Srhr Officer Position Open

The Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

This role will be responsible for the overall SRHR, SGBV and FGM activities implementation and support the project team and other staff in all matters related to SRHR and SGBV interventions. Will be responsible for development of deep and meaningful partnerships aligned to SRHR and SGBV pieces with the project team, participants, the government structures at various level, service providers, different work units of PIE as well as grassroots structures such as youth clubs to enhance the project’s outreach and intended objective/ambition. The officer will significantly support effective and efficient implementation of reducing barriers to SRHR and violence faced by SGBV and FGM survivors in accessing safe, quality, disability inclusive and gender responsive services, treatment, supportive responses. Contribute the realization of project aim including inclusive access to survivor-centered services by financing means of production and further skills training, facilitating stable and independent income as an essential response for survivors of SGBV, especially for those who have lost their livelihoods due to the conflict, or cannot leave a violent relationship due to economic dependency, or cannot return to their families and communities due to the prevailing intersectional stigma.

The Individual

• Bachelor (or Masters) degree in SRH, public health, social work or sociology
• A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experiences in the areas of SRHR, SGBV and FGM.
• Clear understanding of relevant policies, strategies and national SRHR &SGBV, FGM roadmaps, strategic plan, guidelines of SGBV and SRHiE(MISP) in Ethiopia for prevention and responses
• Understanding of survivor-cantered and participatory approaches to development, child-rights programming, participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Research systems and processes preferred.
• Strong partnership and networking skills, lobby and advocacy.

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Location: Benishangul-Gumuz, Assosa

Type of Role:GNO Project

Reports to: Project Manager

Grade: C1

Closing Date:November 21,2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.

Skills Required:

• Health / Medical
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development