Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart. Christian Aid in Ethiopia has three strategic priority areas. These are climate justice, Economic justice, humanitarian/resilience and addressing Gender and social inclusion as a cross cutting priority.      

 About the role

The post holder will provide technical support and supervise the delivery of this water intervention programme by partners in the field, as well as externally representing Christian Aid at the regional sectoral office where appropriate. The role is located in the Ethiopia Country Programme, which sits within the Africa Division of the International Department. The role is line managed by the Senior Humanitarian Program Officer. In addition, the post holder will provide technical guidance and support to partners and especially ensure that monitoring, evaluation, and programme reporting are carried out in accordance with Christian Aid’s quality standards and donor requirements.

Fixed Term:  12 months

Type:    External

Further information

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

Job Requirements:

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate who is result focused, have good communication skill, Building/maintaining effective relationships. Educated to degree level in Water Supply and Sanitation Engineering, Hydraulic engineering, Water Resource Engineering, or Civil Engineering.  7 years’ of NGO experience in water supply construction, maintenance and equipment operation, with At least 2 of those years in a supervisory capacity. Or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

It is essential for the candidate to have strong skills, knowledge and experience in:

• Water CAD, Water GEMS, Epanet, KY Pipe, Geo Node, InfoWater and Arc GIS Engineering software applications and water supply designing technology.

• Strong experience of designing electro-mechanical equipment such as pump and generators, and familiarly with design applications e.g., Grundfos or similar.

• Strong analytical skills and a good understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation, and assessment, to promote evidence-based learning.

• Proven experience of leading participatory vulnerability and capacity assessment processes.

• Familiarity with programme cycle management approaches and tools, including participatory planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning and documentation.

• Understanding of health and safety risk management and assurance.

• Well-organized and able to learn concepts and complex systems quickly.

• Ability to work independently and in a self-directed manner, to meet deadlines.

• Experience of working under pressure and with multiple priorities.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build cross-cultural relationships remotely across geographic boundaries.

• Experience of working with partners.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion where appropriate.

• Strong IT skills and in depth knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes including MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel. 

• Ability  to manage and organize information systems and establish and maintain filing systems. 

 Competency questions

• As part of your application, you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Build Partnership

Tell us about a time when you actively consulted with others to ensure that you understood their needs or goals before taking action

• What was the situation?  What different expectations were involved?

• What was expected of you?

• What did you do?  How did you take those actions?

• What was the impact?  Were you successful?  How did you know? 

Communicate effectively

• Give us an example of a time when you communicated something complex in a way that could be easily understood by others

• What was the situation?

• What did you need to communicate effectively?

• How did you make sure the message was understood by others?

• What was the impact?  How did you know you were successful?

Steward resources

Please tell us about a time when you were able to take action to end or reduce the inefficient use of resources

• What was the context?

• What was expected of you?

• What action(s) did you take? 

• What was the impact of your actions?  In what way(s) were you successful?

How to Apply

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