Project Manager
of Position
Role description
Organizational Background
Bright Future Initiative (BFI)
is a legally registered Ethiopian Civil Society Organization (CSO) operating in full compliance with the laws and regulations of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia. Originally established in 1999 as a non-profit, non-partisan development organization, BFI is registered with the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) under registration number 0114. BFI’s core objective is to empower marginalized communities, especially persons with disabilities, women, youth, and smallholder farmers, through inclusive, rights-based development programs. BFI’s priority thematic focus areas include Inclusive Education; Inclusive Health and Rehabilitation; Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment; Advocacy, Rights, and Social Protection; and Inclusive Humanitarian Aid. Geographically, BFI operates across the Amhara and Oromia regions. Currently, Bright Future Initiative (BFI) is launching a five-year project co-funded by CBM and its back-donor, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), titled "Improving the resilience and food security of vulnerable groups in the Oromia Region."
Project Summary
The project is a five-year (01/07/2026–30/04/2031) integrated, climate-resilient, and rights-based initiative implemented by BFI in partnership with CBM and funded by BMZ. Operating across Kembibit, Aleltu, and Abichuna Gne’a woredas in the North Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, the project pursues four sub-objectives: (1) access to diversified income through Village Economic and Social Associations (VESAs) and inclusive farmer cooperatives; (2) improved agricultural practices through climate-smart ‘mixed farming’ methods spanning both crop and livestock production; (3) the adoption of climate-resilient agricultural practices and inclusive disaster risk reduction; and (4) strengthened participation of women and persons with disabilities in local socio-economic and community development. The project specifically prioritizes women-headed households and persons with disabilities across all four sub-objectives. It adopts a dual approach of delivering direct agricultural and asset interventions while simultaneously strengthening local systems, civil society actors (such as OPDs and Women’s Associations), and municipal policies to ensure long-term, disability-inclusive, and gender-sensitive localized development.
Job Responsibilities
Field Leadership & Project Operational Coordination
•
Provide overall leadership, management, and technical guidance for the day-to-day implementation of all project activities within the target woredas (Kembibit, Aleltu, and Abichuna Gne’a).
• Ensure that all field-level agricultural, livelihood, financial (VESA), and infrastructural accessibility interventions are executed according to the approved five-year project work plan and timeline.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate the performance of the field project team, fostering a highly collaborative, inclusive, and results-driven working environment.
Donor Compliance & Financial Oversight
• Ensure strict alignment of all field operations and procurement processes with BMZ and CBM donor requirements, contractual compliance regulations, and BFI policies.
• Routinely monitor financial utilization, review field expenditures against approved budgets, and implement proactive cost-control measures to prevent variances or budget overruns.
• Oversee the efficient distribution and deployment of project assets, agricultural inputs, and technologies across the designated target kebeles.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Quality Reporting
• Establish robust field-level tracking and monitoring frameworks to assess activity progress, measure community resilience metrics, and evaluate impacts on target households.
• Compile, synthesize, and submit comprehensive, high-quality monthly, quarterly, and annual narrative and financial progress reports to the head office.
• Ensure that field data collection tools systematically capture disaggregated data reflecting the engagement of smallholder farmers, women-headed households, and persons with disabilities.
Stakeholder Representation & Institutional Collaboration
• Serve as the primary point of contact and representative for the project in field-level coordination platforms, technical working groups, and multi-stakeholder forums.
• Maintain active, collaborative relationships with local government structures (Woreda Agriculture Offices, Cooperative Promotion Offices, Women and Children Affa
irs) and civil society partners (OPDs and Women's Associations).
• Conduct regular field validation visits to ensure social accountability mechanisms are active and that localized institutional frameworks support inclusive policies.
Reports Directly To
• Program Coordinator (at the Head Office)
Works Directly With
Communication and Inclusion Expert, Field Project Officers, Finance and Administration Officers, Woreda Government Sectors, CBM Technical Advisors, and local community leadership
Gender
• BFI is an equal opportunity employer. Both male and female applicants are invited
Location of Position
• Project Field Office Sheno town, North Shewa Zone: with regular travel to the Kembibit/Aleltu/Abichuna Gne'a project districts.
Salary
• Subject to the organizational salary scale and project budget availability.
Terms of Employment
• One-year contract, with full possibility of annual renewal based on performance evaluations and project continuity.
Application Deadline
• June 00, 2026, 0:00 PM
Address
Bright Future Initiative (BFI), Address: Lemi Kura Sub city Wereda 02, House №-New, Ayat-Tafo Road, Yehawe Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
For additional information, you can call +251-911097452.
Required Education & Qualifications
• Minimum of a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Development Studies, Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, or a closely related development discipline from a recognized university.
Work Experience
• Minimum of 6 years of related experience for Master's holders, or 8 years for Bachelor’s holders, strictly within a non-governmental organization (NGO) environment.
• At least 5 years of dedicated experience holding a project management or senior coordination role overseeing multi-sectoral rural development, livelihood enhancement, or food security projects.
• Proven operational familiarity with managing major institutional donor funds
• Demonstrated track record in leading multi-disciplinary field teams and successfully engaging with local government line-bureau structures.
• Direct prior exposure to climate-resilient agriculture, village-level savings and lending mechanisms (such as VESAs), or cooperative strengthening initiatives, with the ability to oversee disability-inclusive and gender-sensitive programming across a multi-sectoral team.
Skills & Personal Qualities Required
• Outstanding leadership, personnel management, team-building, and organizational coordination capabilities.
• Excellent financial management skills, with proven proficiency in budget tracking, variance analysis, and field-level financial control.
• Highly developed analytical, narrative report-writing, and communication skills suitable for a donor-level audience.
• Deep commitment to rights-based, disability-inclusive, and gender-transformative development philosophies.
• Strong command of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and professional project management tools.
Language Ability
• Full professional proficiency in Amharic, Afaan Oromo, and English (spoken and written) is mandatory.
No. Required
• 1 (One)
How To Apply
• Interested candidates should apply by email to: through (
bfih2015@gmail.com
)
• Candidates must specify the location which they are applying.
• Candidates should send their document to the above-stated email address (
bfih2015@gmail.com
) within ten (10) days of the announcement on Ethiojobs Website
• The application is required to include a cover letter of interest, a detailed updated CV, a copy of academic documents, and other credentials (preferably in one clean consolidated PDF document) that must be submitted before the deadline.
• NB:- Please do not forget to write the Position you are applying for on the subject line of your email
Important Notes (NB)
• Only candidates meeting the exact requirements will be shortlisted and contacted for written and practical assessments.
• BFI maintains strict child safeguarding and protection policies; all incoming staff must adhere to BFI's organizational Code of Conduct.
Skills (mandatory):
Analytical skills, Decision-making skills, Communication, Attention to detail, Problem solving
Apply Now!
Bright Future Initiative (BFI)
is a legally registered Ethiopian Civil Society Organization (CSO) operating in full compliance with the laws and regulations of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia. Originally established in 1999 as a non-profit, non-partisan development organization, BFI is registered with the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) under registration number 0114. BFI’s core objective is to empower marginalized communities, especially persons with disabilities, women, youth, and smallholder farmers, through inclusive, rights-based development programs. BFI’s priority thematic focus areas include Inclusive Education; Inclusive Health and Rehabilitation; Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment; Advocacy, Rights, and Social Protection; and Inclusive Humanitarian Aid. Geographically, BFI operates across the Amhara and Oromia regions. Currently, Bright Future Initiative (BFI) is launching a five-year project co-funded by CBM and its back-donor, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), titled "Improving the resilience and food security of vulnerable groups in the Oromia Region."
Project Summary
The project is a five-year (01/07/2026–30/04/2031) integrated, climate-resilient, and rights-based initiative implemented by BFI in partnership with CBM and funded by BMZ. Operating across Kembibit, Aleltu, and Abichuna Gne’a woredas in the North Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, the project pursues four sub-objectives: (1) access to diversified income through Village Economic and Social Associations (VESAs) and inclusive farmer cooperatives; (2) improved agricultural practices through climate-smart ‘mixed farming’ methods spanning both crop and livestock production; (3) the adoption of climate-resilient agricultural practices and inclusive disaster risk reduction; and (4) strengthened participation of women and persons with disabilities in local socio-economic and community development. The project specifically prioritizes women-headed households and persons with disabilities across all four sub-objectives. It adopts a dual approach of delivering direct agricultural and asset interventions while simultaneously strengthening local systems, civil society actors (such as OPDs and Women’s Associations), and municipal policies to ensure long-term, disability-inclusive, and gender-sensitive localized development.
Job Responsibilities
Field Leadership & Project Operational Coordination
•
Provide overall leadership, management, and technical guidance for the day-to-day implementation of all project activities within the target woredas (Kembibit, Aleltu, and Abichuna Gne’a).
• Ensure that all field-level agricultural, livelihood, financial (VESA), and infrastructural accessibility interventions are executed according to the approved five-year project work plan and timeline.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate the performance of the field project team, fostering a highly collaborative, inclusive, and results-driven working environment.
Donor Compliance & Financial Oversight
• Ensure strict alignment of all field operations and procurement processes with BMZ and CBM donor requirements, contractual compliance regulations, and BFI policies.
• Routinely monitor financial utilization, review field expenditures against approved budgets, and implement proactive cost-control measures to prevent variances or budget overruns.
• Oversee the efficient distribution and deployment of project assets, agricultural inputs, and technologies across the designated target kebeles.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Quality Reporting
• Establish robust field-level tracking and monitoring frameworks to assess activity progress, measure community resilience metrics, and evaluate impacts on target households.
• Compile, synthesize, and submit comprehensive, high-quality monthly, quarterly, and annual narrative and financial progress reports to the head office.
• Ensure that field data collection tools systematically capture disaggregated data reflecting the engagement of smallholder farmers, women-headed households, and persons with disabilities.
Stakeholder Representation & Institutional Collaboration
• Serve as the primary point of contact and representative for the project in field-level coordination platforms, technical working groups, and multi-stakeholder forums.
• Maintain active, collaborative relationships with local government structures (Woreda Agriculture Offices, Cooperative Promotion Offices, Women and Children Affa
irs) and civil society partners (OPDs and Women's Associations).
• Conduct regular field validation visits to ensure social accountability mechanisms are active and that localized institutional frameworks support inclusive policies.
Reports Directly To
• Program Coordinator (at the Head Office)
Works Directly With
Communication and Inclusion Expert, Field Project Officers, Finance and Administration Officers, Woreda Government Sectors, CBM Technical Advisors, and local community leadership
Gender
• BFI is an equal opportunity employer. Both male and female applicants are invited
Location of Position
• Project Field Office Sheno town, North Shewa Zone: with regular travel to the Kembibit/Aleltu/Abichuna Gne'a project districts.
Salary
• Subject to the organizational salary scale and project budget availability.
Terms of Employment
• One-year contract, with full possibility of annual renewal based on performance evaluations and project continuity.
Application Deadline
• June 00, 2026, 0:00 PM
Address
Bright Future Initiative (BFI), Address: Lemi Kura Sub city Wereda 02, House №-New, Ayat-Tafo Road, Yehawe Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
For additional information, you can call +251-911097452.
Required Education & Qualifications
• Minimum of a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Development Studies, Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, or a closely related development discipline from a recognized university.
Work Experience
• Minimum of 6 years of related experience for Master's holders, or 8 years for Bachelor’s holders, strictly within a non-governmental organization (NGO) environment.
• At least 5 years of dedicated experience holding a project management or senior coordination role overseeing multi-sectoral rural development, livelihood enhancement, or food security projects.
• Proven operational familiarity with managing major institutional donor funds
• Demonstrated track record in leading multi-disciplinary field teams and successfully engaging with local government line-bureau structures.
• Direct prior exposure to climate-resilient agriculture, village-level savings and lending mechanisms (such as VESAs), or cooperative strengthening initiatives, with the ability to oversee disability-inclusive and gender-sensitive programming across a multi-sectoral team.
Skills & Personal Qualities Required
• Outstanding leadership, personnel management, team-building, and organizational coordination capabilities.
• Excellent financial management skills, with proven proficiency in budget tracking, variance analysis, and field-level financial control.
• Highly developed analytical, narrative report-writing, and communication skills suitable for a donor-level audience.
• Deep commitment to rights-based, disability-inclusive, and gender-transformative development philosophies.
• Strong command of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and professional project management tools.
Language Ability
• Full professional proficiency in Amharic, Afaan Oromo, and English (spoken and written) is mandatory.
No. Required
• 1 (One)
How To Apply
• Interested candidates should apply by email to: through (
bfih2015@gmail.com
)
• Candidates must specify the location which they are applying.
• Candidates should send their document to the above-stated email address (
bfih2015@gmail.com
) within ten (10) days of the announcement on Ethiojobs Website
• The application is required to include a cover letter of interest, a detailed updated CV, a copy of academic documents, and other credentials (preferably in one clean consolidated PDF document) that must be submitted before the deadline.
• NB:- Please do not forget to write the Position you are applying for on the subject line of your email
Important Notes (NB)
• Only candidates meeting the exact requirements will be shortlisted and contacted for written and practical assessments.
• BFI maintains strict child safeguarding and protection policies; all incoming staff must adhere to BFI's organizational Code of Conduct.
Skills (mandatory):
Analytical skills, Decision-making skills, Communication, Attention to detail, Problem solving
Apply Now!