Senior Stakeholders Engagement Expert

Internal/ External Vacancy Announcement

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), re-established by proclamation No. 1133/2011, is the constitutionally mandated body to conduct elections, organize referendum and regulate political parties in Ethiopia. NEBE is working to boost its’ institutional strength with a special focus on enhancement of human resource capacity. Accordingly, NEBE would like to invite applicants for Senior Stakeholders Engagement Expert position who meet the following requirements.

Required number: One

Reports to: Head, CVE Department

Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa

Duration: Permanent

Salary: As per the organization salary scale

Job Summary

The Senior Stakeholders Engagement Expert is responsible for identifying new and fostering relationship with existing and new stakeholders to promote the provision of civic and voter education. The Senior Expert will be responsible for developing strategic frameworks to educate citizens on their rights, the voting process, and the importance of participation in democratic processes.

Duties and responsibilities

• Understand, identify, and analyze the key stakeholders, their needs and expectations, how they can contribute to or hinder initiative, and how to tailor the communication and engagement strategies accordingly.)
• Develop and implement education campaigns, building strategic relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and ensuring the dissemination of accurate and clear voting information.
• Recognize emerging issues and leaders, and create frameworks for community organizers
• Using various techniques, such as stakeholder mapping, power-interest matrix, influence-impact grid, and personas, to categorize and prioritize the stakeholders based on their level of interest, influence, impact, and attitude towards CVE initiatives
• Communicate and manage the relationships with the stakeholders effectively
• Support ongoing local (community) and national programs with logistical and material coordination
• Develop outreach plans designed to improve stakeholders’ engagement
• Support the creation of brochures, social media, and email campaigns
• Organize and promote consultations and events that foster stakeholder engagements
• Conduct surveys, workshops, focus group discussions, and presentations, to inform, consult, involve, collaborate, and empower the stakeholders throughout the CVE initiatives.
• Adapt the communication style, tone, and content to suit the audience, context, and purpose of the message.
• Build trust, rapport, and credibility with the stakeholders, and handle any conflicts, issues, or feedback that may arise.
• Facilitate and negotiate the stakeholder interactions and agreements (facilitate the stakeholder workshops, meetings, and sessions, and ensure that the objectives, agenda, roles, and ground rules are clear and followed.)
• Manage and evaluate the stakeholder CVE initiative readiness and outcomes using various tools, to assess the current and desired state of the stakeholder behaviour, attitude, knowledge, and skills.
• Design and implement the stakeholder initiative management plan, which includes the actions, activities, resources, and timelines to support the stakeholder transition and adoption.
• Monitor and evaluate the stakeholder feedback and performance, and identify and address any gaps, issues, or risks that may affect the initiative’s success.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking by having a good understanding of the context, environment, strategy, goals, and value proposition, and how the change initiative aligns with them.
• Analize strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of CVE initiatives, and how they may affect the stakeholder interests and expectations.
• Think strategically and creatively, and propose solutions that are feasible, desirable, and viable for the business and the stakeholders.
• Assist in the execution of public outreach plans to reach audiences through targeted channels.
• Support the Civic and Voter Education activities in regional branches by coordinating with regional stakeholders.
• Conduct CVE research targeted towards promoting stakeholder engagement in the provision of CVE
• Create public service announcements and other messages targeted towards promoting stakeholder engagement.
• Strategize the preparation of events such as debates, Q&As, and discussion platforms.
• Create platforms to engage stakeholders’ targeted campaign plans.
• Assist with the production and dissemination of civic and voter education materials.
• Provide support to other experts in the department when requested.
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Specification:

Education and Work Experience:

• Masters or BA degree in Social Work, Business Administration, Sociology, Civics Education, Political Science and International Relations, Law, Public Administration, Pedagogical Studies, Education, Development Studies, and related social science fields.
• 7 years for Masters or 8 years for BA

Know-How (Skills) (Technical competencies):

• A strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty and desire to be of services,
• Highly facilitative and collaborative working style.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment, with an emphasis on high performance, teamwork, accountability, and results.
• Experience especially in national and/or regional government offices
• Experience especially in CSOs and INGOs
• Experience in public outreach, media, and marketing.
• Strong understanding of nonprofit sector dynamics, advocacy strategies, and community development principles.
• Excellent networking, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Project management expertise, including monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• Ethical mindset with a commitment to transparency, integrity, and social impact.
• Know how to perform analysis and interpretation of data
• Know how to think strategically and devise long term strategies
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Creative thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with content management systems.
• Experience in planning and leading initiatives.
• Experience in the development and delivery of public education and information programs (especially in an election context);
• Able to work under pressure and have willingness to put extra hours to meet deadline.
• Have good problem-solving skill.
• Not a member of political party.
• Fluency in English and Amharic required (written and spoken);
• Knowledge of other local languages besides Amharic.
• Resource allocation skill
• Delegation skill
• Ability to manage time
• Relationship building and communication
• Persuasion, Adaptability/ flexibility, Customer orientation and Persistence