The position holder shall be in charge of planning, quality implementation and monitoring and reporting of the assigned Project Food Security and Livelihoods activities in the intervention area. The main purpose of the job is to implement emergency activities of BRAVE Humanitarian Program Ministry for Finland Foreign Affairs (MFA) funded project that will be implemented in the Lasta woreda of Amhara region.

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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 per the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand 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.

Job Requirements

• BSc in Food Security, Crop Production and Agronomy Disaster Risk Management, Agricultural Extension, Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Agribusiness Management, Development studies, Sociology or other related fields is required with a minimum of 3 years of related working experience.

• Equipped with sufficient level of awareness on: Early warning concepts; agriculture, Disaster risk management practice and knowhow; integrated WASH, food security and livelihoods framework and Gender, nutrition-sensitive food security program.

• Knowledge of Plan policies and procedures, Sphere and the Red Cross/ NGO Code of Conduct

• Knowledge of child rights programming

• Good knowledge of field level realities of humanitarian NGOs work;

• Knowledge of FSL, CTP (cash and voucher assistance), Agriculture, EWS, DRR and DCM;

• Good understanding of the external operating environment including government policies, strategies, guidelines and operating procedures in managing emergencies and disasters in the country Perform multiple, non-technical tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is December 30, 2025. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below.

• Internal Applicants:  THIS LINK

• External Applicants:  THIS LINK

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

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

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.