The project Officer (PO) is working under the direct supervision of the Project Manager (PM). The overall objective of the position is to initiate, implement and follow-up of all activities for "Leave No Girl Behind- Biruh Tesfa for All" project which provides migrant girls with disabilities new skills and opportunities to help them re-enter school, improve their literary and numeracy, and prepare for future employment.
Project Implementation and Management Support
• Develop annual and quarterly project activity plan
• Effectively plan, organize and implement events including workshops, awareness-raising campaigns, and experience sharing opportunities
• Monitor whether mentors, schools, DPOs, and teachers are implementing the agreed project activities based on standards, and agreed time table
• Provide technical inputs to mentors, local partners for quality activity implementation, • Maintain M & E system and feedback mechanisms
• Make regular field trips to project sites to monitor quality of activity implementation
Proper Documenting and Record Keeping
• Ensure proper documentation and efficient use of project’s resources.
• Produce terms of reference and activity reports for each activity implemented.
• Carry out regular recording and reporting of activities, field trips and meetings; in coordination with other team members.
• Collect data relevant to the project.
• Maintain a database of information on the project.
• Participate in compiling lessons learned, designing and implementing events for exchange of project experience.
• Ensure effective recording and dissemination of results of model of capacity building programs for mentors, teachers, local partners, and DPO capacity building.
• Contribute to designing system to compile and disseminate best practices.
• Ensure regular recording of field trips and activity implementation relating to project implementation.
• Compile monthly and project activities report and submit to PM.
• Prepare and submit monthly time sheet.
Develop Resources and Conduct Capacity Building
• Develop resource to the build the capacity of the mentors and school community.
• Prepare Power Point presentations and workshop handouts.
• Develop interesting and user-friendly awareness-raising material/manuals.
• Conduct stimulating and effective training and information sessions.
• Translate short documents or review the translation of materials.
• Conduct training need assessment and training of beneficiary girls, mentors, teachers, local service providers, and DPOs, and
• Monitor and evaluate if the capacity building/training have improved the knowledge, and skills of trainees with regards to child protection, disability, inclusion, individual learning assessments, etc.
Maintain a high quality of work
• Study and maintain a high level of knowledge and skills on understanding disability, inclusive education, Child Protection and methodologies for including children with a range of impairments.
Responsible for implementing the safeguarding policies at project level
• Prepare work plans and implement safeguarding (child protection, PSEA) activities.
• Ensures that the mentors and local partners is aware of the safeguarding policies and facilitate training to build their capacity in this regard
• Ensure that the safeguarding policies are implemented at all levels in its project site
• Ensure that project beneficiaries are aware of these policies and promote to report any concern regarding child protection or PSEA
• Monitor and document the progress of child protection and PSEA activities.
• Report immediately any concern, incident to the PM/PD concerning child protection and PSEA.
Relationship management
• Represent the project in the implementation area
• Cooperate with local government counter parts, and implementing partners and other stakeholders to realize the project objective.
• Set up a proper communication system with partners
• Other responsibilities may be given by the line manager as necessary
Duration of contract: One year with possible extension
Job Requirement
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education/SNE/, Gender Study, Sociology or other related field.
- Minimum 2 years’ Experience
- Previous NGO experience is advantageous
- Experience in the field of disability inclusion and child protection
- Experience working with schools and Disabled People Organization
- Experience working with vulnerable adolescent girls
- Knowledge of working area language is mandatory
- Knowledge of Oromifaa (speaking and writing) is mandatory for the post in Shashemene