Emergency Project Coordinator - ECHO Funded Project

About the role

Plan International is recruiting an Emergency Project Coordinator for an ECHO-funded project in the Afar program area, Ethiopia. The post provides strategic leadership and overall management of the project, ensuring delivery of programme objectives, quality standards and donor commitments. It is a fixed-term contract, with possible extension depending on performance and project needs, and reports to the Consortium Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Lead project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting to deliver timely, high-quality results.
• Oversee performance tracking, data management, assessments and evidence generation.
• Manage budgets, work plans, financial performance and resource allocation in line with donor requirements.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams, fostering accountability, collaboration and staff development.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness, needs assessments, response interventions and proposal development.
• Ensure integrated implementation of multi-sectoral interventions including WASH, Child Protection, Education, GBV, Shelter and NFI programming.
• Build partnerships with government authorities, donors, UN agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders.
• Promote knowledge management, documentation of best practices and capacity strengthening.
• Ensure compliance with donor regulations, humanitarian standards and safeguarding commitments.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Law, Political Science & International Relations, Community Development, Disaster Risk Management or related fields.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a senior-level role.
• Extensive experience in humanitarian emergencies, including conflict, displacement and natural disasters.
• Proven experience managing multi-sectoral humanitarian programmes (Child Protection, Education, WASH, FSL, social inclusion, gender equality, IDP response).
• Experience leading assessments, evaluations, research, monitoring and learning, and preparing donor, internal, DRM, HRP and RRP reports.

Required skills

• Strong project, budget, team and people management.
• Knowledge of donor compliance (preferably EU/ECHO) and humanitarian standards such as Sphere and CHS.
• Data collection, analysis, monitoring tools, surveys and adaptive programming.