Country: Ethiopia

Organization: iMMAP

Closing date: 25 Aug 2023

Organization: iMMAP France

Duty station: Addis Ababa or home-based

Type of contract: International consultant contract or national employee contract

Expected start date: 1 September 2023

Duration of the contract: 8 months renewable based on funding

Fees: 3500-5000 Euro

Organization

iMMAP France is a non for profit organization that provides information management services to humanitarian and development organizations. Through information management, we help our partners target assistance to the world’s most vulnerable populations ad we support local authorities and institutions to enhance their capacities and become autonomous in their internal data and information management activities.

Scope of work

The Technical Advisor (TA) will support and effectively contribute to the initiation, planning, design, development, and implementation of the program in Ethiopia. The role also involves support for effectively coordinating training and capacity-building interventions at the different stages of the humanitarian training cycle. The incumbent is further responsible to provide technical guidance to the program team as well as to collaborate with the Country representative in developing programmatic amendments, new project proposals and technical partnerships that can enhance the impact of the program implementation.

The position is open to both national and international applicants, based in Ethiopia or home based within -2/+2 time difference from France.

Description of Duties

Line management

• The Technical Advisor shall work under the direction of the Ethiopia Country Representative.

Strategy and programmatic development

• In collaboration with the Country Representative to develop the program strategy and country strategy

• In collaboration with the Country Representative work to develop new programmatic and partnership opportunities, develop new proposals and respond to RFPs in close coordination with HQ.

Technical advisory role

• Provide technical guidance to the program team, ensure the project is implemented in line with iMMAP France standards and with the planned proposal

• The TA will identify knowledge/capacity gaps in the response and partners and will inform the program accordingly

• Support the CR in engagement with local and international NGOs, clusters and donors to ensure participation on the program focus

• Identify barriers to data and information collection, collation, analysis, and sharing

• Advise on technical partnership and technical approaches

• Ensure timely preparation and generation of information products, and support information sharing and dissemination through web platforms, email, and other relevant methods

• Advise on adaptation of existing IM tools

• Contribute to donor reporting as required

• Ensure regular exchanges with other country offices and programs is taking place to ensure mutual learning

• Provide support at technical level to other country offices as needed

Representation

• Represent iMMAP France with national and international stakeholders in Country as requested by the Country Representative or by Headquarter.

Requirements

Education

• Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Science or other relevant fields;

• Educational or comparable experience in the field of Information Management is required

Languages

• English (fluent) – essential

• French (fluent) is a plus

Experience

• At least 6 years of experience in the field of information management

• Previous experience in technical writing, proposal development writing required

• Previous experience in representation and strategy development a plus

• Knowledge of the country context and/or regional context is an asset

Soft skills

• Strong presentation and communication skills;

• Strong technical writing skills;

• Problem solving capacity;

• Capacity to efficiently deliver technical content to non-technical persons

• Ability to create a positive and motivating working environment

Organizational

Learning as part of the iMMAP France commitment to organizational development, and in support of the understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, it is expected that all iMMAP France personnel will commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit iMMAP France as well as individual professional development.

Accountability to Beneficiaries

iMMAP France personnel is expected to respect principles of accountability to beneficiaries of iMMAP France programs, in line with international standards while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of field projects.

Working conditions

Salary scale: 3500-5000 Euro

Guiding Principles

Personnel is expected to respect the local culture and iMMAP France’s policies, procedures, and values at all times. iMMAP France has zero-tolerance for sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, human trafficking, child abuse and exploitation. Any violations of these principles and policies will be treated as serious misconduct. iMMAP France is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of background.

How to apply

To apply kindly submit your CV and cover letter at: recruitment-ethiopia@immapfr.org

Please make sure to include in the subject of your email: position title - country.

Please note that we will review applications on a rolling-basis.