Project officer at Reach for Change Ethiopia

Project officer

Employer: Reach for Change Ethiopia

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ababa Abeba - Ethiopia

Salary: USD 1.100 Monthly Basic Salary

Posted date: 1 year ago

Deadline: Submission date is over

About the role

We are looking for a committed project officer as we are continuing our partnership with The IKEA Foundation with the aim of Building Waste and Circular Enterprises in Ethiopia. As we are launching an extended project within our nationwide program “Ethiopia's Green Future” that focuses on facilitating green transition and youth employment through green entrepreneurship, we intend to continue implementation of the Green Innovation Lab and, over three years, deliver an evidence-based, high-performing intervention that reaches 75 high-potential green enterprises in Addis Ababa. In parallel to this, we are proposing to deliver the Green Business Incubator targeting entrepreneurs who have already been part of the Innovation Lab, or who by themselves are at a more advanced stage, deepening our support to early-stage enterprises with the potential to accelerate job creation and green growth. As a project officer, you will be a key person in for providing technical assistance in the day-to-day implementation of the Green Business Incubator program under the supervision of the project manager. The role is crucial for the execution of the full project with the objective of 1) Supporting entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas that can modernize and enhance efficiency focusing on waste management and circularity. The project officer is expected to carry out routine activity planning and implementation of field-level activities; and coordinate and monitor/supervise timely implementation of project activities. He/She will be responsible for organizing and facilitating training, coaching sessions, calls to action, conducting regular site visits, and providing technical assistance for program participants. Moreover, he/she will actively contribute to the documentation and reporting of program achievements and knowledge sharing.

Who we are & What we can offer

Reach for Change is an international non-profit founded in Sweden. Our vision is a world where all children and youth reach their full potential. We're working towards this vision by unleashing the power of local social entrepreneurs and enabling them to go from ideas to innovative solutions and sustainable organizations. We were co-founded by successful entrepreneurs in the non-profit and business sectors in 2010, and since then we have supported more than 1,500 social entrepreneurs in 18 countries across three continents. We believe all children have the right to grow up in a world without poverty, inequality and climate change, and to reach these goals we need to invest in the people living closest to the challenges at hand. Together with foundations, and institutional and corporate partners, we develop tailored projects and initiatives supporting local social entrepreneurs across several countries in Europe and Africa. Working with RfC, you will be part of a smart, brave and passionate international team and offer a variety of both hard and soft benefits such as flexible working hours and hybrid ways of working. You will be offered flexible and paid vacation days, health insurance and covered telecommunication services. The HR team focuses on work-life balance and well-being, learning and growth opportunities (e.g. LinkedIn courses, internal and external training as well as opportunities to take part in events organized by RfC and partners, etc. Read more about us at reachforchange.org/en/

Main Responsibilities

Project planning support:

• Assist in the execution and implementation of Reach for Change’s overall projects in Ethiopia.
• Arranging and assisting with workshops, rapid assessments, boot camps, training, coaching sessions and other events; contributing to the design and preparation of training materials; attendance list, etc.
• support for external local training consultants and coaches; scheduling program meetings with partners etc.
• Support the development and maintenance of project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Assist in the search and selection process of running competitions to find high-potential entrepreneurs
• Help identify and evaluate high-potential entrepreneurs actively involved in the delivery of a strong Entrepreneurial Bootcamp, innovation lab and other programs, ensuring all participants have the support they need.
• Execute and organize program activities, including; organizing training, and coaching sessions; provide support for external local training consultants and coaches.
• Facilitating effective communication between project stakeholders, scheduling meetings, and providing administrative support as needed.

Documentation, Reporting & Data Collection

• Compiling and maintaining project documentation, and progress reports, and ensuring accuracy in data collection.
• Contribute to the design and preparation of training materials; ensure collection of documentation and information (report, attendance list, photo, material, etc.)
• Adaptation, translation and development of training material.
• Support the impact team with the collection and quality assurance of impact data in your region. This includes being a part of creating a baseline database.
• Contribute to program reports including weekly reports, quarterly reports and other program reports and work plans.

Resource & Risk Management:

• Assisting in resource allocation, tracking, and ensuring resources are available as per project requirements.
• Identifying potential risks, and issues, and assisting in implementing mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
• Support the manager in dealing with any other tasks that may be required.

Other responsibilities:

• Contribute to efforts to share best practices, ideas and experience regarding successful fundraising and partner collaborations.
• Contribute to ‘One Reach for Change’ by promoting a collaborative culture and efficient sharing of resources across all Reach for Change teams.
• Responsibility to build and retrain your knowledge about the field of social entrepreneurship and innovation.
• If necessary, and under periods of intense workload; help and support the rest of the organization to achieve team and organizational objectives.

REPORTING TO: Project Manager

COMMITMENT: 100%

DURATION: 3 years

REMUNERATION: USD 1.100 Monthly Basic Salary

STARTING DATE: As soon as possible

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: January 7th. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling

basis so apply now.

Reach for Change recognizes that creating the change we want to see around us starts with ourselves, in our organization. That is why we need to strive to represent the change we want to see in the world. As a team, we strive to be diverse along many dimensions such as ethnicity, gender, language, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, beliefs, socio-economic status, physical and mental ability, thinking styles, experience, and education. We believe that the wide array of perspectives results from such diversity and promotes innovation and success. We therefore invite every candidate to bring their unique individual strengths.

Job Requirements

Competencies & skills we are looking for:

Ability to:

• analyze, interpret and evaluate complex information arriving at logical deductions and conclusions.
• produce text in a well-organized, well-structured and grammatically correct manner.
• receive and convey information from and between different target groups.
• network externally and build relationships, both with existing and potential partners.
• leverage different forms of communication to convey messages in a manner well adapted to the receiver and for different target groups.
• project manage and drive processes with multiple stakeholders.
• work sensitively with diverse people, cultures, and communities.
• show passion or interest in social entrepreneurship and innovation.
• approach work with a collaborative “can do” attitude and a desire for continuous improvement.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the country from time to time.

Education & experience:

We expect you to tick off some of the below:

• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience from similar positions in international development.
• A university degree in a relevant field.
• Experience from work within the philanthropic/non-profit or business sector.
• Qualified experience in business training and coaching preferably for MSMEs
• Proven experience with adult learning and group facilitation
• Excellent training capacity and report-writing skills
• Excellent command of English and Amharic languages
• Experience working with M&E in projects where the beneficiaries are children, including training and supporting others in M&E
• Proficiency in project management tools and software.
• Understanding project management methodologies and best practices is a plus.
• Previous experience in a similar role or in project coordination/administration is advantageous.
• Knowledge in early childhood care and development
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office/Google Suite and ability to quickly understand and use web based applications and platforms.