Who we are
SOS Children’s Villages in 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 eight program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.
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Our Commitment to Safeguarding
At SOS Children's Villages, safeguarding isn't just a policy, it's a foundational value embedded in everything we do. We are unwavering in our commitment to protecting the children, young people, adults, and communities we serve, as well as our workforce and resources.
We cultivate an environment of trust and accountability where every voice is heard and respected. All successful candidates will be expected to champion our holistic safeguarding principles, actively upholding our Child & Youth Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct, and regulations against sexual misconduct, fraud, and corruption.
By joining our team, you commit to integrating these vital standards into your work, ensuring the highest levels of safety, ethics, and integrity in every action and partnership.
Together, we create a world where everyone feels safe, respected, and protected
Join Our Mission:
We are looking for a Project Officer for Family Capacity Enhancement to work Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, responsible for actively engaging in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of family‑capacity‑related project activities, while fulfilling donor compliance.
The incumbent has the mandate to coordinate and work with relevant partners and stakeholders to ensure integrated, needs‑based service delivery to targets. He/she will prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual plans and reports for line managers, and provide updates on project activities as required by government and donor standards.
In general, the position holder contributes to improving the situation of children in street situations by enhancing family capacity.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate day‑to‑day project implementation, including facilitation, direct activity delivery, target identification, service provision, follow‑up, and supervision.
Develop Family Development Plans (FDP) for families of children in street situations.
Facilitate financial and business skills training, access to start‑up capital, and group counseling (Self‑help Plus) for caregivers.
Train caregivers on child rights, safeguarding, and positive parenting; conduct home‑based follow‑up and childcare coaching.
Prepare detailed annual and quarterly plans with partners and government; ensure implementation aligns with objectives, work plan, M&E plan, and budget.
Ensure programme targets, annual plans, and budget are met with full accountability to SOS CVE, partners, and donor.
Lead beneficiary selection using agreed socio‑economic criteria; ensure quality, relevance, and integration of interventions.
Carry out technical, financial, and operational activities according to donor and SOS CV policies.
Build collaborative relationships with partners; map contributions, manage expectations, and follow‑up on agreements and reports.
Identify gaps and facilitate capacity‑building training for families in collaboration with project staff, partners, and government.
Perform other similar duties as assigned.
Establish a monitoring plan and system to measure progress toward project objectives and expected outcomes.
Collect ethical, disaggregated data (age/gender/disability) on protection concerns and CISS needs, upholding confidentiality and do‑no‑harm principles.
Contribute to baseline, midline, endline, and post‑intervention evaluations, ensuring safe child and survivor participation.
Support feedback and complaint mechanisms accessible to children, caregivers, and communities; integrate feedback for programme improvement.
Document and share lessons learned, promising practices, and case studies for evidence‑based programming and advocacy.
Provide detailed action plans and regular project updates as required.
Maintain the M&E database, manage PDB, and prepare progress reports and knowledge management activities.
Produce timely, quality monthly, quarterly, and annual reports per donor and government requirements.
Ensure reports include disaggregated data and highlight protection risk trends.
Document case studies, success stories, and lessons for programme adaptation, learning, and advocacy.
Contribute technical content to donor reports specific to families of children in street situations.
Securely maintain case files, incident reports, session logs, referral records, and documentation of psychosocial activities, outreach, training, and awareness events.
Alongside project team, partners, and government, undertake regular team‑based supervision and share reports.
Document key lessons, case stories, and programme achievements for shared learning.
Lead child protection and safety programming in emergencies, including assessments, programme development, and management of Child‑Friendly Spaces.
Support humanitarian colleagues in emergency and recovery programming.
Organize discussions on child protection risks and concerns with stakeholders, children, young people, and community members.
Strengthen child safeguarding through awareness creation with woreda and community leaders.
Our Ideal Candidate?
Let's find out if we're a match. The next step in our process depends on how your background closely align with the below criteria’s.
Essential Requirements (Must-Have):
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Economics, or a related field, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience (minimum 2 years with an NGO).
Livelihood Knowledge: Solid understanding of livelihood modalities and empowerment in the Ethiopian context.
Technical Expertise: Proven experience in livelihood support, psychosocial service provision, and multisectoral referral linkage mechanisms.
Partnership Experience: Working knowledge of MSEs, TVETs, MFIs, private employers, and youth centres.
Employment & Enterprise Support: Practical experience in job matching, enterprise development, BDS services, and employment support for families.
Training & Coaching: Ability to facilitate training for families and provide post‑training mentoring/coaching to improve employment outcomes.
Analytical & Planning Skills: Strong analytical and strategic planning abilities.
Target Achievement: Demonstrable track record of meeting or exceeding programme targets while maintaining quality.
Interpersonal Skills: Highly developed communication, influencing, negotiation, and coaching/mentoring skills.
Relevant Training: Completed trainings in MHPSS, counselling, child protection, reintegration, reunification, family strengthening/IGA, youth employment, or life skills/Reach‑Up.
Desired Assets (Nice-to-Have):
Education: MA degree in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Economics, or a related field.
Experience: experience in similar NGO projects.
Local Context: Strong understanding of and familiarity with the local context and surrounding areas.
Community & Family Empowerment: Experience working with communities and in family capacity enhancement/empowerment.
Child‑Friendly Environments: Experience creating child‑friendly spaces or environments in humanitarian contexts.
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Does This Sound Like You?
To apply, please submit your updated resume via SOS Children's Villages Application portal (ICIMS)
We actively champion diversity and inclusion and strongly encourage women to step forward and apply. As part of our unwavering commitment to holistic safeguarding protecting children, youth, adults, and assets our selection process emphasizes value alignment and includes thorough background checks for all potential hires.
SOS Children's Villages in Ethiopia is an equal opportunity employer, providing fair consideration to all applicant regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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