NATIONAL POLICY LEAD

Job Requirement

About you:

You will:

• Hold a MSc/MAs or BSc/BA in Public Policy, International Affairs, or equivalent experience with qualifications in relevant fields (Forestry, International Development, Natural Resources Management, Livelihood Development, social anthropology and related disciplines)
• Have a minimum of 8 years, for BA holders, or 6 years for master’s degree graduates, of relevant experience in policy and advocacy or in relevant programme management.
• Be able to demonstrate experience in carrying out successful policy advice and advocacy.
• Be fluent written and spoken Amharic and English
• Be an excellent communicator – written and spoken.
• Have a relaxed and open working style, working well individually as well as in a team; be reliable at all times; proactive and imaginative.
• Have experience building and managing strategic relationships.
• Have experience in network management and networking.
• Have strong teamwork skills, including the ability to work in a multi partner approach.
• Have excellent MS Office skills.
• Be committed to the vision and values of Tree Aid and Farm Africa
• Ideally, have existing national relationships and networks among key policy networks for Farm Africa and Tree Aid (community development, natural resource management, forestry) (Desirable)
• Ideally, have experience working in policy and advocacy related to Tree Aid and Farm Africa’s missions (ecosystem restoration, climate and development funding, locally led development, gender equality, value chain development) (Desirable)

Benefits:

Benefits of working at Tree Aid include:

• Contribution into a pension fund
• Contribution towards telephone, transport, medical and school fees
• Annual Paid leave of 15 working days in addition to the customary holidays of Ethiopia
• Sickness pay

Key documents: 

– National Policy Lead description and person specification

– Equal opportunities monitoring form 

Location: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Contract type: 18-MONTH FIXED CONTRACT

Hours: FULL TIME, 35H/WEEK

Salary (gross, inclusive of allowances): ETB 1,482,613/ANNUM (GROSS, INCLUSIVE OF ALLOWANCES)

Application deadline:  FRIDAY 5^TH JULY 2024

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV, equal opportunities monitoring form, and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the person specification to recruitment@treeaid.org by COB Friday 5th July.

Our approach to recruitment:

We recruit with openness and transparency. We employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work.

Tree Aid Values 

• We stand together and respect the people we work for and with
• We are bold, ambitious and determined
• We are professional. We work effectively and efficiently to a high standard and are experts in our field
• We have integrity. We are honest, transparent and accountable
• We are always learning. We review and adapt to maximise our impact for the people we are helping

Farm Africa Values

• Deep expertise and insightful evidence-based solutions are at the heart of everything Farm Africa does.
• Positive change starts with Africa’s people, so our experts work closely with local communities, engaging them in every level of decision-making.
• We take a long-term view so we can deliver lasting changes for farmers and their families.

BOLD. We model innovative new approaches and are not afraid to challenge strategies that are failing.