Project Officer

Position Summary

Save Your Holy Land Association (SYHLA) is seeking a Project Officer to lead and coordinate the implementation of project activities at the field level in Semen Bench, South West Ethiopia People's Region. The Project Officer will be responsible for ensuring high-quality delivery of youth, gender, governance, peacebuilding, climate resilience, and humanitarian-linked interventions. The role requires strong coordination, financial oversight, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills.

About the Organization

Save Your Holy Land Association (SYHLA) is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-political, and non-religious youth-led civil society organization established in December 2001 and legally registered by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Authority for Civil Society Organizations (Registration No. 0382).

SYHLA is among the pioneer national civil society organizations in Ethiopia implementing integrated Development, Peace, and Humanitarian Nexus (DPHN) approaches, with over two decades of experience across humanitarian response, peacebuilding, sustainable development, gender equality, youth empowerment, and climate justice.

Vision: A just, peaceful, healthy, and resilient Ethiopia where women, youth, and children live in dignity, equality, and environmental harmony.

Mission: To empower women, youth, and communities through inclusive, rights-based programmes that advance protection, livelihoods, education, WASH, health, peace, climate justice, and the prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG).

Position Details

• Location: Semen Bench, South West Ethiopia People's Region
• Duration: One year (with possibility of extension based on performance and funding)
• Reports to: Programmes Manager
• Start Date: Immediately
• Salary: Based on the organization's salary scale

Career Growth

This position offers a great opportunity for career growth within a leading civil society organization.