundraising, lead the program review, evaluations and impact assessment processes.
• Lead the program quality and focusing initiatives, coordinate and lead the national level planning, budgeting and reporting program communication and documentation and shared learning processes.
• Play lead role in the development of Country strategy and country level review processes.
• As Senior Management Team (SMT) member S/he is expected to take part in the deliberation and decision making of major organizational matters

Job Requirement

The successful candidate must possess

• A minimum of a Masters Degree in Development Studies or related field;
• Minimum of Ten years experience with at least 3 years at senior leadership level
• Solid knowledge of the country’s national frameworks and strategies
• Proven ability to lead multiple technical teams
• Strategic programming and partnership development and processes
• Good experience in research
• Strong interpersonal, team work and proven people management skills
• Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking
• Solid understanding of organizational program approach and strategies

Location: Addis Ababa with Frequent travel to regions, Woreda and Development Areas

How to Apply

Qualified and Interested applicants should submit cover letter addressing how you meet each of the essential criteria for the positions you apply, along with recent CV no later than November 7,2021 via email to hrod.ethiopia@actionaid.org

NB: Use "Head of Program" as the subject line of the email. ActionAid will be conducting safeguarding reference checks on the successful candidate. Only Shortlisted applicants will be contacted.