Specific responsibilities 

• Overseeing specific advances in NRC’s Innovation, Protection, Markets and Digital programming, through an increasingly localized and networked approach
• Contribute to strengthening accountability to beneficiaries through improving M&E systems, the establishment of beneficiary feedback and complaints mechanisms and improved needs assessments for evidence-based programming.
• Facilitate initiatives for integrated programme analysis and response analysis, including the integration of relevant cross-cutting issues such as protection, safe programming, and access
• Oversee Project Cycle Management (PCM), including through field support missions
• Liaise with Area managers to explore and create synergies and ensure effective and constructive communication between the CO and AOs.
• Provide contextual programme analysis as input to the county strategy, annual and trimestral reports.
• Manage performance and staff development of the Programme department.
• Ensure current donor relations are well managed and explore potential new donor opportunities
• Ensure programme relevant advocacy priorities are identified and taken forward.
• Contribute to expanding the use of Cash Based Programmes and increase use of technology as a way of increasing efficiency of the programmes
• Carry out other duties as assigned by the Country Director.
• Ensure strategic programme development in the country in line with the region and global programme initiatives.

Professional competencies:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Experience of working in complex and volatile contexts
• NRC Core competencies expertise
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• High level of communication, interpersonal, representation and negotiation skills
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Context/Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Knowledge of the context in Ethiopia is advantageous
• Culturally sensitive, with the ability to work within different cultural contexts
• Proven ability to live and work in hardship duty stations, sometimes under stressful environment
• Experience in resource mobilization and in particular working with EU donors, American donors and UN agencies
• Empowering and building trust and community mobilization