The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

This position is responsible for regular routine components of the project activities implementation of this education project the response. the need to coordinate with other response team members and Plan staff,

especially implementation management, protection, and other relevant technical sectors, to ensure a rapid, proportionate, and effective response. The need also to cooperate in the response to immediate child education issues with

simultaneous consideration of longer-term needs and possible scenarios. The officer may be expected to take a very active role in technical coordination, support, and advocacy with the woreda specific education Clusters and other

stakeholders and technical agencies relevant to the sector with the consultation of the field level project coordinator.

The Individual

• B.A. degree in Education, pedagogy, Psychology, and social science.
• Minimum of 3 years of practical experience as an Education Officer.
• Minimum of two successful assignments in a complex IDP emergency situation (at least one of these must be a level post).
• Experience with the following technical areas:
• Mobilizing and training of school teachers.
• Participation and coordination with Education Cluster.
• Knowledge and Experience in formal and non-formal education.

• Only Female applicants are considered.

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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)
• Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC).
• Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
• Ensure that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Location: Afar, Ewa

Type of Role:

Reports to: Education in Emergency Coordinator

Grade: C1

Closing Date: September 22, 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.