Program Planning and Management:

• Support the senior management, program/technical, M&E and consortium IP teams in annual planning and budgeting to develop the annual workplan; monitoring and evaluation plan, quarterly and annual progress review meetings, regular report compiling, and other required reports or products in IYA;
• Assist the CSOs under IYA in preparation and review of budgets and work plans and ensure such plans are implemented accordingly;
• Assist in the day to day program implementation of activities and ensure activities are in line with the approved workplan and budget;
• Support technical advisors on any technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities for CSOs to enhance program quality and impact;
• Support the coordination of activities within the team of technical, program and operations staff;
• Support communication processes and play a liaison role among program and operations team.

Program Coordination and Communication:

• Lead coordination of training activities, as well as planning technical and operations field visits from the country office; provide guidance on training coordination to CSO;
• Support the SI director and the M&E team on organizing and facilitating quarterly and annual review meetings at the national level and provide support to CSOs to hold quarterly, bi-annual and annual review meetings at regional level;
• Support the “kefeta” project coordinators to enhance effective coordination of all consortium members together with the respective technical advisors to ensure the implementation of the work plan;
• Support CSO offices and CO staff to assess and identify technical assistance needs with regards to technical skills in close collaboration with the Capacity Development and Partnership Advisor;
• Support coordination with CSOs, communications and M&E team to document lessons learned and success stories, and ensure linkages with knowledge management and other Amref youth projects, as part of an integrated approach
• As the request of supervisor, serve as the liaison person responsible for nurturing relationships with youth led organizations and other key partners, and organize opportunities to share experience and learnings;

Program Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Contribute to the preparation and dissemination of internal and external reports and presentation, as well as all deliverables requested by government partners and donors;
• Support program and M&E team to ensure timely reporting of program activities and progress towards higher level goals and objectives per donor requirements and Amref quality standards.
• Document lessons learned and share with other projects, Amref Country programs and implementing partners;
• Participate in joint supportive supervision visits together with the SI team.

Program Operations:

• Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources;
• Provide proactive support to the program team on operations, including supporting all finance, administration and procurement needs of program and technical team; coordinate with operation support team to ensure effective program implementation;
• Coordinate program operations needs, in close coordination and collaboration with the administration and logistics officer, in compliance with relevant Amref and USAID regulations
• Facilitate and initiate discussions between program and operations team to proactively address arising matters or bottlenecks.
• Support facilitation of the operations governance meetings and document relevant discussion summaries and share to consortium partners.

Job Requirements

Academic and professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Public Health, Project Management, Economics, Development studies, Social Sciences or related fields.

Required Experiences:

• Fresh graduate and internship experience implementing development programs (e.g., youth development, health, economic empowerment, and education). Experience working in IYA is a plus;
• Experience in project design, project management, training and capacity building.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and diplomacy, particularly related to negotiation and conflict management in a multi-stakeholder environment is required;
• Ability to travel outside of Addis upon request
• Female youth are encouraged to apply.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal communication, presentation, teamwork, and analytical skills;
• Excellent written and oral English and Amharic language and communication skills with a variety of audiences including business, government, the general public and the media;
• Strong IT literacy and skill