Major Responsibilities:

Project management:

·    Monitor the emergency situations in Somali and alert Addis WPE and CPE team to identify intervention areas.

·    Lead the CP/WPE team including day to day management (resolving where and when to go).

·    Provide technical support to staff to initiate the emergency project activities in Somali region.

·   Conduct regular field visits to targeted IDP sites and initiate discussions with the relevant government actors and community leaders on the selection criteria of clients and strategies for distribution.

·    Conduct needs assessment and or collaborate with women and children to resolve their most urgent needs and identify whether we may be able to meet these needs.

·    Lead the overall start-up of CP/WPE project activities and conduct regular monitoring to ensure project activities are implemented timely and effectively.

·    Support in CP/WPE capacity building training to IRC and partner staff.

·    Support the overall budget management including budget planning and budget utilization using IRC tools.

·    Actively participate in protection coordination meetings and raise protection concerns of women and children at the field level.

·    Participate in the write-up of the project report and post-distribution assessments.

·    Ensure a coordinated and broad approach to address issues concerning vulnerable and at-risk children including Unaccompanied/Separated children living in the IDP sites.

·    In collaboration with the staff hold community awareness-raising campaigns and training on child protection and GBV concerns.

·   Support the team in ensuring the availability of accurate, complete, and up-to-date information required for advocacy, effective Child Protection GBV program design, implementation, lesson learned, monitoring and evaluation.

·    Support in the facilitation of IRC Ethiopia’s, government, and donor monitoring visits and project evaluations.

·   Take deployment assignments and organize and lead emergency operations assessment in new locations, assist in hiring field staff, locating warehouse and office, and set up the emergency response in new/intervention areas in the Somali region.

·    Assist in the preparation of IRC direct intervention proposals and signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), project agreement with relevant regional government Bureaus.

·    Shall take any additional responsibilities as requested by supervisors.

·   Facilitate/conduct case management and psychosocial support (PSS) training to IRC staff and relevant government staff in the intervention areas (Women, Children, and Youth Affairs staff at zonal and woreda levels).

·    Lead/organize events in International Events like African Child Day, Child Labor Day, 16 Days of Activism, March 8, and use these forums for mass awareness-raising on GBV and CP concerns.

·     Establish alternative care arrangements for UASC through the identification of extended family/and foster families.

·     Support positive parenting skill, SAFE (Support adolescent and their families in emergency), Girl Shine, EMAP, SASA, Women Rise Toolkit training based on protection training package.

·     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.

Representation, Coordination and Advocacy

·     Develop and maintain effective coordination and long-term relationships with protection partners, representing IRC positions, promoting long-term strategy in the intervention areas.

·     Represent IRC in external coordination meetings with UN/ NGOs, donors, partners, and government in the field.

·    Develop and maintain internal and external relationships, and network to promote program linkages. This would include working with the IRC sectors support staff, participation in the protection cluster, GBV sub-cluster, CCCM sub-cluster, and GBV Working Group and sector coordination meetings to chip in to regional coordination efforts and communication on program developments with local/ regional authorities.

·     Actively liaise with relevant ministries, and GBV sub cluster to ensure harmonized and proactive programming.

·     Generate GBV data to be used by the country management team and GBV cluster and other relevant staff to influence donor policies with the purpose of generating more funding.

·     Build good relationships with authorities, partners, international and national organizations, authorities in the region.

·     Keep the local authorities and other project stakeholders well informed of the progress of the program when/if needed.

Financial management

·     Lead the development of realistic budgets for the program both in the short-term and the long-term and identify the areas which require fundraising.

·   Effectively manage program budget and staff. This includes among others, regular monitoring of the program finance to avoid major under-spending or over-spending using budget versus achievement analysis system (BvA); updating and sharing salary mapping templates; supporting the development and review of sector Operating Budget and maintaining monthly and quarterly spending levels as per the plans.

Program monitoring (M&E)

·    Lead the process of development of M&E systems and assessment for the WPE/CP sectors in the region. Including submission of timely monthly and quarterly grant reports; weekly updates; and establishment of baseline data through surveys and other relevant mechanisms; and documentation and sharing of case studies within the organization.

·    Monitor program implementation against work plans and overall project objectives, documenting progress and achievements, providing analysis based on monitoring and evaluation activities and adapt program strategy and implementation accordingly.

·     Ensure that all project activities are implemented in a timely manner and all related objectives achieved.

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.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

·     Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office].

·     Cultivate ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

·    MA/MSc or equivalent in psychology, Gender studies Mental health, public health, psychiatry nursing, Social Science, Humanities or other related social/health science field of study with 3 years of relevant experience. 4 years of relevant experience with a first-degree BA. With significant psychosocial support and counseling experience and training considered

Preferred Experience & skills:

·    Proven experience in implementing child protection and GBV initiatives, field-based assessments and working with local organizations in humanitarian/early recovery contexts.

·    Demonstrated understanding of working with children in line with principles of do no harm.

·    Personal qualities: Team player, ability to connect with a wide range of audiences, flexible, able to handle pressure well.

·    A very high degree of autonomy, an ability to organize work and work well with a team with varied strengths.

·    Use of computer tools (outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

·    Ability to communicate and develop good relationships with communities and community organization, 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 their 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 is mandatory and Somali language is Advantageous.