Our mission is to promote and protect abroad the values, interests and economic well-being of Ireland and its people.
The Embassy is now recruiting for a Senior Programme Manager (Six Months Maternity Cover) to support the management, oversight and implementation of our development assistance programme. We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative and experienced manager with excellent knowledge of Governance, and substantive experience at a senior management level, including in strategy development.

The Temporary Maternity Cover Senior Programme Manager will report to the Deputy Head of Development Cooperation. They are expected to contribute towards strengthening the Embassy of Ireland’s approach to and engagement to provide, strategic understanding of the governance environment in Ethiopia, to both the governance team and wider Mission team.
The successful candidate will contribute to the implementation of the six-year mission strategy and play a lead role in accelerating progress towards Governance within the Embassy and through our external relationships, policy engagement, partnerships and programmes.

Roles

• Support the implementation of Ireland’s foreign policy and development strategies, including The Global Island: Ireland’s Foreign Policy for a Changing World; Ireland’s international development policy A Better World and Global Ireland: Ireland’s Strategy for Africa to 2025.

• Work with the Embassy team to implement the Embassy’s Mission strategy particularly the Governance outcome.

•  Contribute to the overall planning and work of the Mission, including by providing policy advice, briefings and recommendations to senior management.

• Support strong institutional partnership management with key partners and lead on the management of the Governance portfolio of grants in line with grant management standards.

• Effectively contribute to overall strategic planning, annual business planning and reporting as well as staff performance and development.

• Coordinate and collaborate with key external stakeholders including other donors and government.

•  Other duties as may be required.

Job Requirement

Essential requirements candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• A relevant qualification at Master’s level and a minimum of 5 years progressively responsible senior management experience in areas of related field such as Public Administration, International Studies, Political Science, Law, Human Rights, Economic Governance.

•  Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to governance strengthening, social accountability, democratization, civil society in the Ethiopian context.

• Familiarity with key national policies, institutions and programmes relevant to governance.

• Sound knowledge and experience of recent developments and approaches in international practice in good governance and governance strengthening as well as cross cutting sectors including gender, reducing humanitarian need, climate change, social protection, economic, social and political rights and practical actions to deliver them.

• Significant knowledge and experience relating to the operating environment for civil society in Ethiopia.

• The candidate must be fluent in English

•  Examples of being solutions-oriented and committed to delivering results and taking responsibility for quality outcomes.

• Experience of leading strategic planning and monitoring/evaluation/learning initiatives resulting in well-defined and achievable work plans, strategies and analysis.

•  Examples of financial analysis and budget management at a management level.

• Examples of excellent interpersonal & communications skills in the workplace, being persuasive, working in a team and dealing effectively with people in external organizations.

•  Proficiency with MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

• Willingness and ability to travel frequently, to remote areas.

• The successful candidate must have a legal entitlement to live and work in Ethiopia prior to recruitment.

Terms and conditions of employment:

•  The successful candidates will be hired on a 6 month contractual basis with a probation period of 30 days.

• Entry point of scale for Pay Scale ONE-PLUS (€3,141.27 per month) paid in local currency. Salaries are paid direct to a bank account; therefore, the successful candidate must have a bank account.

•  The position will have an annual leave allowance of 10 days for a 6 month Contract , exclusive of public holidays.

•  Working hours are Monday to Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 Pm, Friday 8:00 am- 14:00 pm with total working hours not exceeding 48 hours per week as per local labour law.

How to Apply

The Job Description and Application Form for this position are available on our website using THIS LINK and submit through email: AddisAbabaRecruitment@dfa.ie or in person from the reception desk at the Embassy of Ireland (hard copy).
Completed application forms and C.V’s should be sent via e-mail only to AddisAbabaRecruitment@dfa.ie with the subject line Application for Senior Programme Manager Governance Temporary Maternity Cover” in the subject line.
Applications must be received before 17.00 hrs. (Local time) on Tuesday 12th November 2024.
Cover letters will not be accepted. No applications will be accepted after this deadline. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.