Emergency Response Project Coordinator

• Ensure activity plans, recruitment plans, procurement plans, and spending plans for the Emergency Response Project are in place and regularly monitored and ensuring that they are revised as needed for a timely closure of assigned grants / activities.
• Lead the implementation of Project activities with partners according to the objectives, actions and time frames outlined in the annual plan and joint action plan.
• Build strong relationships with local government authorities (Education, Women and children affairs office, Health and WASH), 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.
• Participate in governmental and/or community forums dealing with issues Emergency that mainly affect the lives of children, women and other vulnerable groups in the target Woredas
•  Identify key stakeholders including the local government, community-based partners and Project participants and ensure their active participation in the Project design and implementation putting a particular emphasis on child participation.
•  Ensure donor compliance on visibility and program management is adhered to in a timely manner.
•  Carry out regular operating environment emergency assessment and analysis, as well as identify potential Emergency Responses and develop concept note and share with the relevant Project focal person at HO and external stakeholders.
•  Facilitate field level Emergency project team meetings and ensure HO team receives notes and actions points within a timely manner. Ensure action points in field office are followed up.
•  Ensure that the Project operates in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.

Monitoring

• 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 supervision with regular up-dates on Project activities and results, including regular written reports on a monthly/quarterly basis as required
•  Collaborate with the MEAL Department to conduct ongoing monitoring and feedback/accountability of response to ensure actions are timely and appropriate
•  Closely working with RCWDO’s Safeguarding focal person and ensure safeguarding system are in place for all program activities
•  Ensure compliant handling mechanisms are in place and target group’s feedback is properly managed
•  Lead and handling any donor initiated or internal monitoring activities in the target woredas
•  Promote a culture of respect, transparency, and accountability in the due course of project activity implementation
• Identify best practices of the project for documentation and dissemination and replication by others,
•  Institutionalize Participatory Review and Reflection Process to measure achievement and facilitate learning within program area

Reporting

• Compile and share Donor regular reports to HO using the appropriate reporting template.
• Compile and share weekly situation report to HO

Financial management and administration of the Project 

•  Ensure that the organization’s financial resources are used modestly and efficiently
•  Implement financial and administrative procedures, in line with RCWDO’s policies/guidelines and in consultation with the Finance focal financial support staff
•  Ensure all Project expenditure/resource usage is in line with the annual plan and budget.

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

Qualification/Education 

•  MA/Msc or BA/ Bsc in project management, developmental studies, public health, Psychology, sociology, and disaster risk management, rural development, and other relevant fields.

Experience and Essential knowledge

•  At least 4 years relevant work experience in the field of humanitarian for MA/Msc holders and above 6 years of same experience for BA/Bsc holders. Management experience will be an added advantage.
• Experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation.
•  Practical experience and exposure of multi sectorial emergency, development, recovery and resilient project management are requirement
•  Demonstrated experience in working with large, multi-sectoral Emergency response grants including monitoring, procurement, activity and spending plans, indicator track and devising timely course correction strategies when required
•  Experience in reporting, internal and external to donors and key stakeholders.
•  Experience in and knowledge of the related humanitarian architecture
•  Proven ability to convene/chair high profile meetings and ability to productively interact with a wide range of organizations.

Competences 

•  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
•  People development: facilitation 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.
•  Language skill: Strong ability to communicate concisely and with impact in English.
•  Consistent track record of proactively identifying and communicating potential problems and proposing solutions.
•  Must be able to function effectively in a sophisticated work environment and to set appropriate priorities and deal effectively with competing priorities and pressure. o Excellent command of local (Afaan Oromo) languages and good communication skills, including both written and verbal.