Jobs at Pastoralist In Action Development Organization (PIADO)
2 Openings
Initially focusing on providing relief programs to support the drought and conflict induced Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) pastoralist and needy individuals [….]
PIADO’s work focuses on humanitarian response, early action, livelihoods and resilience, protection, education, health, WASH, peacebuilding, social cohesion, and community development. The organization seeks to promote hope, tolerance, social justice, resilience, and community-led solutions.
Open Positions:
01. Finance Coordinator
Location: Moyale district of Dawa zone Somali region | Deadline: September 16, 2026
Number of Positions: 1
Availability: Immediate
Reports to:Finance Manager /Manager /Executive Director
Contract Duration: 1 Year, with possibility of extension
Closing Date: September 16, 2026
1. ABOUT PIADO’S ETHIOPIA PROGRAMME
PIADO’s Ethiopia programme focuses on supporting vulnerable and crisis-affected communities through integrated humanitarian and development interventions. The programme prioritizes refugees, IDPs, pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities, women, children, youth and other vulnerable groups.
PIADO implements programmes addressing protection risks, basic service gaps, displacement, climate-related shocks, food insecurity and other humanitarian needs. The organization emphasizes community participation, accountability, safeguarding, gender equality, disability inclusion and resilience building.
2. ABOUT THE POSITION
The Finance Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and strengthening PIADO’s financial management systems and ensuring that financial transactions, payments, reporting, budgeting, accounting, internal controls, and compliance are managed accurately, efficiently, transparently, and in accordance with PIADO policies, donor requirements, applicable Ethiopian laws, and generally accepted financial management standards.
The Finance Coordinator will provide technical leadership to the finance team, review and authorize financial documentation within delegated authority, monitor project expenditures, oversee cash and bank management, coordinate financial reporting, support budgeting and proposal development, monitor advances and statutory obligations, and provide technical support to programme and operational teams.
The position will also contribute to strengthening PIADO’s financial systems, documentation, internal controls, audit readiness, donor compliance, and staff capacity.
3. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1. Financial Management and Accounting
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Review payment requests for accuracy, completeness, appropriate authorization, budget availability, and compliance with PIADO policies and procedures.
- Review disbursement requests and supporting documentation and ensure payments are made to the correct vendor, staff member, or service provider and charged to the correct project and budget line.
- Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded in PIADO’s accounting/online financial system.
- Review accounts regularly to ensure that balances are accurate, complete, and properly supported.
- Verify the accuracy and completeness of supporting documents before financial transactions are processed.
- Ensure proper organization, filing, retention, and safeguarding of accounting and financial records.
- Monitor project and organizational expenditure against approved budgets.
- Follow up on outstanding advances and ensure their timely settlement.
- Monitor accounts payable and receivable and ensure timely settlement and reconciliation.
- Receive and review original transaction documents and ensure that incomplete or inaccurate documentation is corrected.
- Support the preparation of draft financial statements and management accounts.
- Ensure that financial records are maintained to a professional standard and are readily available for audits and donor reviews.
- Post and review transactions in PIADO’s online financial/accounting system.
- Ensure timely and accurate documentation of each financial transaction.
3.2. Cash, Bank and Reconciliation Management
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Technically supervise and review monthly bank reconciliations.
- Review and monitor cash reconciliations and cash balances.
- Monitor project and office cash requirements.
- Prepare and regularly update monthly cash forecasts.
- Monitor bank transactions and ensure that all transactions are properly recorded and supported.
- Monitor and reconcile fuel coupons and other controlled financial resources where applicable.
- Ensure that cash and financial assets are managed securely and in accordance with PIADO procedures.
- Identify and report financial discrepancies, irregularities, or control weaknesses promptly.
3.3. Payroll, Staff Benefits and Statutory Payments
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Coordinate the preparation and processing of monthly payroll.
- Ensure timely and accurate payment of staff salaries and approved benefits.
- Coordinate the processing of severance payments and other staff-related financial obligations.
- Monitor staff advances and ensure timely retirement and settlement.
- Ensure timely payment and proper documentation of statutory obligations, including:
- Income tax;
- Withholding tax (WHT);
- Pension contributions;
- Provident fund obligations, where applicable; and
- Other applicable government payments and statutory requirements.
- Maintain appropriate payroll and personnel-related financial records.
3.4. Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Planning
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Prepare and update monthly cash-flow forecasts.
- Support the preparation of annual organizational budgets and project budgets.
- Prepare budget forecasts and expenditure projections at least annually and as required.
- Monitor budget utilization and identify significant variances.
- Conduct budget-versus-actual analysis and provide explanations and recommendations.
- Identify potential budget gaps, underspending, overspending, and financial risks.
- Provide technical financial inputs during proposal development and budget preparation.
- Work closely with programme teams to ensure that project budgets are realistic, compliant, and aligned with planned activities.
- Support budget revisions and donor budget modification processes where required.
3.5. Donor Compliance and Financial Reporting
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Ensure compliance with donor financial rules, regulations, contractual requirements, and approved budgets.
- Lead and coordinate the preparation of financial reports for donors, stakeholders, management, and relevant government authorities.
- Review donor financial reports for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and supporting documentation.
- Respond promptly to finance-related inquiries from donors, headquarters, auditors, management, and other stakeholders.
- Support the preparation of financial information required for donor proposals, reports, audits, and reviews.
- Monitor donor-specific requirements and communicate compliance obligations to relevant staff.
- Ensure that expenditures are eligible, adequately documented, properly authorized, and charged to the appropriate project and budget line.
3.6. Internal Controls, Audit and Risk Management
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Support implementation and continuous strengthening of PIADO’s internal control system.
- Ensure compliance with PIADO’s financial policies, procedures, manuals, and delegated authorities.
- Identify financial and operational control weaknesses and recommend corrective measures.
- Support internal and external audits and coordinate responses to audit findings.
- Lead responses to finance-related audit inquiries.
- Maintain proper audit trails for all financial transactions.
- Ensure that financial documentation is maintained in a manner that meets donor and audit requirements.
- Support management in identifying and mitigating financial risks.
- Immediately flag suspected fraud, financial irregularities, conflicts of interest, safeguarding concerns, or other serious compliance issues through the appropriate organizational channels.
3.7. Procurement and Payment Controls
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Review financial aspects of procurement requests before payment.
- Ensure that procurement-related payments comply with PIADO’s procurement and financial procedures.
- Verify invoices, purchase orders, delivery documents, contracts, approvals, and other relevant supporting documents.
- Process and/or supervise online procurement-related financial transactions.
- Ensure that payments are made only after required approvals and supporting documentation have been verified.
- Work closely with procurement, programme, logistics, and administration teams to resolve documentation or compliance issues.
3.8. Finance Team Leadership and Capacity Building
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Lead, coordinate, and supervise the finance team.
- Assign responsibilities and monitor completion of finance tasks within agreed deadlines.
- Monitor staff performance, workload, time management, and professional development.
- Provide on-the-job coaching and technical guidance to finance staff.
- Organize or facilitate training on accounting, financial management, donor compliance, internal controls, and relevant government requirements.
- Strengthen the capacity of finance personnel to meet PIADO and donor standards.
- Provide technical financial support to programme staff whenever required.
- Provide finance-related capacity-building support to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), Community Civil Society Committees (CCSCs), and other implementing structures, where applicable.
3.9. Financial Systems and Documentation
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Contribute to strengthening PIADO’s financial management systems.
- Promote standardized financial documentation across PIADO offices and projects.
- Ensure that financial records are systematically organized and maintained.
- Ensure that financial documents are appropriately archived for audit and donor verification.
- Monitor the quality and completeness of electronic and hard-copy financial records.
- Extract and provide financial data and reports from PIADO’s financial systems when required.
- Support continuous improvement and digitalization of financial processes.
3.10. Programme and Field-Level Financial Monitoring
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Conduct or support field visits to monitor financial management and compliance.
- Review financial documentation at project and field-office level.
- Monitor programme implementation from a financial control perspective before major payments are processed.
- Where applicable, verify construction, procurement, or other activities before payment in accordance with PIADO procedures.
- Ensure that payments are not processed where required deliverables, goods, services, or works have not been adequately verified.
- Provide technical support to field finance staff and programme teams.
- Identify and report financial, operational, safeguarding, or compliance concerns arising during field monitoring.
4. Essential Job Duties
The Finance Coordinator is expected to:
- Maintain high standards of integrity, confidentiality, accuracy, accountability, and professionalism.
- Ensure that financial transactions are processed only after appropriate review and authorization.
- Promote an organizational environment that respects human rights and the dignity of beneficiaries, staff, vendors, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure that financial management practices do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of gender, disability, race, religion, nationality, age, or other protected characteristics.
- Ensure that financial decisions and controls support safe, accountable, and responsible programme implementation.
- Flag any implementation that is inconsistent with PIADO procedures, donor requirements, safeguarding standards, or applicable laws.
- Maintain confidentiality of financial, personnel, beneficiary, donor, and organizational information.
5. Supervisory Responsibilities
The Finance Coordinator will:
- Manage and coordinate the overall financial activities of the organization/assigned office.
- Supervise and provide technical direction to finance personnel.
- Monitor monthly work plans, deadlines, and deliverables of the finance team.
- Conduct or contribute to staff performance reviews.
- Identify capacity gaps and develop appropriate coaching and training plans.
- Ensure finance reports and submissions are completed accurately and on time.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, professional conduct, and continuous improvement within the Finance Department.
E. Team Leadership and Capacity Building
Supervise and support project staff and field teams.
- Provide technical coaching on child protection, safeguarding, community engagement and emergency response.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, learning and effective performance management.
- Strengthen the capacity of staff, volunteers and community structures to deliver quality child protection services.
F. Safeguarding, Gender and Inclusion
- Integrate gender, protection, safeguarding and inclusion throughout all project activities.
- Promote meaningful participation of women, girls, boys, youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.
- Ensure activities are child-safe, gender-responsive, disability-inclusive and conflict-sensitive.
- Ensure safeguarding and PSEA requirements are consistently applied.
PIADO COMMITMENT TO PSEA AND SAFEGUARDING
PIADO has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, child abuse and other forms of misconduct. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of every staff member.
All employees are required to comply with PIADO’s Code of Conduct, PSEA Policy, Child Safeguarding Policy and other relevant safeguarding procedures, both during and outside working hours where their conduct may affect PIADO or the communities it serves.
All employment offers are conditional upon satisfactory reference checks, background screening and signing of PIADO’s Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies. The successful candidate will also be required to complete mandatory safeguarding and PSEA training.
PIADO is committed to diversity, inclusion, dignity and equal opportunity. Women, persons with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and qualified candidates from the communities in which PIADO operates are strongly encouraged to apply.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- Professional accounting certification such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is an advantage.
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in finance/accounting, preferably within NGOs/CSOs, humanitarian, development, or donor-funded programmes.
- Demonstrated experience in financial management, budgeting, financial reporting, cash and bank management, payroll, and internal controls.
- Experience with donor-funded projects and donor financial compliance.
- Experience supervising or coordinating finance personnel.
- Good knowledge of Ethiopian tax, pension, payroll, and other relevant statutory requirements.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and accounting/financial management software.
- Experience using online accounting or financial management systems is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and attention to detail.
Desirable
- Experience working with international donors, UN agencies, INGOs, or pooled funds.
- Experience in humanitarian and emergency-response programmes.
- Experience with financial audits and donor audits.
- Experience supporting proposal development and project budgeting.
- Knowledge of NGO financial management standards and compliance requirements.
- Experience working in field locations and remote operational environments.
Core Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Financial Management and Accounting
- Budgeting and Financial Analysis
- Donor Compliance
- Internal Control and Risk Management
- Leadership and Team Management
- Planning and Organization
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Attention to Detail
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Integrity and Professional Ethics
- Accountability and Transparency
- Safeguarding and PSEA Awareness
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Commitment to PIADO’s mission and values
- Communication
02. Senior Child Protection Officer
Location: Dollo Ado District, Liben Zone, Somali Region | Deadline: September 16, 2026
Number of Positions: 1
Availability: Immediate
Reports to: Project Coordinator/Project Manager, with overall oversight from the Executive Director
Contract Duration: 1 Year, with possibility of extension
Closing Date:September 16, 2026.
Job Description
PIADO uses a community-driven approach that combines emergency assistance with longer-term recovery and resilience. The organization works closely with government authorities, communities, humanitarian partners and other stakeholders to deliver relevant, accountable and sustainable interventions.
1. ABOUT PIADO’S ETHIOPIA PROGRAMME
PIADO’s Ethiopia programme focuses on supporting vulnerable and crisis-affected communities through integrated humanitarian and development interventions. The programme prioritizes refugees, IDPs, pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities, women, children, youth and other vulnerable groups.
PIADO implements programmes addressing protection risks, basic service gaps, displacement, climate-related shocks, food insecurity and other humanitarian needs. The organization emphasizes community participation, accountability, safeguarding, gender equality, disability inclusion and resilience building.
2. ABOUT THE POSITION
The Senior Child Protection Officer will provide overall technical and operational leadership for the Joint Action for Child Protection (JA4CP): Safeguarding Children and Preventing Family Separation in Humanitarian Settings in Ethiopia, Somaliland and South Sudan programme in Helaweyn and Buramino Refugee Camps and surrounding host communities in Dollo Ado District, Liben Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia.
The position will be responsible for the planning, coordination, implementation, supervision, monitoring and reporting of child protection activities, ensuring that interventions are delivered on time, meet required quality standards and achieve agreed project targets.
The post holder will ensure that child protection programming is aligned with national child protection systems, Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Child Protection, humanitarian principles, donor requirements and PIADO policies and procedures.
The Senior Child Protection Officer will strengthen community-based child protection systems, referral pathways and mechanisms for preventing family separation, while working closely with Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), UNHCR, UNICEF, relevant government offices, refugee and community structures, traditional and religious leaders, and other protection actors.
The position will promote the meaningful participation of children, caregivers, refugee communities and host communities, with particular attention to safeguarding, PSEA, gender, disability inclusion, accountability to affected populations and the best interests of the child.
3. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Programme/Project Implementation
- Lead implementation of child protection activities in line with approved work plans, budgets, donor requirements and PIADO policies.
- Develop implementation plans and monitor progress against agreed targets, indicators and timelines.
- Supervise, mentor and provide technical guidance to Child Protection Officers, Case Workers, Community Facilitators, outreach workers and volunteers.
- Ensure quality child protection case management, including identification, assessment, documentation, referral, follow-up and safe case closure.
- Support Best Interest Assessments (BIA), Best Interest Determination (BID), family tracing and reunification where required.
- Ensure Child-Friendly Spaces are safe, functional, inclusive and accessible.
- Coordinate psychosocial support for children and caregivers and facilitate referrals to specialized services.
- Strengthen prevention and response to violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation, child marriage, FGM, family separation and other child protection risks.
- Ensure meaningful inclusion of children with disabilities and children with specific needs.
- Conduct regular field monitoring and implement corrective actions to address identified gaps.
- Maintain confidential, accurate and secure child protection records and documentation.
- Ensure compliance with child safeguarding, PSEA, AAP, national child protection standards and relevant SOPs.
B. Community Engagement and Child Protection Systems Strengthening
- Establish, strengthen and support Community-Based Child Protection Committees and other protection structures.
- Build the capacity of community volunteers, refugee outreach workers, caregivers, women, youth, traditional and religious leaders on child protection and safeguarding.
- Facilitate community dialogues and awareness sessions on child rights, violence against children, FGM, child marriage, exploitation, neglect and positive parenting.
- Strengthen community mechanisms for early identification, reporting, referral and follow-up of children at risk.
- Develop and regularly update child protection referral pathways and service mapping.
- Strengthen linkages with government authorities, schools, health facilities, social workers and humanitarian service providers.
- Facilitate parenting sessions promoting positive discipline, safe caregiving and child wellbeing.
- Promote meaningful and safe participation of children and adolescents.
- Promote inclusion of women, youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.
- Strengthen community awareness of PSEA, safeguarding, complaints and feedback mechanisms.
- Promote accountability to affected populations and ensure community feedback informs programme decisions.
C. Coordination and Partnerships
- Coordinate with Dollo Ado District authorities, RRS, refugee and IDP committees, host community representatives, community leaders, schools and humanitarian partners.
- Represent PIADO in relevant child protection, protection and inter-agency coordination meetings.
- Strengthen collaboration among refugee, IDP and host community structures to improve child protection, referrals and peaceful coexistence.
D. MEAL, Learning and Reporting
- Monitor project performance, community protection structures, referral mechanisms and service quality against agreed indicators.
- Ensure timely and accurate data collection, analysis and reporting while maintaining confidentiality and data protection.
- Document lessons learned, good practices, protection trends and success stories.
- Prepare quality weekly, monthly, quarterly and donor reports and provide regular updates to PIADO management.
E. Team Leadership and Capacity Building
- Supervise and support project staff and field teams.
- Provide technical coaching on child protection, safeguarding, community engagement and emergency response.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, learning and effective performance management.
- Strengthen the capacity of staff, volunteers and community structures to deliver quality child protection services.
F. Safeguarding, Gender and Inclusion
- Integrate gender, protection, safeguarding and inclusion throughout all project activities.
- Promote meaningful participation of women, girls, boys, youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.
- Ensure activities are child-safe, gender-responsive, disability-inclusive and conflict-sensitive.
- Ensure safeguarding and PSEA requirements are consistently applied.
PIADO COMMITMENT TO PSEA AND SAFEGUARDING
PIADO has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, child abuse and other forms of misconduct. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of every staff member.
All employees are required to comply with PIADO’s Code of Conduct, PSEA Policy, Child Safeguarding Policy and other relevant safeguarding procedures, both during and outside working hours where their conduct may affect PIADO or the communities it serves.
All employment offers are conditional upon satisfactory reference checks, background screening and signing of PIADO’s Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies. The successful candidate will also be required to complete mandatory safeguarding and PSEA training.
PIADO is committed to diversity, inclusion, dignity and equal opportunity. Women, persons with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and qualified candidates from the communities in which PIADO operates are strongly encouraged to apply.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Child Protection, Social Work, Sociology, Social Development, Education, Public Health, Development Studies, Disaster Risk Management or another relevant field.
Experience, Skills and Competencies
- Minimum 5–7 years of relevant humanitarian experience, preferably working with refugee, IDP and host communities.
- Proven experience in child protection programming and case management, including BIA/BID, family tracing, reunification, referral and follow-up.
- Experience in Dollo Ado refugee response, emergency response, community-based protection and child protection systems strengthening is highly desirable.
- Experience working in refugee camps, IDP settings, host communities, pastoralist communities or the Somali Region is an advantage.
- Strong project management, leadership, coordination, community engagement, training and reporting skills.
- Strong understanding of child safeguarding, PSEA, AAP and protection principles.
- Ability to work effectively in remote and challenging humanitarian environments.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Somali is highly desirable.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Performance will be assessed against:
- Timely planning and implementation of project activities.
- Achievement of agreed project outputs, targets and beneficiary numbers.
- Quality and effectiveness of child protection and case management services.
- Functionality of community-based child protection structures and referral mechanisms.
- Timely monitoring, data collection, analysis and reporting.
- Quality and timeliness of donor and management reports.
- Effective coordination and partnership with government, RRS, UN agencies, NGOs and community structures.
- Effective supervision, mentoring and capacity building of staff and volunteers.
- Compliance with approved project budget, donor requirements and PIADO policies.
- Effective integration of gender, disability inclusion, safeguarding, PSEA and accountability to affected populations.
- Timely use of monitoring findings, community feedback and lessons learned to improve programme quality and effectiveness.
- Communication
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their Updated CV, Cover letter, Copies of relevant credentials to: Email address: piado.org@gmail.com
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated resume where the latter must include three professional referees and both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. Closing date for applications is September 16, 2026.
Equal Opportunity Statement PIADO is an equal opportunity employer. Women, youth, and People With Disability (PWD) candidates from the Somali region are strongly encouraged to apply
“Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Thank you for considering PIADO as a potential employer. We look forward to hearing from you!
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