Development and Project Management

About the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world.&nbsp;LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Ethiopia&nbsp;&nbsp;LWF World Service Ethiopia is a registered foreign charity, which has been operating in Ethiopia since 1973 implementing various development and humanitarian projects in different parts of Ethiopia.&nbsp;LWF World Service Ethiopia works closely with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), the Ethiopian Government, UN organizations and other funding partners. Its thematic areas include the promotion of food security and sustainable livelihood, sustainable natural resources management, emergency preparedness, response and rehabilitation, and capacity building.&nbsp;A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community-based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures.LWF Safeguarding Commitment LWF World Service is committed to creating and maintaining a safe organization where people we come in contact with are protected from harm and abuse. Harm and abuse may include but are not limited to physical, psychological, and sexual violence and abuse, financial and material abuse, all forms of modern slavery, and all forms of maltreatment and exploitation.

The Lutheran World Federation World Service - Ethiopia

Job PurposeThe project team leader is responsible for the overall management, planning and implementation of all the project activities in the various sectors within the project area mentioned below. He is responsible for the management of the project’s personnel and financial and material resources. He ensures the proper running of the project and liaises the project with government and other stakeholders. The project will be implemented in Jewi Refugee Camp and the surrounding kebeles (Jewi, Qarmi and Bonga).&nbsp;The position holder shall:<ul><li>Coordinate and supervise overall administrative and operational activities of the project in Jewi refugee camp and kebeles in the surrounding areas.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure that project activities are implemented as per the plan, within the Pre-determined timelines and allocated budget,</li><li>Lead the overall planning, implementation and monitoring of the livelihoods and climate change and resilience building interventions,</li><li>Follow up and participate in the climate risk assessment, baseline study and mapping of stakeholders in climate change and resilience building,</li><li>Build relationship and work with networks on climate change and resilience building issues to advance the issue of climate change,&nbsp;</li><li>Represent LWF in various sector platforms and task force meetings at camp, woreda, zonal levels and regional levels.&nbsp;</li><li>Closely follow up on the performance of component officers of the project and take timely corrective measures for performance below expectation,</li><li>Initiate, coordinate and conduct various needs assessment and propose new interventions as necessary,&nbsp;</li><li>Keep appropriate contact with UNHCR, RRS, government line departments, local authorities, service cooperatives, CBOs, local population, as well as with other institutions and NGOs as found necessary for the project planning, implementation, collaboration and sustainability.</li><li>Administer and supervise the entire project personnel and such responsibilities include all managerial activities like hiring, suspending and taking or recommending disciplinary actions in accordance with the labour law and the policy and guidelines of the organization,</li><li>Monitor project expenditures on daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure that it is within the approved budget,</li><li>Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual and terminal reports and submit to the concerned program officer as per the reporting schedules,&nbsp;</li><li>Set annual objective to project staff and compile performances by annually&nbsp;</li><li>Prepare annual work plan and working budget and submit to the head office through the concerned program officer,</li><li>Ensure proper operation of the project office and build and facilitate team work among project staff, &nbsp;</li><li>Conduct project management meetings every on a weekly or biweekly basis and submit the minutes to concerned program officer on regular basis,</li><li>Induct new staff with all LWF Ethiopia Staff Rules, Organizational Polices and other Operational Manuals,&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitate capacity building initiatives to staff and local level actors on various issues including climate change and disaster risk reduction,</li><li>Collect, analyze, document and share learnings and best practices in the areas of climate change, gender, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building,</li><li>Follow all organizational procedures as outlined in LWF’s policies, staff rules, and other operation manuals,&nbsp;</li><li>Perform any other duties as may be assigned to him/her by the Program Officer or his/her designate,</li></ul>

Project Team Leader.

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