Who we are
SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. We started our humanitarian work in Ethiopia with the opening of our first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, we have expanded our programs to different regions where there are significant needs for intervention and where we believe we can work in partnership with all relevant actors to bring sustainable positive outcomes for children’s and young people.
Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and those that are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.
What we provide?
An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!
Your role?
The Project Coordinator for children in street situation project is responsible to effectively coordinate the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the project. He/she will be responsible in coordinating and implementing. The project activities in the intervention area and the donor compliances and coordinating with all partners and stakeholders engaged in the project. He/she will represent SOS CVE at external forums/meetings at field office level as required in consultation with the Location Program Director. The post holder will report to the Location Program Director and work closely with the entire technical and operational teams.
Priority Task and Responsibilities
- Project implementation and review, including development of work plans with Street Child project team and implementing partners, and use of project management tools Project delivery, including monitoring of activities progress target, and supervising and recording project activities expenditure against budget
- Responsible for co-ordination and liaising between Street Child project team and local partners/other agencies/local government/local communities/displaced community as regards to the street children project
- Represent SOS CV at the stakeholders meeting as necessary
- Responsible for effectively management of implementing partners by: Leading the project team to effectively manage and support implementing partners, in collaboration with the finance team;
- Implement project activities and ensure the good quality and quantity of the project/s outcomes.
- Conducts street children assessments using standard assessment processes and tools
- Coordinates with other SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia thematic areas, the Child Protection Working Group, and other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a disaggregated analysis of children’s needs.
- Monitors project implementation to ensure quality delivery of activities
- Support project technical team in the preparation of timely project and donor reports for project activities in compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Monitor and systematically document project results in his/her respective area of assignment;
- Regularly scheduled reviews of projects with project team, government and/or non-government partners and stakeholders in his/her respective area of assignment;
- Ensures quality and comprehensive case management systems are in place to project participants who are at risk.
- Ensures the coordination of case management and program data base activities for quality reporting
- Ensures that the concept of confidentiality and do no harm are integrated into project implementation.
- Ensures the project response complies with the Minimum standards of the MA and within Humanitarian Settings
- Identifies learning and training opportunities for technical staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.
- Builds capacity of officers, local government, local partners’ staff.
- Participates in various child and GBV forums, networks and other related platforms to ensure children needs of children are addressed
- Take steps to document lessons learned in the project area for wider dissemination.
- Support the preparation and submission of reports donors and ensure that correct and appropriate information is included
Child safeguarding
- Responsible to take part in awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to Child Safeguarding to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
- Support children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
- Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures.
- CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager
Job Requirements
Up for the challenge...
Then check out our criteria’s:
Must Criteria
Education
- BA/MA level in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Development Studies or similar, or equivalent field experience.
- Professional and technical experience matching the above-mentioned duties and responsibilities.
- Significant management experience (of at least 4 years) working in an emergency response context
Experience, Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Significant coordination experience (of at least 4 years) working in an emergency response context
- Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-Agency Guidelines on Separated and Unaccompanied Children, t the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings.
- Previous experience of leading a team and of project management
- Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating street children, transition and development contexts
- Ability to write clear project reports
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- A high level of written and spoken English
- The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances
- Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct.
- Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as a core value.
- Willingness to work in flexible, sub-optimal, stressful and unstable environment.
How to Apply
Excited to take on a new Challenge...
Then send us your application (application letter, detailed CV containing contact details of their references) electronically through SOS Children Villages Application portal (ICIMS)
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Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conduct of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection, and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, and police clearance reference check processes.
SOS Children's Villages in Ethiopia provides equal employment opportunities to all co-workers & qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class.
