Who we are: We are a Christian organisation partnering with the local church wherever possible to see change in the lives of those in greatest economic need. We believe poverty is caused by broken relationships with God, others, the environment and ourselves, and working to see those relationships restored is key to how we work. We want to see change that is economic, material, environmental and spiritual. See: Tearfund’s Theory of Mission

Our vision: To see people freed from poverty, living transformed lives and reaching their God-given potential

Our mission: We follow Jesus where the need is greatest, responding to crisis and partnering with local churches to bring restoration to those living in poverty

 Programme Director – Ethiopia 

The Programme Director is to be based in Addis Ababa and responsible for managing the Programme Team for Tearfund in Ethiopia. S/he assists the Country Director in the leadership and management of a team of staff and project work. S/he has an oversight role for successful design, resourcing, implementation and monitoring of projects in support of the delivery of Tearfund’s Ethiopia country strategy whilst ensuring projects reflect Tearfund Quality Standard commitments. The Program Director (PD) has delegated responsibility for security management and external representation of Tearfund.

Main purpose of the job

The Programme Director is to be based in Addis Ababa and responsible for managing the Programme Team for Tearfund in Ethiopia. S/he assists the Country Director in the leadership and management of a team of staff and project work. S/he has an oversight role for successful design, resourcing, implementation and monitoring of projects in support of the delivery of Tearfund’s Ethiopia country strategy whilst ensuring projects reflect Tearfund Quality Standard commitments. The Program Director (PD) has delegated responsibility for security management and external representation of Tearfund.

Position in organisation

• Grade 1

• Member of the Senior Management Team SMT

• Line manages Programme Staff such as Project Managers, DMEAL Manager, Sector Advisors, JISRA Coordinator, CCT Coordinator, and Communications Officer.

• Work with SMT, Regional Strategy and Quality Lead and Programme Funding Teams.

• Represents Tearfund’s work within Tearfund and to external bodies

Tearfund’s Christian culture

We believe that prayer and discernment is fundamental to Tearfund achieving its mission of restoring relationships, ending extreme poverty and transforming lives. As a Tearfund staff member you are encouraged to:-

• Engage with Tearfund Prays and the Prayer hub

• Lead or participate in spiritual sessions of prayer and biblical reflection within your group

• Be committed to Tearfund’s Mission, Values and Beliefs statement and to be actively working and living in accordance with Tearfund’s Christian beliefs and theory of mission

• Maintain your own spiritual development, discover your gifts/callings and grow in discipleship

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Job Requirements

Do you have a Masters degree and/or equivalent qualification in?

• Strategic management, Rural sociology, project management, humanitarian, and development related disciplines

• Thematic expertise in one of the following WASH, Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition.

• Relevant post-graduate qualification

• Security Training

Do you have previous Experience

• Proven management of emergency and development programmes/ projects experience

• Proven security management experience

• Proven people’s leadership experience

• Proven Financial management experience

• Proven working experience in Humanitarian and insecure settings

• Proven application of good practice standards: SPHERE, Core Humanitarian Standard and Red Cross Codes of Conduct.

• Proven Donor working relationship and grant management experience

• Proven strategic thinking and planning experience

• Proven consortium development and management experience

• Strong working experience with organisational support services

• Recent experience of working in Ethiopia and regional context

Do you have the below skills/Abilities required?

• Good command of spoken and written English language communication skills

• People’s Leadership and organisational management skills

• Training, Coaching, and mentoring skills

• Analytical and problem solving skills

• Funding Concept Note, Proposal and report writing skills

• Negotiation & representation skills

• Computer literacy skills.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified Applicants Can apply Through THIS LINK