Vacancy Announcement – Embassy of Sweden
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Embassy of Sweden would like to invite qualified and interested job seekers to apply for the following different vacant position.
Position 1: – Environment, Climate and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
JOB SUMMERY
RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DESCRIPTION
The Officer’s responsibilities include, but not be limited to, the following:
Identify, assess and manage projects in the above-mentioned field in accordance with procedures provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida);
Engage in policy dialogue with cooperation partners;
Participate in consultations and coordination with donor groups;
Participate in all regular activities of the regional section and the Embassy, including planning, monitoring and reporting, as well as other issues when required;
The tasks to be undertaken require a certain amount of travel, mainly within Africa, as well as coordination with colleagues at Sida in Stockholm and at other Swedish Embassies in Africa.
JOB REQUIREMENT
QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCES
Required qualifications:
Documented academic degree in Natural Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences or Economics, minimum at Master’s level;
Fluency in English (both oral and written);
Extensive experience of working with computer programmes, applications, and systems.
Required work experience:
At least five years documented experience of work related to Environment, Climate and Sustainable use of Natural Resources, preferably in an African continental or regional context; and
Documented experience of managing donor-funded programmes and projects in a development cooperation context, including legal aspects related to agreements and financial follow-up.
Additional qualifications considered as merits are:
Proven capacity to work independently, take leadership of processes, manage programmes and budgets, create relevant professional networks and to conduct dialogue and negotiations with partners and colleagues;
A team-player with good communication skills;
A results-oriented approach to work as well as practical experience from Results Based Management (RBM);
A good understanding of the African continental and sub-regional institutional structure (African Union, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) etc), as well as policies and legal frameworks;
Experience in risk assessment and anti-corruption;
Additional language skills that are relevant to the position, for instance Swedish, French, or Swahili.
For information on Swedish regional development cooperation with Africa, please refer to the Strategy for Sweden’s regional development cooperation with Africa 2022–2026 – Government.se. Information about the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa and its work can be found on: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa – Sweden Abroad. For more general information on Sweden’s international development cooperation, please refer to Start page | Sida.Ethiopian citizens, and citizens of other countries resident in Ethiopia and entitled to work in Ethiopia, are eligible to apply. Quote from the Embassy Code of Conduct: “We work to ensure that neither direct nor indirect discrimination might take place in the line of duty, on grounds of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or other beliefs, sexual orientation, position, disability or illness.”
Deadline: February 19, 2024
How to Apply
Terms And Conditions
The vacancy is a local position, full-time, starting with a probation period of six months with the possibility of permanent employment. An individual salary system is applied. The Embassy of Sweden is an equal opportunities employer.
Applications shall be sent to ambassaden.addis.abeba.recruitment@gov.se As the subject of the message, please indicate reference no and your name: ‘UM2024/02942/ADDI– Your Name.’
Please note that applications will not be returned, and only short-listed applicants will be contacted. To be considered, your application should be submitted latest by 19 February 2024(16:00 hrs) and fulfill the above mentioned requirements. The Embassy only receives electronic applications.
Questions may be received by Mr Joachim Beijmo, Head of Regional Development Cooperation in Africa, by e-mail: joachim.beijmo@gov.se
The Embassy will contact the selected candidates for interviews. Written tests will be part of the assessment process. The Embassy will not return documentation received from the applicants. You are therefore advised to deliver only copies of the documents listed above as part of the application.
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