Project Officer for WVL

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

The Project Officer is responsible for supporting the delivery of results in line with the project’s objectives and supports program implementation at all stages throughout the project cycle. S/he is responsible for ensuring the quality of program delivery to keep the project on track and compliant with Global Affairs Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy. S/he will be reporting to the WVL MERL Specialist and complement the hands-on support provided by MERL specialist and the PMT. S/he will be responsible for providing technical support in program/project design, planning, budgeting and implementation and reporting processes. She/he will ensure integration, collaboration, coordination, communication and teamwork, within and across other projects/ programs implemented by Plan International Ethiopia. This role will also ensure the implementation of Plan’s Child Protection Policy in PIE and focus on feminist principles through gender transformative programming.

The Individual

Qualifications/ experience essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, Social work, management and other related field
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Some experience of working on gender equality and empowerment of women and girls and advocacy of equality and inclusion.
• Some experience and/or knowledge of working with the Federal, regional and local government sectors.

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

• Experience of working in an NGO is highly desirable.
• Has developed professional networks in the sector and in country government
• Experience and/or strong professional links with work in this field in other countries
• Experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including from policy-makers and senior management to local government and CSOs, as well as community leaders and beneficiaries.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

• Knowledge of current international development trends and thinking on programme effectiveness, learning and in Gender Equality programming,
• Grass-root development management -understanding challenges and opportunities in the communities and field level realities of NGOs are desirable.
• Excellent writing, verbal and editing skills,
• Strong team work and collaboration skills,
• Skills of statistical data analysis and reporting,
• Knowledge of project management skills, and ability to coordinate diverse stakeholders,
• Establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different functions and cultures,
• An understanding of and commitment to the aims and values of Plan.

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of gender equality and gender transformative programming and project management
• Knowledge and understand of feminist MEAL system and capturing learning elements to be used in the projects planning and reporting.
• Knowledge of the child protection in emergencies sector including protection risks and response interventions.
• Knowledge of development and humanitarian issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to child protection.

Skills Specific to the Post

• Proven experience as a trainer and in developing structured and comprehensive curricula and training manuals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with colleagues.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyse information and evaluate options including planning skills.
• Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English language is essential
• Knowledge of Local Languages is a desirable

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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.

Location: Addis Ababa, Country Office

Duration of contract: Up to September 30, 2024

Reports to: Project Lead - WVL

Grade: C2

Closing Date: February 12, 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and 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.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

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. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.