• The post holder will report to the Plan International Ethiopia Country Director on operational matters and to the CoE Oversight Group on strategic matters.  The post holder leads the work and management of the CoE and supervises its assigned staff

• The post holder will develop close working relationships with the Plan country offices and partners responding to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) within the region to map resources and capacity; undertake joint research and advocacy aligned with global humanitarian priorities and support global learning and access to common resources and expertise

• The post holder will require extensive contacts to pro-actively build external networks with key stakeholders (UNHCR and relevant UN agencies, Donors, (I)NGOs and others) within the region and globally to strengthen Plan’s profile in the sector and develop tools/resources that provide consistent communication and information of Plan’s work across MEESA and possibly other regions

• In line with the Global Strategy (2022-2027) the incumbent will take the lead in supporting both the contribution to and learning from the roll-out of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). This includes working closely with the relevant country staff and partners, regional and global hub humanitarian teams, as well as Plan liaison offices in Addis Ababa, Geneva and New York

• Profile and fundraise for the CoE across the global federation and build on existing mechanisms and channels for sharing updates and progress of the work of the CoE both with the relevant COs, partners and donors as well as the Oversight Group and the rest of the organization

• Provide leadership, evidence, guidance, learning and relevant documentation to support the broader organization positioning and profiling within the forced displacement sector at CO, regional and global level

Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:

Organizational Learning and Capacity Enhancement

• Working with COs, identify good forced displacement programming practices with a focus on adolescent girls and gender transformative approaches in protracted crises and document and share these practices both within external and internal networks

• To analyze and identify gaps in available programmatic guidance, modules, and tools and work with relevant global and regional technical leads to strengthen them as per sector standards and ensure a strong adolescent girls’ perspective

• To facilitate organizational and peer learning forums with COs, liaison offices and project level staff to share examples of good programming practices such as monthly webinars and podcasts

• Based on documented good practices, support the identification and development of policy papers, positioning and talking points with a focus on Food security, Sexual & Gender based violence, Education and Child Protection in Emergencies, Youth Engagement and Adolescent Girls Programming based on evidence and experience that can be shared internally and externally for advocacy and influencing

Strengthened Evidence Base and Improved Design

• Lead or support joint research and studies with focus on priority sectors, with a strong focus on both understanding and strengthening work with adolescent girls in forced displacement settings;

• Facilitate the testing, evaluation and roll out of Global Hub (GH) developed manuals and toolkits including Adolescents in Emergencies toolkit, Life Skills and Early Parenting Guides, and Child Friendly Feedback mechanisms amongst others;

• To analyze and identify gaps in available programmatic guidance, modules, and tools and work with relevant global and regional technical leads to strengthen them as per sector standards and ensure a strong adolescent girls’ perspective;

Engagement and positioning at regional and global levels

• Update existing country and regional displaced programming capacity snapshots to be used in various external regional and global networks and forums;

• Contribute to the monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the Plan/UNHCR Global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Plan’s pledges at the Global Refugee Forum

• Participate in relevant external forums, including but not limited to UNHCR monthly partnership meetings, ICVA Forced Displacement, Africa and Global Compact for Refugees Working Groups

• Work with COs and NOs on increasing the profile of Plan’s forced displacement programming with external donors including but not limited to UNHCR, UNOCHA UNICEF, BPRM GFFO, ECHO, SIDA, USAID, Irish Aid and FCDO.   

People Management

• Lead, coach and guide a small team to undertake the various work under the CoE

• Build and maintain strong relationship both with technical teams and management across the various offices/organization to profile the work of the CoE and build a constructive work relationship and felt sense of value add of the CoE in relation to other parts of organization.

• Linked to priority actions/projects of the CoE lead the establishment of partnerships with relevant research institutions and other organizations, hiring and management of short-term consultants and other resources

Fundraising, Reporting & Information management

• Profile and fundraise for the CoE across the global federation and particular vis-à-vis the National Offices (NOs).

• Establish regular mechanisms and channels for sharing updates and progress of the work of the CoE both with the relevant COs as well as the Oversight Group and the rest of the organization

• Responsible to prepare and submit strategic plans, annual plans and budgets for the CoE to the oversight group

• Submit updates on the existing Planet online depository of relevant information and resource related to Plan refugee and IDP programming

Dealing with Problems:

The post holder will demonstrate an ability to solve problems, thinking strategically while introducing innovations and creative thinking as needed. This is to meet the demands of a dynamic, challenging and sometimes unpredictable operating environment.

The post holder is expected to play a key role in optimizing overall organizational performance and enabling a high performing CoE team as a whole.

Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Qualification and Experience

• BSc in Social Science , Development  study and  any relevant field and a minimum of 15 year progressive program leadership or MSc in any relevant field and a minimum of progressive program management experience.

• Demonstrated knowledge in leading country/regional or global advocacy and influencing processes

• Experience with an international exposure. 

• Demonstrated track record of proposal writing

• Experience in leading team, coaching and mentoring

• Experience working with partners mainly with government

• Sound understanding of the humanitarian and development nexus and architecture, especially as it relates to refugee coordination model, issues and critical analysis of child rights and girl’s equality issues.

• Knowledge of effective participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Research systems and processes

• Knowledge of refugee, IDPs and humanitarian programming processes, systems and principles, and the ability to provide leadership and support to staff in achieving intended results

• Solid understanding of gender equality integration in programs, personnel management, and office culture.

• Understanding and experience from one of Plan priority sectors (EIE, CPIE and Youth engagement) will be an asset.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with colleagues at long distances;

• Spoken and written fluency in English is required and good working knowledge of other working language of Plan international is an asset

• Excellent Written and oral communication skills, including presentation and public speaking

• Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to work independently with remote guidance;

• Exceptional conceptual and strategic thinking skills.

• Strong team building and motivational skills;

• Good Negotiation and influencing skills;

• Solid experiences in resource mobilization with a variety of (humanitarian) donors;

• Strong inter-personal skills in a multi-cultural environment;

• Ability to provide leadership, communicate effectively and build high performing teams that work together to achieve goals.

Behaviors

Performance:

• Creates strong sense of purpose within the organization and among team and as well as with stakeholders

  • Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behavior

Strategic thinking and delivery

• Sees contribution of own part of the organization in wider Plan and external context

• Balances future vision with practical delivery

Decision making

• Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations

Influencing

• Can reach out and influence large groups of people

Effective teambuilder

• Creates highly motivated team of unified purpose

• Modifies own view to get best outcome for organization 

Learning

• Supports learning in diverse teams

Self-Awareness

• Remains calm and positive under pressure and in difficult situations

• Aware of impact on others and adjusting own behavior accordingly

• Humble and service oriented

• Promotes innovation and learning

• Ability to act as part of multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team.

Physical Environment and Demands:

The position will be based in a Country Office (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) within MEESA with regular regional and some international travel.

How to Apply

Register using the following LINK

Note: This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia. Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply