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CVDA has been re-registered and licensed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice, Charities and Societies Agency, on November 30, 2009 as an Ethiopian Residents charity in accordance with the Charities and Societies proclamation No. 621/2009 with registration No. 0588. As per 1113/2019 proclamation also re-registered on July 30, 2019. 

CVDA has permission to work at the national level however so far operates marginal parts of Benshangule Gumuz Region, Sidama region, South Ethiopia Region, Central Ethiopia region, South west Ethiopia region, Oromiya region, Afar region and Addis Ababa City administration.

It is member of Consortium of Reproductive Health Association (CORHA), Union of Ethiopian Women Charitable Association (UEWCA), Ethiopian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative/EEITI/, Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition/ECSC-SUN/ and Afar Region Health Partner Forum. 

The following are CVDA’s vision, mission, goals, principles and values: 

Vision

 CVDA envisions a poverty-free Ethiopia where equity and equality are ensured.

Mission:

CVDA’s mission is to enhance socioeconomic development in health, education, agriculture, environment, livelihood, and WaSH, humanitarian responses, community-based peace-building, and good governance through holistic approaches and working with the community to contribute towards sustainable development and an improved standard of living in Ethiopia.

Overall goal: 

CVDA’s goal is to contribute to poverty alleviation through community-based approaches by implementing programs for development, good governance, and humanitarian responses in different regions of the country.

CORE VALUES

CVDA and its operations enshrine the following values.

• Integrity: Upholding the principles of honesty and responsibility and maintaining the highest ethical standards possible.

• Courage of conviction: CVDA’s pledge is to fight against poverty and hunger and always take sides with the poorest and most disadvantaged groups and help them bring about positive changes in their lives.

• Accountability: This espouses CVDA’s ongoing commitment to be accountable for its actions and to respond periodically to questions concerning its activities or answer to those who will be affected by our decisions or actions.

• Transparency: CVDA takes decisions and implements them in a manner that follows the rules and regulations. Moreover, CVDA shall provide key stakeholders with reliable, relevant, and timely information on matters that concern them.

• Sensitivity: CVDA is sensitive to conflict, gender, resources, culture, and social values in all of its program design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting and hence it wishes to be impartial and equitable in all its actions and activities

PRINCIPLES  

CVDA adheres to the following principles:

• Real-time and change-oriented performance
• Belief that results can be achieved if the process is sound and suitable
• Trustworthiness
• Team spirit
• Ownership 
• Volunteerism
• Compliance and commitment
• Do no harm
• Value for money
• Sustainability

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

1, Reproductive and Primary Health Program 

2. Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Program 

3. Food Security, Livelihood Diversification and Natural Resource Conservation Program 

4, Education Program 

5, Emergency and Relief Program 

Description of the Vacancy 

Common Vision for Development Association (CVDA) is on the process of starting project focuses women economic empowerment in 7 woreda of somali region and announced the following anticipated Project on women economic empowerment in collabrtion with PSI=Ethiopia 

The main objective of the project is to improve delivery of high-quality FP and/or MNCH services through implementation of CSC in health and nutrition sector in 7 woredas of Gedeo and Gurage zones SNNPR. So CVDA needs to hire competent professional in the following position.

Reports to: Program Director

Duration of employment: one year with high possibility of extension based on performance and availability of fund. 

Salary:  As per the scale of the organization 

Main duty and Responsibility

Regional program lead  will have the following duty and responsibility but not limted to listed below:

• Oversee the leadership and successful implementation of economic empowerment program and projects.
• Lead internal and external program designing, planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, including annual work planning with project management and technical teams and implementing partners.
• Provide expertise in developing and executing sustainable business models for increasing demand and supply, including continuing research on existing markets and barriers to growth.
• Separate and strengthen donor engagement and government relations functions by ensuring tailored communication strategies and regular joint reviews with each stakeholder group.
• Ensure sound financial management, including programmatic budgeting, pending projections, and monitoring of payments.
• Ensure the effective use and coordination of donor resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls with the donor standards as well as CVDA organizational polocies and regulations.
• Work with finance and/or business development agencies to develop financial products and deliver business development services.
• Develop and manage a team with members of diverse positions, including Specilists , coordinators and officers with different backgrounds, including marketing/sales/communication, entrepreneurship development, collaboration, learning and accountability, governance, finance and grant etc.
• Develop and execute plans that will result in long-term sustainability of the initiative.
• Ensure high-quality periodic reporting in line with      donor and government  requirements (quarterly and annual status reports, quarterly financial reports, etc.)
• Ensure effective communication and partnership established with regional stakeholders and PSI Ethiopia technical team.
• Work with organizational staffs on organizational proposal development and resource mobilization

Required qualification and experience

• At least six (6) years with master’s degree or ten years for BA degree holder  in management, Economics, Business Administration or other relevant disciplines out of which 6/8 (respectively) years of program supervisory/ managerial experience is required.
• Experience in  livelihood and women economic empowerment project in pastorial community is advantageous
• Excellent team management skills and capacity to effectively address and resolve conflict
• Strong ability to manage cross-functional teams, oversee partnerships, and adapt programming based on real-time evidence and learning.
• Excellent diplomatic skills and proven ability to work effectively with government officials, partners, donors, and stakeholders at high levels.
• Excellence in oral and written communication, including impactful presentations, with proficiency in English and Amharic languages.
• Female applicants are highly encouraged

How To Apply

N.B Applicants should complete summary table listed below and should clearly state minimum salary expectation even the organization has its own salary scale. . Applicants who did not comply this instruction will not considered for further selection

Application procedure: applicants should submit only application letter and CV through email: hr@cvdaethiopia.org CC to habetamubirhanu12@gmail.com and cvda2005hr@gmail.com . and Write on subject of the email; position & also attach summary sheet 

Registration place: submit summary of your profile as per format below, copy of application letter, C.V stating 3 work related reference & minimum salary expectation and other confidential: Head office;   Bekele Eshte Tower, which is along Torhailoch Total road 5th floor, Room No.504  For further information contact 0113691051/66

You can deliver in hand or submit through email up to July 21,2025 from the date  of the vacancy announcement day. 

Format for Summary sheet of Application: Please fill this form and attach when you apply.