Woreda Team Leader – Concern Worldwide Vacancy Announcement

Employment Type: Definite period

Job Purpose:

The key focus of the Woreda Team leader is to manage and oversee the overall Concern Worldwide programs operations (including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting) in their respective Woredas. The job holder is responsible for ensuring well-organized and efficient utilization of the organization’s resources (human, financial and logistics) meeting the projects and organizational goals and objectives. He or she is representing Concern in Woreda level partners’ coordination platforms and sometimes (based on Mekelle office delegation) at zonal level coordination forums and maintain good external relationship. The Woreda team leader is expected to ensure a good working environment to staff and partners in his or her workplace undertaking participatory, transparent and accountable leadership and support. The Woreda team leader is expected to oversee the day-to-day human resource, logistics and finance activities in the respective Woreda. He or she is also responsible for liaising with Mekelle office technical people and management for mutual support.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Capacity Building and Technical supervision

• Adhere to the organizational values, policies and procedures (including human resources, finance and logistics),
• Coordinate planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the programs/projects operated in the respective Woredas,
• Provide guidance to staff on any new program initiatives and assist them in the roll-out of new initiatives or corrective actions,
• Provide technical support and advice to teams and ensure the quality of the programs,
• Coordinate regular data collection, compiling and reporting while closely working with the woreda team, and program and MEAL team in Mekelle,
• Liaise and ensure mutual support with line sectors and Woreda administration for effective joint planning, implementation and M&E Concern activities.
• Conduct field visits and supportive supervision with key stakeholders and develop actionable plan based on the findings;

Monitoring, reporting and learning

• Develop annual, monthly and weekly work plans and ensure their implementation so that project deliverables are implemented according to the approved donor proposals
• Prepare and submit timely and high-quality written reports for Concern, external stakeholders and donors. This will include weekly and monthly reports
• Review and provide feedback to draft reports produced by subordinates.
• Document and share feedback from all meetings and disseminate to the Supervisor as appropriate.
• Maintain a database of all project data in the assigned Woreda. Work with the MEAL team to analyze data and produce reports on a monthly basis.
• Coordinate the Woreda team to capture and document success stories and case studies across the projects for wider sharing,

Coordination & Liaison

• Represent Concern in different coordination forums in the Woreda in relevant matters,
• Lead internal team meetings,
• Closely and actively works with the Woreda line sectors and other agencies to promote and facilitate good working relationships, collaboration and clear communication.
• Attend external meetings to represent Concern and provide information on the  Concern projects as required

Human Resources

• Directly manage the human resource in collaboration with the Senior Systems assistant in the respective Woreda,
• Set performance objectives for direct reports using the Concern PDR system and carry out performance development reviews. Also, play a leadership role and ensure all staff in the Woreda facilitated their PDRs.
• Identify ways of increasing individual staff effectiveness and providing regular feedback on performance.
• Provide technical and managerial support to coach the Woreda team in order to build their capacity to perform their assigned roles and responsibilities,
• Address any HR issues in a timely and appropriate manner,
• Ensure good collaboration and teamwork sprit among the Woreda teams and across  Concern.

Gender

• Demonstrate understanding of Concern Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy
• Contribute to ensuring that Concern Ethiopia is a place where men and women are treated equally and with  dignity and respect
•  Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.

Accountability

In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):

• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
• work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, and that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
•  Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behavior is disseminated among program participants and communities.

Safeguarding

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood.
• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.
• Practises in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.
• Identifies and refers to appropriate services to any other associated persons including carers, family members and children at risk.
•  Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion.

Person specification

• Bachelor in Public Health, Health Care (Health officer, Nurse, Nutrition), Project Management, Food Security, Development, Agriculture and related fields. Master’s degree in the above disciplines is a plus. ,
• 5 years of relevant experience with the first degree.
•  3 years of relevant experience plus post graduate degree.
• 1 year supervisory skill •
• NGO experience is a plus.

Skills Required

• Basic managerial skills.
• Technical and report writing skills
• Computer literate.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Good communication and interpersonal skill

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefit package
• Excellent medical benefits (100% cover including dependents)
• 20 days annual leave
• 26 weeks maternity leave, 18weeks(unpaid) parental leave