Role PURPOSE

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.  We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination.  And it’s girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.  We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood.  And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national, and global levels using our reach, experience, and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 77 countries.

Plan international has opened an office in Somaliland and started programs that focus on child protection, education, and youth economic empowerment programming in both humanitarian and development settings, working with/through partners and providing technical support to INGOs, Somaliland NGOs, and the Government of Somaliland in Plan’s areas of expertise.

The Education Coordinator is a member of Plan International Somaliland and is accountable for maintaining overall leadership, coordination, and oversight of the education thematic Country Program in both development and humanitarian context. He/She is responsible for overseeing the ongoing development and implementation of a high-quality, innovative program, and ensuring the quality of its implementation, ensuring the quality and inclusive education work carried out is assured throughout the entire project cycle and that field program implementation is undertaken efficiently and effectively. She is responsible for ensuring integration and synergies between the education Country Program and other

thematic Country Programs and supporting the program teams to ensure proactive external engagement, including networking and collaboration for policy engagement, and learning and knowledge management within the broader organization and with other partner organizations.

management scope, reporting lines, key relationships

The Education Coordinator will be based at the Country Office and S/he will uphold Plan’s Core Values, promote the mission and vision, program principles (transparency, gender equality, and diversity) to enhance the education program, and be committed to the child protection and respect for human rights.

Reports to:   Programme Manager

Key relationships:

Internal: Plan International staff including; Head of Mission, PMs, TS, Finance, HR, and Regional MERL /Global Hub staff as appropriate

External: Project partners, government line ministries, target beneficiaries, and other agencies and groups working in the child protection sector in Somaliland

Level of Contact with Children:

The position will be based in the Country Office and frequent travel to the Field Sites and the incumbent will give strategic direction on the program level of contact with children will be occasional.

Physical Environment

This position is based in Hargeisa with frequent travel to field sites and partners’ offices in the country.

1. Project Design and Assessment (15 %)
   1. Ensure all education work has strong child protection, gender, and inclusion focus, in line with Plan International’s Global Strategy.
   2. Develop tools during emergencies for assessment of education and protection needs, gender analysis, the design and evaluation of projects, maximizing community participation, and ensuring a portfolio of high-quality,
   3. Ensure that Education interventions are linked to longer-term programming and national education strategy,
2. Project management, implementation, and oversight (40 %)
   1. Provide technical support and leadership on safe, inclusive, and quality education programs,
   2. Work with the key emergency and development staff to support integrated programming (child protection, gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), (WASH), Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), Food Security and Nutrition (FSN), to reduce protection risks and multi-dimensional barriers to education, and through a strong focus on learning environments that promote social and emotional learning and psychosocial support, supporting the wellbeing of children and young people in all their diversity,
   3. Ensure alignment of Plan International’s Education work with key cross-cutting priorities whilst also ensuring innovation is central to our approach,
   4. Ensure the effective planning, implementation, and coordination of education programming, to support access, retention, and positive transition through different levels of accredited formal and non-formal education, including strategies that support referral and cross-sectoral service, delivery,
3. Prepare timely reports on education projects in compliance with internal and donor requirements.
4. Identify education project supply needs and coordinate with the logistics team to ensure timely procurement and delivery.
5. Support development and submission of quality proposals in response to identified opportunities at the CO level and in collaboration with local partners
6. Representation and Partnership (20%)
   1. Represent Plan International at relevant clusters, working groups, and in other fora related to education programs and facilitate coordination across sectors,
   2. Participate in the development of the Education Cluster/Working Group and ensure a focus on gender and inclusion,
   3. Identify opportunities and establish dialogue for partnerships and collaboration with other agencies and education stakeholders, particularly local partners, representatives of people living with disabilities (DPOs), women’s and youth groups, education authorities, vocational and tertiary education institutions, and teaching unions,
   4. Work with the implementing partner to build a strong relationship with authorities and partner organizations at the regional level to facilitate project implementation,
   5. Project Monitoring and Evaluation (15 %)
7. Work closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team to monitor progress, and ensure M&E tools are adopted and used appropriately,
8. Work with the M&E team to analyze assessments and develop an M&E framework that appropriately monitors the evolving needs of learners and teachers and aligns with the Country Office Education strategy,
9. Work with the M&E staff to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, and ensure that learning is shared and utilized to improve implementation,
10. Ensure that accountability mechanisms are established and being used in project implementation areas to get feedback from community members, including teachers and children, and young people in all their diversity,
11. Learning and Capacity Building (10 %)
12. Develop capacity-building plans and tools for partners to support the implementation of existing plans.
13. Support the provision of training, coaching, and mentorship project colleagues, partners, and other key stakeholders on education and related issues such as gender equality and inclusion
14. Develop training manuals, guidance documents, and toolkits on key education issues, as required.

General

Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded by the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed by the appropriate procedures.

Business Management competencies

1. Requires good communication skills and judgement to negotiate with project staff, and partners.
2. Good communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English and Somali
3. Ability to work under pressure and willingness to work flexible hours when necessary.
4. Well planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision making with competent analytical and problem-solving skills
5. Strong analytical and financial interpretation skills
6. Excellent interpersonal skills
7. Ability to meet deadlines
8. Committed, honest and transparent