New Millennium Hope Development Organization (NMHDO)

Background

New Millennium Women Empowerment Organization (NMWEO) is an indigenous, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization working on development, women empowerment, Gende Equality, humanitarian responses, sexual reproductive health education, economic empowerment and Environmental protection interventions in the last over fifteen years.

 NMWEO has been re-registered by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Authority for Civil Societies Organization (ACSO) in accordance with Organizations for Civil societies Agency Proclamation No.113/2019  obtained certification with a registration No. 0539

Vision 

We envision a country in which women and girls have an equal opportunity, claim their rights and free from any violence, and become an effective social change agents.

Mission

Our mission is to empower Ethiopian women, girls, and youth in economic, political, and social dimensions, help them to unlock their potential in decision making through capacity building, advocacy, leadership development, and humanitarian intervention programs.

NMWEO is currently working at Axum town with project theme Comprehensive support to resume education service at Axum town, Central Zone of Tigray Region funded by EHF(Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund). Thus, we want qualified individuals for the following position.

Education Officer

Job Summary:

 The Education Officer is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of EHF-funded project that focus on repair and rehabilitation of educational institutional services. The education officer is responsible for accurate data collection and documentation, teacher training, liaising with local government and school directors, drafting reports, following up the maintenance of school together with the construction foreman and regularly communicating with the education manager.  Access to Education: The Education cluster objectives prioritize ensuring access to quality education for crisis-affected children. This directly aligns with the HRP objective, which aims to support vulnerable populations in their recovery efforts. Education is a fundamental component of recovery, and providing access to safe and inclusive learning environments is critical in helping children and communities regain a sense of normalcy.

Awareness and Capacity Building: The Education cluster’s focus on awareness campaigns and capacity building for education personnel and communities contributes to the HRP’s goal of supporting vulnerable populations in rebuilding coping capacity. These activities empower communities with knowledge about the importance of education and equip education personnel with the skills needed to provide crisis-sensitive education.

Safe Learning Environments: Both the Education cluster objectives and the HRP objective emphasize the importance of safe learning environments. The repair and cleanup activities in the Education cluster directly contribute to this by improving the safety and functionality of school infrastructure. A safe learning environment is essential for children’s well-being and their ability to focus on their education.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Ensures the quality day-to-day implementation of the EHF (Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund) activities.
  • Works very closely with procurement and logistic and finance to deliver the project activities on time.
  • emergency-affected children accessing safe learning environments through the provision of classrooms rehabilitation, fumigation, disinfecting, decommissioning and cleaning
  • Facilitate to basic repairs and maintenance of classrooms, and school furniture.
  • Facilitate to education institutions with improved capacity to provide crisis-sensitive education and resilience-building activities.
  • Facilitate boys, girls and children with disabilities in affected communities that have received learning materials
  • Develop and deliver training programs for education personnel, local government sector authorities and communities to enhance their capacity in providing crisis-sensitive education and resilience-building activities.
  • Conduct Pre and post-Implementation Assessment with Active Participation of the Affected Population and Stakeholders Encouraging Their Feedback
  • Monitors the progress of the construction and  maintenance of  school facilities
  • Represents the NMWEO in any coordination meetings at the local level.
  • Drafts monthly reports based on the EHF template.
  • Work closely with the M & E officer to put in place mechanisms and processes for regular review of project data and learning.

Required Number:1

Deadline: 22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of Employment : Contact for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • MA/MSC, BSC/BA in education, Special need education, Educational Planning and Management, Educational leadership, and/or social sciences with 2 year experience for MA/MSC, 3 years’ experience for degree holders,
  • Experience in working with government counterparts and other partners at regional and woreda level and NGO experience is a plus
  • Good understanding of the education sector in Tigray region.
  • Demonstrable experience in facilitation of training/workshops
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with a multi-sectoral team.
  • Fluency in English and Amharic. Tigrigna language is advantageous
  • Working knowledge of computers (particularly Ms-Office and Outlook)  

Humanitarian Project Coordinator

Job Summary:

The role holder will directly work with the head of humanitarian, and work closely with humanitarian focal persons in the area’s offices, and functional departments in head office focal persons, EHF members, and local clusters to ensure timely and efficient response that is integrated with the EHF project at the Axum implemented by NMWEO.

As a member of the humanitarian team responsible for managing and coordinating NFI cluster, CCCM and WASH projects and implementation, budget management and ensuring compliance with humanitarian principles and standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate and supervise the classrooms rehabilitation, fumigation, disinfecting, decommissioning and cleaning
  • Ensure emergency-affected children accessing safe learning environments
  • Coordinate and supervise the provision of Emergency Shelter and NFI
  •  Monitoring and responsible for cash for emergency shelter assistance
  • Mainstreaming protection works in all clusters
  • Facilitating and monitoring Provisions of Dignity Kits
  • Coordinate and supervise all wash activities
  • Coordinate and Supervise construction of communal water points (e.g. wells, boreholes, water taps stands, systems)
  • Conduct capacity building training and community campaign

Monitoring and reporting:

  • Follow up timely submission of monthly report
  • Ensure production and timely dissemination of high quality, analytical reports, supply of regular situation reports, and collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant information and data relevant to the response.
  • Provide assistance to be able to evaluate, monitor and review to ensure strict compliance of programme activities with national and global policies and procedures and with relevant donor regulations and agreements, guidelines and the NGO code of conduct.

Representation, communication & relationship building:

  • Facilitate internal coordination activities including calls with RO, Members, as well as external coordination activities including presentations at various forms.
  • Support establishment and maintenance of strong working relationships with local communities, community-based organizations and government authorities at both federal and regional state levels as appropriate.
  • Ensure effective representation of SC’s humanitarian response to local authorities, donors, working groups, clusters, task forces, and other members of the humanitarian community
  • Job title: Humanitarian project coordinator

Required Number: 1

Application Deadline: 22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of Employment : Contact for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in development studies, Social science, international development, project management , Master’s degree preferred
  • Recommended minimum of 5 years’ experience in humanitarian programme management, preparedness and response in several fragile or complex contexts
  • Significant experience of managing logistics, security and operations
  • Understanding of international humanitarian aid systems and agencies
  • Ample knowledge of humanitarian response and transitional program concepts, policies, frameworks, strategies and components, as well as development concepts and frameworks
  • Extensive on the ground experience in multi-sectoral humanitarian response, including food aid programs
  • Solid budgeting skills and knowledge of key donor regulations
  • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation
  • Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Fluency in English and Amharic, both verbal and written and regional languages is preferred
  • Commitment to NMWEO values

Communications Officer

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Generate, edit, publish, and share content periodically (original text, images and video)
  • Build meaningful connections with stakeholders
  • Dialog and messaging the work of the organization on available platforms
  • Update and maintain organization’s website
  • Introduce, NMWEO and share information of events by using telegram, social media, whatsapp, twitter and etc.
  • Update profiles of the organization
  • Proper documentation and data management of target groups including case stories and best practices,
  • Manage all incoming and outgoing information and communication
  • Prepare information/replies to the request from partners and stakeholders,
  • Facilitate workshops meeting and trainings organized by NMWEO
  • Provide training, as necessary, to other staff members in relevant aspects of data management with consultation of planning, policy and capacity building officer
  • Establish networking and partnership with similar organization
  • Check all area overviews and follow up the interview and documentation process 
  • Work closely with various stake holders groups including Planning, policy & capacity building  and M&E officers with the aim at developing timely practical solutions
  • Trucks local and world situations of the sector and delivers to the pertinent work units to satisfy their updated information needs and decision-making purpose;
  • Develops and implements information technology performance measures;
  • Provides technical support to field staff for identifying, documenting and communicating best practices and lessons learned stories including photography for the purpose of organizational learning and promotional materials.
  • Prepare summary report of board & general assembly on quarterly and yearly based
  • Perform other tasks and assignment needed by the organization.

Required Number:1

Application Deadline: 22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of Employment: Contact for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in a relevant field such as communications, knowledge management, media, public relations, or journalism.
  • Relevant professional certification
  • Broad / specialized knowledge of methods, techniques and processes

Experience:

  • A minimum of three years of experience in communications-related work.

Skills:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of communications processes and technologies.
  • High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, web applications, and social media outlets required.
  • Excellent English writing and editing skills.
  • Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to handle multiple deadlines and a variety of tasks. 

Procurement and Logistic Officer

Job Summary:

The main purpose of the job is to plan and manage all aspects supply chain; ensue RFQ process, competitive bidding, negotiation, and awarding of contracts are intact as per NMWEO procedure; Moreover, Procurement officers are responsible for evaluating suppliers, products, and services, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that approved purchases are cost-efficient and of high quality.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Leads the compilation of service/procurement plan, collection of quotations, bid announcement and evaluation, in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated in the concerned Grant agreement.
  • Ensures availability of funding before the procurement order is placed in consultation with Finance and that NMWEO policies and procedures governing procurement of goods and services are strictly observed.
  • undertakes tender procurement process i.e. bid announcement, bid opening, agreement preparation, documentation and etc.;
  • Establishes and maintains records of vendor, purchase request, purchase order, receiving, shipping and all associated logs as required.
  • Supports the importation of goods and clearance through customs when there is a need, ensures adequate and suitable storage space is available for incoming commodities/goods.
  • Establishes and facilitates periodically updated list of qualified consultants, service providers and suppliers;
  • Generates Purchase Orders and produce Vendor Master List in AX system.
  • Supports field teams in procurement matters.
  • Prepares periodical report detailing goods procured, received, dispatched, and in the pipeline with required quality; periodical reports of the Goods/Service status report.
  • Performs other duties as required.
  • Check the equipment purchased
  • Supply the purchased equipment
  • Make transport agreement with suppliers and facilitate all services
  • Other project activities related to procurement and logistic of equipment and services

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity:

NMWEO staff considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and people at risk to be paramount to the organization. And must adhere the principle of ‘do no harm and leave no one behind.’ It is critical we do not expose the communities or staff we work with to the risk of harm through our interventions.  With a zero-tolerance approach NMWEO have a number of related policies which also describe standards in behavior expected from the organization, its staff and representatives towards each other and those we serve. NMWEO is committed to responding swiftly, appropriately and constructively to any and all information children, young people and people at risk have disclosed.

NMWEO believes everyone has the right to be safe, respected and valued regardless of who they are or their circumstances, and an equal employment opportunity to all candidates and qualified applicants, we do not discriminate on the base of age, sex, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability status and diversity.

Required number: 1

Application Deadline: 22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of employment: Contact for 12 months

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in management, Business Management, Supplies Management or related fields with 5 years of work experience.
  • Proven experience in Logistics and Procurement Management preferably in NGO.
  • Negotiations, Supplier Relationship Management skills.
  • Must have high ethical standards and able to plan, prioritize and organize self and others.
  • Good IT skills, MS Office applications.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills–builds good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills in English and Amharic.
  • Ability to manage a complex and demanding workload with flexible behavior.
  • Commitment to humanitarian principles and action

Protection Officer

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that all the Protection implementations are responsive to communities and partners and consistent with NMWEO’s relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards, and strategic plans.
  • Make sure community approaches by integrated with protection, gender sensitivity, and capacity building are integrated into all activities as appropriate.
  • Ensure program implementation at ground level is on time, on target, and within budget, using effective M&E tools protection mainstreaming to reach desired impacts with quality with other projects.
  • Ensure all interventions adhere to NMWEO’s Policy, manuals, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards.
  • Coordinate and implement Protection project activities of the project.
  • Mentor and capacitate the Women and Social Affairs office and other protection frontline service providers on GBV, and psychosocial support interventions.
  • Conduct protection service mapping and coordinate with service providers to strengthen service provision and to support vulnerable children and GBV survivors to have timely and multi-sector response services as required.
  • Lead the community-level awareness sessions on GBV, and protection-related issues together with community volunteer workers.
  • Provide awareness to community members on basic protection principles, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) training, NMWEO safeguarding principles, and reporting mechanisms.
  • Lead and organize review meetings and other periodic meetings with community members, government representatives, and other humanitarian actors
  • Ensure that the protection referral and psychosocial support-related activities are properly implemented with all protection frontline service providers at the kebele and woreda level in collaboration with the women and social affairs office.
  • Cascade training and provide unstructured and structured, like positive parental sessions, Adolescent girls programming, information dissemination, skill building, and other sessions.
  • Facilitate in capacity-building trainings and workshops that focus on protection issues.

Team Management

  • Work with other humanitarian actors in the areas of kebele and woreda level and provide support to make sure to integrate basic protection principles during service delivery.
  • Coordinate with humanitarian actors and attend in periodic protection risk assessment and safety Audits and develop a joint strategy.

Influence & Representation

  • Represent NMWEO in different protection-related platforms and clusters, (Kebele and Woreda) levels and communicate what NMWEO is doing regarding protection and share lessons from other agencies as well.
  • Provide timely training and orientation community volunteers and make sure that they convey messages clearly to the community.
  • Coordinate with community volunteers, and other community structures in the area to provide information to community members on available services for GBV survivors, and other protection issues.
  • Upholds the image and values of NMWEO at all times,
  • Accountability to Beneficiaries
  • NMWEO team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.
  • NMWEO team members are expected to implement a community accountability reporting Mechanism (CARM) effectively.
  • Team members are expected to conduct themselves professionally and respect local laws, customs, and NMWEO’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Accountability

  • Reports Directly to: Filed program manager.

Required number: 1

Term of Employment: Contact for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • BA degree in Gender and Social Development, Sociology, Psychology, Social work, or other similar social science field of studies
  • Minimum three years’ work experience in GBV, Protection, and Protection roles (Experience working in an NGO is an advantage)
  • GEDSI (Gender, Equality, Diversity and Social Inclusion)
  • Support the organization’s commitment to age and gender inclusive team building process.
  • Promote an inclusive and equitable workplace culture.
  • Increase staff knowledge of GEDSI

Accountant

Job Summary:

As per the financial recording and financial information system, journalizes and post transactions. Close all financial accounts monthly; ensure that the accounting system follows the right order and the financial regulation of NMWEO; Prepare financial statements periodically. Conduct major accounting duties specified in the Financial Management Manual of the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  •   Keep and record all vouchers and supporting documents in good order and in a safe place.
  • Record all cash transactions immediately in the account’s ledger.
  • Reconcile all cash transactions daily and record in a ledger
  • Collect all check pads and bank statements from the bank on time.
  • Prepare payrolls for the staff of NMWEO.
  • Prepare schedule of receivables, payables, fixed assets and budgets form subsidiary ledger   monthly
  • Prepare trail balance form the general ledger monthly
  • Prepare balance sheet, income statement and fund flow statements from the trial balance and submit to concerned units
  • Prepare bank reconciliation monthly
  • Check vouchers for the availability of budget before payment is effected.
  • Hold all relevant documents available for auditing at any time.
  • Register fixed assets bought or donated
  • Give number to all furniture, office equipment, machineries and other properties acquired.
  • Take inventories at the end of each budget year.
  • Prepare annual budget based on the activities of the organization.
  • Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Service head.
  • Keeps separate books of accounts for each donor and project.
  • Prepares payment vouchers based on authorized payment documents.
  • Processes cash transfer requests.
  • Analyzes payments according to project budget.
  • Keeps the record of fixed assets in the register book and calculates annual depreciation.
  • Sorts out and summarizes petty cash fund account.
  • Prepares cheques.
  • Arranges relevant documents for internal and external auditors.
  • Assists in preparing financial statements of the organization.
  • Prepares quarterly and annual reports of the organization to be submitted to donors and relevant government organizations.
  • Performs other duties to be assigned to him by the Finance Officer.

Required number: 1

Application Deadline: 22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of Employment: Contact for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • BA degree in Accounting and Finance with 3 years and above experience, NGO experience is useful.

Other skills:

  • Computer literate, and good know how of Peach Tree Accounting
  • Duration of contract: One year with high possibility of extension 

Social Worker

Job Summary:

Social worker Officer position is based in Shiraro, with frequent travel to the field project area. The incumbent reports to the project manager on day-to-day project management and implementation with complementary oversight from the Field coordinator/manager. The incumbent will provide implementation support, technical and project support to target beneficiaries in the whole project cycle implementation. The post holder will support and strengthen the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of social work activity at Shiraro project area. The post holder will collaborate closely with other project staff within consortium partner team, and among partner agencies, government, private sector, and community groups. The post holder will give support to the program to ensure technically sound and complementary programming. The officers will ensure successful community conversation and other related activities.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that beneficiaries of the project receive individual case management support by conducting assessments, action plans, direct psychosocial service provision, referrals, and follow-ups,
  • Act as a reference person for an assigned number of beneficiaries and follow up on their progress;
  • Along with the other team members, organize structured, group skills-building sessions to enable beneficiaries to enhance and/or develop their life/soft and transition skills;
  • Organize group activities and group thematic sessions in cooperation with other NMWEO  staff members;
  • Ensure that beneficiaries receive the appropriate services
  • Proactively identify any behavioral changes or issues the beneficiaries might have and complete the appropriate referrals to the psychologist or other external specialized services, as needed;
  • Ensure effective communication with relevant state and non-state stakeholders, such as UN agencies, Prefectures’ social services, other Integration actors and NGOs, and other EHF programs;
  • Communicate regularly with other NMWEO staff for updates on achievements and challenges identified with beneficiaries;
  • Keep all case management files updated and secured, according to the Data Protection and Information Sharing Protocols in place;
  • Complete all reports in a timely manner;
  • Participate in case conferences, working groups, workshops, and thematic training when required;
  • Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to support the beneficiaries

Required number: 2

Application Deadline: 22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of Employment: Contract for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • BSc Degree in Community Development, Social Science, Environmental Science, International Development, and/or equivalent.
  • Minimum work experience of 2 year with communities for development activities.
  • NGO experience is a plus.
  • Demonstrated experience in community development activities, with specific experience in corporate social responsibility (CSR), community conversation (CC) and livelihoods development approaches.
  • Proven private sector experience, or experience supporting community development initiatives
  • Strong program/technical, team leadership skills, planning, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation skills
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties
  • NGO experience required, experience with coordination systems or advocacy preferable
  • Must be capable of applying skills and knowledge in a range of capacities, including direct data collection and analysis, implementation, advisory functions, training, and the transfer of technical knowledge and leadership skills to others
  • Proficiency in English, Tigrigna and Amharic language is required.
  • Ability of basic computer skills mainly, MS word, Excel, internet etc.
  • Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Flexible and able to handle pressure well, has a strong sense of humor.

Psychosocial Support Officer

Job Summary:

The psychosocial support officer will provide technical leadership on gender-based violence psychosocial support in Concerns is about Emergency programming in Tigray Region, Shiraro. Specifically, he/she will support to mainstream, manage, provide training and technical support on GBV and protection as a whole to the project teams with including prevention and or mitigation. He/She will work closely with the program teams in strengthening of referral pathways within the response and ensuring that program beneficiaries and survivors are aware of the available support.  In collaboration with the Field Team the position holder will ensure that target beneficiaries (men, women, boys and girls) with protection concerns across the different activities, MHNTs, Cash among others are identified and receive support by ensuring standard tools and procedures are in place and adhered to by team members to protect them from being harmed. He/She will support to coordinate with other protection and Gender actors to ensure protection issues are addressed regularly and on time. The position holder will represent Concern in different clusters and working groups including the protection cluster, health cluster, PSEA network among others.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Technical Support and Facilitation:
  • Assess the presence and application of the GBV guiding principles and basic capacity to respond to the needs of GBV survivors in the program areas.
  • Provide technical accompaniment and capacity building support staff.
  • Develop and update referral pathways in consultation with the GBV and GBV service providers.
  • Conduct Protection activities such as group based psychosocial support, outreach activities, case management, referral mapping and protection mainstreaming in collaboration with Senior protection officer.
  • Undertake a Protection Risk Analysis periodically to ensure Protection interventions and other sector interventions are addressing the needs of people with heightened protection risks with the integration of do no harm principles.
  • Coordinate with Woreda administration, local and international NGOs, UN agencies and other stakeholders to ensure holistic support for survivors, including comprehensive referral pathways.
  • Builds the capacity of the health and nutrition teams to respond to the needs of GBV survivors as appropriate.
  • Work with all the Health Program Managers and Project managers to ensure that protection mainstreaming principles are applied during all the phases of the project.
  • Provide technical support and supervise the application of protection mainstreaming in the field across different sectors and interventions.
  • Developing and conducting training packages for staff and affected communities on gender and protection-related topics.
  • Work with the program teams to identify and address gender equality issues specific to the team.
  • Raise awareness on reporting procedures and occasionally receive reports on PSEA, responding in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures, providing referral, or next steps advice and support.

Planning, Reporting and Accountability:

  • Submit weekly and monthly progress update on the GBV and protection activities to the Emergency Coordinator.
  • Contribute to the preparation of internal and external reports by supporting the Emergency Coordinator in gathering relevant information from the field.
  • Assist the Emergency Coordinator and the MEAL officer in compiling the internal monthly report and sharing with head office.
  • Document and share lessons learned and success stories in relation to GBV and protection to inform future programming
  • Contribute to the mainstreaming of GBV and protection issues in NMWEO programs, particularly in health and nutrition

Emergency Response:

  • participate and contribute as necessary towards EHF Emergency response as and when necessary
  • Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies

Accountability:

  • In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
  • Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
  • work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
  • Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behavior is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Safeguarding:

  • Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood.
  • Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.
  • Practices in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.
  • Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including carers, family members and children at risk.
  • Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record-keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion.

Required number: 1

Application Deadline: 22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of Employment: Contract for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • BSc Degree in in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, or related degree desired
  • 4 years of relevant experience with the first degree, Prior experience providing gender-sensitive and child-friendly services, and/or developing/implementing referral pathways
  • 2 years of relevant experience plus post graduate degree.
  • NGO experience is a plus.
  • Basic supervisory/managerial skills.
  • Technical and report writing skills
  • Computer literate.
  • Fluent spoken and written English.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent written and spoken English.

Child protection officer

Job Summary:

The Child Protection Officer is responsible for leading the technical input into Child protection Programs in the project area. This means that he/she is responsible for all the Child Protection program activities at camp level. It is expected that the CP officer ensures good quality in the technical aspects of our program, as well as good quality of our staff, our cooperation with other partners and the refugee community. This means active participation and coordination of activities on our Cluster, outreach work in the Refugee community and to ensure that our staff and volunteers are technical updated by providing training and coaching. The CP officer shall ensuring Family Tracing and Reunifications (FTR) of Unaccompanied Separated Children(UASC)and other EVSs, psychosocial support for children in need, case management, awareness activities and make sure that the activities at the Cluster is child friendly in all means. This includes representing Child Protection team/ program in interagency meetings at camp level and internal meetings at Shiraro, as well as working for empowering the existing community structure, the CP Staff and Refugee volunteers’ capacity building.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordination:

Actively participate and contribute to Child protection and Child protection committee meeting

Coordinate and contribute to community-based child protection system and psychosocial support.

Establish of effective community-based case management and care arrangement for UASC and Separated children

Building and enriching effective child protection networks at all levels and connecting them as fully as possible through child protection committee and refugee central committee

Coordinate Family tracing and reunification activities (identification, interviewing, verification, interim care arrangement and family reunification) of UASC in the camp

Ensure that child protection interventions are informed by and integrated with other core sectors of education, health, nutrition, food security and livelihoods.

Arrange proper referral systems like health issues, Disabilities, GBV to provide the necessary assistance for EVC (Extremely Vulnerable Children)

Staff Management:

Organize proper orientation and pr service training for newly recruited staffs

Training for child protection assistants, supervisors and volunteers on child protection and child right concepts, FTR, Case management, Psychosocial support

Strengthening the existing Community structure, Child protection committee and care givers through training and awareness raising activities  

Make sure that there is absolutely zero tolerance for corporal punishment or aggression from our volunteers, guards or other staff, directed to children. If this occurs, the CP officer must immediately reprimand the person and take appropriate disciplinary action.

The CP officer shall also ensure that our zero tolerance for all forms of physical punishment / aggression, motorized vehicles, tobacco or consumption of chat at our CFS, is well ​​known to all who are committed by NMWEO. All such cases shall be reported to the CP officer who is responsible for taking disciplinary action, and submit a written report to Program Manager at Shiraro.

Program Management:

  • Working for integrating child protection activities with education and other CFS (game/sport) activities in the camp  
  • Prepare child protection implementation plan and monthly and weekly activity plan.
  • Prepare the necessary format for FTR activities and keep recordings of UASC and Separated Children in Interagency data base system

Reporting and Monitoring:

  • Preparing weekly updates and monthly reports to project coordinator
  • Developing an effective system of monitoring and evaluation for child protection and psychosocial interventions.
  • Perform any other relevant duties as required by the supervisor.   
  • Any other duties as assigned by the line manager 

Required Number: 1

Application Deadline:22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of Employment: Contract for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • Preferred degree in social work, child care or related from a recognized college/ University with 3 year experience
  • Working experience related to child protection or child care, preferred from an NGO/ emergency work
  • Special Training On child protection
  • Good command in written and spoken English and Somali language.
  • Good human relation skills.
  • Basic skills in computer applications
  • Strong accounting and analytical skill
  • Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices, flexibility in working long hours and ability to work with incoming surge teams;
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
  • Fluency in written and spoken English;
  • Commitment to NMWEO values
  • Teams, in the event of emergencies

Social Inclusion and Gender Officer

Job Summary:

Social inclusion and gender officer will be responsible for leading project implementation of social inclusion and Gender officer of EHF (Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund) project. The position holder will support and coordinate gender analysis and assured social inclusion in the project.  To ensure program activities result in positive outcomes for male and female participants of different age groups, S/he will have overall responsibility for building team members’ and partners’ capacity to integrate GESI perspective into activities. Overall S/he will be accountable for coordinating, planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the GESI components of the Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund at project Shiraro.

Job Responsibilities:

  • planning, monitoring, and implementation: Involve in planning, implementation, budget management, and GESI components;
  • Ensure the implementation of GESI
  • Following GESI activities are implemented as per the Annual Activity and Budget Plan approved by the project
  • Provide technical advice to the project manager in the area of GESI
  • Ensure proper records are available to respond to the EHF result framework indicators
  • Produce and share progress reports (monthly, quarterly and annual) on the due date and submit them to the project office and Head office
  • Keep recordings of all documents, lessons learned, and success of Gender youth and social dynamics project implementation.
  • Based on the annual activity and budget plan, make regular field visits to beneficiary households and furnish monitoring reports to the project manager for timely decision making;

Safeguarding Policy:

NMWEO strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. NMWEO holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. NMWEO expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that EHF work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the NMWEO Heartbeat and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Gender Responsibility:

  • Be aware of the stereotypes about women’s and men’s capacities, and discuss how they influence staff, in assigning responsibility, and in managing resources at unit and organization level.
  • Be able to describe how gender issues relate to one’s job responsibilities and how gender equity can be promoted through the execution of those responsibilities.
  • Be familiar with the local Gender Focal Point(s), and go to her/him to learn more about gender issues, or when there is a gender grievance or harassment issue to resolve
  • Within each project and department, discuss NMWEO’s Gender & Diversity and Sexual Harassment and sexual exploitation Policies, so that all staff are conversant with them.
  • Refrain from any comments or gestures that indicate prejudicial views of female staff, especially female supervisors.
  • In each Project and Head Office, ask women staff what changes would make it more “gender-friendly”, organization and implement the recommendations

Required Number: 1

Application Deadline:22/12/2023-28/2023 at 11:30 local time.

Term of Employment: Contract for 12 Months

Job Requirements

  • BA in Development & Gender Studies, Sociology or relevant field of study.
  • 3 years related experience in a relevant position Preferably in NGO Setting
  • Strong computer skills and knowledge in the area of MS word, MS Excel, MS Access, PowerPoint, and email communication.
  • High level of initiative-taking.
  • Training on gender mainstreaming, gender analysis, community dialogue facilitation skills is an added advantage

Language:

  • Proficiency in both spoken and written English.
  • Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
  • Knowledge of the local language of the intervention area is preferred.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are required to submit a complete Job application form stated with the duty station that you are applying for with all required supporting documents (copy of credentials and testimonials) through email: [email protected]

Only selected applicants are called for further process.

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