ROLE PURPOSE:

The child protection project Manager will lead the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Mainstreaming Socio Emotional Learning/SEL and Parenting Skills Education project activities. The manager will coordinate SCI project team to ensure proper and timely delivery of activities, and will provide progress updates on monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The project manager will also engage in budget management.

In collaboration with SCI PDQ; Unicef and its implementing partners, the project manager will oversee and support review and contextualization of SEL for children and their respective parents; roll out of the packages to 180 trainees per package, including frontline facilitators and supervisors; on-job coaching to frontline facilitators to ensure quality and fidelity of implementation; and facilitate project evaluation in Oromia, Somali, and SNNP Regions. She/he will organize project teams for regular meetings to assess progress on monthly and quarterly basis. She/he will develop project progress reports as per the donor requirement as well as whenever needed by the hub, country office or the donor, to keep the donor informed on implementation progress.

She/he will closely work with Bureaus of Women, Children and Youth Affairs in Oromia, Somali, and Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) Regional States; and relevant Zonal and District Bureaus; UNICEF Implementing Partners in Oromia, Somali and Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) Regional States and UNHCR (Protection Cluster Coordinator), UNFPA (GBV Area of Responsibility co-lead) in order to develop and rollout a validated SEL and Parenting Skills Education that can be utilized in humanitarian contexts in Ethiopia. The project manager will represent SCI at external forums/meetings as required.. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme management 

• Lead the implementation of Mainstreaming SEL and Parenting Skills Education Project;
• Coordinate between SCI and key government and non-governmental stakeholders on the implementation of the project;
• Organize and conduct TOTs on parenting without violence, SEL and other relevant topics for IP staffs;
• Provide mentorship and technical support for IP staffs while conducting the program with children
• Prepare regular progress reports of the project in compliance to rules and guidelines of donor and SCI;
• Provide feedback and share lessons learned from project implementations;
• Serve as the budget holder for Mainstreaming SEL and Parenting Skills Education   Project;
• Ensures that appropriate technical back up is given to the project by CP technical leads within SCI;

·       Ensures the quality, relevance and integrated nature of the project.

Monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance

·       Monitor and systematically document project results;

·       Assist and facilitate regularly scheduled reviews of projects with project team, government and/or non-government partners and stakeholders;

Stakeholders and partner management

·       Foster collaboration among government and non-government stakeholders;

·       Liaise with and creates conducive working relationship between SCI and key project stakeholders at national, and regional

·       Conduct regular monitoring visits of the project and prepare reports for documentation and follow-up actions;

·       Closely work with stakeholders in the preparation of periodic and project completion reports;

Other

• Represent SCI in forums/meetings on areas related to the project, as required;

·       Collaborate with Immediate Supervisor and PDQ CP team to ensure proper documentation of experiences and lessons learned from projects under supervision;

·       Performs other related activities as assigned by immediate supervisor.

• A minimum of Bachelor Degree in social Sciences, Sociology, Social Work or equivalent;
• At least 5-year experience in child protection programing including a minimum of 3 years in coordination or management role;
• Solid understanding and experience on child protection in emergency
• Experience and understanding of Socio Emotional Learning and Parenting Skill Education 
• Knowledgeable on Save the Children’s Parenting Without Violence (PWV) common approach; Positive Discipline in Every Day Parenting (PDET), REAL (Responsible, Engaged and Loving Fathers) and Child Resilience programs.
• Well-developed analytical and strategic planning skills with the ability to influence the wider project implementation;
• Demonstrated experience of report writing and presentation skills;
• Demonstrated experience of conducting trainings and providing capacity building to partners
• Excellent interpersonal skills including diplomacy and tact in order to be able to liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders including NGO partner and government officials;
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures;
• Experience working with private sector, government agencies and beneficiaries on livelihoods programs.
• Ability to travel throughout the focus zone, woredas, kebele and other rural areas as needed.
• Strong results orientation.
• Experience in multi-sectoral coordination.
• Proven project management skill with professional certificate in project management is an added advantage.
• Ability to manage complex and demanding workload.
• Computer literate, fluent in English, both verbal and written, required
• Willingness to have regular travel to project is implementation area;

• Commitment to Save the Children values

 SKILLS AND ABILITIES

·       Ability and willingness to travel to field sites and work in remote locations, often for prolonged periods of time

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
• Fluency in English, and other national/local languages both verbal and written essential
• Commitment to Save the Children values