Description of Duties
Line management
• The Country Representative for Ethiopia shall work under the direction of the iMMAP’s Africa Desk Coordinator, and under the global supervision of the iMMAP’s Operations Managers and the iMMAP’s Directors and the Chief Executive Officer.
Strategy and Vision
• Formulate and plan, in consultation with key stakeholders, a clear vision of present and future programme goals and strategies which can be clearly communicated to team members, local beneficiaries, international partners, governmental counterparts, and donors.
• Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions and resources to achieve program and organizational objectives.
• Evaluate program priorities within the country and participate in regional prioritization.
• Explore, evaluate and present new country and project funding opportunities that leverage impact and integrate initiatives and activities; support and direct related fund- raising activities with both institutional and private donors.
Team Management
• Oversee the overall design of the program ensuring objectives are met within the required time frame and budget. Where necessary ensure preventative and corrective action is taken.
• Develop and maintain an adequate human resource plan consistent with iMMAP’s policies, including current position descriptions for all iMMAP in country positions, personnel orientation and professional development plans, personnel evaluation system, field personnel policy manual, and personnel grievance procedure system.
• Recruit, manage and motivate an informed, skilled and efficient team with an emphasis on excellence and achievement; encourage a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, incorporating staff development strategies and performance management systems into the team building process.
• Establish leadership and personal credibility with the iMMAP team, and implement and create an organizational culture of accountability, responsibility and quality of services.
• Manage a comprehensive activity plan, including resource needs analysis, covering the time frame
• Maintain an overview of the national and regional context with a view to the strategic development of the project both in the current identified sites and the potential of future program extension and expansion.
• Support program implementation as needed, including: developing assessments, baselines, budgets, monitoring and evaluation systems, field visits to verify data, reporting
• Support in the program close-out or modification requests.
Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Ensure the programme is based upon sound principles of design and utilise iMMAP and donor required monitoring and evaluation systems.
Representation
• Represent the iMMAP country programme with national and international donors, partners, media, and participate in local community activities as appropriate.
• Maintain effective and positive internal contacts with iMMAP headquarters officers and staff, and external contacts with the Embassies, national and local government officials, international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), donor agency officials, vendors, media, and the general public.
Fiscal, Compliance Management and Accountability
• Coordinate overall country budget; manage budget within approved spending levels and establish an annual cash flow plan to ensure a steady and adequate supply of funds for program activities.
• Oversee budget management of sub-grantees/sub-contractors if any.
• Build and maintain operational structures that ensure proper segregation of duties between finance, administration and logistics and fully support field programs.
Security
• Manage safety and security of the entire iMMAP country team and assets according to best practices, operating standards and field realities.
• Liaise with security officials of the local government and other humanitarian, relief and development stakeholders concerning crucial events, periods of increased risk, incident reporting, and security policy changes.