The post holder is responsible for the deliveries of results in line with pre-agreed program planes and objectives and oversee the implementation of the child protection policy in the PA and contribute towards achieving the country program goal of improved protection mechanisms and community practices against harmful traditional practices and violence against children. Plan International Ethiopia has put in place a child protection policy that all of its staff must adhere to and sign. 

Dimensions of the Role

The post holder will have a role of utilizing budget that will be allocated to the program area together with other child protection and youth program officers in the emergency response and development programs when necessary.

The position holder will mainly work with volunteer social workers, community structures, and other partner organization representatives and will have a frequent contact with the beneficiary community. S/he will be the sole representative of Plan International at the grass root level where s/he will be assigned to work.

The post holder will be reporting to the line supervisor and will be collecting reports from the community volunteers on his part.

When necessary, the post holder will be responsible to work closely with and share reports with other likeminded agencies working in the area in consultation with the line supervisor.

The role holder is responsible to identify, and respond to the needs of the direct beneficiaries, coordinate and collaborate with fellow staffs, other agencies including government bodies working in the area. 

Accountabilities

Typical Responsibility

• To provide overall coordination, implementation and reporting of Emergency child protection and Youth (ECP) project of PIE in the intervention areas.
• Conduct identification assessment, planning, intervention and follow-up for professional case management in support of vulnerable children.
• Responsible to establish standard child friendly spaces (CFS) that can accommodate and ensure socially and culturally relevant services. 
• Organize and provide guidance for community structures to provide child protection and youth empowerment programs in the refugee camps ad host communities when necessary.
• To implement, monitor & follow up and report all CP/recovery projects in accordance with funding agreement and budget allocation made by Plan International Ethiopia’s Country Office and Program Area’s (PA).
• To assess the outputs, outcomes and impact of program interventions and activities of Child protection and youth in Emergency and host community programs.
• Facilitate child protection and youth project implementation in collaboration with Regional, Zonal and woreda protection offices and provide reports on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis to PIE PA and CO and all concerned bodies.
• Representing Child protection and youth protection in high profile different protection technical working meeting, cluster, camp level coordination meetings and other technical working group meeting as necessary.
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Job Requirements

Essential

• BA degree in Sociology, Social Work, Psychology Child Development and other related fields.
• A minimum of 3 years of humanitarian aid experience applied in emergency/recovery response operations preferably in the area of child protection and youth program Activity
• Excellent knowledge of Child Protection and SGBV minimum standards and basic principles; Good knowledge of SGBV and Child Protection case management
• Excellent knowledge of basic child protection and youth principles and child & adult development and learning
• Good knowledge of donor grants and contract regulations.

Desirable

• Ability to deliver quality programs in a desirable time and work under stressful conditions.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment and independently.
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills in English and Amharic.
• Computer literate.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Gender sensitive.
• Proposal and report writing skills.
• Analytical and strategic thinking 

How to Apply

The closing date for the application is April 24, 2022. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the below link.

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This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Applications and CVs written in English will be accepted and
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Please note that we are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated link.
• Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.
• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.