Project Coordinator

Urgent Announcement for External/Internal Vacancy 

Women Empowerment Action (WE-Action) is a feminist women's rights organization that has been operating across various regions in Ethiopia, including Amhara, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia, Central Ethiopia, and Tigray, for the past 30 years. WE-Action has four strategic goals: combating gender inequality, promoting gender-equitable and sustainable livelihoods, ensuring protection and lifesaving support, and achieving organizational excellence. WE-Action is currently seeking a competent Project Coordinator at Dasenech field office.

Note: - WE-Action has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and any forms of Gender-Based Violence.

1. Description of the position 

• Reports to: Program Coordinator

• Duration: For One Year

II. General Duties and responsibilities 

The position holder will be responsible for ensuring Gender Equality and Social Inclusion are mainstreamed in projects and programs. Furthermore, ensuring that the organization's gender equality policy commitments are turned into action by putting in place a gender equality policy implementation strategy and action plan. Work to empower female employees and create a workplace free of sexual exploitation and abuse. Plan and carry out the organization's gender equality advocacy agenda. 

III. Planning and designing:

• Participate and contribute in project planning from gender equality and social inclusion perspective.

•  Prepare and review gender integration plan in projects deep implementation.

• Follow up gender transformative approaches are promoted in project planning.

•  Develop different tools that helps mainstream gender issues.

IV. Project Implementation:

• Implement and follow up gender and social inclusion activities from each project.

• Implement the Gender Equality Policy implementation strategy and action plan of the organization.

• Follow up the implementation of Gender integration part of the implementation plan.

• Review project and programs for gender and social inclusion perspectives.

• Participate and contribute to humanitarian clusters from gender perspective.

• Promote male engagement strategies and approaches.

V. Advocacy and Capacity Building: 

• Contribute to the implementation of organization advocacy policy and strategies.

• Promote feminist advocacy across programs and projects.

• Publish and communicate advocacy materials.

• Organize Gender Equality and Social Inclusion capacity building for all staff at different level.

• Plan and implement gender specific employee’s capacity development, mentorship and internship programs.

• Organize and contribute regular “Women Space” for women employee’s empowerment.

VI. Monitoring and Reporting

• Conduct monitoring of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion activity implementation.

•  Develop GESI-specific indicators and tools for monitoring project impact.

• Collect, analyze, and report data disaggregated by sex, age, disability, and other relevant variables.

•  Document and share lessons learned, best practices, and success stories related to GESI integration.

• Review project report for gender perspective, integration and disaggregated data

VII. Safeguarding

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood

• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements

• Practices in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect

• Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including careers, family members and children at risk

• Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record-keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion

VIII. Job Requirement

• MA/BA in Social studies, Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Human Rights and other related fields

• Minimum of 2-4years experience in economic empowerment, gender equality, community engagement, and coordination.

• Strong Managerial skill

IX . Key skills and competency required

• Project Management: Understand program quality, knowledge management, and M and E program   design and implementation.

• Stakeholders Management: Establish system and matrices for effective stakeholders’ management at district level

• Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and organizational practices, and ensure that own behavior is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization. Demonstrate strong personality and integrity.

• Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization particularly with current partners and sponsors; command a professional image.

• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner including by phone with several stakeholders; articulate the organizational’ mission, project objectives with relevant stakeholders.

• Creativity/Innovation: in respective areas of responsibility develop new and unique ways to improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.

• Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.

• Lead: in respective areas of responsibility positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.

• Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

X. Gender Sensitive: Understands gender equality and demonstrate gender sensitive and responsive behaviors. Ability to manage culturally sensitive and differences and responding appropriately

How To Apply

Interested applicants can submit their non-returnable application letter, updated CV through Ethio Jobs or in person at Women Empowerment Action Dasenech , Jinka or Dimeka Field Offices. 

application letter/cover letter must include the following information.

Name of the position you have applied for

Summary of your qualifications and experience

Motivation/objective of why you have applied for the job

Please include at least 3 references from current and former supervisors.

Female Applicants Highly Encouraged

Closing date: 07/05/2026