EDUCATION. HEALTH. SAFETY.

Worldwide, 570 million children live in extreme poverty, vulnerable to many factors that threaten their well-being. Children need protection, support and care at each stage of childhood to stay safe, healthy, learning and on track to achieve their potential. ChildFund works with local partner organizations, governments, corporations and individuals to help create the safe environments children need to thrive.

Child Fund Ethiopia is looking for qualified applicants for the following open positions.

Job Title:

Senior Project Coordinator

Job Overview:

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: Company’s Scale

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Job Position:

1.Senior Project Coordinator

Responsibilities

Develop detailed annual work and budget plans based on approved overall work plan. Support development and timely submission of work plans and budgets from implementing partners.
Develop schedules for project activities listed in the annual work plans to ensure all activities are completed on time; ensure timely and duly management of the project and implementation of all activities in accordance with the rules and regulation of donors with efficiency and transparency.
Prepare and adopt manual that will utilized for the project for training and staff use.
Lead overall project management (liaison, coordination, briefing, forward planning) with relevant federal Ministries: regional and zonal level government sector. Internally with the various relevant staff at ChildFund as well as Tesfaberhan team.
Oversee the work of the Zonal Project Coordinators and Officers to ensure that planned activities are implemented in accordance with the terms of the project and ensuring that project are safe in line with the Do No Harm principle. Such as staff capacity should be built, risk assessments conducted, mitigation measures developed, while ensuring community participation.
Actively facilitate information-sharing, collaboration, and cross-learning processes
Manage, monitor, and guide contracted consultants/partners to work on the activities and objectives listed in the work plan and ensure that their work is conducted in a timely manner and with high quality.
Together with the M&E team and technical staff, monitor project activities according to the project monitoring framework and implementation plan.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual activity progress and financial reports and ensure the accuracy and timely submission of these reports to Child Protection and Advocacy Specialist/ Senior Emergency Program Specialist
Developing TORs and recruiting consultants to conduct work on specific activities and objectives in line with the rule and regulation of organization with Procurement team
Working with the zonal project coordinator and project officer to monitor project funds, ensuring the funds are used for the proper purposes, proper activities, and with the efficiency and transparency.
Conduct and/or organize TOT and other trainings to project staff and sector offices as planned.
Ensure the signing of safeguarding policy, PSEA and staff Codes of Conduct by all the people working on the project that include specific measures.
Organize regular team meetings to review and plan project activities and capture best practice
Establish a robust coordination channel and community compliance mechanism [CCM] with the mandated sector offices, partners, and community representatives to monitor and manage the progress of project implementation
Develop and maintain project reports, periodical progress updates, and minutes of meetings timely manner
Participate in field visits to monitor and evaluate the progress of the project

Job Requirement:

Qualification:

Education:

BA/BSC degree in Gender and social development, Sociology, social work, sociology, psychology, public health, and relevant fields of social sciences.
Master’s degree in the field is advantageous.

Experience:

5+ years of relevant practical experience out of which two years in managing, in INGO, government or similar organizations. Field level experience is an advantage
Knowledge and experience of working partner organization, communities & local government authorities
Strong decision-making ability and ability to work independently and under pressure.
Excellent Project Management skill
Extensive experience in Gender-based violence and related areas, program/project development, and management in an emergency context are required.
Proven experience in designing and implementing GBV training for a variety of stakeholders.
Direct case management and experience working with children, women, and adolescents is an asset.
Extensive training in the fields of child protection, gender-based violence, psycho-social support, Psychosocial First Aid, positive parenting, CSSG, child and women friendly space, case management, and application of international technical guidelines and standards in Child Protection and GBV would be an asset.
Strong report writing skill (with clear and well-argued project reports)
Good technical knowledge of policy and practice in the field of emergency,
A good understanding of development issues and the policy context in Oromia Region and Ethiopia in general.
An understanding of child development and emergency response mechanisms
Experience in monitoring and evaluating child projection programs in emergency, transition, and development context
Fluent in speaking and writing English language; working local language is also required.