Protection from Violence Project Manager - North Afar

About the role

NRC Ethiopia is looking for a Protection from Violence (PfV) Project Manager to lead its project portfolio in the North Area Office, covering Amhara, Afar and Wolkait Tegede Setit Humera. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for high-quality protection programming, accountability and project delivery in line with NRC standards, strategies and donor requirements. It is open exclusively to Ethiopian nationals; female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Train, mentor and coach staff delivering specialised protection services such as protection case management and Individual Protection Assistance (IPA)
• Promote consistency across field teams and help develop or adapt common guidelines, tools and standard operating procedures aligned with NRC approaches
• Lead or coordinate area-based, conflict-sensitive analysis and monitoring of protection risks, and maintain a case-management tracking system with confidentiality and data protection
• Monitor trends in protection risks and engage with NRC teams and other protection actors to address them at community level
• Coordinate with the Monitoring and Evaluation team on monitoring approaches and tools, and capture and share lessons learned
• Provide technical and managerial support for protection work plans and contribute to regional donor reporting, including narrative and financial inputs
• Lead the design of Civilian Self-Protection (CSP) activities, document learning and incorporate it into programme adaptation and staff development

Required profile

• Minimum five years of experience in a senior project implementation or management position in a humanitarian or recovery context
• Experience in complex and volatile contexts and in managing teams with IDPs, returnees, refugees and host communities
• Fluency in written and spoken English and knowledge of the North Area operational context
• Open to Ethiopian nationals only

Required skills

• Technical expertise in protection programming and general protection case management
• Field experience in case management and referrals in low-resource settings
• Knowledge of the local language

What we offer

• Duty station: Afar, Asyita
• 12-month contract with travel of up to 40%
• Salary at grade 8 on NRC's Resident salary scale