Job Summary

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Program Manager will ensure the effective management and coordination of multi-area and multi-donor child protection projects. The Manager will lead the operational implementation of child protection projects while coordinating technical needs and overseeing related undertakings.

In addition, the CPiE Program Manager will ensure effective management of the overall grant with particular attention to donor contractual compliances and obligations and the provision of proactive support to the Program Area Offices as required. The role will maintain a coherent overview of implementation and performance against key CP indicators, monitor budgets and have forecasting oversight of overall grants and ensure appropriate, timely and accurate sharing of information with all relevant sections within Plan International, Donors and National Offices as necessary.

The post holder, will coordinate CPiE programs at National and Regional level and ensure that projects are implemented in target locations as per the agreement entered with government stakeholders and signatory offices. He/she will be providing hands-on guidance, support, mentoring and coaching to Child Protection in Emergency frontline staff including Coordinators Officers, CPIMS Officers and Social Workers etc to ensure smooth and quality implementation of child protection in emergencies projects..

Educational Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (MA preferred) in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Community Development, Law, Political Science and related fields with at least 5 years relevant experience of which at least three years’ experience with NGOs

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the child protection in emergencies sector including protection risks and response interventions.
• In-depth knowledge of project cycle management and child centred community development programming.
• Knowledge of development and humanitarian issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to child protection.
• Knowledge of child protection in emergencies standards, principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of effective participatory monitoring and evaluation systems and processes.

Skills Specific to the Post

• Proven experience as a trainer and in developing structured and comprehensive curricula and training manuals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with colleagues.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and problem solving skills.
• Hands on skill to interpret financial data, in order to understand budgetary processes including planning, monitoring and reporting.
• Ability to analyse information and evaluate options including planning skills.
• Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications.

Location: Amhara

Type of Role: Technical 

Reports to: Program Area Manager

Grade: D1

Closing Date: 1-1-22

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Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organizational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion. 

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.