Women Empowerment Program Coordinator 164 views1 applications

Women Support Association (WSA) is an indigenous non-political, non- religious, non-profit, humanitarian and development-oriented organization working in Ethiopia to the improvement of the social, economic, and physical well-being of the poor women in particular and the community in general. Currently the organization is operating in two regions SNNPR and Amhara National Regional States.

WSA envisions seeing Ethiopian women empowered. The mission of WSA is to create conducive environment for women to realize and utilize their potentials for sustained livelihood.

Currently, WSA is seeking to hire competent, qualified and interested candidate on Women Empowerment Program Coordinator who coordinates programs at the head office level. The programs under her coordination are funded by different funding partners and implemented at different WSA field offices.

General Duties and responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation of projects in different geographic areas
• Develop annual and quarter action plans.
• Prepare implementation guidelines for the programs under her /his coordination.
• Work as member of Program Designing Team (PDT) and contributes in production of sound concept notes and proposals.
• Conduct regular and participatory monitoring to ensure proper implementation of project activities.
• Compile project quarter and annual reports and submit timely.
• Strengthening partnership and networking with funding partners and stakeholders.
• Responsible for efficient and effective utilization of project resources.
• Maintain good team spirit and work relation with staffs, funding partners and target groups.
• Committed to apply quality and accountability standards (CHS) across program and organizational levels.

Priority:

• Priority will be given for qualified female applicants

Reports to:

• Plan and Programming Head

Salary:

• As per the organization’s scale

Number of positions:

• 1 (One)

Duration:

• For one year with possibility of extension based on performance evaluation and availability of budget

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification and Experience

• BA/MA in Development Studies, Sociology, Gender studies, Regional and Local Development, Monitoring and Evaluation etc and any other Social Science fields with at least 5 years work experience for BA holders and 3 years work experience for MA holders.
• Pervious experiences in the area of program coordinators and or Monitoring and Evaluation in NGO sector is mandatory
• Have good track record proved by previous employers specifically in monitoring and evaluation.
• Fluency in English is required
• Good report writing skill both in English and Amharic language is mandatory
• Proven experience in establishing and maintaining healthy partnership with funding partners, government partners and other NGOs working in partnership.

Required Skills:

• Excel application skill is mandatory
• Strong communication skills.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can submit their non-returnable application letter and updated CV only to WSA via the following email addresses Email: [email protected] and/or  [email protected]  within the specified time frame.