Project Manager Ethiopia (all genders) in Berlin

Overview of the position:
Hours: Full-time (39 hours per week)
Starting date: as soon as possible
Duration: 31.12.2027
Location: Berlin- based with frequent travels
Department & reporting line: Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Unit

Your main tasks:

• Lead the implementation of complex mediation support projects in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, ensuring high-quality achievement of project objectives in dynamic and conflict-affected environments.
• Identify and proactively manage operational, political, and partnership-related risks, applying sound judgment and conflict sensitivity in complex and high-stakes environments.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, demonstrating diplomacy, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to navigate politically sensitive contexts with discretion and professionalism.
• Support Ethiopian-led and Ethiopian-owned peace efforts, ensuring successful implementation of activities and high-quality monitoring, in close cooperation with partners and colleagues across Berghof Foundation.
• Coordinate content-related preparation and subsequent organization of workshops and other events in Ethiopia and in the Horn of Africa.
• Ensure timely, constructive and effective communication with donors, partners, and other stakeholders, and take a leading role in project proposal development and donor reporting.

• Master's degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, Security Studies or a related discipline.
• Several years of relevant work experience in the field of peace mediation and political dialogue support, preferably in/on Ethiopia or the Horn of Africa.
• Proven project management experience, including responsibility for the implementation of complex multi-stakeholder projects, budget oversight, partner coordination, donor reporting, and resource mobilization in challenging environments.
• Excellent organizational, intercultural, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to build trust and work effectively with diverse stakeholders in politically sensitive and high-level settings.
• Showcasing leadership, strategic thinking, adaptiveness and a problem-solving attitude.
• Willingness to travel to the Ethiopia/Horn of Africa, as required.
• Excellent verbal and written language skills in English.
• Curiosity, empathy, passion, commitment and perseverance.

Additional skills:

• Experience working in confidential, politically sensitive, and high-level environments requiring discretion, diplomacy, and strong stakeholder management skills.
• Interest to work in and contribute to an intercultural team and a dynamic environment

• Highly experienced and engaged community of practice
• Transparent terms of compensation (TVöd Bund)
• Highly relevant, insightful and challenging tasks
• Confidence-based, flexible working hours
• Flexibility regarding office vs. mobile working solutions
• Close collaboration with finance managers and colleagues working on financial management of Ethiopia-related projects.

We welcome diversity and are happy to receive applications from people regardless of their ethnic, social and national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation and marital status.