The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) wants to recruit employees in the following vacant positions the details of which are mentioned bellow.

About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 12 Regional Offices, 34 Zonal Branches and 131  District/Woreda Branches, 599 Woreda Red Cross Committee  and 5871 Kebele Red Cross  committees.

ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification, and institutional capacity building interventions, with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. ERCS works in partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), partnering National Societies, members, volunteers and the communities we serve.

Job summary

The Advisor will provide Technical and Capacity Development support to ERCS to assure that FCDO grants are managed in accordance with FCDO grant compliance, ensuring efficiency and quality of project implementation, robust compliance and reporting and maintaining positive relationship with FCDO.

The Advisor will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and hosted as a staff- on-loan within the Netherlands Red Cross team in-country. The Advisor will be working closely and with the NLRC in-country team on a day-to-day basis and will have an administrative management line with the NLRC Country Representative. The Advisor will support the ERCS-FCDO project  team and provide adequate capacity development to assure ERCS manages the FCDO contract successful and is able to deliver the project outcomes up to standard.

Main responsibilities

Donor communication and Capacity building.

• Ensure that effective channels of internal and external communications relating to FCDO grants are established and respected. Ensure that ERCS management and technical staff understand donor communication protocols and provide copies of correspondence for files.

• Provide support to ERCS to assure that all documents prepared for FCDO are well written and reviewed for all activities and funding related to FCDO funding support in Ethiopia.

• Provide guidance and capacity building on FCDO donor requirements and grants management through facilitating trainings in report writing, budget management, compliance, and other topics as needed.

• Liaise with ERCS and support ERCS FCDO project team to proactively identify compliance risks throughout the portfolio and advise ERCS programs, support teams and management on necessary actions.

•  Liaise with relevant stakeholders within ERCS and using relevant processes, of any potential grant agreement breaches, including fraud, bribery or aid diversion; and including ownership of communication.

• Act as liaison between ERCS and the BRC/NLRC technical support to the project.

Engagement and programme development.

• Work closely with the BRC FCDO team in UKO to get support in strategic engagement with FCDO.

• Work closely with the BRC fundraising team in UKO to explore opportunities and continued support to the operations.

• Provide contextual updates to British Red Cross Regional Country Office in Nairobi through the NLRC country office based in Addis

• Maintains relations with BRC UKO and BRC Regional office counterparts ensuring information are shared with relevant Advisers and officers.

Others.

• Perform any other related duties or responsibilities that may be assigned

• Ensure understanding of roles, responsibilities, lateral relationships and accountabilities.

• Supports and actively participates in all team meetings

• Work and behaves in accordance with all BRC/ERCS policies and procedures

• Upholds the fundamental principles of the Red Cross and acts with integrity, in accordance with the Society’s values (inclusive, compassionate, courageous and dynamic).

Coordination & Representation

• Act as a main focal point for BRC/NLRC side for the FCDO-consortium partners.

• Establish and maintain an active participation in regular coordination mechanism among all FCDO consortium partners with the support of BRC/NLRC

• Ensure donor compliance at all levels.

• Contribute to coordination and sharing of lessons learned, good practices and tools from FCDO.

Work Unit :- NLRC Country Representative in Ethiopia

Reports to: NLRC Country Representative in Ethiopia

Terms of employment: - Contract for one year    

Job Requirements

Education/ Training 

• Master’s/ Bachelor’s Degree preferred in social studies or related field, Regional and Local Development studies, Public Health, International cooperation, Disater Risk Management 

• Fluent in English 

Experience

• 8/10 years related work experience, out of which 2/4   years on senior professional position(s). Strong experience in a grant management capacity with excellent writing skills and experience in writing proposals/concept  notes

• International experience in similar contexts, developing and managing international donor  relationships, contracts and fundraising activities, particularly FCDO.

• Experience within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement or membership-based non-governmental organizations

• Extensive experience delivering programmes in a   complex working environment.

• Experience working for a humanitarian aid organization in a similar context

• Experience in capacity building of partners

How to Apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to fill out online employment application form

With the indicated link CLICK HERE before the closing date of this announcement on August 15, 2023.

Qualified women are strongly recommended to apply!