About ChildFund
ChildFund is a child-focused international development organization that works in 23 countries to connect children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, no matter where they are.
ChildFund’s Values
ChildFund values a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment where everyone is welcomed and celebrated equally. In our culture of connection, you will have ample opportunity to grow, learn, and lead while contributing your talents and innovations to our inspiring mission.
ChildFund’s Commitment
ChildFund International has a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and all other forms of harm by its staff, partners, and other representatives in the delivery of its mission and services for children. ChildFund is committed to creating a safe environment in the workplace as well as in the communities where it delivers programs and services. ChildFund expects every staff member, partner, and representative to adhere to this commitment and to ensure all organizational policies and standards are followed. This position is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal records check and/or disclosure to ensure program participants are safeguarded.
About This Role
The Field Coordinator II is responsible for the overall directing implementation, coordination and management of project’s activities at the woreda/regional levels. The field coordinator will closely work with concerned local government offices and the communities in selected Woredas. He/she is also responsible in compiling and timely submission of reports to the Project Manager/ECD Specialist and Area Coordinator.
The Field Coordinator II will conduct regular supportive supervision visits at each childcare center and provide coaching to community facilitators to ascertain the quality of the childcare centers and improve interaction of facilitators/childcare workers with the children. He /She will provide leadership and oversight in the implementation and management of all ECD project activities, at all sites of the project operational areas.  He/She will lead project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation at the project sites; generate and assess the outputs, outcomes and impacts of program intervention and activities.  He/She will have direct responsibility for ECD and women/family empowerment program implementation and management of the project at the sites, collaborating with the various governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.
Primary Responsibilities
Project Planning and implementation

• Cascading trainings on Early Childhood Development/Education, and Women Economic Empowerment
• Coaching, Mentoring, and Supporting childcare workers, and community facilitators
• Ensuring quality of childcare centres and health of Self-Help Groups
• Collaborating with government and non-governmental stakeholders to ensure quality implementation and sustainability of project activities
• Creatively engaging with community members to address issues of quality ECD programming, women economic empowerment, intimate partner violence, child nutrition, and engagement of fathers/male partners
• Reporting, regular collection of data, and addressing challenges
• Organize trainings, workshops, and learning sessions
• Development of annual and quarterly implementation plans and budgets
• Support the technical design of project interventions and development of technical guidance and tools for office and staff at site level.
• Represent the project externally with partners, government and other agencies at district and regional levels
• Prepare and share quality project reports and also the project monitoring & evaluation plans
• Ensure all the organization’s project documentation is filed and organized to accountability purposes
• Ensure Project learning and achievements are documented and disseminated to stakeholders
• Ensure mid-term and final project evaluation take place.
• Manage project resources efficiently and effectively in accordance with organizations and donor’s policies and guidelines
• Ensure the project is implemented in compliance with donor/grant requirements
• Organize regular performance review meeting to assess progress but also to agree on and communicate any changes in strategy with the key project stakeholder
• Ensure stakeholders’ consultation and participation at all stages of the project implementation

Safeguarding

• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures and conduct activities in a manner consistent with Child fund’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Comply with ChildFund policies and procedures.

Childfund Division: Global Impact

ChildFund Department: Country Management

Manager/ Supervisor title: Snr. Project Manager

Position type: Full-time fixed term

Work environment: On-site

About You

Required Experience and Education

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience. Experience in working with community-based organizations is required.
• Knowledge and experience on Early Childhood Development/Education is needed
• Prior experience of engagement with direct community members is needed
• Strong communication skills in English, Amharic, and Tigrigna is needed.
• Knowledge of local language and project site/context is needed
• Prior experience of providing participatory trainings, coaching, and mentoring is needed
• Experience working with local government and non-government stakeholders is needed
• Strong computer skills in MS Office is needed
• Strong communication skills is needed
• Commitment to ChildFund’s Vision, Mission and Values.

EDUCATION/certifications

• University degree, in Early Childhood Development/Education or social work, psychology, sociology

Required Competencies
ChildFund’s Core Competencies

• Teamwork: the ability to work effectively and collaborate with others; values and respects individual differences.
• Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others and uses a storytelling approach when appropriate.
• Results orientation gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality standards.
• Decision making uses good judgement, critical thinking, and non-traditional ways to evaluate problems and opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes.
• Resilience: thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments.

Other Required Competencies

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English; fluency in a local language is an advantage