Responsibilities

The BMM Project Officer based in Addis Ababa will be responsible for:

§  Implementing certain operational aspects of all issues related to the BMM project in Ethiopia and Djibouti;

§  Providing technical assistance on migration and displacement issues;

§  Developing areas of project responsibility in accordance with the specified quality standards;

§  Maintaining of a good flow of communication and information between all involved agencies, institutions and counterparts and GIZ;

§  Supporting reporting to the donors on the BMM project; and

§  Ensuring that the BMM project offices in Ethiopia and Djibouti run smoothly.

The Project Officer will perform the following tasks:

Tasks

Management and coordination

• Coordinates and assists in the implementation BMM project activities that are GIZ’s direct responsibility, including in the areas of national policy mechanisms, capacity building, regional coordination, and the rights-based approach;
• Assists in approving and controlling expenses for BMM project activities in accordance with the GIZ regulations;
• Aids national and international advisers in carrying out their work on the project;
• Supports all organizational and management aspects of the project;
• Helps identify the capacities and needs of government institutions, multilateral agencies, and NGOs as regards migration and the BMM project;
• Participates in formulating BMM project action plans and synchronizing the planning, reporting, and budgeting systems between GIZ and its counterparts;
• Works with the GIZ BMM project team and the partners to ensure timely, accurate reporting; and
• Jointly responsible for preparing, implementing and documenting training events, workshops, forums, team meetings, and other project activities.

Communication and networking

• Develops and maintains contact with all important stakeholders;
• Provides technical assistance to facilitate BMM project implementation, particularly in the areas of mixed migration, protection, and/or livelihoods;
• Ensures effective knowledge management by collecting, processing and distributing relevant information; and
• Monitors communication and interaction between government institutions, NGOs, multilateral agencies, and society at large through analyses of the media, direct dialogue, participation in meetings and seminars, and the like.

Other duties/additional tasks

• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management as needed and appropriate.