The Project Coordinator (PC) in Ethiopia has responsibility for coordinating the Better Migration Management (BMM) project activities on the ground. The objective of Better Migration Management’s (BMM) Component 4 (C4) is to provide migrants and potential migrants in target locations with better awareness of, and more and better information to inform their decision about their options. The vehicle for engagement will be through regional CSO partners who will provide awareness raising services to migrants. You will supervise, lead and train a team under the guidance of the East Africa Manager and other senior leaders at Seefar. You will be the local face of the project, engage with stakeholders and enjoy being a valued member of the Seefar team. You will have demonstrated project management experience, preferably in the development sector; have thematic experience on, and a strong interest in, migration issues; have management experience; be a natural communicator and always responsive; are results focussed; and have complete fluency in English, Tigranyi and Amharic. This position is based in Addis, Ethiopia and is for an initial 9-month contract.
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Seefar continues to grow and this role will be responsible for coordinating and growing a new project on the ground in Ethiopia. The role requires someone with at least five years professional experience in managing teams and implementing projects and who is smart, intrinsically motivated, worldly, interested in hard challenges and is highly flexible and efficient.
The following are the primary responsibilities of the role, with estimated allocations of time and attention.
Approximately 90% of your time and attention:
Approximately 10% of your time and attention:
Your work as a Project Coordinator in Ethiopia will require you to undertake local travel to project implementation sites around Ethiopia.
Current and former personnel have noted the points below as positive features of Seefar’s work environment and culture:
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To excel in this role, you will have five years professional project and personnel management experience in Ethiopia. You have complete fluency in written and spoken English. You will have complete fluency in written and spoken Tigranyi and Amharic. You have an undergraduate degree, are highly organised, communicate regularly and effectively, have the ability to prioritise and are highly productive. You are naturally responsive and are client focussed, while also able to work autonomously. You are motivated by an Enterprise performance framework focused on social impact. You are Ethiopian.
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