The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
Organize and Lead Multidisciplinary Emergency teams (25%)
- Provide regular social mobilization to the community in the selected Woreda/kebele ahead of the service day to inform communities, sick or thin children, PLW and adults.
- Ensure an integrated and sustainable safe drinking water access and use.
- Mobilize and create awareness for improved access and use of sanitation facilities.
- Responsible for the regular social mobilization to the community in the selected Woreda/kebele ahead of the service day to inform communities, sick or thin children, PLW and adults.
- Responsible for hygiene and sanitation promotion works around water Distribution and collection points.
- Ensure an integrated and sustainable safe drinking water access and use.
- Mobilize and create awareness for improved access and use of sanitation facilities.
- Assist in improving hygiene behaviours at every steps of the project cycle management in line with the child centred community development approach.
- Prepare periodic reports and compile field level data.
- Provide technical support to Community Social Workers on emergency WASH, Health and Nutrition projects/programs in the selection of direct beneficiaries, setting up distribution centres and awareness creation activities that address the live saving emergency response followed by possible resilience building of disaster affected child, their families and community.
- Based on the approved budget and activities of emergency response, prepare weekly and monthly implementation plans and enforce the execution of the aspired plan as per the requirement.
Managing project budget (25%)
- Assist in improving hygiene behaviours at every steps of the project cycle management in line with the child centred community development approach.
- Key person in any defaulter tracing (U 5 years & PLW) from the program, monitoring on supplies (RUTF/CSB++) share when necessary, identify & report any emergency cases for early action
- Facilitate and collect baseline information and data from community and submit to Program Manager for further analysis.
- Support the humanitarian and rehabilitation projects in the project site, implementing donor funded projects in WASH sectors, responsible for the successful implementation of projects per the project period.
- Ensure effective budget management at field level, including correct coding of expenses and adherence to PIE financial management guidelines and donor requirements.
Project implementation coordination, monitoring, follow up and reporting (25%)
- Assist in screening during the team’s absence and provide the list to the team leader for verification ensure and enrolment in the program.
- Assist in water purification chemical distribution and other health promotion activities.
- Prepare and document quality and timely case studies for the interest of donors and learning purpose in and outside Plan staff.
- In close consultation with program quality and emergency response teams at all levels, establish community feedback mechanism for quality and accountability and monitor its operationalization.
- Identify, document and disseminate best practices from within and outside Plan to staff and other relevant partners.
- Prepare and submit quality periodic narrative reports for all emergency WASH, Health and Nutrition projects in a timely manner according to Plan International, donor and government requirements.
Managing relationship and networking with government, partners and other stakeholders (15%)
- Strengthen the connection with zone, woreda offices and treatment centres through joint supportive supervision and coordination/review meetings.
- Establish links and good relationships with relevant district government authorities, UN organizations, NGOs, academic and research institutions and the media, in the area of WASH, Health and Nutrition to draw information and knowledge for project efficiency and effectiveness.
- Provide technical assistance and build the capacities of local partners in project management for specifically for WASH in emergency.
- Provide high level guidance to social workers on smooth partnership management with emphasis for government sector partners for enhanced and quality response project implementation.
Conduct community need assessment before developing projects (10%)
- Coordinate and support local level assessments, surveys and other studies and assist proposal development to finance projects
- Support pragmatic project design and proposal for institutional and public funding.
- Maintain on-going surveillance of the developing humanitarian emergency situation and in consultation with the National Project Manager and Emergency Response and Recovery lead, adjust activities accordingly.
Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)
- 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 in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
- Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understands 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.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications/ experience essential:
- BSc/Diploma holder in Social work, Health Promotion, Water Resource or relevant qualification with at least 2 years’ experience in management of Community Health/WASH and nutrition programs
- At least Two year of experience in community mobilization and sensitization as well as Community-based Management of WASH, Health, Acute Malnutrition and Infant and Young Child Feeding programming in an emergency setting.
Qualifications and experience desirable
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with colleagues.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation.
- Strong negotiation, influencing and problem-solving skills.
- Numeracy and the ability to interpret financial data, in order to understand budgetary processes including planning, monitoring and reporting.
- Ability to analyze information and evaluate options including planning skills.
- Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications.
Languages required
- Fluency in English language is essential.
- Knowledge of local language is desirable.
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable
We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organization by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.
We strive for lasting impact
We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.
We work well together
We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organization, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.
We are inclusive and empowering
We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our program and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.
Location: Metekel
Type of Role: Community Mobilzer/Facilitator
Reports to: Sub Office Coordinator
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Closing Date: April 4/2023
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
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 organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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