JOB OVERVIEW
- Organization: British Embassy in Ethiopia
- Number of Positions: 2
- Work Location: Addis Ababa
- Application Deadline: October 7, 2026
The British Embassy in Ethiopia supports the UK Government’s efforts to promote international development and strengthen bilateral relations between the UK and Ethiopia.
Available Job Positions
1. Climate and Nature Programme and Policy Officer
The Climate and Nature Programme and Policy Officer will support the Embassy’s bilateral Climate and Nature Country Business Plan and the UK’s objectives leading up to and during COP32 in Ethiopia.
Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Experience working on climate and nature policy issues, including climate finance.
- Excellent analytical and data analysis skills.
- Experience presenting information clearly using relevant IT applications and information products.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong understanding of Ethiopian climate and nature policies and institutional architecture.
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, work flexibly, and adapt to emerging issues.
Desirable:
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder-management experience.
- Experience establishing professional networks and managing partners.
- Familiarity with programme delivery or project management.
Salary: 2,198.28
Base salary is subject to tax and other statutory deductions.
Location: Addis Ababa
2. Procurement and Estates Manager
Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in procurement, contract management, commercial management, or supply chain management.
- Practical experience planning and delivering competitive procurement exercises.
- Experience preparing or reviewing specifications, tender documents, evaluation criteria, and procurement records.
- Experience evaluating bids and supporting fair, evidence-based contract award decisions.
- Experience managing contracts, suppliers, or complex commercial relationships.
- Experience monitoring supplier performance against service levels, deliverables, or performance indicators.
- Experience resolving supplier-performance issues and managing commercial risks.
- Experience managing budgets, expenditure, and contractual commitments.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve value for money while maintaining service quality and compliance.
- Experience working within governance, financial-control, and policy frameworks.
- Ability to maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready procurement and contract records.
- Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Strong written and spoken English.
- Ability to explain procurement requirements clearly to non-procurement staff.
- Strong customer-service and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results under pressure.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Sound judgment and confidence to challenge non-compliant or poor-value proposals.
- High standards of integrity, fairness, and professional conduct.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to use approved digital tools, including artificial intelligence tools, safely and effectively.
- Willingness to undertake FCDO-sponsored professional development in procurement, commercial management, contract management, and estates assurance.
Salary: 1,504.61
Base salary is subject to tax and other statutory deductions.
Location: Addis Ababa
How to Apply
Applicants should apply at
Applicants should select the appropriate vacancy and complete the online application before the closing date.
Application Deadline
October 7, 2026
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