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Edukans is an international NGO with headquarters in Amersfoort, the Netherlands and local offices in a.o. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Edukans contributes to education and training young people for a better life. Edukans focuses on quality education and skills development. For a new 2-year programme, Edukans Ethiopia is looking for a competent person with proved qualities able to start as soon as possible
Job Title: Consortium Programme Manager (1FTE)
Edukans, together with Development Expertise Centre, Hope Enterprises, CETU, CIFA and Kidane Garment will implement a 2 year programme, Stemming Irregular Migration in North and Central Ethiopia (SINCE). The programme is funded by the European Union through the Embassy of Italy in Ethiopia. The objective is to contribute to reduce irregular migration from Northern and Central Ethiopia by improving the living conditions of the most vulnerable population, including potential migrants and returnees with specific focus on youth and women. The specific objective is to create greater economic and employment opportunities, by establishing inclusive economic programs that foster employment opportunities, including vocational training, value chain strengthening and strengthening of governmental employment services, in the most migration-prone regions. This programme focuses on North and South Wollo (Amhara region).
Hence, the Consortium Programme Manager will provide overall leadership towards implementing the SINCE programme in the Amhara region, leading to high-quality interventions in effective partnership. The Consortium Programme Manager realizes clear and timely communication and reporting to the donor.
Key Job Descriptions/Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate the consortium in an effective and efficient manner so that targets and overall programme objectives will be achieved and compliance of EU standards/requirements are being assured
• Be responsible for overall planning, supervision, administration, and implementation of the requirements of the programme
• Establish the programme team, in close collaboration with the Country Representative Edukans Ethiopia
• Maintain regular contact with project staff on programmatic issues and oversees the work of the program team
• Promote and facilitate a knowledge sharing and learning culture across the implementing team
• Ensure the highest possible quality of delivery and ensure value for money
• Build innovation and improvements in program strategy and implementation based on global best practice
• Provide advisory services and strategic direction to improve the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of education intervention
• Keep abreast on socio-economic and political changes and undertake timely strategic review of the intervention strategy ensuring continued relevance of the program
• Ensure that all donor agreement deadlines are met, including quality reports covering narrative, technical and financial elements
• Participate in key internal and external meetings representing the program and maintain lasting, consultative working relationships with key project stakeholders, influencers, think tanks and decision makers in relevant sectors at national and international level.
• Coordinate with existing programme activities and capitalize on other ongoing similar interventions in the same sectors by other implementing agencies.

Educational requirement: Advanced degree (Master’s degree or higher) in international development, economic development or other relevant field
Experience requirement:

• Minimum 10 (ten) years of relevant experience in management of consortium programmes in the economic sector including at least 5 years managing complex and large donor-funded (preferable EU) programs in developing countries
• Experience of leading consortium programme implementation
• Capacity to build, motivate and effectively supervise consortia-organizations with diverse employees (local and expatriate)

Personal qualities:

• A visionary and people-oriented leader with a strong affiliation to this program
• Self-motivated, creative and solutions-oriented with desire to provide high quality
• Solid influencing skills
• Experience in and excellent understanding of Ethiopian country context
• Excellent communication skills in English and ability to appropriately address diverse audiences

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with regular field visits to project sites (North and South Wollo)
Salary & benefits: Attractive and negotiable within Edukans salary framework