Social Accountability -Technical Officer

• Initiate and lead SA activities to plan, implement, monitor, and improve internal processes, and provide regular reports to management and other concerned bodies;
• Develop detailed implementation plans (DIP) for Social Accountability interventions, and ensure high quality and timeline delivery of deliverables against intended objectives, targets, and timelines.
• Build and maintain partnerships through networking and proactive collaboration with zonal and woreda level civil society organizations, community groups, leaders, and other critical partners in the community and civil society to reinforce cooperation through engagement, empowerment and self-determination and to pursue opportunities for greater advocacy to build a more resilient community, ensuring that HRA programs are responsive to and influence by participants and stakeholders
• Assess, select and/or recommend appropriate information and materials for Social Accountability initiatives, verifying accuracy and quality of dissemination.
• Support to strategy design and development of Social Accountability activities
• Develop and maintain knowledgebase SA program documentation, tools, and templates
• Synthesize and share good practice and lessons learned, taking into account complementarities with other technical areas of the HRA;
• Support resource mobilization efforts for the Social Accountability activities including by leveraging opportunities for collaboration with partners and proposing new initiatives/activity, in the field of Social Activity process.
• Provide regular supervision and technical support to the project team at woreda level including participation in monitoring and impact analysis of the project;
• Direct monitoring and supervision the Social Accountability activities of the HRA measure and register to ensure that work is done properly and effectively.
• Provide technical, administrative , logistical support and background materials to carry out SA strategies and activities and recommend operational strategies, approaches, plans, methods, and procedures to ensure community engagement and participation, and optimum outreach and impact
• Assess and recommend potential contacts, networks, resources, and tools to support maximum impact and outreach of Social Accountability initiatives.
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
• Monitor/track the use of resources as planned and verify compliance with organizational guidance, rules and regulations, and standards of ethics and transparency.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Required Qualification and Professional Experience:

• BSc/BA or MSc/MA degree in Sociology, social psychology, Development Studies, Social Works, Leadership, or other related fields from recognized universities;
• Minimum of 6/4 years proven & relevant work experience, of which 4/2 yrs in a supervisory on Social Accountability activity respectively, NGO experience with strong exposure to USAID funded projects (i.e. PSNP Program) is preferable.
• Previous experience on managing complex project or consortium an added advantage;
• Strong understanding of Social accountability technical and policy related issues
• Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Strong organizational skills, and ability to lead a team of work;
• Proficient writing and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work independently as well as in cooperation with a multicultural team;
• Ability to think creatively and strategically;
• Relevant computer skills;
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate closely with government staff, effectively manages their expectations and build capacity;
• Proven ability to set priorities, multi-task, and work collaboratively across technical disciplines.
• Ability to work in teams, in a fast pace environment, where information needs to be communicated, requested, and shared.

Language:

• Fluency (written and spoken) in English is compulsory
• Knowledge of Amharic is an advantage.