PURPOSE of the Role
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.
We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
This role will ensure the implementation of Plan’s Child Protection Policy in PIE and focus on protection, gender equality and sexual and reproductive health rights (ASRHR). The purpose of this position is to empower adolescent girls to be free from harmful practices and enjoy their sexual and reproductive health rights. The post holder is responsible for the delivery of results in line with pre agreed program plans and objectives and oversees program implementation at all stages throughout the project cycle.
Dimensions of the Role
ASRHR Officer will actively promote gender transformative approach to ASRHR.
Responsible for overseeing implementation and monitoring while ensuring quality program delivery of the overall adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in Amhara, and SNNP program areas, networking, developing and strengthening partnerships and mainstreaming of child centred community development.
Key components of the position also include regional advocacy and networking, strategic thematic area planning, developing and strengthening partnerships and mainstreaming of child centred community development.
Given that a significant and increasing amount of the work is done through partnership, a key aspect of the role is nurturing, developing and facilitating the achievement of results through partners.
Significant part of the project is implemented through public health facilities and health offices, creating and nurturing partnership with health facilities, Woreda health offices and regional health bureau is key part of the role
Accountabilities
Project implementation, monitoring and reporting
Ensure the technical soundness, appropriateness and general quality in all aspects of the project cycle.
Ensure the mainstreaming of Gender and Child Protection in the program areas.
Ensure quality technical input into program research processes, research and documentation, including facility assessments and identification of key needs to address service delivery gaps
Provide technical support to ensure gender-responsive and adolescent friendly sexual and reproductive health services are provided at supported health facilities.
Supports the coordination of the health facility assessment, to be carried out by an external consultant at baseline, in all health facilities designated for support from the project
Provide health related technical assistance and coordination support to ensure high quality project implementation, including management and referral services to adolescent girls; and enhance the capacity of facility and health personnel to deliver gender responsive and adolescent friendly sexual and reproductive health services and information
Support the development of annual work plans and project plans.
Provide support to consultants working for the project
Conduct regular visits to the project sites and participate in joint supervision activities with relevant stakeholder to ensure quality service delivery and provide onsite technical support
Partnership development and strengthening
Conducts field visits to monitor supply and demand side health activities to ensure quality supervisions and monitoring leading to improved project delivery, providing feedback to partners as necessary and ensuring follow up support
Work to strengthen linkages between health facilities, communities and partners
Work with M&E Technical Advisor to ensure relevant and quality ASRHR results and data is collected, analysed and disseminated for to use by community, government and communities, particularly to support end of child, early and forced marriage
Identify need and plan capacity development activities for partner organizations especially on ASRHR
Lead knowledge management activity by capturing, documenting and sharing best practices locally, regionally and nationally
Participate in the preparation of annual work plan, semi-annual and annual reports and ensure the technical quality of the report
Participate in regional and national NGO coordination forum and other relevant ASRHR meetings and present PIE’s work to the forum.
Child Protection, Gender Equality and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures
Ensures that the CEFM & ASRHR project implementation is as per the required and expected standards on gender equality and adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health and rights especially for girls.
Key relationships
Externally: Initiate, develop and maintain a range of working relationships, including with government counterparts, implementing partners and other development organizations with the region.
Internally: Effective working relationships with program area staff and frequent communication with, Plan staff and various internal staff networks.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Essential
Desirable
In-depth knowledge of project cycle management and child centred community development programming
Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development
Knowledge of effective participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Research systems and processes
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with colleagues.
Gender analysis and gender mainstreaming skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation
Strong negotiation, influencing and problem-solving skills.
Ability to analyse information and evaluate options including planning skills
Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications