Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 29th Oct 2020
We are here for our neighbours in need, who are suffering in this broken world.
ZOA, as an international NGO, supports people who have lost everything due to armed conflict or natural disaster. Together, we can come to their aid in emergencies and remain faithful to communities as they recover – providing new opportunities for them to help themselves again. The work of ZOA is coordinated from the Netherlands. We are active in multiple countries in Africa, South America, the Middle East Region, and Asia. We work with approximately 900 employees worldwide and with (local) partners. We invite you to join our team of committed colleagues.
ZOA-Ethiopia works with IDPs, host populations, returnees, and a large population of refugees who fled a lethal combination of violence and drought in Somalia, South Sudan and Eritrea. ZOA supports IDPs through the construction of water points and latrines. ZOA also partners with IOM to provide emergency shelter kits. By providing dignity kit to women safety and dignity can be upheld even during times of crises. ZOA also provides emergency seeds and tools to promote food security and livelihood during displacement. Besides that, poor livelihood opportunities are a key driver behind irregular migration of young people in Ethiopia. ZOA participates in four consortia programmes, funded by the Dutch government, AECID and the European Union, that provide young refugees and Ethiopians with skills, employability trainings and job placements.
Would you like to read more about what it’s like working for ZOA? Check the interview with our current country director: https://www.zoa-international.com/news/90592/.
The Country Director is overall responsible for the programmes and operations of ZOA in Ethiopia.
Your challenge is to build, to manage, and to ensure the realisation of the objectives of all the ZOA Ethiopia programmes. Successfully moving projects and partnerships forward will require your people, as well as your managerial skills.
Identity
Knowledge
Skills
Attitude
For more information about ZOA, please visit at our website www.zoa-international.com.
If you have questions about this vacancy, you can contact Mr. Wil Omlo (HR Director), email [email protected], using the subject line: Country Director - Ethiopia enquiry via EthicalJobs.