Tourism Fund Designer and Coordinator 83 views

LonAdd Consultancy Plc (LonAdd) is a Recruitment, Outsourcing, Training and HR Consulting Company based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, with branch offices in Dukem and Hawassa and a sub-office in Jigjiga.

LonAdd is recruiting a highly qualified professional Tourism Fund Designer and Coordinator on behalf of Tourism Ethiopia Delivery Units.

Required number no.: 1 (one)

Design and develop a strategic, sector-focused fund and oversee effective launch of core functions of the fund. The Fund Designer and Coordinator will also work as a senior representative of Tourism Ethiopia and engage with stakeholders on the design of the fund, as well as serve as champion of implementation of Fund activities.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Design short term to long term tourism fund mobilization strategy with a clear action plan for effective implementation
• Support the overall execution of the National Tourism Roadmap by actively managing tourism fund and related set of initiatives owned by Tourism Ethiopia
• Drive ongoing strategic thinking to continuously develop and refresh the portfolio of initiatives that advance the implementation of key strategic activities
• Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders across the tourism sector and beyond (including government, private sector, investors, and non-profit organizations)
• Work closely with Tourism Ethiopia to mobilize, manage and coordinate tourism funds to accelerate the implementation of various milestone activities
• Provide strategic and technical advice to the CEO of tourism Ethiopia with a particular focus tourism fund mobilization and coordination
• Work closely with team of experts in Tourism Ethiopia and be instrumental in building their technical capacity to mobilize and coordinate tourism fund

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience working in the private sector, with a strong bias for action (extensive experience in driving strategy delivery and implementation) with relevant content knowledge about the tourism sector development
• Strong fund management experience with ability to ensure delivery, commitment to stay on track and keep alignment with strategic activities and key milestones
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative ways of mobilizing fund with skill set to oversight and coordinate implementation
• A well-respected team leader that is able to set a clear vision, drive execution, and create an innovative team environment
• Work experience with the public financial institutions in Ethiopia.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to deal with a breadth of stakeholders across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors to advance the National Tourism Roadmap
• Understands and has experiences with the legal system and financial regulations of the country.