Application Deadline: April 19th, 2022

Internal and External Vaccancy

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is looking for qualified candidates to fill the Senior Program Officer-Program Development & Resource Mobilization position. 

Purpose of the Job

• To take a lead in the identification of needs and resources and development of concept notes and proposal development process by working with relevant thematic sectors.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the proposal and concept note development process by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying calls for proposals (CFP’s), share information with responsible departments;
• Closely work with monitoring and evaluation teams in lesson learning, best practices and project recommendations so at to feed into new project design process;
• Closely work with thematic departments and other functions in the project design process;
• Ensure and flag proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing review, and approval, entering and monitoring tracking data, coordinating requirements with contributes;
• Contribute to the analysis of donor priorities and maintaining up-to-date donor knowledge and account/donor intelligence process;
• Responsible for proper documentation of relevant communication, proposal and Approvals;
• Support preparation of internal and external reports and other documents, as required;
• Collaborate with experts while working on programs across thematic areas and directorates to identify priorities and resource mobilization needs according to Commission’s strategy and annual plans;
• Participate in evaluation of opportunities to check the relevance of projects, avoid duplications among different directorates and identify implementation and reporting challenges;
• Maintain updated tracking system to evaluate resource solicitation and usage in EHRC in relation to the programs;
• Participate in the coordination of the different functions of EHRC to integrate and support each other to optimize project and program costs;
• Support MOU negotiations and other agreements, as needed, that clearly define roles, responsibilities and expectations;
• Develop MoUs and Partnership agreements as per approved concept note /project proposals;
• Establish network and good communication with donors;
• Perform other related duties as assigned by executives.

LOCATION: Head Office /Addis Ababa

REPORT TO: Director, Partnership

DURATION: Open/Indefinite

SALARY RANGE: Gross monthly salary of ETB 22,014.00- ETB 26,219.00 plus ETB 6,000.00 Housing allowance and ETB 1,500.00 Transport allowance, depending on candidate’s qualification, experience and earning history

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• MA in Program Management, LL.M in Human Rights, LLM in Law (Public Law relevant to Human Rights), Gender Studies and relevant Social Science;
• Candidates with Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) but with exceptional experience can be considered;
• 5 years of relevant experience with MA Experience in management of resources;
• Computer Literate;
• Knowledge of Amharic is required;
• High proficiency in written and spoken English and Amharic
• (Knowledge of other local languages would be an asset)
• Practical experience in proposal and report writing;
• Practical experience in coordination of project/program development process;
• Knowledge and experience in human rights programming, human rights concepts, and instruments;
• Experience in networking with stakeholders along with knowledge of key donor requirements.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should write a covering letter, explaining why they are interested in this role, why they are the right person for the job with a recent CV which should be sent to the following email address: HRM@ehrc.org

Please include the name and location of the position on the subject of the email.

Note: Women candidates and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview and written exam