KRA 1: Overall quality and timely project management

• Be responsible for overall project management at Gambella level, including planning (monthly, quarterly and annual work plan and budget), budget management, donor reporting, coordination with strategic partners, relations with partners and other stakeholders, and monitoring of the project.
• Understand in-depth the Education in Emergency (EiE) and Child Protection in Emergency (CPiE) strategies and working modalities of Plan and contribute to apply both to project activities.
• Work closely with the project partners to ensure timely communications and implementation of all planned project activities on time.
• Contribute to establish strong relationships with stakeholders’ networks operating in Education and Child Protection at local level.
• Serve as a resource person for the organization and represent the issues of girls and children during programmatic and strategic meetings in the project areas.
• Oversee all project level administration, financial management of the project at Gambella level.
• Be accountable for working with the project teams to produce and submit progress reports as per requirements.
• Support the research team for all the activities research activities to be conducted at field level.

KRA 2: Planning and implementation management

• Review project documents and develop the Detailed Implementation Plans (DIP) of the projects as guided by project document.
• Provide technical input to project team/partners for timely implementation and strategies.
•  Ensure the quality of the project implementation using gender justice for girls, adolescent girls and young women principle.
• Project budget management - track program spending, analyze deviations and suggest corrective action as needed.
• Monitor and update the project activities in Plan’s internal corporate system (SAP) and ensure management are regularly informed of the project spending status and any deviation.
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• KRA 3: High quality donor reporting
• Ensure all Donor and other reporting is submitted on time and to high quality.
• Write monthly, quarterly and end of year narrative project reports for Plan’s internal purpose, for donor and local authorities, and validate the reports against attached financial reports and other documentations required as per Plan’s, local authorities and EC guidelines.
• Prepare project case studies related to the activities implemented to be submitted each quarter with the reports and/or whenever requested.
• Closely follow up with partners for their reporting submissions and support them if necessary.

KRA 4. Coordination and program collaboration

• Build and maintain working relationship with the implementing project teams, other Plan’s teams, and other implementing partners, for achieving the project goals and creating proper synergies with other Plan’s activities.
• Liaise closely with the Education and Child Protection teams in Gambella, Program Specialists in Addis Ababa monthly to ensure activities remain on track and any learning generated from the project is documented and shared with colleagues.
• Follow up with partners monthly to be sure that implementation is progressing according to the plans and agreements.
• If requested, contribute in developing new activities related to EiE and CPiE.

KRA 5: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (in cooperation with the MEAL Coordinator and Plan’s MEAL Department)

• Develop project level monitoring plan and monitor implementations of project activities.
• Establish and update regularly database of project activities’ achievements.
• Conduct monitoring of the project activities to feed into the M&E plan.
• Ensure age and sex-disaggregated data is collected for all monitoring, reviews, reporting and documentation.
• Ensure documentation of the lessons learnt and good practices from project experience for sharing and learning with other Plan’s teams and for recording of the organization.
• Organize and attend periodic review and reflection workshops/meetings to review project plan and strategies and document learning and evidence.
• Attend workshops/meetings organized by Plan and/or other stakeholders relevant for the goals of the project.

KRA6. Effective financial, logistics, administrative and HR management

• Ensure that functional administrative systems are established and maintained according to the Plan’s systems and ensure that also the partners have in place similar systems.
• Monitor annual project budget and prepare periodic analysis and actions, and actively contribute to possible revisions of the budget as needed.
• Prepare and update the annual procurement plan.
• Collaborate with logistics and procurement departments for all the necessary logistic and procurement needs of the project.
• Monitor that project teams respect organizational values and culture (Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy, Antifraud Policy, etc.).
• Support Plan’s HR and administrative departments for whatever related to the project implementation.

Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Job Requirements

Essential

• Fluent in English with strong writing skills.
• University degree in Social work/ community development/ social science/ development studies (Master level will be an advantage).
• At least, 5 years of project management experience in Donor Funded projects
• Demonstrable experience in activities with communities and/or international development in INGOs working environment.
• Experience in people management.
• Documentation and report writing skills.

Desirable

• Specifically design and management experience with community development projects, projects with Refugees and Host communities, Education in Emergency, Child protection systems, Social inclusion, Girls’ and Child’s Rights, and Gender Equality (Previous experience with two or more of these sectors will be an advantage).
• Knowledge of existing policies and technical understanding of Gender Equality approach, Education in Emergency, Child Protection and Social inclusion.
• Previous management experience with EC projects.
• Familiarity with Monitoring, evaluation and lesson learning systems and tools.
• Experience in projects involving multiple partners and/or stakeholders.

 Competencies

• Strong project management skills, including overseeing effective delivery and reporting, financial management, human resource management, leadership and team building skills.
• Ability to plan, implement monitor and complete project effectively.
• Strong analytical coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to inspire, motivate, influence and coach staff and other people for independent action and learning.
• Ability to hold staff accountable for delivery on agreed commitments.

Ability to coordinate with different colleagues, partners and stakeholders.

How to Apply

The closing date for the application in December 30.2020. Qualified candidates should submit the application form found with this link http://ethiojobs.net/docs/Plan_Int_Application_Form.docx through www.Ethiojobs.net

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia. 

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org  

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required.

As an international child centered community development organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

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 organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.