INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
For
Protection & Gender Program Manager
Country Office: Ethiopia
Work Base: Mekelle
Availability: As Soon As Possible
Salary Scale: EMS09
Salary and other benefits: Gross Salary (Minimum ETB 54,037 to Maximum ETB 70,831) - depending upon past work experience and educational background) with other organization benefits.
Insurance - (Life, Group Personal Accident, and Medical Insurances are covered upon the organization policies).
Seniority Allowance – paid to depend on the years of service.
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position
About Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger-USA is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children and we enable entire communities to be free from hunger. With more than 8,000 staff in over 50 countries, our programs reached 17 million people in 2019.
About the Country Program in Ethiopia
Action Against Hunger has been operational in Ethiopia since 1984 responding to both chronic and acute needs through a multi-sectoral strategy where nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support activities are integrated to have a meaningful impact on people’s resilience. Action Against Hunger currently operates in 5 different regions (Oromia, Somali, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, and Gambella) with a portfolio of 20m USD/year of emergency, resilience building, research, and innovation programs. We have a country team of around 600 staff in 17 regional and satellite offices. Our main donors in Ethiopia in 2020/2021 are BHA, ECHO, Europaid, UNHCR, UNICEF, GFFO, BPRM, SIDA, EHF, WFP, CIAA, and others.
General Assignment:
Summary of position
Under the line management of the field coordinator/deputy field coordinator (and technical line management of the technical advisors), the Protection and Gender Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring the successful development, implementation, delivery, and monitoring of all project activities. This will include working with other sectors, actors, UN agencies, and government services, providing support to some of the most vulnerable members of the community. Activities will include specific activities related to different thematic areas including a) protection, such as safety risk audits, protection monitoring, and capacity building, b) gender, including gender analysis, advocacy, and monitoring, and c) MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) including providing capacity building and basic psychosocial support. As a manager, you will be responsible for staff management and recruitment, budget management, reporting, and ensuring the timely and smooth implementation of your department’s program commitments.
1. Purpose (The substantive focus of the job encompassing scope, depth, and difficulty of work both conceptual and applied)
2. Engagement: (The focus of interaction both internally and externally needed to deliver a service seek collaboration and build effective partnerships)
3. Delivery: (The focus on the execution of the work and the role on the team for supporting business/operational functions in terms of timeliness and quality)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Objective 1: Program Delivery
Objective 2: Management & Coordination
Objective 3: Logistics and administrative management for the program
Supervisory Responsibilities
Gender Equality Commitments
Physical Demands
Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
This is a new opportunity to lead a protection team as we respond to the humanitarian crisis in Tigray. We are looking for a Tigrayan speaker with experience in delivering protection activities as part of humanitarian response. Based in Mekele, with very regular travel to Central and Southern Tigray, you will support the protection officers to implement a range of protection, gender, and Psychosocial Support activities in the community, working closely with existing health services.
We encourage applications from female candidates.
Qualifications & Experience