Project Field Office Coordinator

Essential minimum qualifications and capacities

• Demonstrated management and supervisory skills;
• Ability to transfer knowledge and skills formally and informally to diverse audiences; desire and ability to mentor staff;
• Knowledge of and experience in program implementation area is preferred;
• Excellent communication skills, Fluent in Amharic, English and other project implementation area language is a plus.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, etc;
• Demonstrated strengths in relationship management; able to function effectively as part of a multi-national team; strong cross-cultural skills;
• Able to work with a wide range of stakeholders including community based organizations, local NGOs, local government and officials, donors, and colleagues;
• Diplomatic; able to manage conflict and move groups toward consensus;
• Able to lead, manage, and motivate colleagues within the office.
• Self-motivated and able to work without close supervision;
• Mature, responsible, and professional; able to manage in an unstable environment with potential for unrest;
• Exercises good judgment and sound decision making;
• Excellent organization and planning skills; able to be detail oriented as necessary;
• Quick learner, agile, flexible, adaptable to different organizational cultures and operating environments;
• Committed to the values and the principles of civil society organizations (CSO)
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Able to work under pressure
• Very good understanding of the pastoralist context and their livelihood systems

Position Requirements: Education & Experience

• 1st Degree in Environmental health, water engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Sociology or other related Social science fields with 6 years of related experience or MSc/MA in in the aforementioned fields with 4 years of related experience.