Project Officer

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 

PIE is looking for experienced Project Officer to be based in Dangila and Debre-Birhan/Shewa-Robit towns of the Amhara region, Ethiopia to work along contractual partners and government stakeholders “Countering Harmful Practices F4B Project”. The Project Officer will offer grassroot level management and coordination of for the Countering Harmful Practices F4B Project (2026–2030), funded by the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA). This project aims to strengthen local civil society organizations to prevent and respond to harmful practices including Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM), Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), teenage pregnancy, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Amhara.

Working under the general guidance of the Project Coordinator, the Project Officer focuses on day-to-day implementation coordination, monitoring, and reporting of project activities within the assigned project locations, in line with approved plans, budgets, donor requirements, and Plan International Ethiopia policies.

The Individual 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social work, Sociology, and other related Social Sciences fields with at least 3 years relevant experience of which at least two years’ experience with NGOs.
• In-depth knowledge of GBV, harmful traditional practices, gender equality, girls right and their relevance in their protection
• Good knowledge and understanding of development and humanitarian principles and established international child protection and CP/GBV and SRHR policies, strategies, programs and priorities, and NGO Code of Conduct.
• Demonstrated experience of working on child protection, gender equality, HTPs, civil society development, lobby and advocacy, behavioural change and communications  
• Demonstrated experience and/or knowledge of working with the regional and local government sectors.
• Experience with a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including from policy-makers and senior management to local government and CSOs, as well as community leaders and beneficiaries.
• Experience conducting joint supportive supervision with key stakeholders.
• Knowledge of effective participatory monitoring, evaluation and research systems and processes.

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

• Strong community mobilisation, planning, facilitation, negotiation, communication and representation skills.
• Strong management and facilitation skills.
• Skills in planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting.  
• Analytical skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Requires general finance, administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency computer skills (SAP, Word, Excel, etc);

Languages required:

• Fluency in English language is essential
• In addition to Amharic other local Knowledge of Local Languages is a desirable

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

1. 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 per the appropriate procedures.
2. Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
3. 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.
4. 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: Amhara PA- Dangila and Shewa Robit

Type of Role: Countering Harmful Practices F4B Project

Reports to: Project Coordinator 

Grade: C1

Closing Date: May 10, 2026

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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