Location: Addis Ababa, Country Office, Ethiopia
Company: Plan International
Job Description
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 this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
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.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
The Opportunity
The Grants Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the pre-award planning, organization, preparation, and the post-award administration of various grants to multiple women’s rights organizations (WRO’s) in Ethiopia. Feminist principles of collaboration, participation, transparency, and respect for the agency of women’s organizations will be integrated into all aspects of this role. The post-holder will be based in Addis Ababa yet travel to the project locations in Amhara, Oromia and SNNPR for approximately 50% of their time.
This role will ensure that the Women’s Voice and Leadership project (WVL) is implemented with the feminist principles at the forefront of every interventions. This is accomplished through providing direct support and oversight to the implementation and monitoring of the project’s Gender Equality Strategy, in line with Plan’s new global transformative agenda and Country CSP Gender Equality agenda, and Global Affairs Canada’s new Feminist International Assistance Policy.
The Individual
Qualification and Experience Requirements
- Academic qualification BA/MA in economics, business, project management, or other relevant fields.
- At least 5 years’ experience in project management, grants management and compliance with more than one development aid donor.
- Proven experience working with program management tools and processes, including financial reporting budget guidance, work plans and monitoring templates.
- Experience in sub-granting for multiple partners, from due diligence to agreement signing and grant disbursement finally to liquidation
Knowledge
- Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development.
- Demonstrated knowledge of strategic work planning processes.
- Understanding of feminist principles, gender equality, and women’s empowerment.
- Familiarity with Global Affairs Canada guidelines and requirements.
Skills Specific to the Post
- Ability to establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment, track project performance, meet deadlines, and ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, oral) in English (verbal and written) and Amharic. All donor reports, deliverables and communication will be in English.
- Proficient computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet). SAP software application skill is desirable
Languages required
- Fluency in English language is essential
- In addition to Amharic other local Knowledge of Local Languages is a desirable
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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)
- Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
- Ensures that all staff signed safeguarding policies;
- Implement Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
Location: Addis Ababa, Country Office
Duration of Contract: Up to September 30, 2024
Reports to: WVL Project Lead
Grade: D1
Closing Date: February 10, 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, 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.