Competencies, Qualifications and Experience:

• Personal qualities of integrity and commitment to ZOA’s mission; proactive, hands-on and confident communicator who will work positively and helpfully with programmes and operations colleagues in ZOA Ethiopia
• Bachelor’s degree in Public administration and Management, Development studies, Peace building security and governance, International relations or related fields;
• Minimum of at least three years’ experience in working on peace building project, governance issues with civil society;
• Experience in projects planning, Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning;
• Knowledge of the key issues and trends in Peace building and conflict resolution;
• Past work experience in Gambella Regional State is desirable;
• Ability to work independently as a part of a team to implement the project;
• Proven analytical skills and ability to think strategically;
• Fluency in English – written and verbal;
• Ability to communicate in local languages is desirable;
• Experience in Field data analysis packages;
• Effective IT Skills (Microsoft Office);
• Planning, narrative and financial reporting skills;
• Communication, tact and negotiation skills;
• Conceptual understanding of peace building and conflict resolution.
• Good knowledge and understanding in demonstrating gender awareness and sensitivity and organization code of conduct;
• Ability and willingness to work as a member of the team, with people of different cultural, and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations;

VALUES:

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving results in line with ZOA core values;
• Good knowledge of CHS and capacitate partners to work in adherence to CHS;
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved;
• Creates a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self;
• Widely shares personal vision for ZOA, engages and motivates others;

Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues, members, donors and partners;
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength;
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions;
• Willing to take calculated risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency;
• Always acts in the best interests of children.