Senior Project Officer

Employment Type: Definite perod

Salary: USD 807.00 (it is to be paid in ETB as per an exchange rate of the month.)

Location: Debark, North Gondar Zone

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the position is to provide effective and professional coordination role for the North Gondar Resilience project implemented by CWW & HIC and where HIC is the consortium lead. 

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Coordination and networking

• Coordinate the Resilience project at Woreda Level as per the project proposal and budget secured/allocated as well as guidance provided by the Senior Project Manager and in close collaboration with Project Officers and relevant stakeholders.

• Ensure the proper and timely utilisation of the allocated project budget

• Contribute to budget preparation and revision as necessary

• Assist the project team and Project Officers and Senior project Manager to develop weekly and monthly objectives and work-plan for the project at Woreda level and ensure that all planned activities are met. 

• Coordinate and insure that reports from project officers are received timely, compiled, analysed and submitted.

• Monitor staffing needs and ensure the recruitment of local staff on timely manner 

• Ensure the project  logistics at Woreda level is fulfilled and coordinate such resources effectively

• Update the Senior Project Manager  about security issues on regular basis 

• Ensure good collaboration and participation of government and other relevant partners

• Liaise with relevant national and international NGOs operating in the area and government bodies to ensure information sharing and coordination, in all aspects of the project and as guided and supported by the Senior Project Manager.

Technical Support and Facilitation

• Compile monthly, quarterly, and project end reports to.

• In coordination with Project Officers , Support staff development through coaching and mentoring to enhance the capacity of project and partner staff 

• Prepare periodic review meeting with Project Officers and other on the ground based staff  and Government stakeholders 

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Plan and implement project monitoring and evaluation activities

• Develop different monitoring tools based on the activities

• Working with the M & E officer to ensure  that Monitoring & Evaluation plans are very well coordinated & implemented with the involvement of relevant stakeholders 

• Ensuring that all project partners have a clear understanding of Monitoring & Evaluation requirements and incorporate them in the project implementation

• Plan and implement project monitoring and evaluation activities

• Develop different monitoring tools based on the activities

Planning, Reporting and Accountability

• Contribute to the preparation of internal and external reports 

• Prepare Bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly report and submitt on timely manner to the Senior project manager.

• Ensure that program participants and stakeholders have clear information about the program activities as appropriate and relevant to them.

• Make sure all the policies and guidelines of the organisation are adhered and respected by project staff.

• Make sure that mainstreaming gender, protection, accountability, HIV/AIDS, and equality throughout the implementation of project period. 

• Committed to CWW’s vision, mission and core values

Additional Duties

Perform other duties assigned by the line manager for the accomplishment of programme objectives.

Emergency response

Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and the Ethiopia Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Gender Equality

• Demonstrate understanding of Concern Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy
• Contribute to ensuring that Concern Ethiopia is a place where men and women are treated equally and with  dignity and respect
• Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.

Accountability

In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS): 

• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E); 

• work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed; 

• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behavior is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Safeguarding

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood.

• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.

• Practice in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.

• Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including carers, family members and children at risk.

• Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion.

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field  and; 

• Relevant experience in Coordination and leadership involving multiple stakeholders

• 5 years of relevant experience with the first degree.
•  3 years of relevant experience plus post graduate degree.
• 1 year supervisory skill 
• NGO experience is a plus.

• Management experience in wider development projects

• Experience of managing multi-sectoral teams

• Financial Management skills and some experience in donor compliances

• Good analytical, monitoring and evaluation skills

• Experience in one or more of the following is very important:  Livelihood ; Health and Nutrition; NRM ; and Governance. 

• Flexible, reliable, culturally sensitive

• Fluent spoken & written English and local languages 

• Good administrative skills 

• Computer Literate

• Self-starter and motivator

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skill

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefit package

• Excellent medical benefits (100% cover including dependents)

• 20 days annual leave

• 26 weeks (paid) maternity leave, 18 weeks (unpaid) parental leave

How To Apply

If you are qualified and interested to apply for this post, please fill out the form and  attached your CV together with cover letter through https://forms.gle/38xzyFkyuVpQas8i6. 

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking. 

Female and person with disability are highly encouraged to apply.