Job Opportunity: Roving SRHR & GBV Specialist position available at Plan International Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. Social Sciences and Community Service, Development and Project Management jobs in Ethiopia are in high demand. Apply now through GeezJobs - Ethiopia's leading job portal.

The Opportunity 

PIE is looking for experienced Roving SRH &GBV Specialist to support the implementation of the Countering Harmful Practices F4B Project (2026–2030), funded by the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA). This project aims to strengthen local civil society organizations to prevent and respond to harmful practices including Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM), Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), teenage pregnancy, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across Ethiopia’s Amhara, Oromia, Somali, and Afar regions.

The Roving SRH & GBV Specialist will lead efforts to empower girls and women, challenge harmful social and gender norms, and advance comprehensive SRH and GBV services through advocacy and partnerships. The role involves implementing key project pathways, building the capacity of project teams and partners, and promoting gender-transformative and meaningful and inclusive youth participation(MIYP). The Specialist will oversee planning, coordination, and quality delivery of activities, while supporting evidence generation, monitoring, and collaboration with government sectors and civil society organizations. Additionally, the position holder, guided by SRHR Sector Lead, is responsible for developing and contextualizing strategies, tools, and guidelines for capacity building, policy and legal reviews, advocacy, and strengthening partnerships to mainstream SRH and GBV services.

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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 Program Participants 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/MA degree in Reproductive Health, Social Work, Sociology and at least 5 years relevant experience, of which at least 3 years’ experience with NGOs.
• Demonstrated experience on working with Girls and Young women, HPs, building capacities and primary healthcare system strengthening.
• Extensive knowledge of the sexual and reproductive health rights, child early forced marriage, FGM, GBV,MIYP, and girls rights in humanitarian and development programs.
• In-depth knowledge of project cycle management, results-based programming and adolescent, child and youth centred community development programming
• Knowledge of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community development
• Gender analysis and gender mainstreaming skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation.

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is January 16, 2026. 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 organisation, 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 organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.