UNICEF Project Manager

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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

The Project Manager will lead the field-level implementation of a UNICEF-funded project focused on integrated gender and climate-responsive education and child protection. This project, titled "Integrated gender and climate-responsive education and child protection programme in refugee and IDP settings in the Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia," aims to address the protection needs of refugee, IDP, and host community children and adolescents in the region.  Based in Benishangul Gumuz, the Project Manager will oversee project activities in partnership with UNICEF, Assosa University, relevant government bureaus (Education, Women and Social Affairs, UNHCR, RRS, and other implementing partners and service providers

The Individual

• Bachelor’s Degree (MA preferred) in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Education, Community Development, Law, Political Science and minimum 7 years plus relevant experience and of which at least 3 years in managerial position with NGOs in leading programs/ projects or demonstrated equivalent combination. Depth and breadth of knowledge of Plan’s global and national strategies and policies.  Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively on area of expertise. Ability to develop effective working relationships across a network.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Education and child protection sector including, response interventions/strategies, standards, principles and procedures
• In-depth knowledge of humanitarian program cycle management and child centred protection programming
• Knowledge of new developments and trends in the humanitarian sector including challenges and opportunities and their implications to the protection of children

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Safeguarding Child 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 the team members under supervision 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. 

Location: Benishangul-Gumuz

Type of Role: Programme/Humanitarian  

Reports to: Program Area Manager 

Grade: D2

Closing Date: February 27,2025

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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