Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator position available at Plan International Ethiopia in Lalibela, Amhara. Development and Project Management jobs in Ethiopia are in high demand. Apply now through GeezJobs - Ethiopia's leading job portal.

The Opportunity

The Project Coordinator will be responsible in collaborating with various sector support functions at PA level to ensure smooth project implementation. He/she will be responsible for the coordinating and implementation of integrated WASH and Food Security project activities, leading teams and provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to project teams, attending coordination meetings, organizing experience sharing sessions stakeholders, supporting result-oriented monitoring visits, ensuring the Detail Implementation Plan is regularly updated, and leading project visibility and communication activities throughout the project implementation. He/she will be responsible that coordinating with Finance, Procurement, and Logistics to access the support required for emergency project implementation. 

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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.

• BA/BSc or MA/MSc University degree in Disaster Risk Reduction/Management, Development studies, Water Resources engineering and Management, Agriculture, Food Security, Sociology, Social Works, Economics, Project Management, development studies and development related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in management and coordination of integrated WASH and Food Security and Livelihoods humanitarian and development programs/projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Experience in multisector project management including MPCA (multipurpose cash Assistance) and sectoral cash programming and implementation.
• Proficient using Microsoft Suite.
• Ability to effectively organize and coordinate multiple training initiatives.
• Experience providing full-scope training materials, from analysing needs to lesson planning, development, and implementation.
• Excellent skills in presentation, facilitation, coaching, and creative thinking.
• Adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods.
• Experiences in developing guidelines or SOP is a must.

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is December 30, 2025. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below.

• Internal Applicants: Link
• External Applicants:  Link

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.
• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org 

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required. As an international child centered community development organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with. 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 organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.