With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Major Responsibility

• Leads the targeting, implementation and monitoring activities related to the protection project by maintaining the standards as per the approved project documents. Ensures proper data recording and reporting system are in place. Monitor and follow up the effective implementation of the planned activities in targeted woredas. Prepares progress reports, periodic updates and analyses, by compiling and analyzing data.  

• Undertakes regular field visits to assess the local conditions and monitor progress to ensure that progress is made to attain the project objective.

• Works with in coordination with local actors and other partners. Collect information; identify problems and constraints in order to ensure effective project delivery.  

• Monitor and evaluate projects in the response sectors in partnership with civil society and government actors

• Implements Monitors, analyses and evaluates project results to ensure achievement of objectives and take corrective action when necessary.

• Implements project activities by maintaining standards, guidelines and good practices in protection in emergency.

•  Participate in zonal meetings with relevant coordination forums, local authorities, other actors and donors to discuss and represent WVE’s work

Job requirements

Knowledge/Qualifications for the role

• University degree in psychology, Sociology and related social fields. Experience and prior exposure to emergency response context is a requirement. Experience in implementing child protection activities in emergency responses is required. Knowledge and experience in application of international technical guidelines and standards in response projects coordination is preferred

Additional work experience required as a minimum qualification for this position.

• Knowledge of and ability to implement protection interventions is required Awareness of emergency responses and interest to work in fragile context Experience and ability to work, communicate with partners and stakeholders in different context.   

License, registration, or certification required to perform this position:

• Effective in written and verbal communication in English and knowledge of local language has added value.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• At least 3 years of work experience in emergency responses out of which at least 1 year in child protection related responses in emergency; preferably leading targeting, implementing project activities, Monitoring and Evaluation, Planning and Reporting, documentation, DME, data analysis or related position. 

• Technical Training qualifications required:  Facilitation skill, Participatory M&E, Participatory Rural Appraisal, etc.

Work Environment:

• Include travel & work environment details.

• Office-based with frequent travel to the project woredas and the communities.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

How to Apply

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