Accountabilities

• The AAP Officer is responsible for supporting the UNICEF Settlements Consortium with all aspects of designing, planning, and implementing the AAP strategy – including Client Responsiveness guidelines, global commitments on accountability to affected population and participation and agreed standards.
• While most accountability mechanisms (encompassing all efforts to give, take, and hold account) relevant to the Consortium are already in place, the AAP Officer will need to support the coordination and improvement of the various mechanisms.
• Train staff and volunteers in AAP principles and practices.
• Lead on coordination and liaison with program, MEAL, and support unit staff to ensure successful implementation and compliance with the AAP strategy and mechanisms.
• Support the MEAL team in conducting feedback sessions, FGDs, and surveys to solicit for client’s feedback.

Data usage for Action

• Ensure client feedback data and its analysis is available for consortium member’s use, while considering the confidentiality and clients’ protection.
• Ensure regular flow of client feedback data from collection to use, analyse and interpret the data to help program management in taking informed decisions.
• Help the programs in assessing the performance at against AAP commitments.
• Assist to Produce and submit high quality reports on AAP within the agreed timelines clearly demonstrating trends and key lessons learnt.
• Lead documentation and sharing of knowledge and emerging practices on AAP internally and externally with the wider stakeholder audience.
• Participate in program coordination meeting and progress against activities and budget.
• Partnership development and strengthening
• Periodically collect project related and relevant information about other organizations working within the target districts to gain institutional knowledge of the environment.
• Seeks opportunities for different kinds of partnership for enhanced quality project implementation.
• Provide technical assistance and build the capacities of WASHCOs, clubs and local partners in project management.
• for smooth project implementation of the project Facilitates communication and interaction between partners/collaborators

Relationship Management / Communications

• Assist and support communication department in developing communication materials through adopting and contextualizing it and disseminate to identified target audiences, support the department in translating materials into local languages as necessary.
• Collaborate and participate in effective knowledge and information management systems where the necessary Country Program Information is well documented and shared internally and externally as necessary.
• Promote a collaborative, team environment amongst project/program team.
• Inform line manager and donor of any issues or proposed resource changes (financial or human) that may require technical assistance or donor approval in a timely fashion. 
• Oversee outreach activities at program areas to support and raise awareness about the purpose of the project and any related opportunities.
• Shall perform any other duties as assigned by his line manager, the sponsorship and Communication Manager and/or the CD

Child Protection and Gender Equality Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to Plan’s child protection policy through implementing the policy in its entirety, and report any actual or potential risk situations following the reporting procedures, being aware of abuse and risks to children, being vigilant, becoming familiar with the Child Protection Policy.
• Raise children’s rights/protection awareness and important of gender equality and respect to diversity within Plan and amongst partners and community members.
• Child protection and gender equality policies are understood by the staff and partners.
• Ensure equal participation and benefit of boys and girls and children with disabilities in all phases of project implementation.
• Ensure sufficient budget and resources are allocated for gender equality activity in their respective area annual plans and project activities.
• Support partners in understanding plans’ gender equality strategy and program criteria and capacity building activities on gender as part of the regular work at field level.
• Ensure the representation of Plan Ethiopia in their respective project from gender equality perspectives.
• Plan Ethiopia has put in place a CP policy that all of its staff must adhere to and sign.

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.

Dealing with Problems:

• The post holder will coordinate field based staffs in collaboration with the health and nutrition coordinator and officer to ensure the highest level of program quality and overall impact. This will encompass strengthening accountability, planning, management, adherence to policies and procedures, and promoting a culture for delivery of results.
• The position involves a high degree of complexity in resolving a wide range of challenges which typically occur in project management. The post holder will demonstrate the ability to solve problems, thinking strategically while implementing projects, introducing innovations as needed to meet the demands of a dynamic operating environment while ensuring Plan systems and policies are adhered to.
• Understands organisational strategies and contributes to its fulfilment by supporting his/her team to play their roles and implement programs in accordance with organisational values, goals and requirements. 
• Working at community and district level to give support to partners and sector staffs, influences PA colleagues to adhere to required implementation standards in an integrated manner to support the sustainability and effectiveness of the PlE programs.
• The post holder will coordinate with other project staffs, including WASH and Health and Nutrition coordinators to ensure the highest level of program quality and overall impact. This will encompass strengthening accountability, planning, management, adherence to policies and procedures, and promoting a culture for delivery of results.

Job Requirements

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

Educational Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in humanitarian assistance, social work, human rights international law, social science or related field. Postgraduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in humanitarian aid, with a preference for experience in engaging across organizations, in community services and AAP, or in change management and organizational change.
•  Extensive expertise in delivering accountability mechanisms, as well as capacity to support effective communication with communities (with a specific focus on empowering women, children, and marginalized groups).
• Ability to package and communicate complex topics through written reports and presentations.
• Excellent facilitation skills, and strong understanding of how to collect feedback safely and accurately from all members of a community regardless of their age, gender, or other diversity factors.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks; proven self-initiative and problem-solving abilities.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Good communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent computer skills and competency in Word, Excel (data analysis and visualization), and PowerPoint

Skills Specific to the Post and Competencies

• 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.
• Numeracy and the ability to interpret financial data, in order to understand budgetary processes including planning, monitoring and reporting.
• Ability to analyze information and evaluate options including planning skills.
• Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications.
• Ability to interpret financial data, in order to provide management support to budgetary processes including planning, monitoring and reporting.
• Strong, demonstrable grants management and compliance experience.
• Resilience, adaptability and flexibility: ability to operate effectively under a stressful and working environment, often under tight timelines and high donor expectations
• Child center development and Gender aware.
• Fluency in English and Amharic languages
• Knowledge and skill of local languages is a plus.

Commitment to Plan Ethiopia Values:

• Integrity, Unity/Oneness, Accountability, Excellence, Embracing Change, Speed/Agility.

How to Apply

The closing date for the application in February 12 .2021. Qualified candidates should submit the application form found with this link http://ethiojobs.net/docs/Plan_Int_Application_Form.docx through apply now

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.