ICT Technical Support Officer
Background on Tasking Order #19: Technical Assistance Support to Improve the Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance in Drought Affected Areas of Ethiopia
The Building Resilience in Ethiopia - Technical Assistance (BRE-TA) programme is part of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s (FCDO - previously DFID) bilateral humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia. The BRE Technical Assistance (BRE-TA) component is co-financed with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).[1] The overall goal of BRE-TA support is to support the Government of Ethiopia to ‘Establish a fully functional DRM system and develop an associated capacity to manage humanitarian and climate shocks.’
To achieve this overall goal the DRM workstream is organized around three building blocks: DRM Coordination and Leadership, DRM Mainstreaming, and DRM Information and Knowledge. This ToR speaks to building blocks 1 and 3 and complements ongoing longer-term capacity-building support BRE-TA is providing to the EDRMC for DRM policy reform and Early Warning for Early Action.
The request for TA support was made in January 2022 by the Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) to help enhance the humanitarian drought response, given current capacity gaps.
Roles and Responsibilities
Duration
Start date and expected duration of assignment: The ITSO assignment is a full-time position beginning as soon as possible.
Probation: A probation period of 60 working days will be applied, followed by the first performance review conducted.
Reporting Responsibilities
To whom are reports submitted: All reports will be submitted to EDRMC Logistics Department and DRM workstream Lead.
Duty Station: Wereta, Sodo, Shashemene, Adama, Diredawa, Shinile, Kombolcha,Mekele
Required Number: One for each location
Educational Qualifications and Work Experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Language: Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and Amharic.