National Program Officer, Peaceful and Inclusive Societies

Embassy of Sweden Job Vacancy 2024

The Swedish Embassy in Addis Ababa is responsible for Sweden’s relations with Ethiopia, Djibouti and the African Union. Moreover, the Embassy manages both a Swedish bilateral development cooperation program with Ethiopia, as well as regional development cooperation in Africa.

The latter program includes, among other partners, the African Union, the regional economic communities, AfDB, and civil society organizations. The main thematic areas covered are environment and climate change, democracy and human rights, migration and development, inclusive economic development, and peaceful and inclusive societies.

The Section for Regional Development Cooperation comprises at present 19 positions, including national and Swedish programme officers, the head of section, two controllers and two programme administrators. The Embassy has colleagues located in Stockholm (Sida HQ) and at the Swedish Embassy in Ouagadougou.

The Regional Section within the Swedish Embassy in Addis Ababa is now looking for a well-qualified Programme Officer to work with democracy, human rights, and rule of law issues.

Position: National Program Officer, Peaceful and Inclusive Societies

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 and/or donor partner, or an implementing organization
• 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.”

How to Apply:

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.

As the subject of the message, please indicate reference no and your name: ‘UM2024/32542/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 23 December 2024 (16:00hrs) and fulfil the above mentioned requirements. The Embassy only receives electronic applications

You can find a detailed description on the embassy’s website: https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/ethiopia-addis-abeba/current/current-vacancies/national-program-officer-peaceful-and-inclusive-societies/