National Program Officer, Inclusive Economic Growth

Job Title: National Program Officer, Inclusive Economic Growth

The Swedish Embassy in Addis Ababa is responsible for Sweden's relations with Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan. IGAD and the African Union (AU). Moreover, the Embassy manages both the Swedish bilateral development cooperation program with Ethiopia and the regional development cooperation program in Africa.

Sweden’s development co-operation with Ethiopia

Sweden’s bilateral development cooperation with Ethiopia aims to improve opportunities for people living in poverty to contribute to and benefit from economic and democratic development. Environment & climate change, democracy, human rights and gender equality, inclusive economic development and inclusive peaceful societies are the main cooperation areas during the current strategy period (2022-2026).

The advertised position will entail managing a portfolio and network of partners in inclusive economic growth. The Program Officer shall contribute to portfolio development and manage programs and policy dialogue related to inclusive economic growth where supporting the macro-economic reforms, job creation, the private sector, economic recovery in post conflict areas, social protection and innovative financing are in focus the coming years. The Program Officer is expected to be a resource within his/her area of expertise and liaise with all relevant actors in line with the Aid Effectiveness Agenda.

RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DESCRIPTION

Main Duties

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Development Cooperation, you will:

• Manage, support and contribute to the identification, formulation and appraisal of new programs in the areas of inclusive economic growth.
• Manage, support and follow-up on program implementation including compliance with financial, program and reporting requirements.
• Manage and follow-up contributions including on-site follow-up visits to partner activities throughout the country with a specific focus on inclusive economic growth
• Contribute to a constructive dialogue and liaise with stakeholders such as government, civil society, European Union and other donors and private sector.
• Ensure an integration of relevant perspectives (poverty alleviation, conflict, human rights, gender equality, and environment) into your thematic area and work with colleagues in the team to try to strengthen the synergies between the country strategy’s areas of cooperation.
• Ensure that rules and procedures are followed in the management of contributions including fulfillment of the administrative requirements.
• Contribute to the external communication of the Embassy.
• Provide technical support to the partners in result-based planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Participate on different national platforms and forums to contribute to the area of inclusive economic growth
• Contribute to the Embassy’s internal analysis on inclusive economic growth in Ethiopia, and contribute to the Embassy’s reporting to MFA on the topic
• Provide any other support as requested by the Head of Section and/or the Ambassador.

QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCES

Required qualifications:

•  At least a master’s degree in an area relevant for the position.
• Excellent oral and written proficiency in English, as well as verbal communication skills.
• Extensive experience of working with computer programs, applications, and systems.

Required work experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience working with the thematic area
• Have experience from working at an embassy, or an implementing organization, or relevant private sector, financing institutions or banks
• In addition, the candidate is expected to:
  - Be pro-active, problem-solving, analytical, and open to learn;
  - Be results orientated.
  - Have a good understanding of gender, conflict sensitivity and a human rights-based approach;
  - Drive a culture of teamwork

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.”

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.

APPLICATION

Applicants should submit the following documents by e-mail, to the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa:

• CV, including details of relevant education and work experience.
• Cover Letter (English), setting out why you consider yourself a good candidate for this post.
• Names, telephone numbers and addresses of two reference persons who are willing to provide a reference on your character and work capacity.
• Clear contact phone numbers and addresses in Ethiopia where the Embassy can rapidly contact you.

Applications shall be sent to ambassaden.addis.abeba.recruitment@gov.se(opens in a new tab). As the subject of the message, please indicate reference no and your name: ‘UM2025/19287/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 31 July (16:00hrs) and fulfil the abovementioned requirements. The Embassy only receives electronic applications.