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I. Job Summary:

The Senior Humanitarian Program Operations Manager / Addis provides overall supervision and support to the humanitarian field managers/staff to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of humanitarian projects.   In addition to direct management support, the   postholder fulfills   a key coordination role, working closely with the humanitarian program managers (HPMs) to ensure each project is implemented in a timely and quality manner. This includes facilitation of required support services for each project through coordination with appropriate units ( HR, procurement, admin, logistics). It also includes regular review of progress with HPMs and FO staff against agreed implementation plans and consensus building around solutions to improve bottlenecks or challenges encountered during implementation. S/he is also required to participate in regular review of financial progress and provides support to FO teams in implementing corrective actions to address pipeline issues.

II. Responsibilities

Job Responsibility #1: Staff Management (30%)

• Assist in the development of departmental work plans and cascade the same to individual work plans

• Ensure staff APPAs include KPIs which are continuously monitored and measured against progress

• Ensure that APAAs (annual and semiannual) are completed in a timely manner and submitted to HR

•   Create a collaborative and conducive work environment for team members with the aim of strengthening team work and job satisfaction

• Conduct periodic gap assessments for training needs as it relates to operational implementation and identify targeted capacity support for staff (Addis and FOs).

• Facilitate conflict resolution mechanisms and ensure that grievance and whistle-blowing mechanisms are functional and fairly administered as per CARE policy            

Job Responsibility #2:  Program Implementation and compliance (30%)

• Support FO staff in the development of  detailed implementation plans and to  monitor the implementation of project activities as outlined in the plans

• Collaborate with HPMs and senior program manager planning and technical for timely financial reports, budget preparation and planning

• Support field staff to ensure they are conducting regular monitoring activities through regualr field trips, and undertaking periodic reviews to follow up on the status of implementation

• Support humanitarian program managers  in the timely identification of implementation challenges and their resolutions

• Collaborate with appropriate operation units to facilitate efficient and quality program support to projects as well as the timely resolution of challenges (inclusive of procurement, HR, logistics and finance)

• Provide supervisory support to field office staff to ensure compliance with CARE policies and procedures (including all CI members and CARE Ethiopia) and donor rules and regulation

• Coordinate with HPMs and FO staff to prepare responses to internal and external audit findings within the stipulated time frame

• Support the implementation of audit recommendations related to humanitarian projects

Job Responsibility #3:  Financial Management (15%)

• Support Field staff in monitoring and managing budgets as per agreed implementation plans and in accordance with donor and CARE rules and regulations

• Work with the humanitarian program managers to monitor burn rates and ensure CARE and its implementing partners employ timely and appropriate corrective action to address delays of a technical and financial nature

• Support the senior planning and technical manager in the development of new project/program budgets as required

• Collaborate with the LDM Manager to assess current conditions in the emergency projects and ensure that issues are correctly identified and corrective actions taken when necessary

Job Responsibility #4:  Networking and Representation (10%)

• Liaise with key stakeholders through cluster framework (donors, government officials, etc.) and represent CARE Ethiopia in policy fora and workshops at national and regional level as required

• Network with other INGOs and local NGOs to identify potential partners for humanitarian programming

Job Responsibility #5: Reporting and Documentation of Learning (10%)

• Facilitate field level reporting as per agreed donor and/or CARE reporting schedules and formats

• Facilitate the timely and quality submission of field reports to the concerned department in the Head Office

• In coordination with the LDM Manager and the senior planning and technical manager, coordinate field level inputs into documentation of learning and dissemination of the same to key stakeholders

Job Responsibility #6: Other (5%)

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

III. Qualifications

Required:

• B.A. Degree in Social Sciences, Nutrition, WASH, Disaster Management or combination of education and work experience

• 6 years of relevant experience with the first degree and 5 years relevant experience plus post graduate degree in Social Sciences, Nutrition, WASH, Disaster Management.

• At least 2 years of management experience.

• Oversees/international experience with an international NGO is an advantageous.

• Programming experience in medium to large scale complex emergencies

• Comprehensive knowledge of the different phases of the project cycle as it applies to humanitarian programming. 

• Ability to develop work plans and program budgets

• Expertise in project implementation

• Supervisory experience and ability to manage and provide technical guidance/mentoring and coaching

• Computer skills (Word processing, database management)

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English Language

• Understanding of the importance of gender, youth and social inclusion

• Demonstrated commitment to principles of gender, equity, diversity, inclusion and PSHEA (safeguarding) through previous positions or programming experience

Desired:

• M.A. Degree in Social Sciences, Nutrition, WASH or Disaster Management

• Emergency programming experience with an NGO 

How to Apply

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Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks