Ethiopia: Chief of Party, BRACED Programme

Jan 31, 2015 | Farm Africa
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Farm Africa is a different kind of charity, working to end hunger and bring prosperity to rural eastern Africa. Our sustainable, community-led projects help Africa’s farmers feed Africa’s people for the long-term. 

We want to double our reach by 2015 and are looking for talented staff to help us achieve this. We can reach more farmers by being experts in our field, pushing boundaries, working flexibly and sharing knowledge.

Farm Africa is recruiting a Chief of Party for its new Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes & Disasters (BRACED) Programme. This is an exciting and groundbreaking opportunity for Farm Africa, targeting around 340,000 climate vulnerable people in the Afar, Somali and SNNP regions of Ethiopia.

The CofP role is an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified and experienced development professional. We are looking for someone who has proven leadership and deep project management skills and experience, has excellent relationship skills as well as knowledge and experience of delivering projects that enhance community resilience. 

If you are looking for an exciting challenge in 2015, this could be the role for you. You will be responsible for a team of around 30 people, a budget of 6.9million ($10m) and will be working closely with the private commercial, financial and public sectors and stakeholders as well as development partners.

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with frequent travel

Duration: 3 years, full time

Salary:  Attractive salary & benefit package

If you are interested in this role, please visit our website www.farmafrica.org/jobs/jobs for further details.

Farm Africa is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.