We reach millions of children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school and learn, overcome prejudice, heal from trauma, and develop the skills they need to thrive. We do this by harnessing play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child\u2019s life, to teach children the critical skills they need to dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities, in learning and in life.
\nEstablished in 2000, Right To Play reaches children through experiential programming in 14 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These programs are supported by our global offices in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and seven national offices across Europe and North America.
\nOUR CULTURE:<\/p>\n
Accept Everyone \u2013 Be intentional about inclusion
\nMake Things Happen \u2013 Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
\nDisplay Courage \u2013 Act with integrity
\nDemonstrate Care \u2013 Look after yourself and one another
\nBe Playful \u2013 Have fun at work<\/p>\n
Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code.
\nROLE SUMMARY:
\nThe Project Officer reports directly to the Project Manager (PM) and is responsible for the effective administration of the project and reporting on the outcome to internal and external contacts as required
\nThe Project Officer provides direct advice and guidance to partners for effective implementation of Right To Play projects in the project location.
\nThe Project Officer will manage Project Coordinators.
\nWHAT YOU\u2019LL DO:
\n1: Project administration and training and capacity building, where applicable (45% of Time):
\nContributes to the formulation of the project strategic and operational plans feeding into the overall country strategic plan.<\/p>\n
Prepares and manages the implementation plan of project activities from existing operational plan.
\nGuides project coordinators on executing the activities in each project location.
\nEnsures that activities are compliant with design of the project, RTP methodology and stand- ards.
\nOrganizes and facilitates events such as Play Days, trainings, community sensitization work- shops to promote topics\/issues related to their needs.
\nDevelops and strengthens understanding of our project management cycle with project staff and partners.
\nCompiles reports received from the project coordinators and submits monthly activity reports to the Project Manager.
\nCompletes monthly budget projections and tracks expenditures.
\nParticipates in the planning of budget and tracks activity expenses occurred against cash pro- jections.
\nSupports procurement of project equipment (in coordination with Logistics Officer\/Assistant where applicable), within authorization levels set in the In-Field Authorization Levels policy.
\nArranges for storage and delivery of sport equipment to participating schools.
\nCoordinates with other NGOs\/CBOs to ensure participation in partner events.
\nMonitors security situation in project location and reports to the PM.
\nFollows up on logistics issues at project location and ensure assets, including project vehicles are maintained.
\nCoordinates with the project team members on coordinating training and capacity building functions.
\nDevelopment of annual training plan to enhance staff skills and builds their capacities in line with the RTP country plan.
\nConducting training sessions in child protection, gender, human rights and other related subjects.
\nTraining Project coordinators, teachers and educational staff in RTP resources and sup- porting the certification process of -teachers.
\nWorks with Project Coordinators, teachers and educational staff to evaluate training workshops and develops evaluation reports.
\nEnsures teachers get coaching and mentoring support and participate in community of practice
\nMaintains records of the training database as well as the training library for the benefit and use of the team.<\/p>\n
2: Team management (20% of Time):<\/p>\n
Conducts performance appraisals for all direct reports and provides regular feedback on per- formance.
\nOversees performance of any contract staff such as security guards where applicable.
\nEnsures staff understands and complies with policies of RTP.
\nAssesses training needs of all direct reports with input from project staff, partners and stake- holders.
\nOversees training of coaches delivered by Project Coordinators and observes teachers\u2019 per- formance for certification.
\nFollows existing systems to reasonably safeguard the overall health, welfare and security of the project staff.<\/p>\n
#3: Networking, representation and partnership building (15% of Time):<\/p>\n
Shares activity plans with local NGOs, CBOs (community-based organizations) and looks for synergies and opportunities to work together.
\nMaintains a positive working relationship with local government structures community based organizations and partners
\nEnsures implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements with local<\/p>\n
representation of Governmentand partner organizations.<\/p>\n
Facilitates collaboration and networking with other organizations, government and other relevant<\/p>\n
institutions to enhance RTP visibility and project activities.
\n\u2022Coordinates planning meetings with partners and represents RTP in various platforms.<\/p>\n
Conducts an assessment survey to determine the NGOs that RTP could partner with and initiates<\/p>\n
partnerships.<\/p>\n
Ensures partners are in compliance with RTP Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding policy.<\/p>\n
#4: Monitoring and reporting (15% of Time):<\/p>\n
Visits project locations to oversee activities, events and collects information to report on performance outcomes.
\nWorks with educational staff and teachers to develop their understanding of RTP\u2019s monitoring and evaluation system as it relates to reporting on children and teachers actively involved in sport and play activities.
\nConfirms classroom observations are conducted regularly, every teacher gets feedback and support
\nEnsures accurate collection and timely submission of quantitative and qualitative monitoring information according to RTP monitoring tools
\nSubmits regularly reports to PM and occasionally external stakeholders including Ministries, partners<\/p>\n
and donors.<\/p>\n
Provides quarterly updates of lessons learned and best practices to project team, stakeholders and the<\/p>\n
PM.
\n# 5: Perform other duties as assigned (5% of Time)
\nWHAT YOU\u2019LL BRING (ESSENTIAL):
\nEDUCATION\/TRAINING\/CERTIFICATION
\nBachelor\u2019s degree in education, educational planning and management, social sciences or other related discipline.
\nOrganization: Right To Play Ethiopia
\nDepartment\/Division: Program Quality
\nReports to: Project Manager
\nAuthorized to work in: Ethiopia (Eligible to work legally without work visa sponsorship)
\nTarget Hiring Range: Local salary scale applies (Grade 6). Hiring range and benefits will be shared with applicants as part of the recruitment process. Please note that this is a national position, and salary will be paid in local currency.
\nTarget Start Date: As soon as possible
\nContract Duration: Full-time, one-year contract with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding
\nApplication Closing Date: May 22, 2025<\/p>\n
About You<\/p>\n
EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n
3 years\u2019 experience in project administration or community work including managing direct reports.<\/p>\n
COMPETENCIES \/ PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES<\/p>\n
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
\nSelf-starter with ability to work with minimal supervision
\nStrong organizational and delegation skills
\nAble to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks
\nStrong development and team building skills
\nExperience in language teaching TECHNICAL SKILLS
\nComputer literacy in outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet
\nUnderstand project management cycle
\nEffective report writing and analytical skills<\/p>\n
LANGUAGES:<\/p>\n
Fluency in spoken and written English
\nFluency in spoken and written local language<\/p>\n
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (An Asset)<\/p>\n
Knowledge in child and\/or adult education
\nKnowledge in Sport for Development
\nExperience developing and managing budgets<\/p>\n
ADDITIONAL JOB RELATED CONDITIONS
\nThe incumbent may be asked by the PM to provide support to other project locations\/partners which may require travel to other project locations
\nWHAT YOU\u2019LL GET:
\nThe opportunity to collaborate with an innovative global team who are passionate about working with children and youth. You will gain experience working for a globally recognized organization with a healthy culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care and be playful). You will be immersed in an environment where learning and development is encouraged and valued, and \u201cplay\u201d is appreciated as a core avenue to building community.<\/p>\n
Competitive salary and benefits (e.g. medical and life insurance, transportation allowance)
\n20 paid vacation days per year
\n3 personal days per year
\n5 personal learning and development (L&D) days per year
\nMaternity\/paternity\/parental leave top up and support
\nAnnual learning week
\nAnnual staff recognition awards
\nOpportunity to connect with employees across our offices (e.g. Facebook Workplace)
\nOpportunity to engage in global projects and initiatives
\nWellness programs
\nPlayful activities and events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"https:\/\/righttoplay.hiringplatform.ca\/210438-project-officer-2\/934296-application-form\/en,%20https:\/\/righttoplay.hiringplatform.ca\/210438-project-officer-2\/934296-application-form\/en,%20http:\/\/www.righttoplay.com\/","_company_name":"Right to Play","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-categories":[],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-1187","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-ethiopia","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=1187"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=1187"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}