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We are looking for a highly qualified and competent National Dialogue Coordinator - Participation for The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) that was officially established through the Proclamation (No. 1265/2021) that was passed by the House of People’s Representatives in February 2022.
About the commission
The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) was officially established through the Proclamation (No. 1265/2021) that was passed by the House of People’s Representatives in February 2022. The Commission is established to independently lead, coordinate and broker efforts aimed toward an inclusive and participatory national dialogue. Eleven Commissioners were nominated through an open process to lead the process for 3 years.
Upon its establishment, the ENDC, as defined in the Proclamation, was assigned to perform specific tasks including: i) facilitating consultation among the various segments of society by identifying the root causes of the differences on fundamental national issues and filtering the thematic topics on which the discussions will take place, ii) implementing an effective national dialogue process by ensuring it is inclusive, transparent, led by a competent and impartial facilitators, with a clear focus on the cause of disagreements, guided by key principles of impartiality and integrity, and have a clear plan to implement the results of the consultations; iii) establishing a system of deliberations that will improve the relationship among the different segments of the population as well as between the public and the government so as to enable the creation of new political dispensation that is marked by mutual trust and constructive engagement; iv) supporting the implementation of the recommendations emerging from the dialogues and build an open and democratic system of trust between citizens, the government and the people at all levels; v) support for the development of a political culture that can solve internal problems that have been simmering for generations through dialogue and create a conducive environment for the building of a democratic system; vi) laying the social and political foundations on the basis of which current problems can be solved in a sustainable manner, ensuring lasting peace; and vii) laying a firm foundation for national consensus and the building of a state with strong legitimacy.
Since its official establishment, the ENDC, through its commissioners and Secretariat has been engaged in preparatory activities needed to ensure it successfully discharges its mandate by accomplishing the above-mentioned tasks. The major ones include the establishment of its Secretariat – a critical entity that would provide the much-needed operational and logistical support to the work of the Commission; conducting different level preliminary consultations with representatives of various segments of the society (Women, Youth, CSOs, Political Parties, etc) that helped ENDC to listen to expectations, clarify on issues and solicit support and cooperation to launch the much needed genuine and inclusive national dialogue; and the deployment of experts to conduct research, facilitate and lead on participants selection, agenda setting, capacity building, communication, and public outreach, monitoring and evaluation and documentation and other support activities to facilitate a successful national dialogue process in Ethiopia.
This task of ENDC is a huge undertaking as there have been multifaceted and diversified historical, social, and political perspectives, aspirations, and interests of the Ethiopian society that has never been properly listened to and entertained in transparent, rightful, and inclusive ways. This task thus needs the support and contribution of qualified technical experts and professionals who can efficiently engage in the planning and implementation of the different level dialogue processes. In addition, the preparation and implementation of a genuine and inclusive dialogue process require experts support to craft the participant's selection mechanism to ensure fair and equal representation from all segments of the society that include women and youth community members, civil society organizations, labour unions, academics, teachers, students, social and mainstream media representatives, traditional and religious leaders, political elites, activists, eminent persons, the general public, government, the military, opposition groups, minority groups, industry and business leaders and other informal groups in Ethiopia.
Job Purpose
The ENDC is seeking to fill the position of National Dialogue Coordinators-Participation who will be responsible to lead the development and implementation of participants’ selection and engagement process for the planned dialogue sessions at all levels. The contribution of the Position will be to help ENDC in designing and leading a more inclusive and transparent dialogue process that will ensure the representation of all segments of the society in Ethiopia.
The main objective of the National Dialogue Coordinator -Participation post is to support the ENDC design and implement a transparent dialogue participants selection and engagement mechanism to ensure an all-inclusive national dialogue process in Ethiopia. By so doing, it will improve the relationship among the different segments of the population as well as between the public to create a new political dispensation that is marked by mutual trust and constructive engagement.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Type (Regular or Short term): Regular
Office- or Home-based: Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission
Expected starting date: Up on signing of the contract
Qualification and Experience Required/desired
Competencies Required
Core Competencies:
Cross-Functional Competencies- Functional/ Technical Competencies:
Analytical Abilities:
Partnership and Networking:
Innovation, Outreach, and Communication:
System Thinking
Gender and Institution Development: