Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS)Internal/ External Vacancy AnnouncementJob Title: Head, Regional Branch II- Reporting to: Regional Board II/SG- Grade: 14- Term of Employment: Permanent after probationary period- Required Number: 1- Place of Work: Afar Region- Salary: As per the organization salary scale- Application Deadline: October 15, 2018Key Performance Areas• Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates and controls the overall activities of the Regional Branch of the Society; Ensures that general guidelines and criteria that are used to guide opening, structuring, defining duties and responsibilities, monitoring and evaluating performances, rewarding/punishing, developing and mobilizing resources and regulating the overall activities of branches are effectively implemented in the Regional Branch• Ensures that the provisions of the charter and bylaws derived thereof, decisions made by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as well as general assemblies and boards of the National Secretariat and the Regional Board, principles, policies, procedures and the overall statutory framework of the Society are consistently and properly enforced in the Regional Branch• Channels work instructions, directives, policies and procedures initiated by the National Secretariat and the Regional Branch itself to zonal and woreda branches for implementation and ensures effective and proper enforcement thereof,• Coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the overall activities of the branches under the Regional Branch; follows up and facilitates the timely preparation and submission of regular and exceptional reports by zonal branches; consolidates and communicates reports of national concern to the National Secretariat• Organizes, oversees, coordinates and follows up vulnerability assessment activities, intervention prioritization and project formulation activities on program areas of the Society in the Regional Branch; solicits local financing sources of program and project activities and effects intervention accordingly;• Ensures that the operation and support functional units of the Regional Branch are properly coordinated, synchronized and synergized in their activities; Ensures that the zonal and woreda branches of the Regional Branch are delegated with adequate authority and responsibility and ensures enforcement accordingly;• Enhances the capacity of the Regional Branch in sharing and disseminating values and principles of the Movement and International Humanitarian Laws to humanity, documenting and efficiently sharing/ disseminating best and promising practices in humanitarian work and organization• Represents the branch in bilateral dealings with other components of the Society, public organs, nongovernmental organizations and other partners in humanitarian work in the Regional Branch;• Prepares the agendas of Board meetings, in consultation with the chairperson of the Regional Board, and distributes same to board members together with relevant documents;

Bachelor's

Qualification Requirements: -
• Second degree or first degree in Management/ Public Administration/ Disaster Risk Management/ Public Health/ Social Work/ Sociology/ Social Psychology/ Social Anthropology/ Rural & Local Development Studies/ Governance & Development Studies 6/8 years related work experience, out of which 1/2 years in managerial position(s).

5-10 years

• Interested applicants are required to fill the employment application form the official website of the Ethiopian Red Cross in vacancy menu http://www.redcrosseth.gov/get-involved/vacancy and email before the closing date of this announcement to ercs-recruitment@redcrosseth.orgQualified women are strongly recommended to apply!