I. JOB SUMMARY:
Amref Health Africa seeks to hire a full-time Higher Education Technical Advisor to oversee day-to-day implementation of higher education-focused work on USAID Ethiopia’s Integrated Youth Activity (IYA). The Advisor will be based in Amref’s Addis Ababa office, with the potential for domestic and/or international travel. The position is full-time, grant-funded, starting immediately and anticipated to end Summer 2026.
The Higher Education Technical Advisor will lead the day-to-day work on a comprehensive, youth-centered approach to improve Higher Education Institutions’ (HEI) capacity to prepare workforce-ready graduates to lead Ethiopia’s economic, civil, and social development. This position will develop and manage relationships with Ethiopian universities, Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions (TVET), senior Government of Ethiopia (GOE) officials, and implementing partner organizations, and oversee all day-to-day aspects of the design and implementation of IYA’s higher education activities.
II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Higher Education Technical Advisor will have the following duties and responsibilities:
· Coordinate and oversee implementation of all IYA higher education activities to strengthen Ethiopian HEIs’ capacity to prepare youth for labor market and career success;
· Work closely with Ethiopian HEI partners, public/private stakeholders, and U.S. partners to co-design, establish, and sustain a multi-institutional HEI Alliance that will encourage partnerships among HEI institutions, public agencies, private sector, and youth-led organizations, in order to foster innovative strategies, share best practices, and support a robust evidence-based approach to advancing youth employment in Ethiopia
· Engage Ethiopian HEI partners and public and private sector employers to expand internships, externships, and other opportunities for HEI students to gain work-relevant experience, in collaboration with Ethiopian and U.S. HEI partners
● Manage the creation and implementation of a career services professional staff development program, in collaboration with Ethiopian and U.S. HEI partners
● Coordinate with GoE and HEI partners to establish systems to collect relevant and timely data around student career preparation and employment outcomes
Supervision and Relationship Management
● Recruit, supervise, and train Ethiopia-based project staff members who will assist with implementation of IYA’s higher education activities
● Establish, manage, and maintain relationships with Ethiopian universities and TVETs and GoE officials, particularly Ministry of Science in Higher Education and Jobs Creation Commission, and represent IYA’s Higher Education team at external meetings, conferences, workshops, and other relevant convenings
● Establish and maintain relationships within IYA’s project teams and implementing partners, and manage internal communication about IYA’s higher education work
● Organize and convene HEI Alliance Working Group, including youth & professional representatives from universities, TVETs, GoE, and private sector partners
MEL and Reporting
● Strong verbal and written communication skills