The Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

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 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE

To create jobs and harness the power of a growing youth population to strengthen the economy, Ethiopia has embarked on an ambitious plan to build industrial parks near urban centers. Aimed at increasing domestic light-manufacturing capacity and bolstering exports, these industrial parks have the potential to create millions of jobs both within and outside the parks.    

Large industrial parks employing tens-of-thousands of workers are a completely new phenomenon for both host communities and workers themselves in Ethiopia. To help all stakeholders benefit from the Adama, Hawassa, Kombolcha and Yirgalem Industrial Parks, the USAID WWA was created as a public-private partnership to provide a platform for worker, community, government, and private sector engagement. The aim is to increase performance of local businesses, reduce worker attrition at the parks, and build a sustainable program that truly responds to the interests of workers, the community, and companies in the four Industrial Parks.

The Position Holder Provides technical leadership across 4 result areas including (IR 1: Workers Have Improved Access to Information and Services; IR 2: Local Businesses Strengthened to Provide Services to Workers; IR 3: Support planning and research to inform risk mitigation measures and future-proofing strategies to build bridges for long-term sustainability; and IR 4: Strengthen partnerships between communities, workers, and the private sector for improvement of long-term economic strengthening solutions resulting in sustained growth and improved revenues) direct management of a staff of two technical coordinators, the Hawassa Community coordinator and the Yirgalem Project Officer embedded in host communities adjacent to the IPs, build and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders at the community and national levels.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

Project leadership and coordination for activity implementation (45%)

• Guide and support training and capacity development efforts in support of project activities and deliverables

• Establishes systems for the periodic review of program implementation across the IPs and facilitates necessary mid-course corrections in close collaboration with technical teams.

Reporting and knowledge management (20%)

• Supports programmatic knowledge management and facilitates cross-sharing across IPs, including the documentation of success stories, best practices, and lessons learned.

Partnership management and networking (20%)

• Strengthens the capacity of IPs to cultivate strong partnerships with key stakeholders according to the local context to reach the project goals and sustain results.

• Develops partnership strategy with the technical team and monitors its implementation across the project’s sub-offices.

People management (15%)

• Supports performance management and professional development of direct reports, including ongoing feedback, coaching, and career support.

• Support project staff by creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes teamwork, trust, and mutual respect, and empowers staff to take responsibility.

• Supervise and lead the technical coordinators and enable them to discharge their responsibilities efficiently and effectively.

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications/Experience Essential:

• MA in Sociology, Anthropology, Community development, Development Management, Social work, or another related field

• Minimum 7 years of relevant field experience in progressively responsible coordination experience

• Demonstrates strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan, organize, and manage resources for the successful completion of projects.

• Experience/Knowledge of USAID rules, regulations, and policies.

• Experience in partnership management and /or representation is important;

• Ability to demonstrate integrity, responsibility, respect, and innovation in all aspects of the position.

• Demonstrated skills in effectively negotiating with governments signatories, donors, IP stakeholders, and partners

• Demonstrated experience implementing highly adaptive programs, including developing and implementing program strategies in complex and evolving operating environments.

• Strong conceptual, verbal, and written communication skills; both in English & Amharic

Qualifications/Experience Desirable:

• Experience in Gender & youth programming is a plus

• Experience in managing people

• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines

• Able to work with minimum supervision

• Ability to establish and maintain an internal and external relationship

• Strong negotiating skills.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Experience in training facilitation and needs assessment;

Languages Required

• Fluency in English language is essential

• Knowledge of local languages is a desirable

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.

We strive for lasting impact

We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.

We work well together

We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.

We are inclusive and empowering

We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.

How to Apply

The closing date for the application is July 31, 2023. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below. CLICK HERE

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

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

• Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http:// plan-international.org

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required.

As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

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 organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.