Job Title:
Project Coordinator - Ethiopia
Project Name:
Field Support Services in Ethiopia/Sudan/South-Sudan/Pan-Africa
Job type:
Contract
Location of Position:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Reporting to Canadian:
Project Manager
Remuneration:
In line with market rates.
Citizenship:
This position is open to experienced candidates currently based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Language Requirements:
Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking) is required. Proficiency in other languages is considered an asset.
Application Deadline:
24 June 2026
Application Instructions:
1. A cover letter is mandatory to be considered. Cover letters should effectively align your skills and experiences with the specific job responsibilities outlined in the position's description.
2. Click the "Apply now" link to upload your cover letter and CV (Curriculum Vitae).
3. Only successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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Project Description:
The scope of work of the FSS is to deliver services that support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of Canada's international assistance programming in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and the Pan-African region. The services will ensure operational effectiveness, risk and results management, and timely delivery of activities, while enabling DFATD to respond efficiently to evolving priorities and alignment with recipient countries' development priorities and needs.
The Role:
Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the tasks for the Project Coordinator - Ethiopia include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Assisting the Project Manager in developing, planning, and prioritizing all deliverables and DFATD task requests
- Coordinating and tracking DFATD task requests: ensuring quality implementation and reporting from Technical Specialists, identifying issues as they arise and recommending adjustments to the Project Manager and Designated Stakeholders when required and in a timely fashion
- Contributing to documenting and preparing quality reports and deliverables
- Assisting in identifying and sourcing Technical Specialists when technical expertise and technical assistance are needed in response to DFATD task requests
- Coordinating logistical services, such as vehicle rentals, travel, and contracting arrangements (Letters of Agreement, etc.) for Technical Specialists/subcontractors and third parties or Designated Stakeholders, as required
- Researching and providing background information, analyses, and relevant information, and writing summaries
- Engaging with stakeholders, monitoring concerns and issues, and addressing problems in a timely and effective fashion
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in political science, law, international development, economics, finance, business administration, project management, social sciences, applied sciences, or similar
- Minimum of six (6) years of project coordination or administrative experience on donor-funded projects (GAC, FCDO, USAID, GIZ, etc.), strong preference for those implemented in Ethiopia or one of the other project regions
- Demonstrated experience coordinating at least 2 international development projects in the last 12 years, Please indicate projects' end and start dates and value
- Demonstrated experience supporting administrative, financial, and procurement activities, including budgets, financial and narrative reports, and other communications items, including maintaining and updating relevant project information and electronics files
- Skilled at coordinating logistics such as meetings, events, transportation of goods, booking hotels, flights/transportation, and applications for visa or other documents
- Assisting in identifying and sourcing human resources or contractors to provide technical expertise and technical assistance
- Assisting in developing, planning, analyzing, evaluating and prioritizing deliverables, documents, requirements and lessons learned
- Fluency in English is required; fluency in additional language(s) is an asset