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Country Director, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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Norwegian People’s Aid is a humanitarian organisation rooted in the Norwegian Labour Movement. We work with International Development Partnerships, Humanitarian Mine Action, Rescue Service and First Aid, and Asylum and Integration. Norwegian People’s Aid has more than 9500 members in Norway and 2400 staff worldwide. We work in 37 countries around the world, and will in 2012 have a turnover of 800 million Norwegian kroner.
 

Country Director Ethiopia

Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has supported programs in Ethiopia since the late 1980’s. The NPA supports a range of Ethiopian partner organizations within the sectors of land and gender equality. The NPA currently supports 10 local partners within the land and gender equality sectors. The NPA Ethiopia office is located in Addis Abeba.
The NPA is now seeking a new Country Director for this program. Candidates should have solid experience in international development and in particular in support of local civil society groups and organisations. The successful candidate will be NPA representative in Ethiopia, and will have duties and responsibilities outlined below.
Duties and responsibility
          Lead and coordinate the NPA Ethiopia Management
          Overall responsibility of the NPA Ethiopia program
          Develop, operationalize and implement the country strategy for the NPA Ethiopia program in accordance with NPA strategies and long term objectives.
          Coordination and quality control of applications, plans and reports.
          Ensure quality with implementation of projects.
          Responsible for the project budgets and budget revisions.
          Planning of project assessment and evaluation.
Qualifications
          The programme needs a well-qualified leader who is able to motivate, coordinate and lead to achieve programme objectives.
          A team player with excellent interpersonal skills and strong ability to take initiative – solution-oriented, well-organized and structured.
          Relevant university degree or higher education.
          Solid programme management experience (3-5 years)
          Strategic and financial management skills.
          Excellent reporting skills
          Written and verbal proficiency in English.
          Experience in practicing participatory approaches, supporting organisational development, applying result-based management tools.
The Country Director reports to the Head Office in Oslo, Norway.
Position no.:                                        118/12             
Place of service:                                  Addis Abeba,with travels within Ethiopia
Starting date:                                        April 1, 2013, or as soon as possible after this date
Closing date for applications:          10th of December 2012
We emphasise the importance of strong health, cross-cultural communication skills and sensitivity, creativity and the ability to work under pressure and difficult conditions.
NPA offers: An interesting and challenging position, accommodation for expats, transport and insurance scheme. We offer a one year contract with possibility for renewal.
Contact persons:
Orrvar Dalby, Director International Programme Department
Phone: +47 41554561, e-mail: odalby@npaid.org
Svein Olsen, Senior Advisor
Phone +47 92478862, e-mail: sveino@npaid.org.
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