The AAP Officer ensures the effective implementation, coordination, and monitoring of Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) mechanisms across sectors and partners, with a focus on Shelter, Non-Food Items (NFI), and WASH interventions. The officer manages client feedback systems, ensuring timely collection, analysis, and use of data to inform program decisions while upholding confidentiality and protection standards. They support program teams in assessing performance against AAP commitments, produce high-quality reports, facilitate knowledge sharing on emerging practices, and contribute to communication, outreach, and knowledge management to strengthen project quality and accountability. The role also ensures that feedback informs sector-specific programming, including shelter upgrades, NFI distributions, and WASH services.

 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 Young People 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.

Qualifications/ Experience/Skills Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, International Development, Humanitarian Studies, Social Work, Human Rights, International Law, or related field. Postgraduate degree preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in AAP, MEAL, or community engagement within humanitarian or development projects.

• Extensive expertise in accountability mechanisms and capacity to support effective community communication, with emphasis on women, children, and marginalized groups.

• Proven experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting for programmatic decision-making.

• Excellent facilitation, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

Requirement Skill

• Strong understanding of participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research systems and processes.

• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and multi-partner environments.

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and data visualization tools.

• Environmental Engineering, Water Resource

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is March 03, 2026. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below.

https://jobs.plan-international.org/job/ETHIOPIA-Accountability-to-Affected-Populations-%28AAP%29-Officer/1368748733/ 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.

Job Requirements Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, International Development, Humanitarian Studies, or related fields. A postgraduate qualification is preferred. How to Apply Click the apply button below