Position:  Education Officer (National Position)

Reports to: Education Coordinator

Supervision of:  Education project Activities in all NRC target Sites mainly, Fafan, Erar and Sitti Zones

Duty station:  Jijiga

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

 

Role and responsibilities

The education officer will lead the implementation of Education project activities at zonal and Woreda level. He/she will work closely with the Regional Education Bureau and Woreda education office, cluster supervisors and school directors. He/she will closely work with the education Project Coordinator in developing a project detail implementation plan and necessary project amendments.

 

Generic responsibilities

• Support school directors, cluster supervisors, develop and implement a mentoring and support tools and systems for the better project implementations.

• Ensure the implementation of the projects/activities and build the capacity of teachers to apply play-based learning methodologies in targeted schools.
• Undertake & Implement Assessment for Learning, capacity development activities engaging key sector stakeholders at school level (teachers, school principals, PTSAs) in the projects target Woredas, Schools and communities.
• Deliver and provide school-based mentoring and coaching for outcome based Assessment for Learning in targeted schools.
• Conduct a Survey about community view on the standard and quality of schools as well as community participation in the relevant planning and service delivery process of the education projects.
• Workout on the improvement of children’s literacy of the IDP and host community Children
• Strengthened between IDPs, host communities, and government structures through oversight of the educational systems and coordination mechanisms.
• Work with the education project Coordinator to develop innovative approaches and develop research products on key areas of host and IDP education to support advocacy.
• Ensure integration of other NRC CCs programs with the education programs/projects.
• Prepare timely project weekly, monthly and quarterly reports in compliance with internal NRC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Close cooperation with the other Education projects staff, ensuring staff is clear on the work plan, priorities, and weekly schedules.
• Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team and accordingly implement the already agreed M & E Tasks.
• Prepare regular progress reports of the project as required by the Education Project Coordinator, Education Specialist at Addis, and Area Program manager.
• Provide feedback and share lessons learned from project implementations and financial reports.
• In consultation and coordination with the education projects coordinator and communications and campaigns team, support the development of child protection related communication materials and briefs as necessary.

Monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance

• Monitor and systematically document project results jointly with partners and stakeholders.
• Measure progress against log frame indicators at key points as well as to conduct quality assurance of key interventions and MEAL plan.

Other

• Represents the education sector as necessary at Zonal and Woreda level education cluster/forums/meetings on areas related to the project, and upon delegation
• In cooperation with the education Project Coordinator, ensure proper documentation of project experiences and lessons learned, best practices and achievements
• In cooperation with the education team, provide information and inputs to be used for NRC Education information and communication materials
• Help build documentation for evidence (case stories, best practices, studies, progress reports)-
• Undertake advocacy interventions (meetings, briefings) with woreda, and local stakeholders to increase investments in reading to improve literacy.
• Conduct any other tasks assigned by your line manager.

Specific responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.

• The Education Officer will report to the Education Coordinator on all activities related to the education projects and other duties assigned by the Coordinator.
• He/She would be working with local education actors in all our NRC intervention Zones and work the entire education in emergency planned Activities.
• She/He would work closely with other partners of the projects in ensuring effective and timely Implementation of the project in directly implemented project activities.
• The officer is expected to travel to the project sites and follow up on project activities provide support and assess needs as per the project document.
• The officer will establish a smooth relationship with stakeholders including government and community structures to ensure effective coordination and support is directed to the service delivery of the project.
• The officer is expected to continuously provide project reports and reviews.
• She/He is expected to adhere to and reflect on NRC’s core values throughout the project cycle implementation process.

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Finance department
• Procurement and fleet
• Warehouse and admin personnel
• Security focal person
• Core competency personnel
• Human resource Department
• Government and other authorities
• INGOs and LNGOs.

Scale and scope of position

Competencies

Competencies are important for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies:

• Experience from working as Education Officer or any other education related positions in a humanitarian context
• Previous experience from working in complex contexts and far to reach areas.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Documented Work Experience not less than 3 years as Education staff.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience from working in Hard to reach areas and in humanitarian context
• Good experience of working Somali region.
• Minimum Degree in Education (Educational Leadership and Management, Plaining, Curriculum Development, and Teaching) or Other Related social science with minimum three (3) year of education related experience.
• Fluent in Somali and English Languages.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to Prioritize responsibilities, carry out multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines

 Behavioral competencies 

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

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