Thematic Lead - Nutrition and Health

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 position will assume responsibility for directing the humanitarian response at the country level, specifically with regards to the Health and Nutrition sector. This includes determining the strategic direction for quality program development, as well as managing technical projects and mobilizing resources. These sectors are crucial components of the humanitarian response, as they serve to alleviate the suffering of both children and mothers during times of crisis. It should be noted that Plan International, a leading global organization focused on children and adolescent girls, places great emphasis on this area as a core organizational value.

The Individual

Qualifications/ Experience Essential:

• Bachelor's degree or preferably master's in human applied nutrition, public health or related field of study with a combination of relevant experiences on health and nutrition humanitarian response
• At least 7 years of progressive experience in similar organizations as emergency nutrition and/or emergency health program/project specialist/coordinator or manager, including line staff management.
• Extensive and documented experience in managing emergency nutrition and health-related projects with a focus on operational aspects, including management of budget and logistics.
• Experience in managing projects for major donors and experience of working with international NGOs, UN, or donor agencies, including proposal development, report writing, donor compliance, and participation in national and regional clusters and platforms.
• Knowledge of existing policies and technical understanding of the Gender Equality approach, child safeguarding, and other plan priority sectors in humanitarian settings.

Qualification Desirable:

• Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development.
• Demonstrable experience on development and humanitarian nexus will be highly desirable

Languages Required:

• English and other Ethiopian national languages

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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 all staff signed safeguarding policies;
• Implement Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.

Location: Addis Ababa, Country Office

Type of Role: Definite term contract

Reports to: Head of Disaster Preparedness, Response and Resilience

Grade: D2

Closing Date: October 01, 2023

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.

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