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

The Opportunity 

The post holder will coordinate the EU-INTPA project partners and the PIE field team in the targeted region, refugee camps and host communities to make sure that projects are implemented in target locations as per the agreement entered into with the donor and other monitoring agencies, UNHCR and RRs. offices. He/she will be providing hands-on guidance, support, mentoring and coaching to frontline staff, including Coordinators, Officers, and Social Workers, etc, to ensure smooth and quality implementation of the project. Moreover, he/she will coordinate and support the implementation of the project by other consortium members, providing the required quality, liaising with the donor, and submitting timely and high-quality reports.

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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.

• MA/BA, MSc/BSc degree in Project Management, Social Sciences, Education, Disaster Management, Humanitarian Sciences, Child Development, Development Studies, Sociology, Social Work, or other related fields.
• Over ten years of experience, including a minimum of six years in consortium program/project management within the UN/NGO sector.
• Adequate experience in implementing consortium programs/projects in refugee and host community contexts.
• Proven experience in managing complex and large project budgets exceeding 15 million Euros.
• Expertise in developing and implementing Child Protection and Education projects.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices and standards for child protection and child participation, including the Minimum Standards for Child Protection and Education in humanitarian contexts.
• Strong understanding of humanitarian principles and established international child protection standards, including Sphere Standards, Sphere Companion Standards, Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), and the Code of Conduct for Red Cross/Red Crescent and NGOs.

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is January 24, 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.