Child Protection Project Officer – Save the Children
Social Sciences and Community
Save the Children
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In Ethiopia and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.
Save the Children Ethiopia works in 9 regions in Ethiopia with a current staff complement of approximately 2,500 staff. The size of the programme and the amount of human, financial and material resources put into it as well as the requirements of different donors requires substantial amount of quality and efficient human resource. This makes Save the Children an exciting place to work.
Accordingly, Save the Children Ethiopia is looking to hire creative individuals who have the experience and competencies to work; support the development of an organisational culture that reflects dual mandate values; help establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships with host government authorities, partner agencies including humanitarian and development donors, and local and international NGOs; ensure Ethiopia Country Office complies with all Save the Children Management Operating Standards and Standard Operating Procedures and that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles.
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Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people |
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ROLE PURPOSE: The job holder will be responsible for planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the IRISH AID Gender equality project coordinator, He/she will be responsible to effectively coordinate, supervise, and provide support to the community facilitators in the assigned region and follow-up the implementation of the project under responsibility. The project officer will participate in the preparation of annual plan and working closely with the programme coordinator and partners. He/she will provide project progress reports to the project coordinator in the field office, SCI and donor requirement. In consultation with the project coordinator, the job holder will represent the project at regional and Woreda level external forums/meetings in his/her operation region as required. He/she will ensure strong linkage and integration of project activities with the government sector development plan. |
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SCOPE OF ROLE: The position is under the line management of the program manager and is directly reporting to this post. This post has direct supervision role of the community facilitators in the respective Woredas to get projects activities are performed appropriately so as to contribute in achieving the organizational goal and objectives. Reports to: the project officer will directly report to Project coordinator. Staff directly reporting to this post: 1 Community facilitators |
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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
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SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice) Accountability:
Ambition:
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor Degree in an area of Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, social science, public health, or equivalent
- Recommended a minimum of 3 years’ experience in an NGO environment, preferably with experience in community-based child Protection project implementation experience
- Knowledge and understanding of national Child wellbeing systems, and technical knowledge on child wellbeing monitoring and evaluation
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Good knowledge of the regional context of assignment and prior experience in working with pastoralist communities
- Strong results orientation and ability to work under pressure
- Experience of successfully implementing changes to processes to improve and monitor quality standards and impact achieved
- Experience of facilitating and shaping programmes to deliver greater efficiency and effectiveness, s
- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
- Fluency in local regional and Amharic language required,
- Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required
- Commitment to Save the Children values
- Proven team work and team management experience
