Girl Effect Technical Advisor (Individual Consultant) Jobs in Ethiopia
Background
Girl Effect Ethiopia, a non-profit organization that works to unlock the power of girls, was established in 2013 and has since provided health information and influenced health-seeking behavior for adolescent girls and young women through mass media and digital communication.
Working closely with young women and community experts, Girl Effect crafts innovative and responsive programs, enabling girls to explore diverse opportunities, shift their attitudes, and make informed decisions regarding their health, education, and financial choices. Through their empowering initiatives, Girl Effect Ethiopia ensures that each girl can pave her path to a brighter future, embracing a life of agency, opportunity, and success.
In 2014, Girl Effect created the youth brand “Yegna,” which means ‘ours’ in Amharic. Rooted in Ethiopian culture and co-developed with thousands of Ethiopian girls, Yegna equips and inspires young people to overcome the barriers they face every day. Yegna created Ethiopia’s first TV drama for teenagers, with a nationwide reach of 9.8 million people.
The drama challenges the way society views girls and encourages positive behavior change by tackling the complex issues girls face – from violence and early marriage to barriers to education and vaccination.
Context of the Role
We’re looking for a technical advisor who can support Girl Effect Ethiopia country teams in designing and delivering respective programmes.
What You Will Do
Duties to include:
Work with the local and global program team to guide and support the design and implementation of Girl Effect programs in Ethiopia by ensuring that interventions are strategically aligned, meet our obligations to donors and deliver impact for adolescent girls and young women – on time and within budget.
Work with local teams to resolve significant technical and strategic questions related to the different programmes.
Provide technical input into documents related to the respective programmes, including but not limited to; in-country session preparations, multi-media content, literature reviews and research protocols.
Advise on respective Programme creative outputs such as content messaging, products, and services designed with and for young women and girls.
Attend and contribute to meetings across the design and delivery phase of the Programme as requested.
Assist teams in identifying and engaging relevant stakeholders in the health sector.
Ensure that we have the necessary buy-in and support to deliver on our respective Programme strategy while keeping abreast of national and global policy changes.
Provide strategic input and support to bolster the GE-funder partnership inclusive of:
Drafting documents related to reporting, including but not limited to, midline and annual reports, donor presentations, meeting briefings and correspondence.
Attending and contributing to funder meetings or preparations as requested.
Identifying and facilitating opportunities to showcase the GE and respective funder partnerships on outlets where innovations are highlighted.
Development of the program’s learning agenda, synthesizing and disseminating lessons learned internally and externally.
Contribute to the development of future grant applications and funding opportunities.
Who You Are
Work Experience and Education:
You have a master’s degree in international development, Business Administration, Strategic Management, Communications, Marketing, Public Health or a related field.
You have at least 10 years of work experience, 5 of which should be at the senior management level.
You’re fluent in English and are confident writing detailed reports and proposals.
You have an extensive network of contacts and strong relationships within Ethiopia’s private and public sectors.
Ideally, you have experience managing significant annual budgets (in the region of at least $500,000 to $1 million).
You have strong project management skills managing complex, multifaceted projects, resulting in measurable successes and program growth.
You have experience in one or more of the following areas:
Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) and/or Media for Development (M4D) — Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW)
Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in particular
Information Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)
Experience working on programmes that have used Human-Centered Design, Participatory Design or Lean Innovation approaches would also be a bonus.
Qualities:
Strategic thinking: we need a strategic thinker who can go beyond the obvious to spot and take advantage of immediate and long-term opportunities in a way that positions our organization as a credible partner, innovator and leader.
Partnership building: we need someone who can identify and create alignments between organizations and with governments, developing mutually beneficial partnerships across the International Development and Social Change sectors.
Communication skills: you need to be able to collaborate with teams to craft proposals and reports for potential donors and represent the organization at high-profile speaking events.
Mission alignment: we are looking for someone with a commitment to empowering adolescent girls and young women (as well as youth in general), someone who believes in a girl’s right to take control of her health and her body, to pursue a livelihood of her own choice, to have a family when she’s ready, to make decisions for herself and her children.
Team Player: we need someone who can effectively navigate working with the broader teams, in and out of country, to ensure that all relevant personnel are actively engaged and consulted through offline and digital channels. You need to be able to work with an array of digital platforms to achieve the same.
How to Apply
To apply for this opportunity, please share your CV and application by email with the subject line “Technical Advisor-Ethiopia” to [email protected]
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