Program Manager Job advertainment

Job Title:  Program Manager

Job category:   Program 

Supervises:  Program Staffs 

Report to:  Executive Director 

About CEHRO

Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO) is a local Consortium of local CSOs registered on March 16th, 2018 by the Federal democratic Republic of Ethiopia Authority for Civil Societies Organizations (ACSO) in accordance with the new Civil Societies Proclamation No. 1113/2019 with registration number 3932. The objectives of the Organization is to ensure the existence of an enabling environment for human rights and democratic governance and to creating a platform for strong and vibrant human rights CSOs for the realization of human rights and democratic values in Ethiopia. Currently CEHRO has 32 active member CSOs from different regions. Since its establishment in 2018, CEHRO has conducted several strategic activities which benefited its member organizations that can contribute toward realization of the collective CEHRO’s vision. 

From its establishment, CEHRO has been determined and working for the advancement of human rights protection in Ethiopia by creating a common platform for human rights CSOs to articulate their voices and launch evidence-based advocacy. CEHRO works to expand the space for human rights CSOs and continue engagement with stakeholders’ building the capacity of existing and emerging human rights organizations to ensure effective human rights, democratic governance, and peace-building works. 

Job Objective: 

The Program Manager oversees program planning, implementation and reporting, and supervises and supports program staff and work process to ensure that they run effectively and in accordance with CEHRO’s program priorities and strategies. The Program Manager works closely with the Executive Director and the Finance and Operations Manager on financial and administrative matters necessary for the execution of program activities and operations of CEHRO. 

Job Description 

CEHRO is looking for a Program Manager, who will be responsible for managing and follow-up the day-to-day management of its project transactions and procedures, with a demonstrated in-depth knowledge of program/project policies, procedures, and systems with excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Program management:

• Preparing technically sound, coherent and well-crafted concept papers and program/project proposals. 

• Contributing  to organizational strategic planning documents and processes 

• Ensuring the development of high quality work plans.

• Developing  and managing monitoring and evaluation frameworks for the program work 
  Managing  and implementing work processes according to defined plans, and  ensuring agreed outputs are delivered in a timely manner

• Crafting working methods that seek to improve the overall effectiveness of CEHRO’s program work and organizational efficiency

• Ensuring the integration of national and international human rights principles  in CEHRO’s programs and keeping it abreast of new and emerging developments 

• Providing a detailed plan and report on  program activities in order to ensure that such activities are in line with the available budgetary resources and annual plan.

• Ensuring that the program activities and their respective outputs are of high quality, effective and delivered in a timely manner. 

• Supervising and evaluating the work of program staff and interns introducing timely corrections in the event that such program activities and their outputs do not meet the rigorous time and quality standards of CEHRO;

• Ensuring that the required narrative and financial reports are prepared and presented to donor organizations in a timely manner;

• Conducting awareness, advocacy and training activities and undertake legal work within the mandate of CEHRO;

• Preparing and contributing to CEHRO publications, briefing papers, training materials and legal opinions, etc.; 

• Developing measures that ensure CEHRO’s program outputs and publications are widely disseminated among the public and other key stakeholders.

Fundraising and networking:

• Assisting the Executive Director in identifying and fostering productive relationships with prospective donors and partners;

• Identifying and maintaining strategic partnerships in the sector.

• Providing  necessary information and documentation for fundraising purposes 

• Identifying and maintaining strategic partnerships in the sector and ensuring that CEHRO has a strong relationship with key stakeholders as well as its national and international partners.

• Representing the organization in national and international fora as may be delegated by the Executive Director 

Administrative tasks:

• Creates the necessary file management and personnel evaluation systems that will ensure the efficiency of program activities;

• Assists the Executive Director in staff recruitment process and general oversight ;

• Work with the Finance and Operations Manager on planning and disbursement of funds;

• When deemed necessary, to perform other administrative assignments that are needed to ensure the effective implementation of CEHRO’s program management activities.

Job Requirements:

skills and ethical considerations 

• Proven work experience as a program coordinator, program manager, or similar role

• Solid knowledge of project and program different donor procedures

• Advanced MS Excel skills

• Knowledge of administrative as well as financial regulations

• Excellent analytical and numerical skills

• Sharp time management skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data

Education:

• Minimum master’s degree in Law, Human Rights, Political Science, International Relations, and other related fields. 

• Professional qualification as M&E tool is considered a plus

• Training in project design, project cycle management, Monitoring & Evaluation, advocacy, and donor policies and procedures (formal certification).

Experience:

• Minimum Seven (7) years of project management, proposal preparation, M&E, or related experience; in which at least five years of experience working on human Rights, Democracy and peace-building with strong donor engagement desired;

• Minimum five (5) years of experience working with non-profit organization of grant compliance management, budgeting and accounting;

• Knowledge of grants administration, and ability to interpret grants-related governmental documents and accurately respond to them;

• Prior experience working on program support for non-for-profit making organizations as well as governmental project management offices is desirable.

Other requirements:

• Have proven experience working with Embassies, donors, ministries, or higher education institutions,

•  Strong attention to detail and accuracy in work outputs, including written communication;

• Fluency in written and spoken English, Amharic. additional language skill is a plus;

• Ability to independently track and manage multiple tasks and complete them quickly.

NB. 

•  Candidates without the requisite experience in non-profit project management will not be considered. 

• Only candidates who have fulfilled the requirements and selected for an interview will be contacted.

• CEHRO call for only qualified women applicants. 

How to Apply

We invite qualified candidates to submit a resume and cover letter through email: humanresources@cehro.org within 10 consecutive days from the day of this announcement.

We encourage women candidates who fulfil the requirements. 

• We are not accepting any hard copy application at this stage.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.