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The Norwegian Red Cross is seeking a Country Programme Manager for Ethiopia to ensure implementation of the International Strategy at country level. As a Country Programme Manager, you will be responsible for managing the Norwegian Red Cross Country Office in Ethiopia and ensuring Results-Based Project Management, risk management, and operational in-country Movement coordination. Your responsibilities will include safeguarding project agreements and plans, organizing needs assessments, developing fundable proposals, and ensuring accountability in line with Norwegian Red Cross Accountability Matrix and Partnership Calendar.
You will be expected to represent Norwegian Red Cross in-country with regards to external partnerships and relationships, coordinate strategically and programmatically with RCRC Movement partners, including IFRC and ICRC, and ensure that Norwegian Red Cross supported programmes in Ethiopia comply with technical standards and thematic frameworks. You will also be responsible for the operationalization of global strategic agreements with the ICRC and the IFRC in the country. To be successful in this role, you should possess strong project management skills, be highly organized, and have excellent communication skills.
If you have a passion for making a difference and want to help improve the lives of others, we encourage you to apply today!
The purpose of the Country Offices (CO) is to ensure implementation of the international strategy at country level through programme support to the National Society partner, as articulated and established in the country framework. The CO is responsible for ensuring results-based project management, risk management, and operational in-country Movement coordination. Furthermore, the CO is responsible for ensuring project implementation in support to NS partners, in line with established project agreements and project plans. The CO ensures sound technical quality of all country projects, in line with established technical standards and best practices. The CO ensures that Norwegian Red Cross programme support is based on regularly updated humanitarian needs analysis in line with established practices. The CO represents Norwegian Red Cross in-country with regards to external partnerships and relationships. The CO is responsible for security management.
The purpose of the Ethiopia Country Programme Manager is to achieve Norwegian Red Cross humanitarian, enabling objectives and organizational objectives, as per NorCross International Strategy and relevant Africa Regional Framework, at country level through strategic partnership management, results-based project management and risk management – with focus on start-up and development of quality Emergency Medical Services in Ethiopia, delivered through the Ethiopia Red Cross.
Strategic Responsibilities:
- Follows up and strengthen the partnership with Ethiopia Red Cross National Society through partnership management, project development and management in line with established project agreements and project plans.
- Represents Norwegian Red Cross in-country, coordinate strategically and programmatically with RCRC Movement partners, including IFRC and ICRC and contributes to complementary RCM roles and responsibilities in country.
- Manages NorCross country office in accordance with Norwegian Red Cross leadership development framework, NorCross financial routines and established in-country security.
Operational Responsibilities:
- Develops annual country plan of action and follows up on progress through regular meetings and reporting for Ethiopia.
- Follows up and supports the strategic and operational cooperation with Ethiopia Red Cross in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and NorCross partnership process.
- Safeguards project agreements and plans and follows up on risk assessments for all in-country initiatives for Ethiopia.
- Organizes needs assessments and develops fundable proposals for Ethiopia.
- Ensures that Norwegian Red Cross supported programmes in Ethiopia comply with technical standards and thematic frameworks.
- Consistently monitors planned and unplanned effects of all projects supported by the Norwegian Red Cross in Ethiopia and reports on progress through terciary and yearly reports and complies with established deadlines.
- Ensures reliable data and information collection from all projects in accordance with Norwegian Red Cross results framework.
- Ensures accountability in line with Norwegian Red Cross Accountability Matrix and Partnership Calendar. This includes contribution to the annual budget process, mid-term budget review, and timely submission of cash requests / working advances.
- Supports financial and overall risk management, including annual audit process and proper handling of financial irregularities, in line with established rules and regulations.
- Engages the Ethiopia country team by providing clear expectations manifested in individual work plans, linked to annual Plan of Action, and follows up through expressing positive expectations and holding each other accountable.
- Ensures that Field Security Rules and Regulations of Norwegian Red Cross for Ethiopia are understood, and oversees their compliance.
- Promotes good collaboration between country office and regional office to ensure use of available technical expertise and standards.
- Acquires fluency in the understanding and of Norwegian Red Cross work processes and digital tools.
- Establishes relationships with internal stakeholders – RCRC Movement partners and manages regular meetings with donors to obtain support for unfunded humanitarian projects.
- Acts as spokesperson for country developments relates to Ethiopia upon delegation from the Regional Representative and supports Norwegian Red Cross’ humanitarian diplomacy objectives, including by identifying opportunities in line with global priorities.
- Contributes to the operationalization of global strategic agreements with the ICRC and the IFRC in the country.
- Supports in-country RCRC coordination mechanisms conducive to better efficiency, effectiveness and greater humanitarian impact.
Collaboration:
- Engages with the colleagues in the Africa Regional Office, to ensure consistent accountability towards Norwegian Red Cross rules and regulations, guidelines and deadlines.
- Engages with the regional technical delegates; including the Finance Development delegate, CBS and Regional Innovation delegates to ensure continued and sustained high quality programme support to ERCS.
- Through established channels and structures, ensures regular communication with colleagues in the Africa Regional Team, and as per need, with Programme Support Team, Finance and Grants Unit and International Human Resources Unit (NO).
- Facilitates and plans for country visits by colleagues from regional and national offices.
- Liaises with National Office (HQ) Security advisor in accordance with rules and regulations.
Mission Specific Responsibilities:
- Initiate programmatically and financially the Country Programme.
- Operationalize successfully NorCross technical and financial support to Ethiopia Red Cross quality development of Emergency Medical Services programme, including ensuring necessary adjustments to 2023 operational plan based on identified gaps and needs
- Establish and lead an effective and efficient NorCross Country Office structure fit for purpose to support ERCS to deliver on priority programmes.
- Assess viability to extend NorCross partnership beyond 2023 in view of new International Strategy 2024-2026
- Develop quality operational plans for support for 2024-2026.
- Develop fundable proposals for relevant health programmes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
Formal Competency:
- University Degree within health related discipline.
- Solid professional experience in prehospital care and health focused programmes in complex environments/conflict settings.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Track record of developing Emergency Medical Services standards, SOPs, tools and deliver quality trainings.
- Track record of managing multi-cultural humanitarian teams and multi-thematic programmes in complex humanitarian setting.
- Track record of programme initiation and programme development.
- Proven ability to implement health programmes in challenging contexts.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Excellent inter-personal skills with internal as well as external stakeholders.
- Track-record of successful donor applications, planning, monitoring and reporting on humanitarian projects with measurable results.
- Fluency in English required.
- Working proficiency of regional languages is an asset.
Personal Qualifications:
- Ability to establish inter-personal, trust-based relationships.
- Ability to negotiate, convince and gain acceptance.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to work towards achieving objectives and results.
- Ability to be solution oriented.
- Ability to collaborate well with others and support others in the pursuit of team goals.
- Ability to create a stable and re-assuring work atmosphere.
- Ability to contribute strategically to expansion of portfolio.
Reporting to:
Regional Representative, Africa
Position is based in:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contract length:
12 months contract
Why should you apply?
- Meaningful: You`ll be a part of the world's largest humanitarian organization, reaching the most vulnerable people in their local community.
- Impact: You will help National Societies in the region to become strong, self-sustained and accountable humanitarian actors.
- Career: You will be connected to an international organization with staff based all over the world
- A great place to work: You will work in a multicultural environment with hard-working, dedicated and fun colleagues with a strong culture of collaboration, continual improvement, and celebration of wins.
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