Job Description
About Send a Cow/Ripple Effect
Send a Cow/Ripple Effect is a partnership of experienced and committed African staff and Trustees, working with support from the UK and US, and most importantly, with farming families in Africa. With expertise in sustainable agriculture, gender and social inclusion, and enterprise development, we support farmers to learn more, grow more and sell more. Over 34 years we have seen 2.5 million people transform their lives to be free from poverty and hunger, and more resilient to the increasing challenges of the climate crisis. It starts on an African farm and creates a ripple effect that helps build a confident, thriving and sustainable rural Africa.
We currently work in six countries in eastern and southern Africa and have an ambitious, but realistic, goal to reach an additional 5 million people by 2030. We have been supporting communities in Ethiopia since 2007, securing several large grants to support and grow our work. We want to build on our successes by developing our established programmes while seeking new and innovative opportunities for increased reach and impact.
About the role
To help work towards our goals, we are looking to appoint a Country Director to lead the Ethiopia Country Programme in the launch and delivery of our new strategy in line with our “Africa Forward” philosophy. The Country Director will lead our Ethiopian Country Programme with accountability and integrity by providing:
- Vision
- Strategic leadership
- Team leadership, team building and support for staff development
- Financial oversight and funding growth
- Oversight of programmatic reach and impact
- Relationship building and representation of Send a Cow/Ripple Effect Ethiopia in external forums
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to make an impact on the new strategic direction of Send a Cow/Ripple Effect Ethiopia at a time of ambitious growth.
Please note that all applicants will need a prior legal right to live and work in Ethiopia.
How to Apply
Visit our vacancy page via https://rippleeffect.org/careers/africa/ethiopia-country-director/ where you can download the job description and application form to apply.
You should submit your application form online to applications@rippleeffect.org by Wednesday 25th January, 5pm GMT, clearly indicating the position you are applying for in the subject line.
Please note that CVs will not be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you require the job description or the application form in a different format, please contact applications@rippleeffect.org.