Liaison Assistant

Position Overview

FHI 360 is seeking a Liaison Assistant to work directly with and strengthen relationships with the Amhara regional and zonal government stakeholders. The Liaison Assistant will:

• Coordinate with area-based coordination platforms in the region
• Work directly with community, implementing partners, and other line offices
• Manage all partnership and government interactions for the Integrated Services for Humanitarian Implementation – Ethiopia III (ISHI-E III) project

The Liaison Assistant will collaborate with various government offices to develop and approve MOUs and other project agreements. This role is based in Bahirdar but may require travel to the project's implementation woredas and zonal capital. The Liaison Assistant will report to the FHI 360 Ethiopia Crisis Response and Resilience Partnership, Grants, Reporting, and Liaison Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Identifying, assessing, mapping, and liaising with ISHI-E III government counterparts including ACSO and EDRMC
• Creating a database that catalogs all government partners, outstanding issues, and deliverables
• Developing and carrying out capacity and risk assessments for government partners
• Supporting positive relations with government counterparts through regular coordination and communication
• Developing and maintaining relationships with government offices to ensure ongoing support for campaigns and initiatives
• Coordinating with internal departments to meet donor and government needs effectively
• Representing Health, Nutrition, WASH, and Protection sectors in various regional level cluster meetings and assessments
• Sharing regular updates and reports to regional bureaus like ENCU, Regional Health Bureau, and Amhara Public Health Institute
• Collaborating with FHI 360 finance and program staff to manage and submit financial reports as required in government MOUs
• Creating monitoring tools and following up on ISHI-E III progress toward goals and deliverables stipulated in MOUs
• Conducting and overseeing regular monitoring visits with government offices
• Maintaining comprehensive electronic files for ISHI-E III
• Reviewing/supporting government MOUs, proposals, and reports
• Representing ISHI-E III at relevant coordination and cluster meetings
• Participating in National and Subnational Technical Working Groups (TWGs)

Desired Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree, diploma, or its International Equivalent
• Knowledge in Communications, Education, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences, or International Development
• 1+ years of work experience with national and subnational government and non-government humanitarian programs
• Fluency in English and Amharic languages
• Understanding of national and subnational government and humanitarian response structures
• Knowledge of humanitarian cluster structure and experience coordinating with UN and OCHA actors
• Good knowledge of partner relationship management
• Practical experience in project management
• Experience in facilitating reporting, MOU development, proposal review, and monitoring
• Experience in designing and implementing organizational capacity building programs
• Ability to work with professionals from programs, operations, and finance backgrounds

Skills Required:

• Communication / Pr / Journalism
• Education / Teaching / Training
• Health / Medical
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development