The Emergency project Coordinator ensures that the project is implemented in alignment with humanitarian principles, including the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS), Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Sphere Standards, and Plan International’s sectoral strategies, policies, and guidelines. The Emergency project coordinator  leads and manages the IHOPE project within the Sudanese refugee response, specifically in Amhara, Metema, Gendawuha at Aftit settlement site and Metema entry point, under the ECHO-funded project. The overall objective of this integrated project is to ensure access to quality basic education for the most vulnerable children affected by conflict, while also addressing the protection needs of children and other vulnerable individuals through different assistance in target communities.

The Emergency project coordinator  oversees planning, implementation, and monitoring activities, including conducting sectoral and internal assessments, enhancing organizational visibility across platforms, and applying outcome harvesting to track progress and impact. The role includes human resource management, technical guidance to programme teams, and capacity building across all project components. The ERC ensures that all activities are gender-sensitive, particularly addressing the needs of girls and women.

This position requires close coordination with stakeholders and affected communities to promote participatory approaches, accountability, and quality programme delivery, thereby strengthening the programme’s ability to respond to the complex needs of refugee populations.

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 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 in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that the team members under supervision are properly inducted on and understands 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. 

Job Requirements

• MSc/MA/BA in Sociology, Psychology, Social work, Law, Political Science & International Relations, community development, disaster risk management or other related fields of social science studies. 

• At least 5+ years of relevant experience, out of which 3 years of senior-level experience or demonstrated equivalent combination. Specifically, in humanitarian emergencies (conflict, natural disasters, displacement).

• Good managerial experience, including managing budgets, teams and multi-sectoral projects. 

• Experience working on multi-sectoral humanitarian projects (e.g., Education, Child Protection, WASH and FSL).

• Well-experienced in developing tracking systems and preparing performance progress narrative, periodic donor and internal reports using internal and donor standard tools and newly developed tools. DRM reports, HRP and RRP reports. 

• Experience in managing multi-sectoral projects in complex humanitarian settings, specifically life-saving assistance. 

How to Apply 

The closing date for the application is July 27 ,2025. Qualified candidates should submit their application with THIS LINK

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

• Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org 

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required. As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with. Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.