SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a SOS Children’s Villages International Federation member. The organization started its humanitarian work by opening its first Village in Mekelle, the 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 grows up with love, respect and security

Programme Implementation and Partnership

• Provide technical and management oversight to emergency response teams and supervision of assigned multi-sectoral emergency response projects.

• Ensure that all programme targets are reached under agreed programme objectives, as per contracts with donors, in line with the overall programme approach and ensure integration with other DRA-funded Emergency programme activities.

• Ensure that all resources (technical, logistics, financial, HR) are in place to implement the different projects of the emergency response programme under the work plans and realistic timeframes and milestones agreed with donors and are communicated to the national office.

• Work closely with field-level staff to ensure the preparation of detailed implementation work plans and provide the necessary guidance and support to field teams to achieve timely and quality implementation of activities.

• Monitor and manage emergency programme expenditures and budgets, ensuring resources are optimally utilized.

• Carry out regular field visits to inspect project activities and organize regular project review sessions through participatory methodologies involving beneficiaries and other stakeholders in the areas of intervention, to establish and/or verify emerging needs, gaps and priorities, and communicate these to the Programme team as part of a continuous programme review and improvement process.

• Support the MERA team in the implementation of an appropriate M&E system to monitor progress and capture the impact of projects and to make necessary adjustments to work plans if necessary promptly.

• Contribute to the preparation of emergency preparedness plans, budgets, funding concept notes and proposals

• Oversee the preparation of high-quality donor narrative reports in a timely fashion.

• Write concept notes and full proposals for both grants and contracts under the strategic guidance of the HRP Manager and Programmes Director.

• Strengthen links with emergency/food security departments in other NGOs through effective and ongoing coordination, information-sharing and results dissemination at regional and national levels.

• Contribute to all aspects of the Programme e.g. mainstreaming of equality, protection, and disaster risk reduction.

• Brief the PD and Senior Management Team on programmes and situational context regularly.

• Actively participate in any emergency response if called upon to do so (within the existing programme area or in a new one).

• Ensure vulnerable children and women are included in all aspects of program activities.

• Assist and facilitate the field officers in Conducting child protection, early warning early action and disaster preparedness training to the community.

Team Management and Capacity Building

• Train SOS CVE emergency staff and key partners in donor requirements and compliance rules under specific contracts

• Provide technical support and ongoing on-the-job training and coaching to emergency programme staff, contributing to their capacity building.

• Ensure team members are aware of core SOS CVE policies and procedures.

• Coordinate and capacitate emergency staff, volunteers, beneficiaries and host communities in child protection and child safeguarding in emergency

Accountability

• Work with the MERA Coordinator to improve quality of service delivery and implementation of emergency response projects ensuring that they are integrated into the programmes.

• Ensure adherence to SOS CV policies such as the Code of Conduct, Child Safeguarding, quality Standards and others as well as the minimum standards of humanitarian relief (ICRC Code of Conduct, Sphere, HAP).

• Ensure the highest standards of accountability through ensuring good communication and information sharing within and outside the programme and enabling staff, beneficiary and other stakeholder participation at all stages of the project cycle.

• Undertake other related duties assigned by the HRP coordinator and programme director.

Safeguarding

• Ensuring a safe and conducive working environment is created for co-workers and all programme participants where they feel free to speak and raise concerns without fear;

• Ensuring that safeguarding measures are in place within their area of managerial responsibility and that staff, associates and other key stakeholders are made aware of these measures and are supported in implementing them;

• Ensuring that safeguarding is integrated into all management processes including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, team meetings, annual planning processes, field-level monitoring, IWP, IDP etc.

• Creating and maintaining a managerial and operational environment where Safeguarding policies such as Child and Youth Safeguarding, Code of Conduct the Sexual Misconduct Regulation, Anti Fraud and Anti-Corruption Regulation and Good Management and Accountability Quality Standards are effectively implemented;

• Fulfilling the minimum standard and additional responsibilities in achieving compliance with SOS Children’s Villages safeguarding policies.

• Ensuring the best interest of the children and young people is applied and considered in projects, decision making or any other work that is performed.

• Ensuring a conducive and safe working environment for their subordinate co-workers free of any harm, abuse, neglect and exploitation.

• Ensuring that staff members in their line of authority receive an induction and training on the SOS Children’s Villages Safeguarding policies such as Children and Youth Safeguarding Policy and Regulation, Sexual Misconduct Regulation, Anti Fraud and Anti-Corruption Regulation, Good Management and Accountability Quality Standards and Code of Conduct.

• Uphold SOS Children’s Villages Values and the Code of Conduct when interacting with partners, children, young people, families and other stakeholders within or outside the organization.

• Ensure that all equipment or materials provided by the organization are properly managed transparently and appropriately with the established procedure.

• Ensure that contracts and partnership agreements or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) have articles referring to safeguarding policies (Child and youth safeguarding and Sexual Misconduct Regulation, Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption and other related policies) and the Code of Conduct with partners, contractors, vendors/suppliers, consultants or any other stakeholders working with SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia.

Job Requirements

• MA/BA degree in Disaster Risk Management or Development Studies, Social Sciences, Agricultural economics, Natural resource management or equivalent working experience

• Experience or education in one of the following fields is an asset: child protection in emergencies, health, nutrition, WASH,

• Minimum 3 years of experience in leading and coordinating humanitarian aid and/or development work in multi-cluster INGOs, LNGOs

• Practical experience and knowledge of emergency project management including emergency needs assessment, project design, development and implementation

• Good understanding of humanitarian issues and sympathy with the aims and objectives of the organization; commitment to humanitarian principles and the Red Cross and INGO’s code of conduct

• Knowledge and good understanding of UNHCR standards of child protection in Emergency

• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills

• Ability to cope with stress; patience and flexibility

• Experience with establishing strong and effective working relationships with colleagues from different backgrounds, and cultures and experience

• Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with colleagues in the course of work

• Local knowledge in terms of its culture, economic and social trends is an asset

• Basic proficiency in the use of MS Office, Email and other computer applications

• Willingness and ability to frequently travel to the field up to 70% of working time

• Role model: Act as a role model for the organization, living our values and inspiring and learning from others

• Collaboration: Remove barriers to participation, share decision making and build partnerships

• Empowerment: Promote inclusion and equitable sharing of power

• Strategic Thinking: Live the values and mission, setting realistic goals and translating them into actionable plans

• Kindness: Act with empathy towards everyone he/she works with.

• Continuous Learning: Make an effort to learn, understand and grow as a person, admitting your own mistakes

• Inclusiveness: In any actions show respect and care for others

• Initiative: speak up when things are not right, do not hesitate to act and adapt to change when necessary

• Results Orientation: prioritize safeguarding, look for solutions and focus on the desired result

How to Apply

• Register using the following link CLICK HERE