Community Wellbeing Initiative (CWI) and Child Protection Manager - Maternity Cover

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. IRC has been working in Ethiopia since 1999 and is implementing integrated, community-managed programs aimed at improving the quality of lives and recover of livelihood of disaster affected population’s through promoting individual participation, strengthening institutions and emergency response.

Job Overview:

Under the direct supervision of the FdCo and technical supervision of the CWI/CP assistant coordinator and CP coordinator, the Community Wellbeing Initiative/Child protection manager (CWI/CP) Manager is responsible to supervise, coordinate and lead the CWI/CP team and oversee the project implementation in different internally displaced people (IDP) sites and local communities in Oromia regional sate under Adama Field Office. She/he will demonstrate technical capability and support the mobile service provision team and/or the CWI/CP team to ensure the program is holistic, upholding according to standards, procedures and principles of safe guarding.

Major Responsibilities:

- Manage implementation of CWI/CP projects through continuous monitoring and evaluation of activities. - Conduct field visits and thoroughly document findings and recommendations and ensure high level of project quality. - Take lead in need assessments, proposals development, budgeting, timely and quality project reports going under CWI/ CP program under Adama Field office. - Collect, analyze and disseminate project for planning and evaluation with all stakeholders according to schedule. - Actively take part in the project cycle management meetings (POM, PRM, and PCM) and Monthly BVA review meetings for CWI/CP projects. - Lead the CWI/CP project launching workshops for Adama CWI grants and actively participate in IRC Adama management meetings and ensure the agreed action points on different meetings addressed in timely manner. - Ensure the Adama CWI/CP approved project supply budgets lines are efficiently and effectively utilized without over or under spending by applying proper grant management monitoring tools and skills. - Ensure good project monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate a good plan project implementation and project impact. - Mentor and support staff’s professional development and foster a positive team spirit for CWI/CP team at Adama, field and at sub offices. - Take the lead in linking up with relevant authorities/ government officials for the on-time processing of CWI/CP MOU signing, to gain easy access to the assigned respective sites and for any support needed for effectiveness of the program. And closely work with GU, FC and finance team for any support needed on this. - Lead the on time compiling and submission of weekly updates, different reports ( monthly progress, government and donor reports, MMR ) and others s in the due dates. - Lead the coordination with other partners and protection clusters at regional and zonal on the ground considering the work of the team. - Work with team members and Protection Cluster at zonal and regional level and actively participate on protection clusters. - Maintains effective communication and smooth work relationship built by CWI/CP team with all key stakeholders. - Supervise all the CWI/CP staffs under Adama Field office. - Work closely with local actors particularly with schools, Women and Children Affairs Office, health and legal actors to strengthen coordination; and - Participate in monitoring and evaluation activities including in assessments and surveys. - Make sure that the project resources are best utilized at site, tracked well and reported in consistent base. - Make sure the monthly indicator tracking, client feedback collections and other MEAL related issues are addressed as per their schedule. - Ensure that the project budget are used with out over and under spending by timely preparation of PP, SP and also ensure that the warehouse inventory of CWI/CP Adama projects reached the end users as soon as possible. - Ensure that the CWI/CP Adama staff recruitments done timely, all CWI/CP team have updated & acknowledged JD, Proportion objectives and evaluations, year goal setting, midterm evaluation and annual evaluation is done fairly, genuinely and in quality manner in the given due date. - Ensure the CWI/CP team utilized their annual leave in a well-planned manner in a way not affecting the usual work • Perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisors. - Conduct a regular 1 to 1 meeting with Adama SC team and discuss on priorities, challenges and share the discussion minutes for the FC and technical supervisor based in Addis and also make sure the 1 to 1 discussions conducted between the supervisor and direct report in the department.

Qualifications

Education:

- MA/BA Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Women’s Studies or other Social Science fields.

Experience and Skills

- Minimum work experience of 3 years for MA Degree holders & 4 years for BA Degree holders. - At least 1 year of staff management experience. - Previous experience in project and grant management in conflict or post conflict situations preferred. - Demonstrated experience in proposal development, including practical experience with budgeting, log frame development, and writing of technical descriptions; and excellent English writing skills - Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring. - Thorough understanding of women and girls wellbeing and safety theory and practice. - Proven experience in developing competency-based training modules. - Demonstrated leadership, communication, and facilitation skills. - Proven experience in proposal design, development and writing skills, including donor reporting. - Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills and flexibility. - Strong written and oral English skills required. - Excellent computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. - Strong written and verbal language skills in English, and Amharic. Afaan Oromo is a plus. - Female applicants are encouraged

Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols, and other supportive benefits and allowances

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.