NGO JOBS; PROGRAM QUALITY ADVISOR Work Location: Ethiopia - Addis Ababa Other Possible Locations: Expected Travel: Language Requirement: Employee Duration: Active Full-Time Type of Post: Accompanied - Family Funding: Approved Application Deadline: Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply. DESCRIPTION CARE is currently seeking a Program Quality Advisor. The purpose of the Program Quality Advisor position is to build the country office local staff capacity for program design and quality support functions. S/he also ensures that CARE’s development and humanitarian programs and policy engagement in Ethiopia is fully in line with organizational policies and priorities, consistently meeting/surpassing international humanitarian standards, and increasingly and effectively integrated with its efforts in recovery and development. The Advisor is expected to help CARE become a recognized and reliable leader in the integration and promotion of gender-specific analysis, design and implementation, ensuring that the specific vulnerabilities of women and girls are understood and addressed The position holder will have a focused and targeted coaching and mentoring to members of the PQL and emergency unit as required to ensure the Country Office program design and technical assistance initiatives are in accordance with CARE Ethiopia’s mission, strategic objectives and program approaches, and program/ project design tools and principles. S/he supports program teams in the design of new programs and preparation of proposals. The incumbent will be an integral member of CARE Ethiopia’s Program Quality and Learning (PQL) team, reporting to the unit’s coordinator and serving as the principal architect of organizational policy positions in the humanitarian arena, the principal guardian of humanitarian standards in its emergency interventions and the principal conceptual bridge-builder between/across CARE Ethiopia’s emergency and developmental programming portfolios. Responsibilities: Program Design and Integration Proactively represents CARE Ethiopia in external/internal discussion forums pertaining to her/his duties in a professional manner; Consults closely and cooperates with other sections in program department, with an emphasis on ensuring up-to- date emergency preparedness within the country office and optimal integration of disaster risk management into overall program; Establishes and maintain networks with government, donors and other stakeholders to ensure technical assistance supports on program design and other initiatives are well planned and adequately obtained for CARE Ethiopia; Keeps up to date with developments in humanitarian policy and programming, including good practice examples in-country and internationally, and ensure ongoing personal development and learning; Supports in identification and documentation of lessons learned and appropriate dissemination of same. Supports the LDM Unit to develop tools and strategies to promote learning, reflective practice and program quality around strategic directions. Ensure adequate monitoring, reporting to the CO and CARE in accordance with CARE International’s humanitarian accountability framework, relevant SPHERE standards, and essential environmental mitigation measures. Ensure all programme personnel understand and carry out their duties in accordance with humanitarian principles, core values, the Code of Conduct and SPHERE. Learning and Networking Proactively represents CARE Ethiopia in external/internal discussion forums pertaining to her/his duties in a professional manner; Consults closely and cooperates with other sections in program department, with an emphasis on ensuring up-to- date emergency preparedness within the country office and optimal integration of disaster risk management into overall program; Establishes and maintain networks with government, donors and other stakeholders to ensure technical assistance supports on program design and other initiatives are well planned and adequately obtained for CARE Ethiopia; Keeps up to date with developments in humanitarian policy and programming, including good practice examples in-country and internationally, and ensure ongoing personal development and learning; Supports in identification and documentation of lessons learned and appropriate dissemination of same. Supports the LDM Unit to develop tools and strategies to promote learning, reflective practice and program quality around strategic directions. Ensure adequate monitoring, reporting to the CO and CARE in accordance with CARE International’s humanitarian accountability framework, relevant SPHERE standards, and essential environmental mitigation measures. Ensure all programme personnel understand and carry out their duties in accordance with humanitarian principles, core values, the Code of Conduct and SPHERE. Capacity Building Design and oversee an ongoing emergency response capacity building strategy to ensure minimum standards (Sphere, HAF, etc.) are consistently applied in the implementation of all emergency interventions; Together with the other advisory staff in the team, undertakes a regular capacity needs assessment on relevant programmatic issues and develop a prioritized capacity building plan and coordinates with HR on staff related capacity building activities; Supports training and capacity building initiatives related to standards and good practices; Oversees the collection, compilation, development and dissemination of manuals and reading materials useful for program design initiatives and the implementation of sectoral and thematic areas and share with projects and program implementation units; Establishes a mechanism of planned technical support requests from projects and ensures proactive and coordinated Technical Assistance of the advisory staff in his/her unit. Requirements: Master’s Degree in appropriate discipline—international affairs, public policy, law, development studies, etc., or equivalent combination of education and work experience At least six years’ experience in international humanitarian policy and development programming, with at least three in Africa Demonstrated ability to build capacity in cross-cultural contexts, including training experience Project design skill Research, analysis and writing skills of high standard. Design and implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation systems Firm belief in and commitment to promoting teamwork, gender equality Please be aware that there may be job advertisements and offers that falsely state that they are from CARE. CARE does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other such fees).
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 07:34:58 +0000
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