Regional Lead (3x)

Employer: Plan International

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Within the Region of Ethiopia - Ethiopia

Posted date: 4 hours ago

Deadline: November, 04/2024 (10 days left)

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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Transforming Education in Ethiopia (TREE) program will help Ethiopia protect education gains to date, and to level up regions with poor education outcomes and educational inequity. This will be achieved through a focus on equity, including girls, targeting other marginalized groups, and developing regions; and a focus on improving learning outcomes, particularly foundational learning, and the transition to secondary school. It will boost results under other programs in Ethiopia, on health, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH), that also focus on gender issues such as maternal health, early pregnancy, and menstrual health management.

The intended impact and outcomes for TREE are:

• Impact: High-quality inclusive education for children across all regions of Ethiopia

• Outcomes:

• Increased access to education for girls and other marginalized children;

• Improved teaching quality and learning outcomes.

The Regional Lead position will represent Plan International as part of a Core Team of technical experts, who will be responsible for providing technical assistance for the TREE program. The Core Team will lead delivery across all program outcomes. The Regional Lead will support the successful implementation and delivery of the TREE program in a specified region (TBC) of Ethiopia. They will work collaboratively with the Core Team to develop constructive relationships with the government, at both strategic/policy and service delivery levels, to positively influence and achieve the program outcomes.

Job Requirement

• BA/Master of Arts degree in education and related fields (Curriculum Studies, Educational Psychology, Educational Planning and Management, social work, sociology, and other related fields of studies).

• At least 7 years of relevant experience with at least 3 years in managerial positions with NGOs in leading programs/ projects or demonstrated equivalent combination.

• Experience in successfully delivering education programs of similar complexity

• Ability to work effectively, and collaboratively and develop constructive relationships with government, at both strategic/policy and service delivery levels including positive influencing skills.

• Extensive demonstrated experience in government planning and budgeting processes, as well as a strong technical education background.

• Local knowledge and networks in Ethiopia ensure that strong working relationships are maintained with academic institutions, civil society, and other development partners.

• Sufficient understanding of education delivery through different channels, and education systems reform in Ethiopia, together with an understanding of the political, and cultural context and challenges in Ethiopia.

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 under the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.

• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted

Location: Within the Region of Ethiopia

Role Starting date: Depending on the Funding approval

Reports to: Team Leader

Grade: D2

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