Deadline: 11 November, 2021

Location: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Plan International is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Emergency Programme Implementation Manager.

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Responsibilities

• Identify needs, proactively engage in designing and operationalising all emergency response programmes as per international humanitarian principles
• Organise project planning and monitoring meetings with key staff, partners and stakeholders mainly at field and suboffice levels
• Direct all suboffice managers/coordinators and ensure programme implementation
• Provide all management and operational support for all technical team
• Coordinate with finance, supply chain and human resources to get support required for project implementation
• Update project outline with any significant operational changes in context and share to programme area manager and country office ERT
• Work closely with the relevant technical specialist, coordinators and project manager(s) to ensure that the implementation of relevant activities are planned and implemented in a phased and prioritised manner in full consultation and coordination with all relevant agencies, both governmental and non-governmental organisations
• Provide operational guidance and direction to staff for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of agreed child protection plans including the psychosocial recovery (care) and assistance (legal and social) to vulnerable children and their families
• Make frequent field visits to all suboffices and field offices to monitor implementation of activities, identify opportunities and constraints and make any operational adjustments, as needed
• Design and develop appropriate surveillance, monitoring and evaluation systems for programme operation and cluster coordination
• Ensure that the different sectoral and sub-sectoral activities are implemented in a coordinated and integrated manner with relevant stakeholders and counterparts
• Support PAM in keeping optimal safety and security management procedures, working as a focal person for safety and security for field-based staff and continually monitoring operational area security situation
• Provide regular updates to PAM and ERT teams in progress programme operation and needs assessment
• Represent the organisation at meetings with governmental and non-governmental officials
• Ensure establishment and maintenance of strong working relationships with local communities, community-based organisations and other local authorities
• Provide information about humanitarian needs assessments, response plans, implementation and strategies, project plans, progress reports, budget and other significant developments
• Ensure effective communication and information sharing about project impacts and best practices from the response for demonstration and influencing purpose at the community and regional levels
• Ensure timely implementation of grants and budgets
• Ensure that creation of POs and closing of grants in SAP are done correctly in a timely manner
• Ensure that all project expenditures are provided on time and according to the budget and provide guidance to any budget reforecasting and reallocation exercises required

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Disaster Risk Management, Humanitarian Studies, Development Studies, Development Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, Human Rights, Political Science, International Development
• Seven years, minimum, of experience in a similar organisation at management level, with responsibility of managing senior staff
• Experience in managing IDP and/or refugee response settings (preferred)
• Experience in managing big teams and understanding the functional relationship with other partners
• Experiences and ability to coordinate and collaborate with different organisations including the government and demonstrable experience in development programme
• Experience in two or more of these thematic areas: child protection in emergency, education, youth programming, WASH, health and nutrition projects
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate with different organisations including the government and non-government organisation

To apply and for more information, click here.

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