Humanitarian Team Leader -JEOP

Salary: 1,044 USD                       

No of positions: 2     

CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality, and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

I. JOB SUMMARY:

II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS: 

Job Responsibility #1: Staff Management (20%)

• Support project staffs to effectively undertake their roles and responsibilities.
• Complete all CARE performance management activities including performance planning, monitoring, and semi- annual and annual performance appraisals for direct reports.
• Collaborate with HRM and Human Resources (HR) to take appropriate personnel actions to address problems.
• Identify staff capacity requirements and follow up plans to ensure appropriate support is provided.

Job Responsibility #2: Program Quality Assurance (20%)

•  Ensure that the project employs appropriate programmatic approaches based on project EPMTs, M&E frameworks and CARE’s programing principles and relevant guidelines
• Identify technical assistance requirements and work with the humanitarian program managers and officers/supervisors ot ensure the project receives the specific technical support it requires
•  Utilize appropriate management and technical tools in order to achieve intended impact of JEOP project
• Collaborate with the HRM and officers to ensure timely and effective monitoring and evaluation of project activities and the availability of accurate and reliable project information
• Promote synergy with other CARE Ethiopia long-term development interventions being implemented in the same FO
• Collaborate and support with the commodity team as required

Job Responsibility #3: Program Implementation, Compliance and Technical Support (30%)

• Ensure the implementation of planned project activities per the proposal and in accordance with donor and CARE rules and regulations through monthly reviews of both financial and activity reports against work plans.
• Develop a detailed implementation plan (DIP) in accordance with the project proposal.
• Follow and technical support for proper implementation of vulnerability based targeting.
• Follow and technical support for proper implementation of safeguarding and protection activities.
• Conduct monthly field trips, and undertake periodic reviews to follow up on the status of project implementation against DIP
• Support project staff in the timely identification of implementation challenges and their resolutions with appropriate strategies.
• Collaborate with the Field Office Operations departments (procurement, human resources, finance, and administration) to facilitate efficient and quality support to the project as well as the timely resolution of challenges and identify when additional or specific support is required from HO
• Collaborate with technical and operational teams to ensure that organizational core values, policies, procedures and program approaches are understood and adhered to by staff in implementing project activities
• As appropriate, coordinate with the commodity manager to facilitate the timely and appropriate distribution of commodities per donor regulations e.g. ensuring the development and use of commodity distribution plans
• Support staff in efforts to fully involve the key stakeholders, especially community members and government partners in the entire project cycle
• Maintain ongoing communication with cooperating agencies and implementing partners on project progress, fund utilization and challenges.
•  Support the implementation of audit recommendations related to humanitarian projects.
•  Ensure project compliance with all CARE policies and procedures (including all CI members and CARE Ethiopia) and donor rules and regulations.
•  Collaborate with the Humanitarian Unit Finance Manager and other finance staff based in the FO to ensure compliance by all cooperating agencies to sub-grant agreements with CARE Ethiopia
• Supervises commodity supervisor who line manages storekeepers and distributors thus gives technical backup and coaches

Job Responsibility #4: Financial Management (10%)

•  Assist HRM to facilitate appropriate budget management and utilization in compliance with donor and CARE rules and regulations.
• Support staff in the management and utilization of budgets per the proposal and in accordance with donor and CARE rules and regulations.
• Assist HRM in monthly monitoring of burn rates and identification of appropriate corrective action to address low/high burn rates.
• Assist HRM in the preparation of new project budgets preparation.

Job Responsibility #5: Reflective Practice and Learning (10%)

• In collaboration with the humanitarian LDM Manger, officers/supervisors and HRM, facilitate reflective practice and learning to improve project performance
• Support staff in identifying, documenting, replicating, and disseminating best practices and/or lessons learnt
• Promote peer review processes with other CARE Ethiopia development projects
• Collaborate with the LDM Manager and HPMs to assess current project challenges and ensure that lessons learned are documented and fed into forward design and planning processes.  
• Ensure that reports are prepared and submitted to concerned parties, donors, counterparts and CARE members on time and meet quality standards

Job Responsibility #6: Reporting and Documentation (10%)

• Ensure the preparation of project reports and documents per donor and/or CARE reporting schedules and formats.
• Facilitate the timely and quality submission of field reports to Head Office

Job Responsibility #7: Other

• Perform other duties as assigned.

GENDER EQUALITY

• Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth, and social inclusion issues.
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming

Qualification

Required:

•  BA Degree in Disaster Management or International Development or related field of study
• 5 years of experience in emergency programming, disaster management, rural Livelihood programs, food security interventions, WASH, and/or nutrition, and program management
• Proficiency in verbal and written English, proposal development, strategic and operational planning, budget planning and management, monitoring and evaluation, report writing
• Proficiency in standard office software package
• Demonstrated leadership ability to inspire and empower others.
• Good interpersonal communication skills and ability to effectively liaise with government, community leaders and other stakeholders.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Knowledgeable in participatory planning

Desired:

• Previous experience managing staff and working with teams to achieve objectives.
• Significant exposure to projects involving networking and multiple partnerships, particularly related to emergency response, food security issues, WASH, nutrition, commodity management.
• Working knowledge of programming in chronically vulnerable environments
•  Knowledge of local languages
• Skills in organizing and facilitating training events
• Expertise in one or more of the following program areas: nutrition/health, water/santitation, food security, commodity management.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAREUSA&cws=52&rid=7287

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.