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Care Ethiopia
Health Care
Public Health
Mekelle
5 years
1 Position
2025-05-08
to
2025-05-14
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Social Science
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Job Description
Based in the Tigray region, the Protection Specialist will oversee and support VAWGiE programming in Eastern and Southern Tigray. The Protection Specialist position is responsible for providing coordination, support, and supervision of Protection activities. In addition to providing overall coordination, she/he will be also responsible for providing technical and professional support in planning and implementing protection in Emergency responses.
Job Responsibility 1: Planning and Implementation of Program Activities
Ensures that planning and implementation of the project activities are in accordance with the program principles, approaches, and procedures of the organization.
Works closely with other project staff and partners in planning and implementing the project activities.
Ensures effective implementation of the project activities as per the set plan of action and as per the donor requirement.
Makes sure that all plans are down to annual, quarterly, and weekly basis and follow up to make sure the same is done for by PSS Officers and Community Empowerment Facilitators.
Ensure that financial management is according to CARE’s policy and meets value for money principles.
% of time 25%
Job Responsibility 2: Technical Support and Capacity Building
Provide technical and managerial oversight and guidance to PSS officers and Community Facilitators regarding implementation of the project.
Assess and identify technical assistance needs in regard to technical skills, supervision support, etc., for the field-based staff.
Oversee & support the day-to-day implementation of program activities including case management/psychosocial support, follow-up, and advocacy to meet the needs of beneficiaries & strengthening community capacity to prevent & respond to incidents of VAWG
Conduct induction/orientation, training, and capacity building of protection mainstreaming, PSS/PFA and PSHEA, VAWG case management and information management trainings.
Participate in protection-related assessments (safety audit, Rapid Humanitarian assessment, etc.)
Promote and represent the interests of the VAWG/PSEA program with regards to all relevant stakeholders.
Contribute to the joint protection Working Group at Regional, Zonal and Woreda based.
Coordinate and monitor the overall implementation of VAWG program activities based on their established indicators, including collecting and analyzing data and information for reporting.
Assist mapping, establishment and strengthening of VAWG referral pathways and referral linkage activities.
Provide technical assistance for field staffs on implementation of emergency cash support to VAWG survivors who are eligible to facilitate comprehensive response services.
Represent CARE Reginal VAWG AOR, Protection Sub-cluster, and other coordination platforms at best level potential.
Closely work with the regional cash Sub-working group to standardize and contextualized cash for protection and MPCA for vulnerable women and girls.
Support the cash feasibility and market assessment that will be done in each region for the emergency cash support/cash for protection.
Ensure that need based VAWG services are provided for affected host communities, and returnees.
Ensure that protection of VAWG discussions and dialogues are conducted among host communities, IDPs and returnees.
Conduct training need assessment to identify government line offices and project staff’s knowledge gap and design appropriate training accordingly.
Contribute to effective case management and information management on VAWG survivors through the provision of capacity enhancement trainings for PSS officers.
Coordinate and monitor the overall implementation of VAWGs program activities based on their established indicators, including collating, and analyzing data and information for reporting.
Conduct activity vs budget tracking to make sure that budget spent is according to the project plan and CARE’s financial management policy.
% of time 20%
Job Responsibility 3: Monitoring and Supervision
Maintain up-to-date data related to VAWG in emergency project activities and deliver it to learning designed and measurement manager for data entry and analysis.
Facilitates joint, supportive supervision with Regional and National, Women Affairs Bureau and other government staffs from signatory sectors.
Facilitates and conduct regular review meetings and project review schedules at all regional levels along with project staff and work with different institutions to create institutional commitment.
Together with other project team, sets project quality standards and action steps and monitor the performance accordingly.
Conducts regular supportive supervision to each region and deliver on-site support to field-based staff.
Produce and share standard project report (Monthly, Quarterly, and annual reports) to the Protection Team Leader.
% of time = 20%
Job Responsibility 4: Facilitate Learning and Net Working
Establishes firm and institutionalized working relationships with local government officials, community institutions, regional and national and other stake holders.
Keeps up to date the development in the sectors includes best practices examples in country and ensure ongoing personal development and learning.
Prepares regular project progress updates at all Regions.
Represents CARE in regional and Zonal level meetings, coordination forum on issues related to protection/VAWG in emergencies.
% of time =10%
Job Responsibility 5: Reporting, Staff Supervision, Coaching and Team Building:
Develops appropriate reporting formats together with the field officer Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer and Head office-based Protection team.
Collects, organize, and summarize monthly and quarterly performance reports from PSS officers.
Monitor the quality and reliability of the reports collected from PSS officers.
Supervises, coaches and gives technical backup to PSS Officers and Community Empowerment Facilitators.
Conducts performance review and appraisal of the employees (PSS Officers and CF) under his/her supervision according to the policy of the organization.
% of time = 15%
Job Responsibility 6: Donor Compliance and Follow-up
% of Time = 5 %
Ensure familiarity with all protection-related contracts and agreements with donors and sub-grantees.
Ensure that FO project staff implement protection per donor guidelines and CARE policies and procedures.
Coordinate with FO project managers and the Humanitarian Program Manager- Protection to prepare responses for any concerns.
Job Responsibility 7: Perform other duties as assigned.
% of Time = 5 %
III. PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)
Levels one and two of problem solving apply to the incumbent. The incumbent involves daily routine activities, she/he also uses interpersonal skills to pick and choose the right solution to address given problems.
IV. GENDER EQUALITY
Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth and social inclusion issues.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions/programming.
V. Salary - 1044USD
VI. QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)
A. EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
BA degree in Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, Social Studies or related areas of focus
Desired
Masters in related field is a plus.
B. EXPERIENCE:
Required:
5 years’ experience in NGO setting
At least 3 years of practical experience on implementing or leading VAWG/Protection projects in emergency.
Experience on working with internally displaced people and conflict affected communities.
C.TECHNICAL SKILLS
Required:
Supervisory skill.
Language proficiency in written and spoken English.
Speaking the local language of the respective region is a plus
Computer proficiency.
Good communication and report writing skills.
Knowledge of written and spoken in the local languages of the respective regions.
Firm belief in teamwork, economic and social needs, conceptual understanding of participatory approach and sustainable development.
D. COMPETENCIES
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, building partnerships, stress tolerance, building commitment, coaching, interpersonal skills, operational decision-making, planning and organizing, information monitoring.
VII. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
A. INTERNAL:
VAWG/PSS officers and CFs-- Coaching, Mentoring and overall guidance, (On all programmatic, administrative, financial, policy, procedural other related issues).
Field office– The big picture (Organizational approaches, policies, programmatic focus and priorities) regarding Project management.
Technical Group - ensuring appropriate support is provided to the field office and maintenance of good working relationships.
B. EXTERNAL:
Other organizations working in the area where CARE works (NGO, CBO, and the private sector).
Special meetings with Regional and/or National (when required) government partners and donor representatives when needed.
If you are interested in being part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contributing to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through THIS LINK. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Make sure you indicate the position title and location on your application letter.
Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!
CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.
CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.
By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks
Fields Of Study
Social work
Social Science
Public Health
Psychology
Skills Required
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