SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. The organization started its humanitarian work with the opening of its first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. The organization has been providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for a very significant number of children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine.

Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia aspires that every child should grow up with love, respect and security.

Why we need you?

We are looking for a Project Officer for Education who will will act as the focal point for the education sector in the area of operation, provide leadership for the project team regarding education strategic directions. He/She works under the direct supervision of the project coordinator and will coordinate the adaption of educational policies in collaboration with the district office of Education

What we provide...

An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!!

Your role....

As a Project Officer, Education you will be in charge of the following:

• Leading the initial assessment of families of potential child participants,

• Facilitating the preparation of a family’s first family development plan (FDP),

• Preparing detailed implementation plan and budget for the intervention area,

• Implementing all project activities according to the objectives and indicators set out in the project document and time frame,

• Preparing project progress report with the required quality and time.

• Assessing and identifying the needs and gaps of the respective target schools,

• Facilitating and/or providing training to volunteers, teachers and school community on project related activities,

• Providing technical support to project implementing partners and schools,

• Working closely with WEO and other government offices and project implementing partner,

• Ensuring the delivery of purchased materials to target beneficiaries and its proper usage,

• Follow up of clubs activities accomplishment according to the project objective,

• Facilitating and participating in data collection related to different assessment, baseline and end line survey for the project,

• Using appropriate M&E framework and tools, periodically monitor the status and progress of achievement of the projects activities in target schools,

• Following up of cascading of different trainings at schools and community level,

• Producing case stories and share to the line supervisor every quarter,

• Building complementarity of SOS CVE partner actions, build consensus of locally-appropriate, interventions between agencies: avoiding duplication and gaps,

• Contributing to Program data base that consolidate and analyze information that is critical to decision making.

Child safeguarding

•  Supporting the process of ensuring that child safeguarding and child protection mainstreaming are integrated into all M&E frameworks through measurable output and outcome indicators

• Supporting the process of piloting and scaling up local level beneficiary complaints’ mechanisms in relation to staff conduct, with an emphasis on the Child Protection Policy and measure to prevent children from any sort of abuse.

• Responsible to take part in awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to CS and Code of Conduct and  to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination

• Supporting children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms 

• Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager  

Job Requirements

• BA /BSc/BEd Degree in Educational planning and Management, project management, Pedagogical science, sociology or related fields

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in planning, implementing and supervision of educational projects

• Experience in Training need Assessment, Planning and Facilitation

• Demonstrated understanding of the Ethiopian education policy

• Proven experience in facilitation and community mobilization skills

• Technical and report writing skills

• Fluent spoken and written English: Fluency in at least one of the languages spoken in the program’s target area is a plus

• Experience in Monitoring, evaluation and reporting is an advantage

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Computer literate

Competencies-Knowledge, Skills, abilities:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Awareness and basic understanding of issues affecting orphans & vulnerable children

• Computer Literate

• Understanding of child development issues, including knowledge of child rights, child protection, child welfare, childcare and parenting; and relevant local and national laws, regulations and protocols.

• Good analytical and reporting skills, including ability to identify problems and possible solutions, and ability to clearly reflect these in a report.

• Collaboration skills, being driven to work with others and able to build strong working relationships community members and groups. 

• Hands on experience on planning, implementing and supervision of educational projects

• Demonstrated understanding of the Ethiopian education policy.

• Good monitoring and evaluation skill

The Pluses:

•  Prior NGO experience is advantageous

How to Apply

Register using the following LINK

Note: Female applicants are encouraged to apply