Area Coordinator
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Mercy Corps Ethiopia External Vacancy Announcement
Job Position-2 Area Coordinator
Required Qualification and Experience
Education: Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Public Administration, Political Science, Governance, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology, Programme Management or a related field; a Master’s degree is an advantage.
At least five years of progressively responsible programme-management experience with an international non-governmental organisation (INGO), including significant field-level coordination, implementation or team-management responsibility.
At least two years of supervisory or team-leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to set priorities, coach staff, manage performance and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder implementation and coordinating government, community, partner, technical and operational actors; experience managing implementing partners is required.
Demonstrated ability to engage constructively with Ethiopian government institutions at regional and local levels; experience working in Oromia Region or comparable field contexts is an advantage.
Strong workplanning, budget-monitoring, reporting, facilitation, negotiation and problem-solving skills, with sound understanding of conflict sensitivity, Do No Harm, safeguarding, community accountability and inclusive programming.
Relevant experience in borderlands, migration, trafficking, protection, governance, peacebuilding, community security, justice or law-enforcement-related programming is strongly preferred; FCDO or other major-donor experience is an advantage.
Excellent written and spoken English and Amharic. Afaan Oromo is strongly preferred; additional Ethiopian languages relevant to programme locations are an asset.
Duty Station: Yabelo, Ethiopia,