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Job Category  Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory  Political

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ethiopia is a large, dynamic and high performing office - implementing the UK’s largest aid programme.  Ethiopia has delivered remarkable development results over the past 25 years. FCDO partners with Government, multilateral partners and local organisations across a range of sectors. It is an exciting, challenging, but rewarding time to be joining the Governance Peace and Human Rights team as a Conflict Adviser. In FCDO, advisers help identify, generate and utilise the best evidence, knowledge, technology and ideas to improve the impact of UK Aid. Advisers have key roles in programme design, appraisal, management and evaluation; in the development and implementation of policy; and, in development diplomacy and international partnerships. They play a critical role in inter-disciplinary thinking and thought leadership, linking programmes and bringing deep expertise to maximise impact. They have strong links with development networks, research organisations and professional bodies in the UK and globally.

The focus of the Conflict Adviser is to help reduce the risks associated with conflict through work on understanding conflict and violence, promoting peace-building and conflict prevention. The Adviser will do this through both policy development and programme delivery; the Adviser will support delivery of the Embassy’s Human Rights and Peacebuilding programme (HARP), Women Peace and Security (WPS) programme, Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) programme as well as support teams across the office strengthen their programming in relation to the conflict context. You will also support policy and advocacy work across the portfolio internally and externally, to help respond to conflict drivers across the country and improve conflict sensitive approaches. The role will provide ample opportunity to strengthen a variety of technical competencies and civil service behaviours in a supportive and stretching learning environment; the applicant will be expected to formally accredit to FCDO’s Conflict Advisory profession.

The role will provide ample opportunity to strengthen a variety of technical competencies and civil service behaviours in a supportive and stretching learning environment; the applicant will be expected to formally accredit to FCDO’s Conflict Advisory profession.

The Jobholder is expected to achieve:

1. Support delivery of the Embassy’s Peace and Human Rights objectives including on supporting HMG’s approach to conflict and post-conflict recovery in Ethiopia, as well as wider policy approach to conflict drivers.

2. Support delivery of the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Programme (HARP) that support the UK’s strategic response to conflict in Ethiopia key beneficiaries being those affected by conflict.

3. Support delivery of the Women Peace and Security (WPS) and Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) programme. The UK is at the forefront of the advancement of the WPS agenda and has a great ambition to bring a fundamental step change in the global response to CRSV. Support the Embassy teams with provision of high-quality cross-cutting conflict advisory expertise embedding conflict sensitivity across the full range of development and diplomatic activity.

The successful candidate would need to demonstrate Civil Service Behavioural Competes in:

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record of delivering conflict outcomes at practical level in the following Conflict Technical Competencies set out below. More information is available in the Conflict Technical Competency Framework.

1. Applied Conflict and Political Analysis: An advisor can undertake robust conflict analysis examining the causes and drivers of conflict and instability, including the centrality of political settlements, regional geopolitics and transnational drivers and the factors that sustain resilience. An advisor can use this analysis to influence strategy, policy and programming.:

2. Conflict Response: Building Peace and Stability: An advisor is expected to assess and develop the appropriate policy and programming response depending on country and regional context and phase of conflict. Including conflict prevention and early warning, stabilisation and early recovery, Peacebuilding and State building.

Required behaviours  Communicating and Influencing, Working Together

Application deadline  20 August 2023

Grade  Senior Executive Officer (SEO)

Type of Position  Full-time, Temporary

Working hours per week  36.00 hours per week

Region  Africa

Country/Territory  Ethiopia

Location (City)  Addis Ababa

Type of Post  British Embassy

Number of vacancies  1

Salary Currency  USD

Salary  USD 1,603.08

Start Date  1 November 2023

End Date  29 March 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

- Fully funded medical insurance.

- Leave entitlement of 22 days in your first year of working.

- A maximum of 14 public holidays off (both British and Ethiopian holidays).

The British Embassy Ethiopia wants to support all staff in their professional development.  We would be happy to support successful applicants in their humanitarian career development, including working towards acceditation as an FCDO humanitarian advisor.

Start date : 1st November  2023

Job Requirements

Essential qualifications, skills and experience :

• Relevant experience working on conflict, peacebuilding, gender, human rights and/or development issues in Ethiopia preferably at national and regional level with evidence of understanding of key policies and strategies.

• A minimum of a Master’s degree or equivalent level of academic and professional experience in a subject area clearly related to conflict issues.

• Ability to explain complex issues in clear English to a range of audiences.

• Experience in influencing policies at senior levels.

• Demonstrable experience of working with the international development community and an understanding/familiarity with the international development architecture.

• A proven ability to communicate clearly and confidently, verbally and in writing.

• Excellent inter-personal and team working skills, with an ability to work flexibly and adapt to emerging issues.

• Language requirements: Advanced written and spoken level of English and Amharic

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience :

1. Previously most successful candidates have drawn on 5+ years of relevant experience to show sufficient evidence of the competencies etc.

2. Demonstrable experience of leadership and team management.

How to Apply

• Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening. 

• Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted. 

• The British Embassy will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position. 

• Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy Addis Ababa are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Ethiopia. 

• All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit.  

• The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to: 

• Obtain the relevant permit 

• Pay fees for the permit 

• Make arrangements to relocate 

• Meet the costs to relocate  

• The Embassy do not sponsor visas/work permits except where it may be local practice to do so.  

• Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount. 

• Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles. Please note:  AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5 

• Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates. 

• Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’.  If during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate. 

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