Job opportunities at TIMRAN Ethiopia
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.
TIMRAN is implementing the VOICE+ project, funded under CSIF by AFD (France), the Embassy of Ireland, and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ethiopia.
Open Jobs:
01. Program Officer
Deadline: July 15, 2026 | Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (with field travel to project location
Job Description
Reports to: Programs Coordinator
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.
- Project Management
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.
02. Project Focal Person (2 positions)
Deadline: July 15, 2026 | Location: Afar Region – Semera and Benishangul-Gumuz Region – Assosa
Job Description
Duty Station 1: Afar Region – Semera
Duty Station 2: Benishangul-Gumuz Region – Assosa
Reports to: Program Officer, VOICE+ Project (Addis Ababa)
Position Summary
The Project Focal Person will serve as TIMRAN’s primary field-based representative and implementer for the VOICE+ project in their respective region. S/he will be responsible for the day-to-day planning, facilitation, coordination, and monitoring of project activities at the regional and community level, ensuring that all interventions are contextually appropriate, inclusive, and aligned with the project’s Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) framework. The Focal Person will work closely with local communities, government authorities, CSOs, and community structures to implement civic engagement, peace building, legal aid, and social cohesion activities.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
1. Field-Level Project Implementation
- Plan and facilitate all VOICE+ activities at the regional and community level, including civic leadership training, community dialogue sessions, trust-building forums, conflict prevention initiatives, and civic engagement forums.
- Organize and facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue sessions for women, youth, PWDs, community leaders, and duty-bearers, ensuring inclusive and participatory engagement.
- Identify, mobilize, and engage emerging women-, youth-, and PWD-led CSOs/CBOs for capacity building and sub-grant implementation support.
- Coordinate the rollout of digital and community-based peace messaging, storytelling, and civic engagement activities with youth groups.
- Ensure all activities are implemented on schedule and within budget, in compliance with TIMRAN’s standards and donor requirements.
2. Community and Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain strong relationships with community leaders, traditional and religious authorities, women’s groups, youth associations, OPDs, local government officials, and security actors in the target area.
- Coordinate with woreda and kebele-level authorities, regional bureaus, and local CSOs to ensure alignment, support, and sustainability of project activities.
- Represent TIMRAN at regional and local stakeholder forums, coordination meetings, and government platforms.
- Facilitate community feedback mechanisms, ensure community concerns are documented and escalated appropriately.
3. Context Monitoring and Conflict Sensitivity
- Continuously monitor the local security, social, and political context and inform the Program Officer of emerging tensions, risks, and opportunities affecting project delivery.
- Apply conflict-sensitive programming principles in all field activities, ensuring that project interventions do not inadvertently exacerbate tensions or cause harm.
- Support the establishment and functioning of community-based early warning mechanisms for conflict prevention.
4. Monitoring, Documentation, and Reporting
- Collect and maintain accurate data on project activities, participants and outputs using approved MEAL tools and templates.
- Prepare timely and quality activity reports, field visit reports, case studies, and success stories for submission to the Program Officer.
- Contribute to the documentation of lessons learned, best practices, challenges, and community feedback from the field.
- Support joint monitoring missions, field visits, and evaluation exercises by the Program Officer, donor representatives, or external evaluators.
5. Logistics and Administration
- Manage local logistics for field activities, including participant mobilization, venue arrangements, procurement coordination, and per diem management in line with TIMRAN’s financial procedures.
- Maintain organized records of all field activities, participants lists, consent forms, photos, and supporting documents.
- Prepare and submit activity financial requests, liquidations, and supporting documents to the Finance Officer in a timely manner.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, Development Studies, Human Rights, Gender Studies, Community Development, or a closely related field.
- Additional relevant certifications in peace building, civic engagement, or community facilitation are an asset.
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in community-level project implementation, civic engagement, peace building, or human rights programming in an NGO or development organization.
- Demonstrated experience facilitating community dialogues, training sessions, and multi-stakeholder engagement processes.
- Experience working with marginalized groups, including women, youth, and persons with disabilities, in conflict-affected or fragile settings.
- Prior work experience in the respective target region (Afar or Benishangul-Gumuz) is highly desirable and will be given significant preference.
Technical Skills
- Strong community facilitation, mobilization, and participatory engagement skills.
- Good report writing skills
- Ability to use mobile data collection tools (Kobo Toolbox, ODK, or similar) is an added advantage.
- Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, email communication).
Core Competencies
- Deep commitment to human rights, gender equality, inclusion, and the empowerment of marginalized communities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with diverse community groups, government actors, and civil society partners.
- Cultural sensitivity, integrity, and professional conduct.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while remaining accountable and results-oriented.
- Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work in challenging field environments.
Language Requirements
- Fluency in the local language of the region, Amharic, and English is required.
- Project Management
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 indicating the region you are applying for (Afar – Semera or Benishangul-Gumuz – Assosa), your motivation, and relevant experience.
- An updated CV/Resume (maximum 3 pages) including contact details of three references.
- Relevant educational and professional certificates.
Applications should be sent to: vacancy@timran.et and with the subject line: “(Region) – Application: Focal Person, VOICE+ Project”
Application Deadline: July 15, 2026
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Women, persons with disabilities, and youth are strongly encouraged to apply.
03. Finance Associate
Deadline: July 15, 2026 | Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Reports to: Finance and Admin
Job Summary
The Financial Associate is responsible for supporting the finance department by maintaining accurate financial records, processing financial transactions, preparing reports, assisting with budgeting, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies and applicable accounting standards. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
Key Responsibilities
- Process daily financial transactions, including payments, receipts, and journal entries.
- Prepare and maintain accurate accounting records and supporting documentation.
- Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
- Reconcile bank statements and general ledger accounts.
- Support budget preparation, monitoring, and variance analysis.
- Process accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions.
- Assist with payroll processing and related reconciliations, where applicable.
- Ensure compliance with internal financial policies and applicable accounting standards.
- Maintain proper filing and documentation of financial records.
- Support internal and external audits by preparing required documentation.
- Monitor cash flow and assist with financial forecasting.
- Prepare statutory and management reports as assigned.
- Coordinate with banks, vendors, and other stakeholders on financial matters.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and internal controls.
- Perform other finance and administrative duties assigned by the Finance Manager.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- Minimum of one year relevant experience in accounting or finance.
- Experience with accounting software and Peachtree systems is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of financial information.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Team-oriented with the ability to work independently when required.
- Strong ethical standards and professional integrity.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Accuracy of financial records and reports.
- Timeliness of transaction processing and reporting.
- Bank reconciliation completed within established timelines.
- Compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Timely closure of monthly and annual accounts.
- Audit findings and compliance performance.
- Budget monitoring and variance reporting accuracy.
Duration Contract
- Renewable subject to performance and project needs contract with a 60-day probation period and the possibility of extension.
- Accounting
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: “Finance Associate Application”
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Women, persons with disabilities, and youth are strongly encouraged to apply.
