Psychosocial Support Coordinator for Urban Displaced Children Project 53 views

Internal and External Vacancy

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) wants to recruit employees in the following vacant positions the details of which are mentioned bellow.

About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 12 Regional Offices, 34 Zonal Branches and 131  District/Woreda Branches, 599 Woreda Red Cross Committee  and 5871 Kebele Red Cross  committees.

ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification, and institutional capacity building interventions, with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. ERCS works in partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), partnering National Societies, members, volunteers and the communities we serve.

Job Summary

ERCS UCD PSS coordinator is responsible for the overall project management which includes planning, budgeting, implementation, provision of technical support, monitoring and evaluation, and timely quality reporting. The PSS Coordinator is directly accountable for following up on the activities in the UDC project and ensuring their completion within the timeline set, allocated budget as per the project document, with standard quality, given time and cost. The PSS coordinator has a strong background in psychosocial support and provides technical support to the volunteers in order to ensure quality psychosocial support activities. The PSS Coordinator is expected to be flexible, and supportive of his/her colleagues at the branch and operational level.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage all aspects of the UDC project duties, such as preparation of activity plans, following up on timely implementation and reporting of the project progress according to project document. Take timely and appropriate action to address delays and challenges in relation to project implementation and reporting.
• Coordinate on a daily basis with implementing partners for a successful partnership. Attend weekly and monthly meetings with the Siddartha team
• Daily management and supervision of volunteers, providing training and technical support, to ensure high-quality services (ensure the signature of the child protection policy for all volunteers and staff working with children) and organisation of monthly meetings including group discussions/short training sessions on topics identified during observation
• Develops a detailed annual implementation plan including budget and work breakdown schedule in collaboration with the branch staff and submit to the branch head and ERCS HQ Coordinator. Elaborate a monthly action plan for activities of outreach and shelter team based on different locations and shifts (day and afternoon/night shifts) jointly with Siddhartha.
• Develops Monitoring and evaluation plan, conduct periodic monitoring of the progress of  the project against implementation plan/review plans and ensures the accomplishment of the work against the log frame and indicators and approved budget  as outlined in the project proposal and take timely action for those activities based on project priorities
• Closely work with Headquarters concerned department/work units and follows technical advice of National ERCS MHPSS Coordinator for effective implementation of the project.
• Ensure that all documents (plans, ToRs, reports) are submitted to branch head and headquarters concerned work units for review and input before starting direct implementation of projects.
• Ensure the preparation and timely submission of quality financial and narrative reports as per ERCS procedures and donor requirements, deadlines and reporting formats.
• Establish and promote smooth communication among partners, ERCS HQ and project beneficiaries, stakeholders and the community at large.
• In coordination with ERCS work units and other stakeholders, ensure Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) system is included in data collection, analysis, and preparation of plan of action, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project execution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and partners, in all aspects of the project including identification of needs, capacity building, relevant sectors engagement at all level, and other areas of collaboration.
• Ensure to have relevant data or statistics for the purpose of generating the progress of regular reports and lessons learned.
• Report regularly for the branch head on the status of the project activities, challenges faced and actions taken related to the implementation of the project.
• Contribute to coordination and sharing of lessons learned, good practices and tools with ERCS HQ (project coordinator, MHPSS Coordinator) and other stakeholders and provide suggestions and ideas to improve quality of services
• Represent the project in meetings and workshops as needed
• Review and adjust PSS tools to make sure that relevant, accurate and up-to-date information is always presented in accordance with ERCS and IFRC guidelines.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities assigned by the branch head.

Location/Travel: – The position is based in Addis Ababa branch. The coordinator will spend 2 days per week at the shelter and at least once a month with the outreach team on the street. The coordinator will also participate on regular field trips to support the reintegration of the children with their families or caregivers.

Job Specification

• MSC/BSC degree in Development studies/ sociology/social work/economics/management / psychology and
•  8/10 years of relevant work experience.
• Proven project management and coordination skills and experience are considered an advantage.
• Relevant projects/programme management experiences and expertise in has high advantage.
• Commitment to Ethiopian Red Cross values and ethical standards
• Profound experience in project management, project proposal writing, needs assessment and problem identification, report writing.

Technical competencies

• Good knowledge of Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence
• Willingness to work with the street-connected children
• Able to deal with different age groups (children, adolescents, youth)
• Willingness to work in outreach activities
• Able to work early morning and early night (6:00am-8:00am and 6:00-8:00pm for outreach activities)
• Ensure quality in monitoring and reporting
• Being innovative, creative, and taking initiative
• Provide respect for the institutional framework
• Being culturally sensitive