Application Deadline: May 21, 2022

The Amhara National Regional State Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Fund for People in Conflict Affected Area (ARRF):

Background

Amhara region has seen unprecedented thread of political, socioeconomic, and natural events since 2018. The historic political transition has been accompanied by several violence, COVID-19, locust swarm, and the recent political conflict in the Northern Ethiopia. These incidents are marked by loss of so many lives, large scale displacement, psychological distress, weakened economy and the reign of insecurity. The consequence of the recent conflict, however, has devastated the region with overwhelming destruction of health, education, water, roads, power, telecommunication, tourism, investment, industrial and agricultural facilities. The region has also absorbed influx of IDPs and experienced intense destabilization of livelihoods in and nearby the conflict affected areas. Thus, the situation is feared to throw the already struggling regional economy into deep crises and its people into extreme poverty.

The mitigation of this looming threat urgently needs the reconstruction of basic private and public infrastructures and the rehabilitation and restoration of normal livelihood schemes. In view of that, the regional government has recently adopted a regulation that provides for the establishment of a rehabilitation and reconstruction fund office to lead the rehabilitation and reconstruction process. The office is mandated to carry out various activities as specified hereinunder with a view to realize the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and recovery of conflict affected areas.

Salaries for all the vacancies listed below are funded by the regional government development partners including UNDP, World Bank and BigWin Philanthropy.

Resource Mobilization Lead to support ARRF in planning, developing, and managing resource mobilization activities. The Lead also coordinates the Resource Mobilization Team, which organizes fund office development and resource mobilization activities within the capacity of the ARRF.

Task description

• Develop a resource development strategy based on ARRF bylaws and strategic plan.
• Manage resource mobilization functions by monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the resource mobilization strategy.
• Conduct an environment analysis and provide donor information (thematic orientations, engagement modalities, entry points, forecasts, etc.) to the ARRF Director to increase the likelihood of receiving funds.
• Lead proposal development and ensure effective coordination with Economic and Social Clusters teams and other offices, and submission of high-quality grant proposals on strategic priority themes globally.
• Develop and/or enhance resource mobilization tools as needed, targeting local and diaspora audiences,
• Maintain and expand the existing system for identifying and responding to calls for proposals.
• Continually seek innovative means to attract new donors.
• Monitor and maintain proposal pipeline and prepare monthly reports for ARRF management strategic decisions.
• Engage with the communications team to build the organization's brand, including developing collateral materials to support fundraising efforts, such as brochures and web platforms.
• Identify potential development and humanitarian partners in the region, communicate their fund offices to target communities to avoid overlap between the organizations' goals.
• Enable the resource mobilization team to analyze various humanitarian and development fund offices in the region to effectively and efficiently allocate resources to ARRF.
• Participate in annual planning and contribute to the planning of the fund office, resource mobilization and expected fund offices for the year.
• Design resource mobilization events for ARRF, locally, internationally, and virtually.

Competency:

• Ability to integrate the resources of various regional, zonal, and woreda administrative offices.
• Strong understanding of government rules and regulations
• Creative and team player in developing and implementing fundraising ideas
• Strong planning, directing and monitoring skills
• Creative and adaptable skills in using various electronic platforms to mobilize fund office resources
• Understanding of international donor application platforms and their detailed requirements, terminologies, mission, vision and core values
• Ability to build relationships with local funders and public donors
• Ability to communicate with various international and local partners via phone, email and VOIP.
• Ability to write proposals, organize the grant proposal writing team at a highly organized and professional level
• Ability to integrate resources as various partners are involved in the ARRF and need to be managed in delivering their assets and resources for specific common objectives.
• Team motivation, empowerment, and leadership skills.
• Fund office integration, managing multiple fund offices at the same time
• Strict time management in the execution of activities and preparation of reports
• Strategic and analytical thinking, results orientation/commitment to excellence, appropriate and transparent decision making.

Job Requirements

Required skills and experience:

• A Master’s degree (minimum) in International Development/ International Relations/ Strategic Management/Economics or other relevant fields.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience, with at least three years in a senior role in the international development sector.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, networking, and communication skills.
• Excellent leadership, coordination and relationship building skills.
• Current knowledge of development issues, strategies, as well as programming policies and procedures in international development cooperation.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, innovate, planning and execute ideas, as well as to impart knowledge and teach skills.
• Demonstrated engagement with diverse donors and development partners.
• An effective and energetic team player, with the ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.
• Strong self-motivation and innovative skills, with capacity to work independently

How to Apply

Interested applicants can send their cover letter and resume via email: arrfjobs@gmail.com for further information contact Tel. 0583207433 contact person: The Amhara Region President Bureau

Note: Use "Resource Mobilization Team Lead" as the subject line of your email