Program Manager - Ethiopia

Team Management:

• In Coordination with HQ, structure the country office team in an efficient manner, ensure the HR structure is updated and responding to programmatic and strategic needs, participate in recruitments and ensure regular performance evaluation of personnel.
• Ensure personnel apply policies and pursue the highest standards in their daily work, create and develop an organizational culture of accountability, responsibility and quality of services.
• Create a positive, engaged and constructive working environment.

Technical Management

• Ensure quality IM products and services are provided by the 3iS team in Addis Ababa.
• Support and cochair the Ethiopian IM working in group in close collaboration with UNOCHA and participate within the assessment and analysis working group.

Programmatic Management, Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Be the PM of the ECHO-funded project and lead its consortium
• Ensure programs are implemented following 3iS and international standards and in
line with the planned project, ensure internal MEAL guidelines are applied.
• Ensure programs’ reporting to donors and internal reporting is aligned with donors’
and 3iS rules and regulations.
• Ensure relations with donors are positively maintained.
• Raise to HQ any challenge which could be detrimental to the program or to 3iS
presence in the country.

Representation:

• Represent 3iS with national and international stakeholders in the country and when
requested abroad (for specific program development opportunities as well as for
representation with donors’ HQ).
• Hold the Power of Attorney (PoA) for the organization in Ethiopia.

Strategy and Programmatic Development:

• Develop the Ethiopia country strategy for the organization (program development
and stakeholders’ engagement strategy), in coordination with HQ and through
consultation with local and international key stakeholders.
• Work to identify and evaluate new programmatic and partnership opportunities, work
to develop new proposals, and respond to RFPs in close coordination with HQ.

Fiscal, Compliance Management and Accountability:

• Line manage the Finance/HR team.
• Coordinate with the finance focal point to ensure adequate financial management of
the country office in terms of cash flow, including programmatic forecasts and
expenditures updates.
• Ensure segregation of duties is in place as well as the application of 3iS policies in
terms of financial/HR and administrative management.
• Ensure alignment with local law rules as well as with donors and 3iS rules and
regulations.

Communication, Security and Logistics:

• Line management of the Security and Logistics team.
• Ensure security plans are in place and logistics regulations are respected.
• Regularly report to HQ context developments which could impact 3iS presence and
security of its teams on the ground.
• Ensure timely reporting of security incidents based on 3iS rules and regulations.

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