Bule Hora, West Guji zone, Oromia
Rift Valley Children and Women Development Organization (RCWDO)
IntroductionRift Valley Children and Women Development Organization (RCWDO) is an Ethiopian civil society organization that has been operational in difference communities since 1993 envisioning a “poverty free resilient society leading dignified quality of life, progressively assuring equality, freedom and sustainable development in healthy environment”. As part of its mission, RCWDO works for “robust and thriving communities particularly the hard to reach and vulnerable segment of the society such as children, women, elderly and the other disadvantaged people to enjoy sustainable livelihoods” with enhanced resilience capabilities to shocks and stress through their proactive engagement and ownership. In all its operations, it specifically focuses on improving the wellbeing of children who are determinants of nations’ future destiny among others. The organization has four-fold developmental objectives that focus on the interlocking problems of the society such as poverty, illness, ignorance, and inequalities.RCWDO is operating in Oromia region implementing integrated rural development programs including humanitarian response intervention in drought affected and internally displaced community. It is currently implementing a project on Accessing girls and boys in a conflict affected communities to safe and protective education services through play-Matters mechanism as part of IRC Play matters - Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) with specific focus to responding Education in Emergency (EiE) in three woredas in West Guji zone in Oromia region in partnership with International Rescue Committee through funding of LEGO foundation targeting primary schools affected by drought and internal displacement due to conflict. The project has main purpose to ensure children affected by increasing conflict and disaster across Ethiopia have their basic health, safety, and educational wellbeing needs met as necessary to survive and be meaningfully engaged and impacted by the larger Play-Matters programming outcomes. To effectively implement the project through active mobilization of the community and local government stakeholder, RCWDO has the plan to recruit relevant staffs for various positionsPosition OverviewReporting to the Executive Director, the Emergency Response Project Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing the planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling of Emergency Response Project to be implemented in three Woredas in West Guji Zone stationing at Bule Hora Woreda and ensure that the project is completed in a timely fashion, within budget and in line with commitment in the donor contract.Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: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.MonitoringPut 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 areaReporting 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 managerCategory: HumanitarianCareer Level: Managerial Level Number of required staff/s: one