Development Expertise Center (DEC) Massive External Vacancy Announcement

Posting Date: June 18, 2026

Closing Date: June 28, 2026

Organization Type: Local Civil Society Organization (CSO) / NGO

DEC Registration: No. 0009 (Re-registered May 2019 under the Authority for CSO Proclamation)

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract

Development Expertise Center (DEC) is an indigenous Ethiopian CSO established in 2007. Operating across six national regional states and one city administration (Amhara, Afar, Oromia, Tigray, Gambela, Benishangul Gumuz, and Addis Ababa), DEC manages impactful interventions across five major pillars: Child Well-being & Education, Gender & Life Skills, Employable Skills, Advocacy, and Humanitarian Emergency Response.

Detailed Matrix of Open Positions & Technical Tracks

Position Title	Duty Station	Required Gender / No.	Educational Requirements	Minimum Post-Graduation Experience	Target Submission Email
1. Consortium Coordinator	Addis Ababa	Female Only / 1 Post	Master’s in Project Management, Public Health, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related.	5 years in NGO project coordination & partnership management.	con@decethiopia.org
2. SRHR and GBV Advisor	Addis Ababa	Female Only / 1 Post	Master’s in Public Health, Gender Studies, Social Work, Reproductive Health, or related.	5 years in specialized SRHR and GBV program technical design.	srh@decethiopia.org
3. MEL Coordinator	Addis Ababa	Female or Male / 1 Post	Master’s in Statistics, Public Health, Social Sciences, Monitoring & Evaluation, or related.	4 years in field-level MEAL frameworks, digital tools (Kobo/Logalto).	mel@decethiopia.org
4. Finance Coordinator	Addis Ababa	Female or Male / 1 Post	Master’s (MA) in Accounting, Finance, or closely related business field.	7 years of proven financial management, grant tracking, & audit design.	fic@decethiopia.org
5. Program Coordinator	Jimma Zone / SW Shewa	Female or Male / 1 Post	MA, BA, or B.Ed. in Education or matching structural disciplines.	2 years of active field coordination within an NGO education model.	prc@decethiopia.org
6. Woreda Program Supervisor	Jimma & SW Shewa	Female or Male / 12 Posts	MA, BA, or B.Ed. in Education, Social Sciences, or related fields.	3 years of primary/secondary school development supervision in NGOs.	wps@decethiopia.org
7. Junior Finance Officer	Addis Ababa	Female or Male / 1 Post	Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Accounting and Finance.	5 years of hands-on bookkeeping/accounting service exclusively in NGOs.	jfo@decethiopia.org

Core Responsibilities & Technical Mandates

1. Consortium Coordinator (Addis Ababa)

• Provide high-level governance, strategic oversight, and harmonized delivery across all co-implementing partners within the consortium.
• Serve as the principal administrative point of contact for international donors.
• Mainstream Gender-Based Violence (GBV) risk mitigation across project areas while driving local advocacy programs.

2. SRHR and GBV Advisor (Addis Ababa)

• Design, refine, and optimize institutional toolkits for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and survivor-centered GBV response.
• Establish and fortify multi-sectoral referral pathways linking clinical health, psychosocial therapy, and legal protection.
• Build internal technical capacity and deliver evidence-based data inputs to scale up donor proposal frameworks.

3. Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) Coordinator (Addis Ababa)

• Oversee field-level data pipelines using high-efficiency digital configurations (such as Kobo Toolbox or Logalto architectures).
• Validate data accuracy, maintain structured record files, and handle weekly, monthly, and quarterly indicator dashboards.
• Deploy community-facing Complaints and Feedback Response Mechanisms (CFRM) to ensure transparency.

4. Finance Coordinator (Addis Ababa)

• Lead the consolidation of annual budgets and perform routine internal compliance reviews (payroll distribution, fixed assets tracking, accounts payable).
• Ensure strict operational adherence to International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and Peachtree/Sage software environments.
• Monitor government grant regulations and track third-party partner expenditures.

5. Program Coordinator (Zonal: Jimma / Southwest Shewa)

• Oversee decentralized educational project delivery across two targeted woredas per zone.
• Coordinate reporting tracks with regional and zonal government education bureaus.
• Track local budget line compliance and package qualitative impact metrics for the central Project Manager.

6. Woreda Program Supervisor (12 Posts — Jimma & SW Shewa)

• Provide direct classroom support and capacity building across an assigned footprint of 20 schools and 42 classes per Woreda.
• Specific Locations: Jimma Zone (Shabe Sombo and Mana woredas) & South West Shewa (Walio and Wanchi woredas).
• Work daily with school directors, teachers, and Parent-Teacher Student Associations (PTSAs) to optimize classroom delivery. Fluency in English, Amharic, and the respective local zonal language is required.

7. Junior Finance Officer (Addis Ababa)

• Handle day-to-day transaction records, process employee payroll distribution, and run monthly bank ledger reconciliations.
• Assist external audit teams during year-end organizational financial inspections.
• Manage partner advance tracking, settlement vouchers, and operational advance liquidations. Requires advanced proficiency in IPSAS, Peachtree Accounting, and MS Excel.

Administrative Application Protocols

DEC runs a decentralized digital application gate. Candidates must route their profiles to the exact email address assigned to their specific position.

How to Submit Your Dossier:

1. Scan your Application Letter, updated CV, and all relevant degrees and work clearance credentials into a single, cohesive file.
2. Draft an email to the designated application address listed in the matrix above (e.g., send to fic@decethiopia.org for the Finance Coordinator post or wps@decethiopia.org for Woreda Supervisors).
3. Important Subject Line Rule: Clearly state the position you are applying for in the email subject window. If applying for field-based roles (Program Coordinator/Supervisor), you must explicitly specify your targeted geographic zone/woreda.

📝 Applicant Note: In alignment with DEC’s Gender and Life Skill Development mandates, qualified female professionals are strongly encouraged to apply across all technical positions, with specific posts designated exclusively for female leadership. Incomplete applications or entries arriving after June 28, 2026, will be automatically archived by system filters.