Internal and External Vacancy Announcement
Plant With Purpose/Floresta is a non-governmental organization based in San Diego, CA, USA, whose mission is to reverse poverty and deforestation by transforming the lives of the rural poor.
Floresta Ethiopia is implementing different development societal activities to improve economic empowerment and environmental restoration with emphasis on gender equity and inclusion in Andebet Woreda, South Gondar Zone of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Thus, Floresta Ethiopia would like to invite competent candidates who fulfill the requirements listed below.
General Function
The ME&L Head and Communications Specialist is a highly visible Leadership and Management position that reports to the Country Director. The position will manage all aspects of the MEL and Communications strategy, plans and activities, including, implementation and development. Provide leadership, strategic direction, monitoring and evaluation of all aspects of the Program.
The position also plays a key role in the Senior Management Team (SMT), typical tasks include developing effective corporate communication strategies, managing internal communications (memos, newsletters etc.) Drafting content (e.g. press releases) for mass media or company website collects and processing data to generate reports, monitor innovations, document best practices, capacity building for staff data collection, coordinating program activity schedule, and budget, reporting and report processing on the current state of the program. These tasks ensure the program stays on track with a focus on providing actionable data for continuous improvement of the program in alignment with the Theory of Change
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Field Visit
Reporting
Technical skills
Qualities for success
Travel requirements and demands
Frequent travel to project sites which at times may be in difficult and physically arduous conditions
Reports to: Country Director
Salary and Benefit: Negotiable
Location: Bahir Dar, Amhara
Job Status: Full Time Contract
Required Skills
Education Background
BA/BSC or MA/MSc in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Project planning and management, Management, Development Economics and Statistics with 6/8 years related work experience,
Preferred