Empowering Egyptian Girls and Women in Upper Egypt Project Officers “Subject to Funding” 304 views0 applications

The Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization 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 its 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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Purpose:

The project seeks to contribute to the elimination of all forms of violence against women and harmful practices with a focus on female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage in Egypt. Enhanced capacity of government and civil society to prevent and respond to gender based violence with particular attention to harmful practices affecting women and girl.

The project aims to reinforce the capacity of national stakeholders and local civil society organization (CSOs) to establish girl- centered protection services and local level surveillance schemes of community level and empower and strengthen girls assets to combat all forms of violence against women including FGM and child marriage and empower girls, women and youth to exercise their sexual health and rights by transforming social norms in Assiut, Sohag and Qena in Upper Egypt.

Supporting out-of-school children enrolled in community schools to continue their learning cycle. The project will focus on children from ages 10 to 14, especially those in Primary 6 (11 years old), who are transitioning from Primary to Preparatory, when more dropouts are registered.

The Opportunity:

To provide programmatic, administrative and other logistical support to

the Empowering Civil Society to Combat FGM/C Project  in achieving its goals in line with Plan policies and guidelines to Combat FGM in Upper Egypt, the disempowerment of women and girls age 14-35 years, the lack of capacity of CSOs and the poor collaboration between Local Authorities and CSOs

Dimensions of Role:

• The Field Officer shall be responsible for follow up the project implementation plans, overseeing project implementation and liaising with relevant stakeholders.
• He/she will also provide supervision, technical support and guidance to the project partners and CSOs.
• The Field Officer will be responsible for producing project progress reports aligned with donor requirements, annexes monitoring activity progress in the field and provide accurate and timely status reports and support development of external donor reports.
• He/she will also oversee financial spending for the project – both for Plan and implementing partners.
• Field Officer will support the coordination of all activities of the target beneficiaries and CSOs.
• Field Officer will provide partners and CSOs with technical and capacity support.
• The field Officer will perform his/her duties and responsibilities in accordance to the project proposal and in addition to the programmatic, administrative and financial policies/ regulations of Plan International.
• He/she will also be responsible for supporting the development of project implementation plans and ensure effective coordination and team work.
• Field Officer will facilitate regular collaborative partner and other staff reflection and coordination meetings and to ensure effective implementation of project activities as per the set timelines and develop mechanism for implementation plan review and modification to achieve the set objectives.

Typical Responsibilities – Key End Results of Position:

• Works together with Plan staff Sub grants CDAs and other technical partner/s in developing activity plans, reports, and other implementation and monitoring tasks, as required.
• Represents Plan in a “front-line” role, effectively and efficiently communicating the project’s objectives, activities and methodology to project stakeholders.
• Assists the Project coordinator in the Sub grants CDAs with the preparation of plans, reports and other administrative tasks, as required.

Dealing with Problems:

Application of knowledge required for the role, complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them.

• Demonstrated capacity to solve challenging issues/concerns with collaborating project partners.
• Effective and positive collaborative and mentorship style that motivates staff to high levels of performance.
• High level of problem solving techniques with demonstrated capacity to coach teams to solve inter-personal conflicts and other operational challenges.

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Knowledge

• Bachelor degree in business studies, social science, SRH, HTP, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in development and/or humanitarian organizations.
• Expertise in SRH, HTP, FGM, livelihood development, and social inclusion will be an asset.
• Strong facilitation skills, including the design and management of effective trainings, workshops and meetings with a diverse population is desirable.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work effectively with people of different cultural contexts.
• Effective team player, able to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Flexible, creative and problem solving-oriented.
• Competence with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

Skills

• Fluency in English and Arabic and ability to effectively write reports.
• Proven skills in effective coordination, mentorship and working in multi-stakeholder collaborative environment.
• Problem solving, team working, conflict resolution, strong communication and planning skills.

Behaviors (Plan International’s Values in Practice)

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organization for all children, girls & young people.

We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximize long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children

Type of Role: One year fixed term contract

Location: We have 3 positions as follows;

2 Field Officers -FGM in Assiut & Sohag

1 Field officer – Education in Sohag

Reports to: The project Coordinator

Closing Date:  19th of Feb. 2020

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Protection Policy.