Positive action for Development (PAD) is an indigenous, non-governmental, humanitarian and development organization and legally registered at Federal level by Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Charities and Societies agency on June 6/2011 with a registration number 2330. The organization has also been re-registered and accorded legal personality with registry number 2330 on May 22, 2019 as Local Organization in accordance with the civil society Organization proclamation No. 1113/2019. PAD would like to hire qualified professional for the following position.

Main Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the project manager and in coordination with the area coordinator, the project coordinator has primary responsibility for ensuring that the project activities are implemented in accordance with the project design, sphere and cluster standards and using existing or developed systems to monitor performance These activities

Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Support the implementation of the project activities including targeting, registration, verification, distribution, and follow up, in coordination with the cluster and other relevant stakeholders.

• Develop project reports.

• Conduct post-distribution monitoring (PDM) exercises, analyze the results and draft PDM reports.

• Monitor the day-to-day implementation of project activities including undertaking of regular field visits to check compliance with the work plan, and project documents.

• Prepare progress and other required reports. Identify and document significant project events, decisions, problems or deviations and ensure that project data and information is archived and shared appropriately.

• In close collaboration with the field team coordinate the release and delivery of required materials and items to the respective sites in a timely manner, check the quality of delivered material and provide relevant documentation and pipeline projections for planning purposes.

• Liaise with counterparts and implementing partners, draft progress and other required reports, and ensure that project data and information is archived and shared appropriately.

• Regularly visit project implementation sites, to gain a thorough understanding of how activities are being carried out and to give guidance to the team on areas for improvement.

• Prepare quality reports which have to be submitted to government and donors based on their reporting timeliness.

• Prepare and submitted daily, weekly and monthly reports and submit to project manager on the work progress.

• Ensure Sphere standards both qualitative and quantitative are considered and any departures documented.

• Enforce proper project information documentation using activities monitoring, lessons learned, and modifications done from lessons learned and communities’ feedback on project successes

• Ensure all authorities and communities are kept well informed of the Program success and challenges as appropriate.

• Assist with any other duties as required by the supervisors and stand by for any call for assistance in any place across the country where a demand is needed

• Familiarize self, understand and implement, according to area of responsibility, PAD’s policies and procedures on mainstreaming of Gender, HIV/AIDS and Child Protection.

• Familiarize self and understand to PAD Donor Compliance issues, specifically to the terms and conditions of the Donor the Program is working on and comply with same in area of responsibility.

• While conducting trainings, make sure the training report and the signed attendees list is formally addressed to the program team for a central donor file.

• Carry out any assignment given to him/her by the supervisor. 

Job Requirements

Qualification: BA/BSc degree in Project Management, Management, Public Health and other related field of studies

Experience: A minimum of five years’ experience in coordinating and managing projects and out of which two years in emergency projects

Skills Required, Attitudes and Attributes:

• Strong experience on humanitarian projects: Targeting, verifications, registration, distribution and PDM.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently

• Extremely flexible, and can cope with stressful situations and frustrations

• Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources

• Respect, accountability, excellence, adaptability, innovation, building partnership, communicating with impact, coaching, facilitating change, information monitoring, planning and organizing, leading through vision and value.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Understanding of the local culture & language of is a plus value.

• Proven Experience working on emergency program or related interventions for conflict and disaster induced areas

• Good Communications Skill both English and local language

• Proven capacity to work in harsh environment with capacity to respond timely and effectively as needed

• Proven Capacity and sound connection and network to mobilize technical person in the field and lead effective rapid response activity

• Experience in managing similar activities to the highest quality level

No required: One

How to Apply

Submit your application letter and required documents via Email: job@padethiopia.org for more information call Tel: +251936342656 / +251116166261

NOTE: Female applicants are encouraged to apply