Plan International

Position: Project Implementation Manager

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Shewarobit, Ethiopia

Posted date: 34 minutes ago

Application Deadline: Sep, 28/2021 (7 days left)

The Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization 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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The position holders will provide overall direction on quality emergency WASH projects/program development and implementation in line with Plan’s global RDM policy and strategy. He/she ensures that quality emergency WASH program delivery is reflected within the entire project cycle and that all field program implementation is undertaken efficiently and effectively. The position holder supports the emergency project/program response team to ensure proactive engagement in the area of networking and collaboration, learning, and knowledge management within the broader organization and with other partner organizations.

Dimensions of Role:

• This position is generally based at Shewarobit, Amhara region of Plan International Ethiopia.
• The post holder will report to the Disaster Preparedness and response Head and will be technically responsible for all the emergency response WASH program budget based on the annual and/or multiyear resilience-building plan for the RRM- WaSH project.  
• The post holder will manage all emergency WASH-related projects and supervises field-based emergency WASH coordinators based at the program area and/or specific project field level. She/he will work to ensure a smooth working environment between the country office emergency response team and the field's respective staff.
• The post holder is responsible to manage program design, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation of the RRM WASH project. The post holder will be part of the national and regional or disaster-specific WASH need assessment and proposal design if needed.
• The post holder supports the emergency response and recovery in formulating specific and overall WASH emergency response interventions at all levels by planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• She/he ensures smooth teamwork within and across the other response sectors and sustainable development while enhancing integration among others.
• Key components of the position include operationalization of the emergency WASH with its elements of advocacy and networking, developing and strengthening partnerships, engage in resource mobilization and emergency WASH team management.

Educational Background

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Hydraulic, Civil, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Health, or related field with a minimum of 5 years of work experience in emergency WASH response.
• A Master’s degree in the above-mentioned area is preferable.
• Demonstrated experience in the management of key programmatic areas relevant to WASH emergency response under the country program.
• Additional experience and commitment to, and understanding of, participatory approaches to respond to disaster-affected people.
• Previous experience in managing and developing a multi-disciplinary team.

Location: Shewarobit

Type of Role: Project Manager

Reports to: Head of Disaster Preparedness and Response

Grade: D1

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are 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 organizational 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, we must ensure that we, as an organization, 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 applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures

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