2019 – 2020 Partner and Project Descriptions

St. Paul’s Hospital Millenium Medical College, Communications Officer Fellow | Whiz Kids Workshop, Commerce Officer Fellow | Whiz Kids Workshop, Chief Program Officer Fellow | Job Creation Commission, Policy & Strategy Analyst Fellow | Flawless, Public Relations & Communications Fellow | Allure Ethiopia, Jr. Creative Associate | R&D Group

St. Paul’s Hospital Millenium Medical College

Communications Officer Fellow

Website: http://www.sphmmc.edu.et | Sector: Public | Area of Work: Health

Social Media: Facebook: sphmmc ; Instagram: st_pauis_hospital_mmc

Core Mission: Our mission is to provide community-centered, advanced and affordable high quality health care services, train competent and compassionate health professionals and perform problem based research.

ABOUT THE PARTNER

Larger Social Impact in Ethiopia: SPHMMC is a public hospital in Ethiopia dedicated to serving low-income and rural populations. The hospital is committed to providing excellent quality service at low-costs or no cost at all. Taking into consideration that Ethiopia has a high need of health care delivery and a large population, SPHMMC aims to be the leading teaching hospital in the country, create opportunities for professional growth, collaborate with different public and private sectors and bring innovative solutions to long-standing problems. The hospital recently opened a new kidney transplant center where the first organ transplant was performed in the country. Since then, the center is serving a large number of people, giving low cost options for dialysis and kidney transplant. Additionally, SPHMMC also recently inaugurated a fertility center that also gives free or low-cost service to its clients. Fertility services are often viewed as a luxury in the country and all other fertility centers are very expensive.

Organizational Culture & Management Style:
SPHMMC is a large hospital with different cultures in the different departments. For the most part, the hospital is trying to serve an enormous number of people at low costs. This means that the staff members have to work extremely hard and are extremely busy. However, the hospital operates under the common goal of providing low-income and rural populations with low-cost but quality medical service. Because of this, the busy work culture is also one of respect and understanding.

The provost’s office especially believes in allowing its employees a large degree of autonomy and focuses on deliverables and ideas more than hours punched. The fellow will be expected to periodically report their activities and suggestions and will also be oriented to different resources at the hospital. Other than general guidance, the fellow will have minimal management as long as deliverables discussed are being met.

The hospital is structured as follows:

Provost office: head of both SPHMMC and Aabet (Burn, Emergency and Trauma Center)
Vice Provost offices: includes office of medical services, office of business development and office of academic research
Aabet Hospital: this is SPHMMC’s new emergency hospital that is run by a CEO and still reports to/coordinates with the provost’s office

Logistics: Pasteur, Enqulal Fabrica (Piassa) – 35 minute drive from Megenagna (or two taxis by public transport)

ABOUT THE POSITION

Fellowship Position: While our hospital is ambitious in its mission and the services it wants to provide, it is lacking in the organizational and operational aspect. These are the areas that we plan to place the fellows in. SPHMMC strives to be an innovative and open-minded environment willing to try new things, which is unique for a government institution.

A fellow educated in an American university with diverse experiences and skills would help the hospital approach situations with fresh ideas. Because the hospital is undergoing large scale expansion and is lacking in established structures, we would use the fellow to set up standardized communication practices that can be used long-term

Expected Deliverables during 6-months:

Review and analyze current and break down data with action plan
Working with a team for Communication Strategy
Working with a team Social media policy
Promoting our social media and content editing of the web page.
Frequent reports and status updates on Communication progress
Transfer Communication related paper documents to online server for easy access (via scanning and professional organization)

Daily Responsibilities:

Editing content for web page and social media
Editing our English publications
Discuss on Health messages info graphics
writing proposal
We are open to suggestions in regards to what methods work best for the fellows to provide the final deliverables.

Qualifications & Reporting:

Reports to: Neway Tsegaye
Work Style: Mostly with an internal team, a mix of both independent work and teamwork
Education: B.A or B.S, M.A (or any other Master-level degree)
- degrees in Communication, Social Work / Sociology / Psychology, Marketing / Public Policy, Political Science, English, Writing

Professional & Technical Skills:
- Good written and oral communication skills, Microsoft office expert, operations plan development, experience in Graphic software
- English Language and good at web and social media
- Outgoing, resilient, patient and open-minded
Ideal Personality Characteristics: Outgoing, resilient, creative thinker, patient and open-minded Sociable and workaholic and sometimes working deadlines. Calm and easy to communicate with, friendly and have the ability to work in teams without any problems (social)
Language: Amharic: Basic speaking, no knowledge of reading and writing needed

Skills and values the fellow may gain from this position:

Understand the importance of communication and public relation power in health setting institution in Ethiopia.
Ability to create effective communication systems for large institutions.
A greater understanding of the medical burden in Ethiopia.
Working with patients will teach the fellows how to approach situations with empathy (not not sympathy) in order to be more efficient and productive
Confidence in their ability to work and make a huge impact in their country, because this is the first time that a government hospital is trying new and innovative approaches, the fellow would have the opportunity to pave the way for those that will come after them by creating long-term structures for a more organized functioning of the hospital.

Understand the importance of communication and public relation power in health setting institution in Ethiopia.
Ability to create effective communication systems for large institutions.
A greater understanding of the medical burden in Ethiopia.
Working with patients will teach the fellows how to approach situations with empathy (not not sympathy) in order to be more efficient and productive
Confidence in their ability to work and make a huge impact in their country, because this is the first time that a government hospital is trying new and innovative approaches, the fellow would have the opportunity to pave the way for those that will come after them by creating long-term structures for a more organized functioning of the hospital.

Whiz Kids Workshop PLC

Commerce Officer Fellow

Website: www.whizkidsworkshop.com | Sector: Private | Area of Work: Education

Social Media:

Facebook: @TsehaiLovesLearning, @tibebgirls
Twitter: @TsehaiLL, @TibebGirls
Instagram: @tsehailoveslearning, @tibebgirls

Additional Background: About Tsehai

Core Mission: To educate children and youth in a fun and positive way, on a mass-scale, though creation and dissemination of innovative, entertaining and culturally relevant educational media and materials.

ABOUT THE PARTNER

Larger Social Impact in Ethiopia: According to the 2016/17 statistical data of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Education, and the total number of primary schools in Ethiopia is 35,838. Data from same document shows that there are 7, 769,989 children between the age of 4-6.

In Ethiopia, as the Early Grade Reading Assessment conducted in 2010 by USAID shows, in each of the 8 regions, excluding Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa city Administrations, at least 80% of children were not reading at the expected oral reading fluency rate.

A study has shown that about 350,000 children die each year and more than 90 percent of these deaths are due to preventable or treatable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, malnutrition and HIV/AIDS.

Whiz Kids Workshop addresses the aforementioned problems through designing, production, dissemination and implementation of age appropriate, context-specific educational media materials. Whiz Kids reaches over 5,000,000 children through radio and TV broadcast while it impacts over 200,000 children in school settings, reaching 412 public primary and pre-primary schools. The children are equipped with basic health knowledge which reduced their vulnerability to communicable diseases, emergency and non-communicable diseases as well as mental health issues. A program that addresses over 23,000 children in 40 public primary and pre-primary schools, targets at improving students’ reading skills.

Organizational Culture & Management Style:

We strive and work to reach millions of children through our education. We believe in equipping a generation for a better nation and better Africa through creating and innovating culturally relevant, educational and entertaining content. We understand that growing up should be a memorable and delightful experience for kids, that is why we make sure to share knowledge in a fun and joyful way and our work captures the hearts and minds of Ethiopian and African children as a whole. We love what we do and it shows in our work. WKW has a positive working dynamics that creates a conducive environment to create a mutual understanding and self-corrective behavior among coworkers.it gives a spaces for Active participation of team members towards the achievement of the set goals with a high sense of ownership. As a member of a team; one will be able to takes action that respects the needs and contributions of others; subordinates own needs and builds cohesive team relations.

WKW is mainly run by participative management style that aims at building a consensus and commitment among employees. The management strives to show exemplary acts for its fellow employees in order to create a smooth and motivating working environment.

Logistics: Gerji mebrat hayle

ABOUT THE POSITION

Fellowship Position: We would like a Commerce Fellow to oversee our marketing and sales positions and help us with marketing, communication, grant writing and overall sustainability programming for Whiz Kids Workshop. We will assign the fellow on his/her field of expertise and experience. We will provide the essential support in the course of assignment. (See HERE for more info)

Expected Deliverables during 6-months:

Generate income through proposal writing to grants with 80% success rate and selling programs to at least 2 Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies.
Communicate with different stakeholders to hold annual Children Media Conference Africa (CMCA) event that at least 10 African countries are participated and attract max 6 major sponsors to raise min 50,000 USD.
Manage various marketing methods including, direct mail, print ads, networking, internet, social media, and develop new methods of marketing to maintain presence and followers.
Update and create monthly newsletter on the company website for external and internal audience.
Choose strategic African countries based on criteria & reach out to broadcasters to broadcast Tsehai Loves Learning on popular TV channels and promote the show.
Maintain at least 2 local & international public speaking program/event about WKW’s work on TV, newspaper or online media.

Daily Responsibilities:

Monitor and follow up daily activities of commerce department and conduct meetings.
Find a new approach to work with FMCG companies, follow up and seal the deal.
Develop innovative and creative content for online campaigns and follow up the company’s website up-to-date.
Proper review of proposals prior to submission.

Qualifications & Reporting:

Reports to: Chief Program Officer
Work Style: A mix of both independent work and teamwork
Education: M.A (or any other Master-level degree)
- degrees in Business, Social Work / Sociology / Psychology, Marketing / Communications

Professional & Technical Skills:
- Experience in digital marketing – setting up and optimizing paid campaigns,
- Strong written communication skill; ability to write clear, structured, articulate, and persuasive proposals
- Attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies
- Self-starter, able to think creatively to solve problems
- Strong writing skills in English
- Takes a data-driven approach to business decisions
Ideal Personality Characteristics:
- The fellow is analytical and forward thinking
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Has great problem solving skills
- Thinks outside of the box to solve problems
- Is hardworking and extremely organized
Language:
- Amharic: Expert (fluent) in speaking, limited knowledge of reading and writing
- English: Expert speaking and writing

Skills and values the fellow may gain from this position:

Analytical/ Problem solving skills
Strategic leadership
Teamwork / collaboration
Working with WKW will enhance and broaden a fellow’s scope to work systematically and logically to resolve problems, address opportunities, or manage the situation at hand.
She/he will establish and develop opportunities and takes action to build partnerships and relationships between one’s own area, teams, and departments to achieve targeted goals.

Above all, working with WKW will grant a lifetime opportunity to put your footprint on the process equipping a generation for a better nation.

Whiz Kids Workshop PLC

Chief Program Officer Fellow

Website: www.whizkidsworkshop.com | Sector: Private | Area of Work: Education

Social Media:

Facebook: @TsehaiLovesLearning, @tibebgirls
Twitter: @TsehaiLL, @TibebGirls
Instagram: @tsehailoveslearning, @tibebgirls

Additional Background: About Tsehai

ABOUT THE PARTNER

Organizational Culture & Management Style:

Logistics: Gerji mebrat hayle

ABOUT THE POSITION

Fellowship Position: We would like a Program Officer to work closely with our staff to mentor, encourage and help develop our programming. We will assign the fellow on his/her field of expertise and experience. We will provide the essential support in the course of assignment. (See HERE for more info)

Expected Deliverables during 6-months:

Working closely with the Program Manager, Production Coordinator, and Commerce Head to build their skills and confidence so that they can mentor, encourage, and motivate all staff.
Create and support a high performing culture in the departments aligned with WKW core values
Ensure the delivery of qualitative and quantitative goals and outcomes of programs
Promotion of the organization’s positive image in partnership and networking event
Collaborates and networks with other stakeholders such as Government ministries and departments, donor agencies, NGOs and private sector organizations

Daily Responsibilities:

Provide assistance and guidance for all departments on how to troubleshoot program and staff performance challenges
. Oversee the coordination, integration, and delivery of all programs, contracts and related services promoting collaborative relationships between program areas and ensuring that the expectations of funders, partners, constituents, clients, and other stakeholders are consistently met
. Track daily performance of each department
. Assist in achieving Reach For Change milestone targets for an effective solution

Qualifications & Reporting:

Reports to: Bruktawit Tigabu, C.E.O
Work Style: A mix of both independent work and teamwork
Education: B.A or B.S, M.A (or any other Master-level degree), M.B.A; degrees in Business, Social Work / Sociology / Psychology, Marketing / Communications, Public Policy, Political Science

Professional & Technical Skills:
- Strong written communication skill; ability to write clear, structured, articulate, and persuasive proposals
- Attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies
- Self-starter, able to think creatively to solve problems
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
- Takes a data-driven approach to business decisions
Ideal Personality Characteristics:
- Is analytical and forward thinking
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Has great problem solving skills
- Thinks outside of the box to solve problems
- Is hardworking and extremely organized
Language:
- Amharic: Expert (fluent) in speaking, limited knowledge of reading and writing
- English: Expert speaking and writing

Skills and values the fellow may gain from this position:

Analytical/ Problem solving skills
Strategic leadership
Teamwork / collaboration
Working with WKW will enhance and broaden a fellow’s scope to work systematically and logically to resolve problems, address opportunities, or manage the situation at hand.
She/he will establish and develop opportunities and takes action to build partnerships and relationships between one’s own area, teams, and departments to achieve targeted goals.

Above all, working with WKW will grant a lifetime opportunity to put your footprint on the process equipping a generation for a better nation.

Job Creation Commission

Policy & Strategy Analyst Fellow

Website: www.jobscommission.gov.et | Sector: Public | Area of Work: Economic Development

Social Media:

Facebook:@Jobscommission
Twitter: @jobs_FDRE

Core Mission: Driving job creation through innovation, coordination and action.

ABOUT THE PARTNER

Larger Social Impact in Ethiopia: Youth employment is a key driver to economic development and at the moment, there is no other agenda in the country that is more important than jobs. In line with this, the Commission is established to ensure the creation of sustainable jobs for all so as to stabilize all factors.

Organizational Culture & Management Style: We are driven, hard working, energetic, always problem solving and collaborating,

Logistics: Bole, 200 meters behind DH Geda Tower, around 10 minutes drive from the airport

ABOUT THE POSITION

Fellowship Position: The Commission would like to work with a fellow that can support the Commission’s efforts to develop a national Job Creation Strategy.

Expected Deliverables during 6-months:

Supporting the Commission’s efforts to develop a national Job Creation Strategy
Undertaking rigorous and breakthrough research on job creation opportunities and employment in Ethiopia
Diagnosing different economic sectors and identifying their current employment size and potential elasticity
Ensuring the production of high-quality, compelling and impactful analytic outputs on job creation and employment
Producing high-level reports, insights and policy recommendations aimed at advancing the job creation agenda
Developing and implementing the team’s strategy, with the objective of making the team a centre of excellence for analytics and research on job creation and employment in Ethiopia

Daily Responsibilities:

Inform policy-making on job creation with data analysis and research
Identify and analyse new sectors and new job creation opportunities
Conduct a regular analysis and publish reports on employment status in Ethiopia to inform the job creation agenda of the Ethiopian Government
Analyse and research key policies, strategies and laws to propose improvements and optimisations
Support the rest of the Jobs Creation Commission teams with analytic and project management tools/processes and the development of respective strategies

Qualifications & Reporting:

Reports to: Policy and Strategy Analytics Directorate Director
Work Style: Mostly with a internal team, A mix of both independent work and teamwork, A liaison to external vendors
Education: M.A (or any other Master-level degree) degrees in Economic Development, Economics, development economics, international development, public policy or public administration

Professional & Technical Skills:
- Analytical and problem solving skills, MS Office more specifically Excel and PowerPoint, report and proposal writing skill
Ideal Personality Characteristics:
- Adaptability, Honesty and Integrity, Collaboration, Compassionate, Driven, Hard working, Energetic, Always problem solving and collaborating,
Language:
- Amharic: Expert (fluent) reading, writing, and speaking Amharic
- English: Fluent in reading, writing, speaking and listening to English

Skills and values the fellow may gain from this position:

The fellow’s way of thinking will be broadened as our work explores many sectors. In addition, the Commission has in-house training academy that will add the fellow’s skill and expertise.
The fellow would have a commendable understand of the public sector and its endeavors. This is a great opportunity if the fellow is committed to public, economic and community development of Ethiopia.

Flawless Events

Public Relations & Communications Fellow

Website: FlawlessEvents.Net/ | Sector: Private | Area of Work: Events Management

Social Media: Twitter- @FlawlessinET Instagram- @flawlessinet

Core Mission: Flawless Events design and deliver events of excellence for our corporate and government clients inviting them to be relaxed guests at their own functions.

ABOUT THE PARTNER

Larger Social Impact in Ethiopia: Flawless Events is an international event management agency that specializes in end-to-end design and production of international conferences, product launches and special corporate events. The office is based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia while its services cover the entire African continent and its clients span a spectrum of industries and nationalities.With each successful event managed, Flawless Events is attracting more and more local and international events to be held in Ethiopia.

Organizational Culture & Management Style:

The staff at Flawless Events are all unique, but when it comes to the company’s brand, they are very devoted to delivering the best of the best. They all would like to see the organization grow in scope and coverage. Super team oriented and lunch almost communal with the whole team. Training will be provided and it is up to the fellow to ask questions. Flawless Events does not believe in micro-managing, but believe in providing the best training and understanding of the organization.

Logistics: Bole, DH Geda Tower, 20-30 minutes drive from Megenagna

ABOUT THE POSITION

Fellowship Position: The Creative Assistant is an entry-level position that will support the PR Manager to oversee strategizing and implementing marketing plans for internal and external use. The Creative Assistant will report to the PR Manager to help create and manage positive public perceptions for clients and company (Flawless Events). While the targeted group depends on the type of client, the fellow will help maintain affirmative relationships between the client and other businesses, employees, investors, legislators, customers, or other communities. As an entry-level employee, the Creative Assistant supports the PR manager in implementing communications projects and strategies, drafting and editing materials and communications copy, collecting data and maintaining databases. In this role, the fellow should be an excellent communicator with strong attention to detail. Administrative and social media marketing experience is a plus. Ultimately, the goal will be to help ensure clear communication of company’s and clients’ message across all channels used. The Creative Assistant will work directly with the PR & Communications Manager.

Daily Responsibilities:

Support PR Manager with tracking clients’ social media posts real time and engaging with the community who may comment/like a post
Providing support in identifying what is trending in the city/country/continent/world that is directly related to the services provided by Flawless Events and/or the growth of Ethiopia/Africa.
Conduct research on relevant media coverage, client’s portfolio, news articles, reports, human interest stories and social media trends
Contacting media outlets to arrange press coverage, and preparing a media kit.
Assist in creating, implementing and measuring digital marketing campaigns for clients when requested.
Assist in maintaining web content and executing social media strategies.
Update databases and media lists
Track projects and media exposure
Facilitate effective internal communications
Maintain digital presence, content calendars and appointments
Prepare presentations and reports
Contribute to creative brainstorming sessions

Qualifications & Reporting:

Reports to: Laketch Andargatchew
Work Style: A mix of both independent work and teamwork
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
- degrees in Business, Marketing, Communications
Professional & Technical Skills–

• Strong attention to detail

• Highly organized with research skills

• Excellent communication abilities (written and oral, English & Amharic)

• Intermediate to proficient understanding of digital media strategies and media relations

• Ability to work as a team

• Multitasking

• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Ideal Personality Characteristics: Team Player, Approachable, Strong work ethic
Language: Limited speaking, no knowledge of reading and writing

Skills and values the fellow may gain from this position:

Critical and Creative Thinking,
Strategizing
Project Management
Team work, strong work ethic, hospitality, CSR, leadership and ability to see their own product grow. Plus, we are very progressive in how we approach business, vendors and clients.

Flawless Events continues to grow every day and is looking forward to contributing to the personal and professional growth to the fellow, but most importantly knowledge transfer programs that foster and aim to expand and grow the workforce.

Allure Ethiopia

Jr. Creative Associate Fellow

Website: www.allureethiopia.com | Sector: Private | Area of Work: Communication / Marketing

Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/allureethiopia Instagram:@allureethiopia Twitter: @allureethiopia

Core Mission: Our mission is to train African creatives properly giving them the power and the platform to tell their own stories in a globalized world.

ABOUT THE PARTNER

Larger Social Impact in Ethiopia: Allure Communications PLC is an international 360 degree communications and media company focused on growing and training African creatives to provide creative design, media production and content creation services at a global standard. They train local creatives to design at a global standard and outsource these services worldwide to give companies the branding power of an agency along with the content creation power of a news room for a fraction of the price. In addition, Allure Ethiopia supports local brands by giving them cutting edge design and production for reduced cost to help them compete in a globalized world.

Organizational Culture & Management Style:

Allure Ethiopia is a culture of teamwork, openness, communication, collaboration, innovation, performance focus, support, work environment, and wellness. We have an open space/open door policy where we all work alongside one another and we usually spend our lunches and weekends together too.

Logistics: Bole next to Monarch Hotel (Park Lane Towers). 10-15mins away from Megenagna depending on traffic.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Fellowship Position: The Jr. Creative Associate will be working with the Digital Production department.

Expected Deliverables during 6-months:

Full Client Brand Identity Package
Creation of Training Module for Jr. Creatives to learn international work flow
Individual Research Project and Media Production Presentation

Daily Responsibilities:

Reviewing Work Orders and working with creative and content team on research, storyboarding, design, copywriting, editing, or publishing
Work with Operations team to understand Ethiopian business lifecycle and account management
Find interesting topics to research and present for Allure Media platforms
Conceptualizing and creating memes and viral visual content, for distribution in social media channels.
Conceptualizing and creating in-house ads as requested. This may include ads/images to be used in various promotions on social media channels.
Helping with ongoing graphic design tasks using Photoshop, InDesign or other apps, such as cropping/resizing photos, adding text to photos, etc.

Qualifications & Reporting:

Reports to: Nate Zewdu, Digital Director/CEO
Work Style: Mostly with an internal team, a mix of both independent work and teamwork
Education:
- B.A or B.S in Marketing/Communications

Professional & Technical Skills:
- Skilled in Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere & AfterEffects
- Has computer with minimum 4GB Ram and 128GB SSD (standard in US)
Ideal Personality Characteristics:
- Team-oriented, friendly, able to work independently.

Language: English. Amharic- Basic speaking, no knowledge of reading and writing is acceptable.

Skills and values the fellow may gain from this position:

1.Strong practical skills in the field of design in a global context

2 Develop advanced writing and research skills across a range of techniques and disciplines

3.Project management and stakeholder management experience in an agile and ever changing environment.

R&D Group (Position TBA)

Website: randdethiopia.com/ | Sector: Private | Area of Work: Business

R&D is a purpose driven organization that has sought opportunities to contribute to job creation and skills development of university students and professionals. We are the first organization that started quality data export by utilizing the knowledge of university students and young graduates. Since 2010 we have created job opportunities for +250 youngsters, among which 120 are still working in our company.

In order to close the gap in job-seekers and employers for young graduates, we have also worked with 81 growth oriented SMEs through an intensive BDS provision.