Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

Typical Responsibility

• To provide overall coordination, implementation and reporting of Emergency child protection and Youth (ECP) project of PIE in the intervention areas.
• Conduct identification assessment, planning, intervention and follow-up for professional case management in support of vulnerable children.
• Responsible to establish standard child friendly spaces (CFS) that can accommodate and ensure socially and culturally relevant services. 
• Organize and provide guidance for community structures to provide child protection and youth empowerment programs in the refugee camps ad host communities when necessary.
• To implement, monitor & follow up and report all CP/recovery projects in accordance with funding agreement and budget allocation made by Plan International Ethiopia’s Country Office and Program Area’s (PA).
• To assess the outputs, outcomes and impact of program interventions and activities of Child protection and youth in Emergency and host community programs.
• Facilitate child protection and youth project implementation in collaboration with Regional, Zonal and woreda protection offices and provide reports on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis to PIE PA and CO and all concerned bodies.
• Representing Child protection and youth protection in high profile different protection technical working meeting, cluster, camp level coordination meetings and other technical working group meeting as necessary.

Related to Program Design;

• Facilitate and collect baseline information and data from in line with Youth and Child protection and education in Emergency submit to PA and CP for further analysis.

Related to Monitoring and Evaluation;

• Facilitate quality monitoring and joint supervision with concerned government sectors, PIE and UNHCR, ARRA and take timely action in consultation with sub office manager and child protection team and protection Coordinator and PIE.
• Manage and oversee the development, implementation, monitoring and tracking of work plans and budgets.
• Provide operational guidelines and procedures for use by all partners implementing the program
• Related to coordination, partnership and networking
• Ensure regular participation in Youth and Child protection in Emergency, SGBV, NFI, Shelter and other related task force case management meetings, networks and other platforms at refugee camps, and woreda levels and ensure timely sharing of information collected.
• Related to capacity building support
• Provide adequate technical support to Youth and Child protection in Emergency social worker, case workers, community structures and partners in the area of case management counselling
• Participate on Youth and Child protection in Emergency related TOT trainings and workshops and cascade the training to concerned government experts, school structures and local communities, Refugee community social workers, case management workers.
• 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

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 in the unit/function/department 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.
• Leadership and BUSINESS management COMPETENCIES

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Set and communicate ambitious but realistic work goals and priorities, explaining how these contribute to Plan International's purpose.
• Set high standards for self and others' behaviour, inside and outside work. Championing our values and commitment to rights, gender equality and safeguarding. Supporting the health, well-being and both physical and psychological safety of our staff, including their safety to speak out.
• Hold self and others to account for what we have agreed, dealing with poor performance quickly, firmly and constructively.
• Create a positive team spirit, helping people work well together, to reflect and continuously improve the efficiency and quality of what we do.
• Collaborate with team members, colleagues and partners in finding creative solutions to problems by sharing information, experience and ideas and actively seeking their input.
• Motivate and developing others by taking an interest, giving constructive feedback and praise, ensuring they are properly trained and helping them develop their potential.
• Accept change and support others in adjusting to it, helping them understand.
• Acts decisively and adapts plans quickly to respond to emerging situations and changing environments
• Helps others to recognize and manage stress by showing empathy, prioritizing workload and role modelling self-care in stressful situations
• Promotes and guarantees safety and security behaviors and procedures for self and the team.
• Avoids any negative impact of response – Do No Harm especially crucial in humanitarian settings
• Integrates response programs as far as possible into longer term strategies as expressed, for example, in relevant Country Strategy
• Prioritizes safety and security under pressure by monitoring security risks; committing resources to ensuring safety and security and ensuring organizational protocols are understood and consistently followed by staff
• Bases humanitarian response on communication and participation with the affected population
• Takes the time and patience to understand the concerns of other people and takes care of them as individuals.
• Supports coordination systems, working towards common priorities and developing common strategies with other humanitarian actors.
• Identifies and promotes the integration of individuals or groups that might be especially affected by the disaster or marginalized in the response.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Understanding Plan International in Context

• Aware of the values and the global strategy and understands why Plan International’s purpose is so important in advancing children’s rights and equality for girls globally. Understands and applies the principles of safeguarding and protection of the vulnerable populations with which Plan International works.
• Are aware of the different structural and governing elements, including national organizations, global hub, regional hubs, country offices, liaison offices, members assembly, international board, and the leadership team. Are aware of Plan International’s main sources of funding and knows where to find company information.
• Are aware of the processes, institutions and organizations that shape the development and humanitarian context. Understands their local operating environment, demonstrating political, social and cultural awareness.
• Succinctly articulate the purpose, values, and global strategy to a range of audiences.
• Explain how Plan International will deliver on its objectives through the theory of change and communicates the implications for their team.
• Understands the purpose, lines of accountability and decision-making capacity for each structural element of the organization. Helps their team to understand where they sit within the organizational structure.
• Supports the team to understand the local operating environment and to consider the implications for work activities. Adjusts work activities and practices to reflect the political, financial, social and cultural context.

Risk management

• Applies the Code of Conduct principles to their work activities.
• Are aware of the global methods of assessing risk, the local control environment and the controls in place to mitigate risk. 
• Uses Plan International’s logo and brand appropriately.
• Are aware of how to minimize risk in each core standard.
• Participates in risk assessments, applies actions to their work activities and reports risks using the correct procedure.
• Child and Youth Safeguarding and Protection: Understands their safeguarding responsibilities in accordance with the global policy. Work actively to safeguard the rights of children and young people
• Gender, equality and inclusion: Understands and can identify the causes of gender discrimination, exclusion and inequality.
• Counter fraud: Works according to Plan International’s zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption. Reports any suspicions of fraud to the Counter Fraud Unit.
• Safety and security: Applies all necessary measures to ensure they work safely and securely.
• Regularly undertakes and interprets risk assessments, assigns ownership of risks, and manage oversight.
• Manages risk in accordance to the local and global appetites and tolerances.
• Regularly communicates and discusses risk at department, project, and program level.
• Understand how to manage risk at a team level for each of Plan International’s core standards:
• Regularly communicates and discusses risk at department, project, and program level.
• Consider the political, economic, social and cultural climate of the local operating environment and the implications for our work.

Managing activities and resources

• Contributes to strategic planning activities.
• Aligns team plans to the annual plan, avoiding duplication of work activities and setting appropriate budgets and objectives. 
• Incorporates digital and technological solutions into workforce plans to reduce complexity, solve problems and optimize working practices.
• Understands the procurement cycle and supply chain, including the importance of good procurement planning.
• Manages internal and external projects in accordance with the project management and MERL principles.
• Manages partner relationships effectively by: anticipating future need; appointing based on program and organizational needs; communicating Plan International’s core standards; undertaking assessments and reviews.
• Manages external programs according to Plan International’s financial management procedures, including: the grant agreement process, the cost recovery process, forecasting, cost allocation principles, apportioned costs and scheduling and monitoring of expenditure.
• Understands the planning procedures relevant to their role and contributes to annual planning where possible.
• Contributes to their individual accountability plan and understands how they contribute to the team and organizational plan.
• Plans his/her own work activities in line with the assigned budget
• Knows the resources required for their role. Manages their own workload, avoiding under or over committing to delivery activities.
• Works according to a budget and uses the relevant financial systems.
• Understands how information is used for reporting and decisions making.
• Aware of the programs that Plan International delivers directly and through partner organizations.
• Complies with financial procedures and controls relevant to their role.
• Seeks opportunities to reflect on and learn from all work, program and project activities.

Managing people and information

• Understand his/her responsibilities, level of decision making and how their role contributes to the wider team.
• Works in accordance to the policies and procedures relevant to their role and responsibilities.
• Creates channels of communication with other individuals and teams.
• Identifies with the Plan International logo and brand and understand what they represent.
• Apply the brand guidelines to all forms of written and verbal communication.
• Understands the importance of high-quality data and the implications of poor data. Understands what data Plan International needs to inform decision-making. Interprets a range of sources to inform evidence-based decisions relevant to their role.
• Identifies ways to use digital to improve the effectiveness of work activities. Understands how digital enablers can contribute to achieving Plan International’s purpose. Utilizes the digital tools available in line with privacy and safeguarding guidelines. 
• Identifies current and future personnel needs aligned to the workforce plan.
• Manages risk by reviewing capability and capacity against future requirements.
• Designs job roles in line with organizational need, considering the external labor market. Understands the current pay and grading system.
• Manages performance by providing clear objectives, access to developmental tools and opportunities for coaching and mentoring. 
• Adapt management style depending on the needs of the individual, team and operating environment.
• Disseminates departmental targets and objectives, making it clear about what needs to be achieved and why.
• Critically appraises and interrogates data to identify anomalies and patterns. Analyses and interprets a range of evidence to inform decision making and implement actions Translate the interpretation and implications of data into language that is accessible and relevant for staff.  

Job Requirements

Qualifications/ experience essential:

• BA degree in Sociology, Social Work, Psychology Child Development and other related fields.
• A minimum of 3 years of humanitarian aid experience applied in emergency/recovery response operations preferably in the area of child protection and youth program Activity
• Excellent knowledge of Child Protection and SGBV minimum standards and basic principles; Good knowledge of SGBV and Child Protection case management
• Excellent knowledge of basic child protection and youth principles and child & adult development and learning
• Good knowledge of donor grants and contract regulations.

Qualifications / experience desirable:

• Ability to deliver quality programs in a desirable time and work under stressful conditions.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment and independently.
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills in English and Amharic.
• Computer literate.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Gender sensitive.
• Proposal and report writing skills.
• Analytical and strategic thinking

Languages required

• Fluency in English language is essential
• Knowledge of local language is advantageous

How to Apply

The closing date for the application in May 25.2021. Qualified candidates should submit the application form found with this link 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 at the website

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.