Addis Ababa
Dan Church Aid
Fighting Inequality Program Manager (Women Empowerment/Youth Engagement/Advocacy) (Re-advertised) Dan Church Aid (DCA) DCA is a Danish Humanitarian and Development organization working to assist and empower people affected by poverty and disasters to live a life of dignity. In Ethiopia, DCA’s area of works includes humanitarian response, food security, Resilience building of vulnerable community members, and Gender and capacity building of civil society organizations. Currently, DCA Ethiopia Office is looking for a competent Fight Inequality Program Manager for its Head Office- Addis Ababa. The Fighting Inequality Program Manager will contribute to the successful management and lead the implementation of DCA Objective. Vacancy Number: DCA-ET/VA- 017/2023 Description of Position The PM will contribute to DCA Ethiopia and its partners’ work in Fighting Extreme Inequalities with a particular focus on youth engagement and women empowerment; he/she will also lead on key cross-cutting issues such as gender, advocacy, and rights-based approach. In collaboration with others in the team, will facilitate capacity building of DCA and partner staff in cross-cutting issues.  This position reports directly to the Head of Programme (HoP) Over all Responsibilities of the Job:   In close collaboration with the Head of Programme, take overall responsibility to manage the Fighting Inequality thematic area efficiently and effectively with special focus on Women Empowerment, Youth Engagement, and Advocacy of the DCA Ethiopia Country Programme (DCA direct and partner projects), including its financial aspects. In collaboration with DCA programme team and partners, achieve a well-developed, monitored, evaluated, and managed Fighting Inequality corresponds to DCA Country Programme goals.The PM will also be involved in programme development, monitoring and documentation of learning particularity in the areas related to advocacy, and gender and youth development. Main Tasks – Detailed Project Implementation and project budget management Lead in project planning, implementation, and budgeting of projects in Fighting Inequality thematic areas.In collaboration with finance team, establish regular project budget review and rolloutIn collaboration with HoP, assess feasibility of new partner project proposals, explore alternative options, and where appropriate, assist partners in developing proposals and recommendation of new proposals for funding. Ensure partner reports are received on time and a completion report is produced at the end of the project. Closely follow the budget utilization of select partners and take appropriate corrective actions (in consultation with finance) to ensure the project budget is used timely for the intended purpose In consultation with the HoP and Finance team, provide appropriate and timely solution to partner issues related to thematic area or issues of accountability. Closely follow timely fund transfer for select partner projects Monitoring and Evaluation and learning In discussion with the HoP and in coordination with partners, plan for field visits of the projects including preparing a brief note/ToR prior to the visit and developing a full monitoring report after returning from the field. In collaboration with the MEAL PM&E Manager, ensure partner reporting systems capture cross-cutting issuesIn collaboration with the relevant staff (finance and M&E), organize in partner project monitoring visits and ensure that the partners’ projects are visited timely and feedback is given to partners with portfolio In collaboration with the M&E team, document learning from DCA and partners projectsIn collaboration with the programme managers and partners, do communication for advocacy and/or promoting DCA/partner workTake part in government and DCA country report preparationInvolve in quarter reviews of DCA programme and ensure that cross-cutting issues are addressed in the project planning and implementation Needs Assessment and Planning Initiate specialized research/need assessment particularly related to youth development and women empowermentTake active part in development of strategic focus of youth development, women empowerment, and cross-cutting issuesAs assigned, take part in needs assessment processes.Take part in proposal development and ensure that cross-cutting issues (gender, youth development, RBA, partnership and capacity building of local actors) is appropriately considered in projects Capacity Building Participate in capacity assessment of DCA partner organizations working in Fighting InequalitySupport assessment of DCA and partner organizations capacity on issues related to active citizenship, advocacy, gender transformative programming, inclusion, etc. Identify need-based training for DCA and partner organizations and give input to their capacity building/strengthening plan Mainstreaming cross-cutting issues Periodically conduct mainstreaming analysis of gender,  rights-based approach, etc. and that DCA Ethiopia work does not aggravate the vulnerability and existing inequalities in the communitySupport gender transformative project development.Lead on specialised research to generate evidence as required for advocacy inputs Networking and Representation Identify and engage with networks relevant to Fighting InequalityIn consultation with the HoP, represent DCA at different forums Other Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager. Type of Contract: Two years Contract with possibility of extension Duty Station: Addis Ababa Reporting to: Head of Program Expected Start Date:  As soon as possible