Education in Emergency Officer Full Time NEW

The Opportunity

The EiE Officer will play a critical role in supporting and facilitating the effective implementation of the ECHO project in emergency and crisis-affected contexts. The officer will focus on integrating education, protection, and WASH approaches into teaching and learning, promoting children’s access to quality education opportunities in these settings. The role involves coordination, capacity building, monitoring, and reporting to achieve the project’s goals.

The post holder will work closely with school management and government stakeholders, including Regional Education Bureaus, Woreda Education Offices, NGOs, and INGOs within the project areas. The position has a direct reporting line to the Emergency Project Coordinator.

Key responsibilities included:

• Coordinate education-in-emergencies assessments to identify needs, gaps, and opportunities.
• Use assessment findings to adapt activities to children’s and communities’ needs.
• Coordinate research and evaluations on education approaches and their impact.
• Implement ECHO-funded education activities in line with project objectives.
• Strengthen children’s learning and psychosocial well-being through appropriate methodologies and learning resources.
• Train, coach, and mentor teachers, school leaders, PTSA/CMC members and community groups.
• Monitor project progress through field visits, indicator tracking, and data analysis.
• Prepare donor and progress reports, case studies, and documentation of lessons learned.
• Coordinate with government authorities, education partners, communities, and consortium members.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and integration with child protection, gender equality, and disaster risk reduction programs.

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.

Qualifications/ Experience/Skills Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Early Childhood Development, Psychology and Social Work.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Education in Emergencies (EiE).
• Proven experience in implementing education in emergency and psychosocial support programs for children in emergency or crisis-affected contexts.
• Strong understanding of EiE frameworks, policies, and best practices.
• Experience in capacity building, training, and mentoring of teachers and community members.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, and child safeguarding principles.

Languages required:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing is essential.
• In addition, knowledge of local languages Afar-afh is mandatory.