Major responsibilities include:

Project management:

• Steer project at technical and operational levels to ensure timely and high-quality delivery with relevant risk management check points in place.
• Identify, establish, and manage partnerships with child/ youth led organisations providing requisite support in collaboration with partnership unit to formalize partnership with IRC, co-organize 3 workshops, lead the field component of the qualitative study and form a research advisory group.
• Coordinate with the WPE team to support communications with child/youth-led organizations and the self-advocates who will be co-leading the workshops with adolescent girls with intellectual disabilities.
• Take the lead/facilitate on managing logistics, payments, and other details for the WPE staff training, for the formative and validation workshops with adolescent girls and caregivers, and for the online orientation session with IRC Ethiopia staff.
• Take the lead on coordinating and communicating logistics for IRC HQ and Inclusion International staff in-country travel and accommodations in close collaboration with HR/Admin team.
• Provide regular briefings to the Assistant Child Protection and Education Coordinator and WPE Manager to track progress and address challenges and regional/HQ colleagues.
• Facilitate community discussion sessions.
• Design and lead age-appropriate questions and discussions.
• Compile accurate data and document lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with finance team to monitor financial performance and identify saving options and manage financial risks (under/overspending).
• Adhere to the project plan to complete the project activities.
• Conduct regular project review meetings, provide updates to stakeholders and address any concerns.

Working relationships:

• Maintain open and professional relationships with team members: Promote a strong team spirit and provide regular office wide communication   periodic reports, updates to the HQ, inputs to donor reports and other communication as required; participate in scheduled and ad hoc meetings online and onsite.
• Support technical and operational capacity of partner organizations including child/ youth led organizations.
• Ensure awareness raising, visibility and advocacy for the project.

Coordination and representation:

• Conduct regular field visits and convene meetings in line with the planned workshops and activities to support planning and implementation across both workstreams and report on the same.
• Develop workplans for and work in close collaboration with partner organisations.
• Lead and participate in project meetings and represent the programme with internal and external audiences.
• Liaise with focal points across Child Protection and Education, WPE and Client responsiveness for technical inputs.

Program Development:

• Manage progress of activities and milestones as per country level workplan.
• Serve as key focal point for child/ youth led organizations.
• Support refinement of research design, development of tools and adaptation.
• Organize and co lead workshops for children and youth together with the HQ office.
• Coordinate and support field missions conducted by HQ.
• Compile narrative and financial reports as per schedule.
• Disseminate evidence and findings to enhance country programming across sectors.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office].
• Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.

Professional Standards: All IRC staff members are required to comply with the IRC Way Standards of Professional Conduct, IRC Country Employment Policies, and the IRC Child Safeguarding Policy.

Minimum Qualifications:

Educational Requirements: ·     Minimum 4 years of experience with a Technical degree in development studies/ social sciences specializing in social work, and community development or 3 years of postgraduate with significant working experience.

Preferred Experience & skills:

• At least 4 years of experience in implementing child protection and participation initiatives, field-based assessments and working with local organisations in humanitarian/early recovery contexts.
• Experience in use of participatory training and assessment methods.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children in line with principles of do no harm.
• Personal qualities: Team player, ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences, flexible, able to handle pressure well.
• Shows a high level of respect for all individuals, including persons with different kinds of disabilities.
• Technical expertise in child participation and accountability to affected populations (particularly children).
• Expertise in working with and for persons and or children with disabilities and organizations of people with disabilities.
• Previous experience in qualitative research, assessment, and data analysis is an asset.
• A very high degree of autonomy, an ability to organize work and work well with a diverse team.
• Use of computer tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate and develop good relationships with communities and community organizations, using a participatory approach.
• Physical and psychological ability to work under pressure,
• The employee must be flexible and able to respond to the requirements and instructions of his or her supervisor for the needs of the department.
• Willingness to travel to IRC project areas.
• Creative, solution oriented and adaptable
• Strong analytical, presentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to handle pressure well and work independently with initiative as well as with a team.

Language Skills: Fluency in English and other local languages preferred