Reference No:  REC/012/2025

Job title: Child Protection Officer

Number of vacancies per Area Offices: Woldia and Kobo

Reports to:Project Manager

Number of Posts2 (two)

Closing date:   April- 23, 2025

About GOAL Ethiopia

Since the early 1980s, GOAL has been working in Ethiopia to deliver multi-sectoral, humanitarian and resilience Programmes. Our work focuses on alleviating poverty, addressing development challenges, and responding to sudden-onset and protracted humanitarian crises, such as drought, conflict and displacement.

In 2023, GOAL reached a total of 3.6 million people in Ethiopia. GOAL targets the most vulnerable of communities and groups with specialized programming in key areas, including nutrition; water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH); livelihoods and food security; health, as well as protection interventions. We have a dedicated 500+ staff who worked across 60 districts in eight regional states: Afar, Amhara, Gambella, Oromia, Benishangul, SNNP, Tigray and Somali.

The purpose of the role: to embed child protection from any actual and potential harm in all aspects of GOAL Ethiopia operation, the child protection officer will leverage their expertise to create a safe environment and safe intervention and workplace culture. The post holder efforts are integral to fostering an inclusive and protective environment that aligns with our organization’s values, supporting the overall mission to optimize our impact on the communities we serve, particularly children. 

Responsibility /Accountability

The Child Protection Officer (CP-Officer) is responsible for ensuring implementation of child protection activities designed to prevent and respond to child protection risks/concerns affecting crisis impacted children in target locations.

• He/she will facilitate project activities at a woreda level and make sure that the project is implemented in target woreda/locations in line with the agreement entered with Donors, respective government line offices/signatory bodies.

• The post holder is expected to provide guidance, mentoring and coaching community volunteer and CPC to enhance the quality of child protection case management and provision of psychosocial support services.

• In addition, he/she will ensure periodic and timely reporting of project activities as per donor and GOAL internal reporting requirements.

• Encourage good practice by promoting and championing the child protection policy and procedures.

• Regularly report to line manager and protection programme lead.

• Raising awareness of the code of conduct for working with children, parents and care givers.

• Respond appropriately to disclosures or concerns which relate to the well-being of a child.

• Provide technical support and coach sectoral government stakeholders and build their capacity in line with child protection project implementation.

• Shares lessons and insights from experiences and evaluation of programme and project effectiveness, feeding these into local, regional and Country networks.

• Maintain confidential records of reported cases and action taken.

• Provide technical and management support for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of child protection programs and ensuring that the interventions included in the child protection priority focus areas.

• Ensure effective and efficient management of financial resources, including reviewing and checking project budgets, monitoring expenditures, and implementing cost control measures.

• Identify, capture and develop case studies for the purpose of reporting, advocacy and influencing efforts.

• Organize and properly maintain database and information related to the program.

• Based on needs assessment, support and facilitate capacity building of front-line workers on violence, referral pathways, case management, community-based child protection systems, community mobilization, integration of multi-sectoral programming, and psychosocial support as per capacity building plans.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Law, Community Development or other related fields of social science studies.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in implementing child protection in emergencies or other similar projects and clear understanding of child protection technical areas, International and national frameworks, such as case management, PSS, CBCPS, CFS and CFRM

• Experience of working with child survivors and at-risk children in NGO/INGO working system.

• Experience in organizing and facilitating capacity building training on key child protection topics for a range of target groups including government frontline workers and Social Workers.

• Experience in community mobilization and conducting outreach activities.

• Fluent spoken and written English, and Amharic languages. 

• Experience in capacity building and mentoring.

• Good computer usage skills: e.g. MS Word, Excel, power point etc.

• Good interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills and flexibility

• Good understanding of Child Protection program approaches and practices

Child and adult safeguarding/PSEAH

Our mission is to protect vulnerable individuals, such as children and marginalized groups, from any form of harm or mistreatment. We ensure a safe environment by implementing safeguarding policies, training staff, addressing concerns promptly, and providing support to those in need, while upholding the dignity and rights of everyone involved.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

‘GOAL highly promotes Equality, diversity and inclusion and works with women and men, People with disabilities, and employees of various ages including youth, supports their empowerment and appreciates their achievements constantly’ 

‘GOAL also encourages applications from diverse candidates including women, people with disabilities, people with diverse backgrounds, and youth to apply.’ 

‘GOAL ET has zero tolerance to discrimination on the basis of gender, age, marital and Pregnancy or childcare Status, Family Responsibilities, disability, and any other related grounds at the workplace.’

Job Requirements

Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement?  Then join us if you have:

·        BA degree in Psychology, Counseling, sociology or social work, at least 3 years of experience in the same/similar role in another organization or association.

·        Demonstrated technical expertise in protection monitoring and responses for IDPs, returnees and host communities.

·        Experience in working with women, children, specific needs groups and case management programs.

·        Expertise in Psychosocial support, child protection & GBV protection principles desirable.

Desirable quality, skill and competence

·       Good organizational skills and capacity to work independently, if necessary and/or required.

·       Integrity, professionalism and expertise in processing reports and questionnaires.

·       Ability to understand the cultural context of the community, local language, and use that culture as an input for community mobilization.

·       Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels.

·       Ability to perform duties with minimum or no supervisions.

·       Good computer skills,

·       Immediate availability

REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:

·       GOAL will pay a competitive basic salary based on the salary grading with addition benefits.

·       A chance to develop tangible experience.

·       Being part of a team who continue to make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people.  

Commitments:

GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safeguarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other policy, rules and regulation of the organization. GOAL is committed to safeguarding and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH). Staffs, partners and other who are in contact with GOAL work are expected to adhere to GO’L's PSEAH Policy and make ethical decisions to ensure the protection of people particularly children and vulnerable adults from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment.

How To Apply

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable CV & Application Letter for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the position title and Duty Station need to be written in the application letter and/or subject of the email. Applicants can Only apply using THIS LINK

GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.

Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.

GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.