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Join us for a career with purpose. We are a warm and friendly community, working together to make a difference.
With us, you’ll be part of a working community that shares a common vision: to bring hope and a future to people around the world through our work in Finland and abroad.
Fida is a values-based, multicultural and collaborative workplace where employees are encouraged to grow professionally. Every day we get to do meaningful work together.
We offer rewarding work and a variety of assignments both in Finland and abroad.
We employ around 200 people in Finland and in our programme countries. In addition, around 250 people work in our programmes through our different partner organisations. Fida’s head office is located in Helsinki, Finland.
Job openings:
Fida International (Finland & Global)
Country Programme Director, Ethiopia
We are looking for a development cooperation professional to work as Country Programme Director in Ethiopia. The duty station is Addis Ababa.
The position is full-time and permanent. As Country Programme Director, you will be responsible for implementing Fida’s development cooperation programme in Ethiopia together with the project team and the local partner church. You will lead the work of Fida’s country office and support the partner in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
Your responsibilities will also include advocacy and communications, managing relations with authorities and stakeholders, preparing funding applications, and financial responsibility for the country programme.
You may be the person we are looking for if you are a development cooperation professional with experience working in East Africa.
Fida’s development cooperation and humanitarian aid aim to strengthen, in particular, children’s right to education and well-being. Our work is based on long-term partnerships and strong local ownership. Our cross-cutting objectives include gender equality, disability inclusion, and environmental and climate sustainability. Expertise in these areas will support success in the role.
Education plays a central role in the Ethiopia country programme, so experience in the education sector will be considered an advantage.
Success in the role requires a relevant university degree and knowledge of development policy and human rights-based work. Previous field experience in a developing-country context is essential.
Knowledge of Fida International’s work and partner network, as well as experience with programme support from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs or other development cooperation funding mechanisms, will be considered an advantage.
The position requires excellent spoken and written English skills. Knowledge of Amharic will be considered a significant advantage. In addition, we expect readiness to travel, good cooperation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a multicultural environment.
The position may include communications and fundraising among Finnish Pentecostal churches. Therefore, a connection with a sending church and the church’s ability to participate in financially supporting the work will be considered an advantage.
Working in Ethiopia requires adaptability, flexibility and good resilience under pressure in changing situations.
The terms and conditions of employment are determined in accordance with the collective agreement for Christian organisations (KJTes).
We offer you
- meaningful work through which you can promote children’s rights around the world
- an active role as part of a non-governmental organisation’s development cooperation
- a committed, skilled and supportive working community.
For further information and informal applications by 15 September 2026:
Paula Konttinen, Programme Manager for East Africa, paula.konttinen@fida.fi
Fida Secondhand Shops (Finland)
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Fida as an employer
We want to be a thriving working community where dedicated professionals work together to achieve Fida’s mission.
We strive to provide a safe and caring workplace where employees can thrive. We work closely with the Occupational Health Service and have an early intervention model in place to address any threats to staff wellbeing.
We conduct regular employee surveys to measure wellbeing. In these surveys, we assess, among other things, atmosphere and equality in our working community. Our employees feel that our work is flexible to suit their life circumstances, and we are known as a family-friendly and community-oriented workplace.
Fida Secondhand Shops
Fida Secondhand Shops is one of Finland’s largest charity shop chains. We have 21 shops and an outlet, a Sorting and Logistics Centre and shop management. We are pioneers in reuse and sustainable development in Finland.
Fida Secondhand Shops offers a varied and interesting workplace. Fida’s office, Sorting and Logistics centres are located in Roihupelto, Helsinki. The Sorting Centre processes all textiles and accessories donated to Fida, and we sell selected products in our stores. The Logistics Centre collects donations from customers and handles internal transport within Fida stores.
We offer our employees the opportunity to develop their professional skills through various training courses. Strengthening professional skills increases job security and job satisfaction. Many of the people who work at Fida have had long careers in a variety of jobs.
To work in our stores you need to have a reasonable knowledge of the Finnish language.
Mission and development organisation Fida International
Fida has sent workers to 27 countries. We have about 200 employees in Finland and as expatriates abroad. In addition, we employ 250 local professionals in our partner countries. Our head office is in Roihupelto, Helsinki.
We pay our Finnish and expatriate staff according to the Collective Agreement for Christian Organisations (KJTes).
Our office operations in Helsinki offer extensive opportunities for telecommuting, but we also maintain a sense of community through regular local work. According to our staff surveys, remote and local working practices are perceived as flexible and supportive of wellbeing at work.
Support networks for expatriates
Our expatriates often work in challenging environments with many safety risks. Regional Fida Care teams are responsible for supporting our expatriates and developing their wellbeing locally. Fida also has a security organisation that ensures the safety of our employees and responds quickly to various crisis situations.
We provide opportunities for our employees to develop their professional skills through training. We encourage continuous development and work together to find appropriate development paths through career development interviews.