SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. We started our humanitarian work in Ethiopia with the opening of our first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, we have expanded our programs to different regions where there are significant needs for intervention and where we believe we can work in partnership with all relevant actors to bring sustainable positive outcomes for children’s and young people.
Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and those that are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.
1.Digital Fundraiser (Volunteer)
Why we need you?
We are looking for a highly motivated and talented individual to join our team as a Volunteer Digital Fundraiser. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting our fundraising efforts through both face-to-face and digital channels. You will also play a key role in developing and designing content to engage our supporters and drive sponsorship and donations. Additionally, your sales knowledge and event organization skills will be utilized to plan and execute successful fundraising events and campaigns.
What we provide?
An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!
Your role?
While working with us a Volunteer Digital Fundraiser you will be in charge of the following,
Face-to-Face Fundraising
- Communicate directly with private citizens and organizations to sign them up with an emphasis on recruiting them as long-term sponsors
- Utilize sales knowledge to identify and pursue fundraising opportunities
- Cooperate with team members to set up fundraising tables and marketing materials at canvassing locations
- Attend different exhibitions representing the organization
Digital Fundraising
- Create compelling and persuasive content for various channels, including social media, website, and promotional materials
- Design visually appealing and engaging materials, such as graphics and videos to support fundraising initiatives
Event Planning and Organizing
- Assist in planning and organizing fundraising events
- Identify and lobby local businesses, organizations and individuals who can help us with the fundraising events
Safeguarding
- Responsible for taking part in awareness-raising sessions and capacity-building training in relation to Child Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Misconduct Regulation to prevent and protect children, young people, programme participants and co-workers from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence, discrimination and harassment;
- Responsible for reporting any Child and Youth Safeguarding /Sexual Harassment Exploitation and Abuse and Asseset protection , allegation or incident immediately, following the reports should be made to the designated team;
- Responsible for showing their behavior and all relationships are based on the Sexual Misconduct Regulation, Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy and regulation, Code of Conduct, Anti Fraud and Anti Corruption Regulation and Good Management and Accountability Quality Standards
- Conduct themselves per the Code of Conduct, Safeguarding and Local/Country Policies and Procedures;
- Be vigilant about any possible form of abuse/harm, neglect, harassment, or exploitation against, children, youth and adults in personal and professional lives;
Job Requirements
Up for the challenge…
Then check out our criteria’s:
Must Criteria
- Education: Level VI certificate or above in Marketing Management, Management, Public Relations, Communications and another related field of study
- Excipriance: Previous fundraising, marketing (telemarketing) or sales experience (preferred)
Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Innovative thinking and resourcefulness
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Ability to maintain professional relationships and negotiation skills
- Experience in sales or marketing, with a proven track record of achieving targets
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Flexibility to work weekends and evenings, as required for events
- Ambitious and results-orientated
- Passionate and knowledgeable about the NGO Sector in Ethiopia
- Willingness to learn and understand the programs and work of the SOS-CV, campaigns.
- Regular work on self-improvement, learning essential techniques and keeping up to date with them
Core Competencies
- Kindness
- Continuous learning
- Inclusiveness
- Initiative
- Results orientation
Project MHPSS Coordinator
Why we need you?
We are looking for Project Coordinator; MHPSS who will be responsible to lead the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the MHPSS Project’s activities, in accordance with the organizational standards and strategies.
What we provide?
An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!
Your role?
As Project MHPSS Coordinator, you will be in charge of the following:
- Lead the planning of the MHPSS Project in line with the organization’s mission, policies, strategies and available resources.
- Coordinate the implementation of MHPSS Project activities.
- Build positive relationships with the community and/or local authorities.
- Build a strong network of partner organizations.
- Build and manage a strong Project team.
- Ensures that mechanisms for ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place and functioning well.
- Work in close cooperation with other key support co-workers (e.g. financial and administrative staff) within the ‘integrated approach’.
- Foster good relationship and maintain close cooperation with local government authorities, recognized community leadership, like-minded groups, organizations and/or institutions operating with the local community, who share the organization’s vision, as well as those who provide complementary services.
- Lead and supervise the Project team.
- Represent the Project as well as the organization at internal and external forums
- Carry out a feasibility study or up-date existing information for starting MHPSS Project in a particular community ensuring participation of key stakeholders.
- Identify key stakeholders including the local government, community-based partners and Project participants and ensure their active participation in the Project design and implementation.
- Draw-up an initial action plan based on the findings from the feasibility study, followed by annual plans with concrete Project activities based on the analysis findings and in line with the organization’s mission, policies, strategic priorities and available resources.
- Lead the implementation of MHPSS Project activities with partners according to the objectives, actions and periods outlined in the project plan and joint action plan.
- Ensure that the Project operates in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Ensure that a proper Project intake process is implemented through an initial assessment process and the systematic prioritization of cases in collaboration with key stakeholders involved in the management/coordination of the Project.
- Coordinate the development of a comprehensive Project service package according to the findings in the initial assessment. Capacity building of all participants through the implementation MHPSS planning process.
- Build a strong network of partner organizations. Where appropriate formalize these partnerships through Memorandum of Understandings (MOU).
- Participate in governmental and/or community forums dealing with MHPSS issues affecting our target group.
- Build good relations with the local media (e.g. community radio), so that MHPSS issues in general as well as the organization’s mission and objectives can be promoted on a regular basis.
- Follow professional recruitment processes for new staff (draw-up advert, screening of applications, interviews, and reference checks) in consultation with direct superior.
- Plan orientation for new project staff to ensure they have a good understanding of the organization and their role within it.
- Ensure effective performance management systems are implemented for all Project staff, including job descriptions, regular review sessions, and annual performance appraisal, in line with the required practices of the national association.
- Ensure that individual staff/volunteer training and development needs are identified and that these are addressed through staff development measures, according to priorities and available resources.
- Be a supportive and understanding superior, on whom staff and volunteers can depend. Build a culture of learning and openness amongst staff and volunteers.
- Build a culture and understanding of and foster positive attitude towards working on community based development issues and rights based approaches.
- Ensure that the organization’s financial resources are used modestly and efficiently.
- Implement financial and administrative procedures, in line with policies/guidelines of the national association and in consultation with financial support staff.
- Ensure all Project expenditure/resource usage is in line with the project plan and budget
- Put in place effective monitoring and evaluation plans and systems, based on the international systems requirements, as a basis for ongoing monitoring, self-evaluation and external impact evaluation. These tools shall facilitate both quantitative and qualitative evaluation, using participatory approaches.
- Provide direct superior with regular up-dates on Project activities and results, including regular written reports on a monthly/quarterly basis as required
- Participate in local, national and regional processes, meetings and structures within the organization as required and agreed with the direct superior.
- Document and share good practices and lessons learned with colleagues to support organizational learning.
- Prepare Project information as required for public relations and fund development purposes.
- Keep track of MHPSS issues in general as well as current social development issues and trends relevant to the organization’s mission
Child safeguarding
- Responsible to take part in awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to MHPSS
- Support children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
- Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at program level and/or to the respective line manager
- This job description outlines only the general scope of activity and the basic tasks and responsibilities associated with this position. It may be supplemented with a more detailed definition of tasks, responsibilities and work-plan and is subject to change at the discretion of the direct superior.
Job Requirements
- Must Criteria
- MA, Degree, BA, Degree or equivalent qualification in psychology, sociology, social work or related.
- Minimum of 3/5 years relevant work experience as MHPSS Project Coordinator
- Who have experience in coordinating Trauma healing/counseling center
- Who have certificate in MHPSS / Trauma healing skill training
- Experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation.
- Excellent command of English languages and good communication skills, including both written and verbal. Preferably fluent in the language(s) spoken in the program’s target communities.
- Positive and professional approach: highly organized, able to work independently, using initiative and keeping commitments, leading a team;
- Good knowledge of children’s rights.
- Awareness and understanding of social development issues including gender, education, health, HIV/AIDS, etc.
- Basic financial skills.
- Basic human resource development skills.
- Basic computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel, and power point)
- Understanding of child rights issues: knowledge in the area of child rights, child protection, child development and family & community development; knowledge of relevant local and national laws, regulations and protocols.
- MHPSS skills to build the capacities of families, children and partner organizations.
- Leadership: able to build effective teams, motivate high performance, and generate commitment to the program goals.
- Communication & networking skills: ability to foster effective relationships with the key stakeholders of the program including the local authorities, community leadership, partner organizations and participating families. Ability to represent the organization externally.
- Collaboration: driven to work with others, able to build partnerships and networks internally and externally.
- Functional skills: financial management, HR management, project cycle management
- Should be honest, ready to continuously learn, inclusive, result oriented & initiated to work
- NGO experience is advantageous
Project MHPSS Officer
We are looking for MHPSS Officer who will be responsible to plan and provide comprehensive and integrated psychological, emotional, and protection social services for the most needy and affected population. Moreover, the holder is responsible for mapping available services for children at risk and working closely with other SOS Children’s Village staff and other relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations. In general, he/she should contribute to the overall result of the improvement of affected people mental, psychological, and emotional and protection needs of minors and other people at risk of abuse
What we provide?
An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!
Your role?
As a Project MHPSS Officer, you will be in charge of the following:
- Assess MHPSS and protection needs and identify vulnerabilities and risks in the project implementation areas at both the health facility and community levels.
- Implement MHPSS & protection activities and provide psychological consultation on regular bases.
- Conduct regular awareness-raising sessions with target communities
- Assist in building and maintaining relationships with School community, SOS youth, SOS children and staff.
- Responsible for the day-to-day implementation of MHPSS activities in the project implementation areas
- Identify elements and changes in Child, youth & adult Psychology as the result of conflict such as playstyle changes and unhealthy emotion, grief, trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- Provide appropriate information and level of vulnerability such as cases of Gender-Based Violence and child abuse for sectoral, holistic and need-based support
- Organize data and document the number of reported Gender-Based Violence, psychological and physical abuses, pregnancy-related complications, people with chronic illnesses and people with disabilities
- Develop methodologies and data collection techniques for assessments, indicators, program management, evaluations, and research related to MHPSS and Protection
- Support regular participatory activities with different groups of children, adolescents and youths to identify issues affecting children in their communities, and assist the teams to develop appropriate responses;
- Coordinate the designing of children, adolescents and youth and family assessments and psychometrics tools and supervise their administration.
- In cooperation with other Technical Advisors, ensure that the integrated MHPSS and protection activities implemented according to SOS CV and international standards.
- Responsible for the planning and implementation of MHPSS activities, closely monitoring, evaluating, reporting their development and flag potential issues on time.
- Supervise with humanitarian response co-workers of SOS Children’s Village and implement jointly planned activities to improve the mental health and welfare of target groups.
Child safeguarding
- Support humanitarian colleagues in the implementation of emergency programs and establishment of recovery programming
- Organize discussions on child protection risks, concerns with stakeholders, children and young persons on community members
- Strengthen the Child Safeguarding through creating awareness with the community leaders.
- Ensure adherence to SOS CV policies such as the Code of Conduct, Child Safeguarding Standards and others as well as the minimum standards of humanitarian relief
- Ensure that all support is provided in the best interest of the child.
- Responsible to take part in awareness-raising sessions and capacity building training in relation to CS and Code of Conduct and to protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
- Support children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
- Responsible to report any Child Safeguarding suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. Child Safeguarding reports should be made to the CS team at program level and/or to National Child Safeguarding Advisor
Job Requirements
Must Criteria
- Education: BSc degree in Psychology, Social work, Nursing and Sociology or related field with at least 4 years of counselling, Trauma healing and social work experience at NGO
- Who have experience of working in trauma healing process
- Who have experience in play therapy services or practices
- Who have certificate in MHPSS training/ Trauma healing skill training
- Experience: At least 3 years of experience in MHPSS/ Trauma healing practice /counseling or working with highly vulnerable children who lost their parents or are unaccompanied
- Exprience in community-based child protection approaches
- Experience and ability to work in humanitarian or emergency context
Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Ability to analyze protection issues, and risks and organize timely responses.
- In-depth knowledge and experience of mental health and psychosocial interventions in a humanitarian response context, tailored to care for Gender-Based Violence is essential.
- Additional training on issues of mental health, trauma healing and psychosocial support.
- Report writing skill
- Should be honest, ready to continuously learn, inclusive, result oriented & initiated to work
- Ease of using computers with mastery on application soft wares such as MS Work, MS Windows, and MS Excel.
- Proficiency in English language (both in writing and speaking)
- NGO experience is advantageous
Program Accountant
Why we need you?
- We are looking for Program Accountant who will be responsible for receiving payments made to the Project, depositing cash and cheques received to bank account, effecting cash and cheque payments as per the directives thereon. Further, he/she carries out the activities of journalizing, posting of income and expenditures, debit, and credit of various accounts timely and appropriately. He/she assists in the closing of accounts and preparation of financial statements.
What we provide?
An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!
Your role?
As Program Accountant, you will be in charge of the following:
- Reviews payment requests for accuracy, completeness, compliance, level of authorization and clarity on the invoices.
- Reviews disbursement requests for accuracy, documentation and validity; effect payment to the right vendor from the right project.
- Reviews accounts on regular basis to ensure the balances are complete and accurate;
- Recording of all program location financial transactions into the SOS financial recording, meeting all submission dates, and reporting requirements as required by the Program Accountant.
- Assures accuracy of supporting documentation for accounting records;
- Organizes and maintain Accounting filling system;
- Follows-up on status with the Social Security (Pension) and Tax departments. Including depositing the checks and routine follow-up , registering new employees at Social Security (Pension) and Tax Departments;
- Prepares payroll and arranges timely payment of salaries.
- Follow-up and control payable and receivable accounts.
- Receives original transaction documents, checks completeness and correctness and passes them to immediate supervisor.
- Takes part in inventory taking and control of assets and stock items
- Assists the Program Accountant & Finance Manager in the Implementation of the internal control system and financial procedures manual of the organization.
- Provide technical support to the program location facilities in SOS Children’s Village Program (CVP) financial management related issues.
Child safeguarding
- Responsible to take part in awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to Child Safeguarding to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
- Support children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
- Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager
Job Requirements
Must Criteria
- Education: BA Degree in Accounting
- Experience:2 years relevant work experience
Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Report writing skill
- Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty and desire to be of service
- Ease of using computers with mastery on application soft wares such as MS Work, MS Windows, and MS Excel.
- Proficiency in English language (both in writing and speaking)
- Should be honest, ready to continuously learn, inclusive, result oriented & initiated to work
- NGO experience is advantageous
Project MEAL Officer
Why we need you?
We are looking for Project MEAL Officer who will be responsible to play a leading role in the implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the effective implementation of the project as well as lead and coordinate activities pertaining to M&E at project locations. In collaboration with and active participation of program location’s MERA colleagues, he/she will also design and implement strategies that aim at building the capacity of project staffs and thereby ensure the strict incorporation of the M&E activities into their plan and its implementation. Moreover, s/he will use well-informed and up-to-date approaches to ensure the use of technically appropriate M&E models and information systems.
What we provide?
An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!
Your role?
As Project MEAL Officer, you will be in charge of the following:
- Supporting project colleagues in designing and implementing a comprehensive M&E plan for the project in line with the Results Based Management (RBM) Policy Support Document.
- Establish monitoring and evaluation systems and processes using existing DRA and implementing agency’s tools and mechanisms
- Supporting the project colleagues and partner organizations in the process of developing M&E tools
- Conduct a rapid child protection impact and needs assessment involving feedback sessions/reflection meeting with children at start-up and every 6 months to ensure activities are adapted to the current situation (i.e. restrictions on movement, security situation, etc.)
- Support the project team in planning and conducting quarter, bi-annual and annual project reviews, as well as organizing reflection and learning meetings with DRA agencies, other CSOs, international organizations and government institutions.
- Initiate and lead joint program supportive monitoring.
- Ensure the regular collection and capturing of beneficiary data into the Program Data Base (PDB).
- Design and implement strategies helpful in ensuring meaningful participation of children.
- Establish Community based complaints and feedback mechanisms at community level to contribute to analysis of feedback loops from the community and target beneficiaries.
- Conduct annual learning workshops at program location and woreda level with DRA agencies to share best practices, approaches and lessons learnt.
- Identify, document and disseminate best practices, case studies, and learning briefs.
- Establish and manage feedback-giving mechanisms.
- Perform M&E related tasks as assigned by immediate supervisor
Child safeguarding
- Support the process of ensuring that child safeguarding and child protection mainstreaming are integrated into all M&E frameworks through measurable output and outcome indicators.
- Support the process of piloting and scaling up local level beneficiary complaints’ mechanisms in relation to staff conduct, with an emphasis on the Child Protection Policy and measure to prevent children from any sort of abuse.
- Responsible to take part in awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to CS and Code of Conduct and to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
- Support children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
- Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at program level and/or to the respective line manager
Job Requirements
Must Criteria
- BA/BSC Degree in Sociology, Economics, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Development studies, social sciences, Statistics, and/or other relevant fields or other relevant field; )
- A minimum of 2 years hands-on experience in managing and executing Monitoring and Evaluation activities for donor-funded projects
- Oral and written fluency in English
- Strong analytical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and team player
- Excellent understanding of computer applications
Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Demonstrated understanding of direct monitoring and evaluation experience, specifically in the humanitarian and development context.
- Hands-on experience in developing/designing, and implementing monitoring and evaluating system/plan
- Knowledge on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and its applications
- Demonstrated experience in consortium project interventions
- Understanding of M&E
- Have profound analytical and research skill.
- Excellent computer knowledge with command on MS Excel, database and SPSS among other packages
- Willing to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders, especially primary stakeholders
- Excellent interpersonal and communication, facilitation and writing skills
- Time management and ability to priorities multiple tasks, Self-motivated person and able to work without close supervision.
- Should be honest, ready to continuously learn, inclusive, result oriented & initiated to work
- Proficiency in English language (both in writing and speaking)
- NGO experience is advantageous
How to Apply
Excited to take on a new Challenge..
Then send us your application (application letter, detailed CV containing contact detail of there references) electronically through SOS Children Villages Application portal (ICIMS)
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes.
SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class.
