Program Officer
TIMRAN
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Organization
TIMRAN
Reports To
Programs Coordinator
About TIMRAN
TIMRAN is a non-partisan civil society organization which is established in March, 2020 for the enhancement of women’s participation in Ethiopian politics and public decision-making regardless of their political opinion or party affiliation. TIMRAN is a women-led organization established and legally registered in accordance with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Organizations of Civil Societies Proclamation No. 1113/2019 with registration number 4834 upholding integrity, impartiality, and collaboration as core values. TIMRAN is a membership-based organization where the higher organ of the organization is the general assembly.
About the VOICE+ Project
VOICE+ is a 30-month project implemented across six Ethiopian regions (Addis Ababa, Oromia, Afar, Tigray, Benishangul-Gumuz, and Gambella) aimed at strengthening social cohesion, peaceful coexistence, and human rights protection through inclusive civic participation, locally led peace building, and improved access to justice for women, youth, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable groups.
Position Summary
The Program Officer will serve as the primary technical and operational focal point for the VOICE+ Project at the national level, based in Addis Ababa. The position is responsible for leading the day-to-day planning, coordination, and implementation of project activities across all project outcomes, ensuring timely, high-quality, and results-oriented delivery. The Program Officer will facilitate effective coordination among consortium partners, provide technical support to project implementation, and ensure that all interventions are guided by Human Rights-Based Approaches (HRBA), gender equality, and inclusive programming principles. The role will also contribute to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL), knowledge management, reporting, and adaptive learning processes to strengthen project performance and accountability. In addition, the Program Officer will support TIMRAN's broader program management, project design and development initiatives, proposal development, and other organizational priorities as required.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
1. Project Implementation and Coordination
Lead the overall planning, coordination, and quality implementation of VOICE+ activities in Addis Ababa and support regional implementation across project regions.
Coordinate closely with consortium partners to ensure integrated, complementary, and timely delivery of project outputs and outcomes.
Ensure project activities are implemented in line with TIMRAN's organizational standards, CSIF guidelines, and donor requirements.
Manage sub-grants to emerging women-, youth-, and PWD-led grassroots CSOs, including provision of tailored capacity-building support.
2. Technical Quality and HRBA Integration
Ensure all project activities are grounded in a Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA), with explicit attention to participation, empowerment, accountability, and non-discrimination.
Apply and promote gender equality, disability inclusion, conflict sensitivity, and youth engagement principles across all project interventions.
Provide technical guidance to community peace actors, paralegals, fellows, and partner staff on civic engagement, peace building, and human rights programming.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)
Contribute to the design and implementation of the project's comprehensive MEAL system, including data collection tools, tracking frameworks, and reporting templates.
Conduct regular field monitoring visits, document findings, and support adaptive management and evidence-based decision-making.
Prepare timely and high-quality progress reports (monthly, quarterly, and final) in compliance with donor reporting formats and requirements.
Facilitate joint learning reviews, reflection sessions, and documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and case studies.
4. Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy
Build and maintain strong working relationships with duty-bearers, community structures, government institutions, and civil society actors across the target regions.
Represent TIMRAN and the VOICE+ project in external forums, coordination meetings, advocacy events, and policy dialogues.
Coordinate media engagement, digital storytelling campaigns, and youth-led peace messaging initiatives.
5. Administrative and Financial Oversight
Support preparation of activity budgets, procurement plans, and operational work plans in coordination with the finance team.
Ensure proper documentation, filing, and archiving of project records, activity reports, and supporting documents.
Contribute to budget tracking, variance analysis, and financial compliance for Addis Ababa-based activities.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, Development Studies, Human Rights, Political Science, Gender Studies, Law, or a closely related field.
Master's degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
Experience
Minimum of 5 years of progressive professional experience in program management, civic engagement, peace building, or human rights programming within the NGO, INGO, or development sector.
Demonstrated experience working on gender equality, social inclusion, disability inclusion, and/or youth engagement programming.
Proven experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects, including working with community-based organizations, government institutions, and civil society actors.
Experience implementing Human Rights-Based Approaches (HRBA) and/or conflict-sensitive programming in fragile or conflict-affected contexts.
Prior experience managing sub-grants and providing capacity-building support to grassroots organizations is an advantage.
Technical Skills
Strong facilitation, training, and community engagement skills.
Excellent report writing and documentation skills in English and Amharic.
Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Ability to use mobile data collection tools (Kobo Toolbox, ODK, or similar) is an added advantage.
Core Competencies
Commitment to human rights, gender equality, social inclusion, and disability rights.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and networking skills.
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team environment.
Proactive, results-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
High degree of integrity, accountability, and professional conduct.
Willingness and ability to travel to project regions as required.
Language
Fluency in Amharic and English (written and spoken) is required.
How To Apply
Qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit their application as a single PDF document including:
A cover letter (maximum 1 page) clearly stating your motivation and relevant experience for this position.
An updated CV/Resume (maximum 3 pages) including contact details of three professional references.
Relevant educational and professional certificates.
Applications should be sent to:
vacancy@timran.et
with the subject line: " Program Officer Application "
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Women, persons with disabilities, and youth are strongly encouraged to apply.
Skills (mandatory):
Project management
Work experience:
5-8 years
Apply Now!
TIMRAN
Reports To
Programs Coordinator
About TIMRAN
TIMRAN is a non-partisan civil society organization which is established in March, 2020 for the enhancement of women’s participation in Ethiopian politics and public decision-making regardless of their political opinion or party affiliation. TIMRAN is a women-led organization established and legally registered in accordance with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Organizations of Civil Societies Proclamation No. 1113/2019 with registration number 4834 upholding integrity, impartiality, and collaboration as core values. TIMRAN is a membership-based organization where the higher organ of the organization is the general assembly.
About the VOICE+ Project
VOICE+ is a 30-month project implemented across six Ethiopian regions (Addis Ababa, Oromia, Afar, Tigray, Benishangul-Gumuz, and Gambella) aimed at strengthening social cohesion, peaceful coexistence, and human rights protection through inclusive civic participation, locally led peace building, and improved access to justice for women, youth, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable groups.
Position Summary
The Program Officer will serve as the primary technical and operational focal point for the VOICE+ Project at the national level, based in Addis Ababa. The position is responsible for leading the day-to-day planning, coordination, and implementation of project activities across all project outcomes, ensuring timely, high-quality, and results-oriented delivery. The Program Officer will facilitate effective coordination among consortium partners, provide technical support to project implementation, and ensure that all interventions are guided by Human Rights-Based Approaches (HRBA), gender equality, and inclusive programming principles. The role will also contribute to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL), knowledge management, reporting, and adaptive learning processes to strengthen project performance and accountability. In addition, the Program Officer will support TIMRAN's broader program management, project design and development initiatives, proposal development, and other organizational priorities as required.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
1. Project Implementation and Coordination
Lead the overall planning, coordination, and quality implementation of VOICE+ activities in Addis Ababa and support regional implementation across project regions.
Coordinate closely with consortium partners to ensure integrated, complementary, and timely delivery of project outputs and outcomes.
Ensure project activities are implemented in line with TIMRAN's organizational standards, CSIF guidelines, and donor requirements.
Manage sub-grants to emerging women-, youth-, and PWD-led grassroots CSOs, including provision of tailored capacity-building support.
2. Technical Quality and HRBA Integration
Ensure all project activities are grounded in a Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA), with explicit attention to participation, empowerment, accountability, and non-discrimination.
Apply and promote gender equality, disability inclusion, conflict sensitivity, and youth engagement principles across all project interventions.
Provide technical guidance to community peace actors, paralegals, fellows, and partner staff on civic engagement, peace building, and human rights programming.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)
Contribute to the design and implementation of the project's comprehensive MEAL system, including data collection tools, tracking frameworks, and reporting templates.
Conduct regular field monitoring visits, document findings, and support adaptive management and evidence-based decision-making.
Prepare timely and high-quality progress reports (monthly, quarterly, and final) in compliance with donor reporting formats and requirements.
Facilitate joint learning reviews, reflection sessions, and documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and case studies.
4. Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy
Build and maintain strong working relationships with duty-bearers, community structures, government institutions, and civil society actors across the target regions.
Represent TIMRAN and the VOICE+ project in external forums, coordination meetings, advocacy events, and policy dialogues.
Coordinate media engagement, digital storytelling campaigns, and youth-led peace messaging initiatives.
5. Administrative and Financial Oversight
Support preparation of activity budgets, procurement plans, and operational work plans in coordination with the finance team.
Ensure proper documentation, filing, and archiving of project records, activity reports, and supporting documents.
Contribute to budget tracking, variance analysis, and financial compliance for Addis Ababa-based activities.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, Development Studies, Human Rights, Political Science, Gender Studies, Law, or a closely related field.
Master's degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
Experience
Minimum of 5 years of progressive professional experience in program management, civic engagement, peace building, or human rights programming within the NGO, INGO, or development sector.
Demonstrated experience working on gender equality, social inclusion, disability inclusion, and/or youth engagement programming.
Proven experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects, including working with community-based organizations, government institutions, and civil society actors.
Experience implementing Human Rights-Based Approaches (HRBA) and/or conflict-sensitive programming in fragile or conflict-affected contexts.
Prior experience managing sub-grants and providing capacity-building support to grassroots organizations is an advantage.
Technical Skills
Strong facilitation, training, and community engagement skills.
Excellent report writing and documentation skills in English and Amharic.
Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Ability to use mobile data collection tools (Kobo Toolbox, ODK, or similar) is an added advantage.
Core Competencies
Commitment to human rights, gender equality, social inclusion, and disability rights.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and networking skills.
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team environment.
Proactive, results-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
High degree of integrity, accountability, and professional conduct.
Willingness and ability to travel to project regions as required.
Language
Fluency in Amharic and English (written and spoken) is required.
How To Apply
Qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit their application as a single PDF document including:
A cover letter (maximum 1 page) clearly stating your motivation and relevant experience for this position.
An updated CV/Resume (maximum 3 pages) including contact details of three professional references.
Relevant educational and professional certificates.
Applications should be sent to:
vacancy@timran.et
with the subject line: " Program Officer Application "
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Women, persons with disabilities, and youth are strongly encouraged to apply.
Skills (mandatory):
Project management
Work experience:
5-8 years
Apply Now!