JOB OPPORTUNITY

Internal/ External

Reference No:  REC/053 /25Job title: Child Protection Officer

Location: Oromiya /-Dahas and HudetR

eports to:Project ManagerNumber of Posts2 (two)Closing date:   December 1, 2025

GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability. 

GOAL is a non-for-profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years, towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS. Currently, we work with pastoralist, agropastoral, pastoral dropouts, rural small holder farmers, rural/urban youth and street children to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience in Ethiopia working closely with local communities, local government, donors and other key actors. GOAL E Humanitarian Response is centered on nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, multipurpose cash, NFIs and protection interventions in country wide while the recovery and development focus on livelihoods, economic opportunities, health, health and nutrition system strengthening and WASH with solid emphasis on integrated programming and community-based approach in Oromiya regional state. The Street Children programme is implemented with local partners in Addis Ababa and Hawassa. 

We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing  are removed and where everyone has equal rights and  opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors.

Overall Description

The protection officer will report to the senior protection officer (PO) and with additional support from the Protection and Safeguarding HOD or Advisor in the overall management, planning, assessing, implementing, and reporting of the program. The PO will facilitate and organize all program activities in including community awareness activities, trainings, and the management of GBV and CP cases. He/she will supervise child and women friendly facilitators or case workers in their day-to-day awareness raising and response activities and ensure all the necessary trainings are provided to capacitate all staff to undertake their assigned tasks. The He/she will be fully responsible for the all over all implementation of Gender and child protection project activities and maintain working relationship with the coordinating and implementing partners in the woredas he/ she is assigned for to carried  out the project activities. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

Prevention and response of GBV

• Train and mobilize case workers/WFS facilitators and community members on GBV and Sexual Exploitation and Assault (SEA).

  • Train staff, other implementing partners as well as community members on SGBV/SEA.

  • Train Stakeholders, BoSA and other implementing partners and GE GBV staff on GBV incident classification system and standard intake form

  • Organize and facilitate a SGBV medical response training of medical staff on STI treatment and post-rape management.

  • Monitor the availability of essential medical and other supplies to support GBV case referrals to government clinics.

  • Assist the Protection and Safeguarding HOD and Advisor and  senior protection officer in the preparation of GBV or cp training materials appropriate to the needs of the community and trainees.

  • Coordinate activities with all stakeholders and the community to build cooperative working relationships at the Woreda level. 

  • Organize awareness raising campaigns on International Women’s Day, HIV/AIDS Day, 16 Days of Activism etc 

  • Ensure a holistic case management service is availed to women who have experienced trauma or are at-risk of SGBV.

  • Ensure close follow up of SGBV cases and proper recording of developments and referrals in take files.

  • Work on the monthly progress reports and weekly update and share to the S/P/P manager

  • Participate in the design and implementation of program and project evaluation.

  • Attend capacity building trainings as requested by the line manager.

  • Integrate CP and GBV issues at all time and work with the CP team together.

  • Perform other duties as assigned by the senior protection officer

  • Attend protection cluster (GBV and CP) meetings and represent GE in protection meetings, visits, assessments etc  

  • Child Protection (CP) 

  • Motive and sustain the Team worth among child protection workers, case workers, and CFS volunteers for greater impact in the community. 

  • Develop internal system for identification of children needs during activities and ensure linkage between children services and other partners and stakeholders activities including CFS. 

  • Set up child help desk and clearly link it to the referral pathway while providing the necessary advice and support to children, community, and other stakeholders on child participation, psychosocial support, as well as CFS implementation and all its integrated programs. 

  • Set up clear mechanism to manage, visitors including donors, support offices and national office staff as well as for children data protection in all its forms. 

  • Coordinate Child protection activities including CFSs and all its integrated programs implementation, community-based child protection mechanisms etc

  • Coordinate with all agencies on child protection while working with GE in Charge to ensure compliance to inter agency and GE International standards for implementing child protection and GBV activities.

  • Organize meetings with key stakeholders at local level, Implement and monitor project activities towards realization of project outputs in a timely and effective manner.

  • Conduct rapid assessment, base line and end line survey and mapping of relevant local actors on child protection issues.

  • Regular supervision to ensure all CP activities meet quality standards. 

  • Conduct staff and volunteers training and regular coaching on required topics, including Child Protection, CFS management, communication with children, BIA, Case management, PFA, creative activities, positive discipline, life shills and use of local traditional materials.

  • Conduct orientation on CP and PSEA codes of conduct, display them in all sites and ensure 

  • every new staff sign and volunteer, visitors, and casuals involved in children activities adhere to them.

  • Map potential local or community level CP partner, Identify their strengths and capacity gaps and develop a capacity building plan for them

  • Support Child Protection Committees to be functioning through training, coaching on CP related topics such as referrals, response and prevention of VAC, and case management including child marriage and trafficking. 

  • Conduct regular meetings (weekly based with staff and monthly based meeting with parents, volunteers and community leaders and use it as coaching opportunities on CP issues.

     Mainstreaming Issues

  • The Protection Officer works as the focal person for the implementation and mainstreaming of GOAL Ethiopia Child Protection Policy.

  • The employee must read, understand and implement, according to area of responsibility, GOAL’s policies and procedures on mainstreaming of Gender and HIV/AIDS.

     Safeguarding/Compliance issues

  • Familiarize oneself to GOAL Donor Compliance issues, specifically to the terms and conditions of the Donor the programme is working on and comply with same in area of responsibility.

  • Ensure compliance with GOAL Safeguarding Policies that include Child Protection policy, Prevention from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy (PSEA), and Code of Conduct and uphold the highest standards according to your area of responsibility.

  • Foster a working environment that is non-threatening, safe, and actively addressing safeguarding in its processes. Take proactive steps to ensure that potential safeguarding risks are identified and work to eliminate and mitigate those risks

Job Requirements

• BA/MA in Psychology/Sociology or other related social science field with two years related experience for MA holders and four years for BA holders, preferably in NGO environment,

Key qualities, Skills and Competences: (list of qualities that are considered necessary for the specific post which are believed to be key to the success of the job holder in the specific post):

• Experienced in the design, implementations and reporting of GBV prevention and response program.

• Strong knowledge and application of Child Protection and GBV issues and psychosocial stimulation skills 

• Strong training and facilitation skill.

• Efficient skill in analysis and use of information; consider available information from appropriate sources to ensure evidence-based decisions, identifies options and makes timely recommendations.

• Effectively and efficiently communicating with others to build effective networks and alliances.

• Fosters working in teams & team work spirit.

• Motivated and able to work independently,

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.

• Computer literate,

• Accountability & responsiveness within areas of responsibilities

• Sense of confidentiality.\

  Desirable qualities, Skills and Competences: (list of qualities that are considered desirable for the specific post):

• Creativity and innovation: Develop new insights into work situations.

• Flexibility; Adapts behavior and work methods in response to new information, changes or obstacles, adjusts rapidly to new or changing situations

• Resilience: Maintains focus and intensity and remains optimistic, persistent and professional even under adverse, stressful or difficult situations.

• Passionate, strongly dedicated and highly committed to support beneficiaries affected by emergencies

• Very good organizing and coordinating shills,

• REMUNERATION and BENEFITS: 

• GOAL will pay a competitive basic salary based on the salary grading with addition benefits.

• A chance to develop tangible experience.

• Being part of a team who continue to make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people.  

• Commitments: 

• GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. 

• GOAL highly promotes Equality, diversity and inclusion and works with women and men, People with disabilities, and employees of various ages including youth, supports their empowerment and appreciates their achievements constantly. GOAL also encourages applications from diverse candidates including women, people with disabilities, people with diverse backgrounds, and youth to apply.

• GOAL has zero tolerance to discrimination on the basis of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, religion, race, economic status etc . we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

• Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safeguarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other rules and regulation of the organization. GOAL is strongly committed not to harm the people under its care. 

  Safeguarding

• Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates. 

  Accountability within GOAL

• Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols.

• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.

• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

How To Apply

nterested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the title & Duty station need to be written in the application letter. 

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GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.

Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.

GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates