The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
I. Background
The International Rescue Committee seeks an experienced Project Director to lead a proposed 4-year, $10 million program to combat exploitive child labor in Ethiopia. The proposed project is in answer to a US Department of Labor (USDOL) solicitation, and includes the following key components in order to combat child labor: a) increasing children’s access to quality education and promoting sustainable livelihoods for their households; b) increasing access to national social protection programs while strengthening policies on child labor, education and sustainable livelihoods; c) strengthening the capacity of national institutions to combat child labor, address its root causes and promote alternatives to child labor; d) raising awareness on exploitive child labor and the importance of education; e) supporting research and data collection on exploitive child labor; and f) promoting long-term sustainability of efforts to combat exploitive child labor. This position is contingent on IRC being awarded the cooperative agreement.
II. Responsibilities
The Project Director will be responsible for overall project management, supervision, administration, and implementation of the requirements of the cooperative agreement. He/she will:
• Be responsible for the overall management, planning, and coordination of the project; • Establish and maintain systems for project operations; • Ensure that all cooperative agreement deadlines are met and that targets are achieved; • Maintain working relationships with project stakeholders, including USDOL and government counterparts, including the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs; • Provide creative leadership in identifying opportunities to enhance project impact through linkages with the private sector, the youth sector, and potential partners in the Ethiopia; • Oversee the preparation and submission of technical and financial reports to USDOL; • Maintain timely communication and coordination amongst IRC, project partners and other stakeholders; • Manage project staff and monitor work of IRC partners.
III. Qualifications
Individuals should hold a Master’s Degree or higher in education, development studies, economics, livelihoods or related fields and possess a minimum of five years of professional experience including three years of professional experience in a leadership role in implementation of complex basic education, technical education or youth livelihoods’ programs in developing countries. The successful candidate will have experience in: Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET); sustainable livelihoods; education policy; improving educational quality and access; educational assessment of disadvantaged students; development of community participation in the improvement of basic education for disadvantaged students; and monitoring and evaluation of basic education projects. Consideration will be given to candidates with additional years of experience working with officials of ministries of education and/or labor.
Candidates must also have knowledge of exploitive child labor issues, and experience in the development of transitional, formal, and/or non-formal vocational education and training of young people removed from exploitive child labor and/or victims of the worst forms of child labor. Experience managing USDOL-funded projects is preferred.
Candidates should have strong writing and editorial skills; be able to work under pressure; and possess strong interpersonal and intercultural skills that enable them to work well with a diverse team. Fluency in English is required and working knowledge of Amharic is recommended.
Please apply online: www.ircjobs.org or http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=7435 .
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