Country Office: Ethiopia
Work Base: Gode, Somali
Availability: As Soon As Possible
Salary Scale: EMS09
Insurance - (Life, Group Personal Accident, and Medical Insurances are covered upon the organization policies).
Seniority Allowance – paid depending up the years of service.
Somali speaking, Female Applicants only.
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
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a small female team of protection officers with a focus on gender equality and GBV reduction in health centres, working alongside other sectors to improve the lives of women, adolescent girls and children. We are looking for a Somali speaking, female manager with experience of delivering GBV/Protection/Gender programs and will be supported to deliver a number of program activities.
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
Qualifications & Experience