Area Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Key Areas of Accountability / Duties of the South Oromia Area Manager

1. Programme Management and Quality

• Provide overall leadership and oversight of programme planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• Ensure programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with GOAL Global and GOAL Ethiopia strategies, donor agreements and quality standards.
• Ensure effective integration of humanitarian response, resilience building, livelihoods, health, nutrition and market systems development, as relevant to the area portfolio.
• Monitor programme performance, identify implementation challenges and ensure timely corrective actions.

1. Financial and Resource Management

• Oversee area budgets, expenditure, forecasting and financial reporting to ensure effective and accountable use of resources.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, donor regulations, procurement procedures and internal controls.
• Monitor budget utilisation, identify variances and implement corrective measures.
• Ensure appropriate management of assets, vehicles, supplies and other operational resources.

1. Leadership and People Management

• Provide strategic direction, supervision and support to programme managers, project teams and operational staff.
• Promote staff performance, professional development, teamwork and accountability.
• Ensure effective workforce planning, recruitment, performance management and succession planning.
• Foster a positive, inclusive and respectful working environment in line with GOAL's organisational values.

1. Security, Access and Risk Management

• Monitor the security and humanitarian context across South Oromia and provide timely analysis to inform operational decisions.
• Ensure compliance with GOAL's security protocols, access procedures and duty-of-care responsibilities.
• Develop and implement contingency plans to maintain programme continuity during conflict, drought, displacement or other emergencies.
• Identify and mitigate operational, financial, reputational and programme delivery risks.

1. Coordination, Representation and Partnerships

• Represent GOAL in relevant regional, zonal and woreda-level coordination forums and stakeholder engagements.
• Maintain constructive relationships with government authorities, donors, local organisations, community representatives and humanitarian actors.
• Strengthen coordination and collaboration to avoid duplication and maximise programme impact.
• Support localisation, partnership development and capacity strengthening of local organisations.

6. Business Development and Resource Mobilisation

• Identify emerging humanitarian and development needs and opportunities for programme expansion.
• Contribute to the development of concept notes, proposals, budgets and donor submissions.
• Maintain an overview of funding gaps, donor priorities and programme sustainability opportunities.
• Support donor engagement, field visits and timely, evidence-based reporting.

7. Compliance, Accountability and Safeguarding

• Ensure adherence to GOAL Global policies, donor requirements, applicable laws and government regulations.
• Promote safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH), child protection and staff conduct standards.
• Ensure effective complaints and feedback mechanisms and accountability to affected populations.
• Follow up on audit findings, investigations, compliance concerns and agreed management actions.

1. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

• Ensure regular review of programme indicators, results, expenditure and implementation progress.
• Promote evidence-based decision-making and the use of monitoring data to improve programme quality.
• Ensure timely and accurate internal, donor and government reporting.
• Capture lessons learned, good practices and innovations to inform programme adaptation and organisational learning.

1. Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Ensure area-level preparedness for drought, conflict, disease outbreaks, displacement and other humanitarian emergencies.
• Lead rapid needs assessments and support timely mobilisation of human, financial and logistical resources.
• Coordinate emergency response with relevant government bodies, partners and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
• Ensure that emergency interventions are timely, needs-based, accountable and aligned with humanitarian principles.

1. Operational and Administrative Oversight

• Oversee the effective functioning of area operations, including logistics, procurement, human resources, administration, fleet and supply chain management.
• Ensure timely procurement and delivery of programme supplies in compliance with organisational and donor procedures.
• Maintain effective internal coordination between programme and support departments.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, record management and implementation of internal control systems.

Requirements

Required Qualifications and Education

• Minimum Education: Master's degree in Development Studies, Agriculture, Economics, Public Health, Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences, or another relevant field.
• Alternative Qualification: A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline may be considered, provided the candidate has substantial relevant professional experience and demonstrated leadership capability.
• Professional Experience: At least 7–10 years of progressive experience in humanitarian and development programming, including 3–5 years in a senior management or area-level leadership position.
• Programme Management Experience: Proven experience managing multisectoral programmes, complex budgets, donor-funded projects and geographically dispersed teams.
• Contextual Experience: Demonstrated experience working in Ethiopia, preferably in Oromia or other drought-affected, pastoralist, conflict-affected or complex humanitarian contexts.
• Donor Compliance: Experience managing institutional donor-funded grants, including compliance, financial accountability, procurement and reporting requirements.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Afaan Oromo is required. Knowledge of Amharic is an advantage.
• Additional Training: Professional training or certification in project management, leadership, financial management, humanitarian response, security management or monitoring and evaluation is an advantage.

2. Required Skills and Competencies

• 1. Strategic Leadership: Ability to provide strategic direction, lead multidisciplinary teams and translate organisational priorities into effective area-level plans and results.
• 2. Programme Management: Strong capacity to oversee humanitarian and development programmes, including emergency response, health and nutrition, livelihoods, food security, climate resilience and market systems development.
• 3. Financial and Resource Management: Demonstrated ability to manage complex budgets, monitor expenditure, forecast resource requirements, oversee assets and ensure compliance with donor and organisational requirements.
• 4. People Management and Team Development: Strong skills in staff supervision, performance management, coaching, mentoring, conflict resolution and fostering an inclusive, accountable and results-oriented working environment.
• 5. Security and Risk Management: Ability to analyse changing security and humanitarian contexts, manage operational risks, facilitate humanitarian access and ensure staff safety and programme continuity.
• 6. Stakeholder Engagement and Representation: Excellent coordination, negotiation and relationship-management skills, with the ability to represent GOAL effectively with government authorities, donors, local partners, communities and humanitarian actors.
• 7. Business Development and Resource Mobilisation: Ability to identify funding opportunities, contribute to concept notes and proposal development, build strategic partnerships and support donor engagement.
• 8. Compliance, Safeguarding and Accountability: Strong understanding of donor compliance, internal controls, safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, accountability to affected populations and organisational policies.
• 9. Analytical and Decision-Making Skills: Ability to analyse programme performance, financial information and contextual developments to make evidence-based decisions, solve problems and adapt interventions to emerging needs.
• 10. Communication and Reporting: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing, presentation, negotiation and the ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• 11. Planning and Organisational Skills: Ability to prioritise competing demands, coordinate multiple projects, allocate resources efficiently and deliver results within agreed timelines.
• 12. Partnership and Localisation: Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships, strengthen local organisations' capacities, promote local leadership and facilitate collaboration with government and community structures.
• 13. Emergency Preparedness and Response: Capacity to support rapid needs assessments, contingency planning, resource mobilisation and timely emergency response to drought, conflict, displacement and other humanitarian crises.
• 14. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL): Ability to use monitoring data, programme indicators and lessons learned to assess performance, improve programme quality and promote evidence-based decision-making.
• 15. Operational and Administrative Management: Understanding of procurement, logistics, supply chain management, fleet, human resources and administrative systems to ensure effective area operations.
• 16. Digital and Information Management: Proficiency in standard office applications and digital systems for programme monitoring, budgeting, data analysis and reporting.
• 17. Adaptability and Resilience: Ability to work effectively in challenging and changing environments, manage uncertainty, resolve operational challenges and maintain team effectiveness under pressure.
• 18. Commitment to GOAL's Values: Demonstrated commitment to humanitarian principles, integrity, accountability, gender equality, inclusion, safeguarding and respect for cultural diversity.
• ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reason related to their level of skills and experience.

GOAL has a Staff Code of Conduct, Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants and children from exploitation. GOAL also has a confidentiality policy ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of GOAL, acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organisation without authority, except in the normal execution of duty. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to these policies and other GOAL and Donor policies.

GOAL’s Conflict of Interest Policy applies to all recruitment processes. Staff will be required to declare Conflict of Interest during the process.

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REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:

• GOAL will pay a competitive basic salary based on the salary grading with addition benefits.
• A chance to develop tangible experience.
• Being part of a team who continue to make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people.   

How to apply

APPLICATION PROCEEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the title & Duty station need to be written in the application letter.

• Applicants can directly apply online using www.ethioiobs.net

GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!

 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.

Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.

GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process