World Vision Ethiopia began its first intervention in Ethiopia in 1971 with relief and opened the Ethiopia office in 1975. Relief, rehabilitation and small community development projects dominated the decade that followed. During the 1984/85 drought, World Vision Ethiopia participated in a massive relief operation that saved the lives of millions of people.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Compiling and analyzing data, and related information on overall IDP, returnees and humanitarian crisis in the target area, with a specific focus on child protection/GBV, and prepare written inputs accordingly to inform effective program planning, development and management
• Undertakes regular protection service delivery for vulnerable women, girls and children to recover from the traumatized experiences caused by conflict and forced displacement.
• Collect information; identify problems and constraints in order to ensure effective project delivery.
• Participate in meetings with relevant coordination forums, local authorities, other actors and donors to discuss and represent WVE’s work
• Facilitate training for various community groups on relevant topics of child protection and gender-based violence sector in partnership with civil society and government actors
• Monitor, analyses and evaluate project results to ensure achievement of objectives and take corrective action when necessary..
• Ensure application of standards, guidelines and good practices for children and women protection in emergency related activities

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE

• University degree in clinical psychology, psychiatric nurse,  public health, clinical nurse  sociology, social worker and relevant field of social sciences .
• A minimum of three years’ experience in Gender-based violence and related areas, program/project development and management in emergency context is required.
• Direct case management and experience working with children, women and adolescents is an asset.
• Knowledge and experience on Gender Based Violence programming including prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) an asset.
• Extensive training in the fields of GBV, psycho-social wellbeing, case management and application of international technical guidelines and standards in Child Protection and GBV.
• Awareness of or interest in community based protection mechanisms.