Overview

The Project Manager will lead the implementation of a three-year project funded by the Adidas Foundation, using Sport for Development to address trauma and foster social cohesion among conflict-affected IDPs and refugees. The role provides strategic leadership and management to ensure project goals are achieved.

Tasks Summary

• Lead the implementation of the "Sport for Peace and Resilience for Conflict-Affected IDPs and Refugees" project.
• Provide overall strategic leadership, technical direction, and management.
• Manage all project components, ensuring quality.
• Build institutional Sport for Development capacity.
• Generate evidence for scale-up.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in development and humanitarian response.
• At least 4 years in senior technical or advisory roles focused on child protection, GBV prevention, and peacebuilding in refugee/IDP settings in Ethiopia.
• Served as a national-level senior technical advisor in protection (CP and GBV) for at least 3 years.
• Proven track record in resource mobilization, quality assurance, evidence-driven programming, strategic advocacy, and national-level positioning.
• Led the design and implementation of at least 2 innovative pilot projects focusing on peacebuilding, youth participation, and inclusion in humanitarian contexts within the last 2 years.
• Proven experience in independent protection monitoring and evidence generation from multiple partners (INGO/NGO/CBOs) in IDP/refugee responses.
• Conducted at least one conflict-sensitive research on peacebuilding/conflict management in refugee/IDP/host communities.
• Led rehabilitation and inclusion projects for persons with disabilities in both refugee and development contexts.
• Experience advocating for and mainstreaming sport-for-protection approaches with networks and partners.
• Experience in supporting, establishing, and ensuring adolescents' participation in humanitarian action, including Youth Advisory Panels (YAP), in the last 3 years.
• Demonstrated experience in contextualizing and translating curricula (e.g., PALS, CBIM, Champions of Change) and applying youth engagement frameworks like the Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action.
• Extensive experience in designing and delivering capacity-building training for staff and partners through both face-to-face and online modalities at national and regional levels.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master’s Degree in Social Work, Development Studies, or related field.