Company Overview

Imagine1Day International Organization (Imagine1Day) is a Canadian non-religious and non-profit humanitarian and development NGO. Since 2008, Imagine1Day has been actively investing in Ethiopia, focusing on Education, Child Protection, Gender Based Violence, MHPSS, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Livelihood, Emergency Responses, Leadership, and Opportunity Development pillars. The organization's ultimate goal is to ensure that all Ethiopians have access to quality education without relying on foreign aid by the year 2030. In collaboration with UNICEF, Imagine1Day is currently in the planning phase to implement an integrated Education and Child Protection project in the Afar region. To support this initiative, Imagine1Day is seeking qualified experts for the following position.

 Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Protection Specialist, the CP/GBV Mental Health and Psychosocial (MHPSS) Officer will be responsible for supervising and coordinating MHPSS services to children, GBV survivor’s as well as for facilitating trainings and coaching on MHPSS concepts to others. The MHPSS Officer will be responsible for providing a limited number of direct MHPSS services to children, GBV survivor’s and families, like PFA and basic counseling including referrals. The MHPSS Officer will be a psychologist/sociologist by profession and have experience in protection work with a specialization in working with children, girls, women and caregivers mainly in emergency crisis setting. This role involves effectively managing and reporting on the projects in line with the objectives, timeframe, and budget. Other important aspects of the role include managing, training local staff and parasocial workers to meet international quality standards in mental health care delivery, encouraging beneficiary participation, liaising with other stakeholders, and anticipating, planning, and contributing to the development of MHPSS components for new GBV and protection project proposals and reports. They collaborate with the Protection Specialist to contribute to program strategy, external representation, and coordination with project partners. The primary objective of this role is to coordinate the implementation of the MHPSS activities through integration into EiE, CP and GBV programming (EiE) project, ensuring the timely and high-quality MHPSS service provision. The Program Coordinator will oversee program activities, ensuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of work conducted by I1D. He/she will facilitate coordination with partners, conduct field visits, and make necessary adjustments in consultation with the program manager. Close collaboration with local partners is also a key aspect of this role.

 Job title: MHPSS Program Officer -(CP/GBV)                   

Location:  Amibera, Afar Zone Three

Contract Type:  Contract for 12 Months

Salary: As per the organization salary scale

Number: One

Reporting to:  Protection Specialist

Functional Relationships:  Regional Program Manager

 Key Duties and Responsibilities

1.      Work for Overall organizational development

• Comply with Imagine 1 Day policies and practices with respect to Safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

• Be innovative in practicing organizational policies, rules and guidelines in order to achieve the intended Imagine 1 Day’s vision, goal, and mission. 

• Organize experiences that can help as basis for project proposals in education sector

• Take appropriate, coordinated, and consistent actions to handle situations of personal risks and risks for others.

 2.      Project Implementation

• Work with men, women, boys and girls, community members and other duty bearers to ensure they are actively engaged to protect women and children from protection risks.

• Receive referrals from the I1d’s CP/GBV Case Management team, partners, and other relevant stakeholders

• -        Assess clients’ needs and provide PFA, focused MHPSS, and group counseling, as needed, refer children and GBV survivors to additional services (e.g., specialized MHPSS services,

• Submit quality reports as scheduled including but not limited to weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

• Document project success stories on a monthly basis for sharing with the support office and donors during the monthly update meetings.

• Support the project staff so that they comply with all relevant Imagine 1 Day policies and procedures regarding child protection and child safeguarding for the maximum protection of children.

• Implement the project interventions and apply the knowledge in a way to Do Not Harm

• Ensure that activities are appropriately planned and that delays and constraints are documented

 3.      Capacity development:

• Provide targeted trainings on MHPSS concepts, approaches and interventions for CP, GBV Case Workers and teachers to support the holistic MHPSS needs of

• Provide ongoing technical coaching and capacity building on MHPSS for CP/GBV Case Workers,

• Upon request and when appropriate, provide targeted training and ongoing coaching and capacity building to external actors and other key stakeholders working in CP/GBV Case Management on key MHPSS concepts (e.g., supporting and referring high-risk cases, supporting children in distress, appropriate MHPSS interventions for children based on their age/developmental stage etc.)

4.      Partnership Development:

• Maintain and strengthen existing networks through other service providers at local level, to ensure that children and survivors receive quality services and support both at the agency levels.

• Strengthen existing referral systems and identify new networks to work with to ensure holistic support to the clients.

• Ensure active and close collaboration and coordination with all programme teams and beyond

• Actively take part in relevant coordination meetings at the local and zonal level

• Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant local actors in the field, including community, non-governmental and governmental actors

• Promote for the goodwill of Imagine 1Day guided by our core values, culture and leadership

• Engage and take responsibility of mobilizing concerned participants for project joint monitoring and evaluation as per of the implementation plan

• Participate in safety audit programs, and do for further quality project implementation as per of the feedbacks

• Participate in different project related consultative workshops and review meetings.

• Invests time and energy to actively develop self and others to help realize their full potential, and to build the organization’s capability for the future. 

• Act as primary focal point for the partner, ensuring that all partner activities are supported, implemented and monitored effectively to achieve the project goals

5.      Financial and Supply management

• Ensure timely implementation of budgeted activities in addition to budget tracking and control.

• Plan and follow up the distribution of NFIs and cash transfer in line with selection criteria.

• Coordinate with Logistics to ensure timely and safe delivery of supplies allocated to field activities.

6.      Participate in Human Resource Management Activities

• Participate in recruiting of social workers, community volunteers and facilitators

• Assure the implementation of Imagine 1Day’s policy and work discipline of every staff that comprises child safe guarding and child protection code of conduct policy, harassment policy, PSEA policy, criminal background check policy, crises management and incidence procedure policy, and others

• Provide leadership and support to ensure staff well-being,

• Organize for internal peer to peer capacity building forums on MHPSS

• Create a good team spirit, with appropriate provision for having successor.

7.      Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring the project interventions on regular basis and find out the gaps sharing the gaps with the staff and make a proper action plan.

• Ensure that project is on track in sense of indicators and immediate outcomes.
  Identify best practices and needs of development, and find out a corrective measure for better improvement on the gaps

• Lead on all reporting related to CP MHPSS activities

• Prepare and submit weekly activity work plans and reports in a timely manner to agreed-upon deadlines

• Contribute to monthly CP/GBV reports, complete all relevant tools for activities conducted (e.g., indicator trackers for MHPSS activities).

• File and archive all important documents and correspondence relating to MHPSS activities

• Support the implementation of and compliance with work plans, spending plans and M&E plans

• As requested, support CP staff by building their capacity to collect MHPSS M&E data and contribute to the collection of M&E data to support the development of project proposals

• Support document success/human interest stories in collaboration with the communication team.

• Conduct comprehensive report and documentation of lessons learnt and best practices to achieve project goals and activities

• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the supervisor.

 8.      Reporting and communication

• Report project baseline and end line assessment results based on the donors and partner’s requirements.

• Report 5Wmatrix, weekly situational reports, narrative reports on monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual basis as per donors and partner’s requirements.

• Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.

• Monitor and report on results of capacity building efforts.

Job Requirements

• BA Degree in Psychology, Social work, mental health, sociology with minimum of 2 years’ experience in protection work, specialized in working with children and caregivers

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience providing MHPSS services directly to clients and caregivers

• Experience in implementing child protection MHPSS programming in humanitarian or development settings

• Experience working with children, girls and women who have been at-risk of being harmed, particularly children at high-risk

• Experience in organizing and facilitating trainings

• Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting

• Ability to keep records and write simple and basic reports of activities

• Comfortable speaking about sensitive topics in an honest, professional, and thoughtful manner

• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries

• High degree of flexibility and strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail

• Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel

• Experience in reporting to donors in an NGO environment

• Excellent computer knowledge of MS-Word, MS-excel, PowerPoint, etc.

• Excellent communication skill in Local Language and English

Personal Attributes

• Great attention to detail and a flexible approach to work.

• High level of commitment and self-motivation.

• High professional and ethical standards.

• Positive outlook and outgoing personality with solid interpersonal and diplomatic skills.

• Structured and process-oriented.

• Excellent time management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.

• Motivated to learn and perform and not afraid to ask questions.

• Passionate and driven to succeed.

How to Apply

Review of complete applications will be on a rolling basis. In the event that we identify an outstanding candidate early in the search process, we reserve the right to appoint before the deadline. For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply at the earliest possible time. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.

 Please send the information listed below, as a single PDF file, to the following link

Click here to apply

in the email subject line. 

1. A detailed CV and Covering Letter,

2. A 500-word essay on the below:

    a) What experience have you gained that makes you the most qualified candidate for the role?

    b ) With reference to practical examples, briefly explain how you would ensure effective and efficient EiE and CPiE integrated project implementation in drought-affected areas of the Afar region.

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.