Project Coordinator
About the Job
Development Expertise Center DEC is a local CSO established in 2007 and re-registered in May 2019 as per the new Authority for CSO Proclamation by the Ethiopian government bearing a registration number of 0009. The organization has five major programs; Child Well-being and Education Development Program, Gender and Life Skill Development, Employable Skills Development Program, Advocacy, and Humanitarian Emergency Program. DEC actively works in six National Regional States and one city administration of Ethiopia namely Amhara, Afar, Oromia, Tigray, Gambela, Benishangul Gumuz, and Addis Ababa City Administration. DEC would like to recruit for the following position.
Required No. 1.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Develop Project Plans; maintain comprehensive project documentation and reports.
- Contribute to technical excellence at consortium by being an active member of the technical working lab assigned.
- Provide technical assistance to project implementation to foster continuous improvement in quality in both programmatic and operational performance.
- Create a good and collaborative work atmosphere with the Program Coordinator and grassroots community.Â
- Mobilizes resources initiates and implements projects, and ensures achievements to attain the organization’s mission and objectives.
- Deploy innovative tools and methodologies for their project implementation.Â
- Ensures, and Supports that the program/ project strategic objectives and results are fully achieved and meet expected technical quality standards.
- Participate in the preparation of project proposals, timeframes, schedules, and budgets.
- Â Communicate and cooperate with relevant stakeholders to identify and define project requirements, scope, and objectives.
- Â Responsible for maintaining crucial project documents that track project progress.
- Â Closely watch the project schedule, monitoring deadlines for each project task.
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- MA in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Social Work, Project Management, or related field with 7 years and above CSO experience in a similar or related position.
Additional Skill
- Good communication skills in teamwork team mobilizations and partnership management;
- Experience in facilitating assessments, best practice capturing, and working With communities.
- Good report writing, use of technology application skills
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: [email protected]
Assistant Monitoring Evaluation and Learning MEL Officer
Required No. 1.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Participates in the planning, coordination, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting activities of Programs/Projects.Â
- She/he designs and participates in all MEL-related activities, mobilizes resources, initiates and checks the implementations of programs/projects, and fosters collaborations to attain the organization’s mission and objectives.
- Work to provide support on  leadership, oversight, and coordination for the PMEL unit,
- Plan assessment and Research activities of DEC projects with a clear methodology that supports the efficient implementation and achievement of goals.
- Preparing and timely submitting all project-related reports and documents.
- Support Program teams to provide timely and quality reporting to inform the management team
- Design surveys and other data collection tools to gather data internally
- Coordinate regular meetings with MEL contacts;
- Design surveys and other data collection tools to gather data internally;
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- BA/ MA in M&E, Business/ Economics, Psychology, Sociology, or Social Work with 5 years and above CSO experience in a similar or related position.
Additional Skill
- Good communication skills in teamwork team mobilizations and partnership management.
- Experience in facilitating assessments, best practice capturing, and working with communities.
- Good report writing, use of technology application skills
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: [email protected]
Economic Empowerment Officer
Required No. 1.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Support field-level needs assessments; youth-led community project identification, and business proposal development activities.
- Participate in the preparation of a detailed implementation plan in collaboration with another project team particularly on youth and Women’s economic empowerment activities.
- Establish working relationships and partnerships with government partners, donors, private actors, and other stakeholders to enhance structured opportunities for youth economic empowerment.
- Provide capacity-building training to the members on different themes, cascade different ToT training, and ensure the quality of economic strengthening interventions.
- Promote and support target groups and coalitions to innovate and/or create different ways to generate income such as fundraising initiatives and external funding via grants and sponsorship to ensure the sustainability of the youth centers and community projects.
- Support planning, organization, and implementation of events including workshops, awareness-raising campaigns, and experience-sharing opportunities for youth and Women’s economic empowerment Â
- Support and facilitate the implementation of entrepreneurship-related activities as per the set work plan and methodologies
- Support the engagement of youth and women in opportunities from the private sector within the targets.
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- BA Degree in any Business field with 3 years and above in a similar or related position.
Additional Skill
- Good communication skills in teamwork team mobilizations and partnership management;
- Experience in facilitating assessments, best practice capturing, and working With target youth and Women.
- Experience in facilitating assessments, best practice capturing and working with communities
- Ability to conduct training and track progress
- Good report writing, use of technology application skills Â
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: [email protected]
Employability skill development and training officer
Required No. 1.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Design and organize training for youth and women groups give cascaded training on employability and entrepreneurship skills.
- Organize and facilitate youth and women mobilization, registration, and awareness creation events on the importance and role of youth and women.
- Develop and implement capacity-strengthening plans. Develop tools, checklists, and guides to facilitate assessment and knowledge transfer.
- Support target groups, identify skill gaps in the youth and women coalition, and coach them. Strengthen public-private partnerships.
- Provide capacity-building training to the group leaders and members on different themes, and cascade different ToT trainings. Support and contribute significantly to the ongoing development of employability skills development and support
- Â Support planning, organization, and implementation of events including workshops, awareness-raising campaigns, and experience-sharing opportunities for youth economic empowerment
- Take a coordinating lead concerning employability skills enhancement across the project.
- Contribute to the development and timely submission of written reports,
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- BA Degree in Psychology, Sociology/ Social Work, or any business field 3 years and above in a similar or related position.
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: [email protected]
Community mobilizers and Facilitators
Required No. 4.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during planning and development meetings, workshops, and seminars.
- Facilitate and monitor the implementation of planned activities and community-level engagements.
- Identify targets, collect data, Report, conduct campaign, educate and mobilize community; meet stakeholders,Â
- Identify local-level partners, and support and facilitate the partnership in the implementation of planned activities.
- Â Mobilize and facilitate active participation of communities to participate in planning, monitoring implementation, and evaluation of community development initiatives.
- Build the capacity of Targeted people, families, and communities to collectively engage local leaders on identified issues.
-  Support development of integrated monitoring plan in assigned area with area stakeholders
- Support reflection meetings at the local level to assess progress.
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- BA Degree in any Social Science or Business field with 3 years and above in a similar or related position
Additional Skill
-  Confident in English languages, Writing, and speaking skills in additional local languages are a plus ;
- Good communication skills in teamwork team mobilizations and partnership management;
- Experience in facilitating assessments, best practice capturing and working with communities
- Ability to conduct training and track progress;
- Good report writing, use of technology application skillsÂ
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: [email protected]
Finance Officer
Required No. 1.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Assists the Admin & Financial Directors /Coordinators with the preparation and consolidation of the annual budget
- Prepare and reconcile general bank statements.
- Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the computerized accounting system.
- Prepare income statements and balance sheets.
- Provides technical support to outside auditors.
- Prepares payroll and reviews the tabulation, monitoring, and distribution of payroll costs to appropriate general ledger accounts.
- Maintain financial files and records &oversee the accounts payable and accounts receivable.Â
- Issue, code, and authorize purchase orders.
- Reconciles the accounts payable; the accounts receivable and weekly deposits.
- Manage distribution of utility bills and collections of accounts.
- Handles settlement of advances made to partners and prepares reimbursement requests documents/ correspondence and expenditure reports.
- Monitors grant-related expenditures and ledgers; prepares annual expenditure reports.
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- BA Degree in  Accounting & Finance with 5 years and above CSO experience  in similar or related position
Additional Skill
- Advanced PC skills, particularly knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel as well as other financial software packages.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and Knowledge of government grant and contracting procedures
- Advanced skill in IPSAS and Knowledge of Peachtree
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint
- Communication
- Accounting
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: [email protected]
Field Cashier
Required No. 1.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Ensure to made all payments are based on the organizational policy and procedure.Â
- Ensures that all financial & budgetary documents are filled and maintained according to the organization’s accounting & budgetary policies and as revised.
- Performs internal audits of accounts payable, payroll distribution, fixed assets, etc;
- Review the project budget utilization and control it with the program staff.
- Ensures timely responses to external and internal communications regarding financial issues.
- Ensures that financial and administrative reporting deadlines are respected.
- Develop financial Report for the head office on time
- Control and follow up on the cash payments and cash withdrawals from the bank
- Prepare bank reconciliation and check whether each payment whether they made based on the budget or not
- Settled all Government and other payable on time.
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- BA Degree in Accounting & Finance with 3 years and above in a similar or related position
Additional Skill
- Advanced PC skills, particularly knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel as well as other financial software packages.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and Knowledge of government grant and contracting procedures
- Advanced skill in IPSAS and Knowledge of Peachtree
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint
- Communication
- Accounting
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: [email protected]
Store and Archive
Required No. 1.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Monitor and continuously improve the effectiveness of data management procedures and processes according to objectives.
- Updating and maintenance of the document control database by monitoring all incoming/outgoing documentation and entering and management of document
- Ensures the proper and smooth flow of documents and files out of the filing system of the Central Archive and the immediate return of documents to their appropriate places and follows-up on lost, missing, and misplaced files;
- Arrange for the proper storage of inactive or dead files and the disposal of unusable records based on established policies and procedures;
- Supervises the receipt and the registering, stamping, and indexing of incoming and outgoing letters, mail, and copies;
- Evaluating records for preservation and retention – some may be fragile and need careful handling, repair, or conservation;
- Ensuring all document control procedures are adhered to organization rules and regulations
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- BA/ 10+3in any Business or Social Science field with 3 years and above in a similar or related position.
Additional Skill
- Good communication skills in teamwork team mobilizations and partnership management;
- Experience in facilitating and evaluating records for preservation and retentionÂ
- Ability to update and maintain the documents.
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: Archive [email protected]
Business Development & Market Linkage Officer
Required No. 1.
Duty Station Development Expertise Center DEC Mekele Area Office
Female Applicants are appreciated.
Role and responsibilities
- Identify possibilities to form market linkages among tourism destinations.
- Detailed studies to identify types of business development and market linkage characteristics.
- Organize and place the best business and market linkage development activities for duplication throughout the country.
- Consult stakeholders and decision-makers in the tourism business market.
- Engagement and provision of expertise in project proposal preparation aiming at different business development and market linkages.
- Propose approaches to sustain businesses.
Closing date: 13/10 /2024
About You
Education and work experience
- BA Degree in any Business field with 3 years and above in a similar or related position.
Additional Skill
- Very good communication and interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving and creative thinking skills
- Good at community engagement and stakeholder mobilization skill
Required Skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
How To Apply
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Copies of CV + supporting documents are non-returnable.
One applicant should apply only for one position.
Any Interested Applicant can apply to the position by collecting his/her CV and a copy of documents via email: [email protected]
