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Education Officer – SOS Childrens Villages International – Baidoa
SOS Children’s Villages invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility criterion for the below position.
Position Title : Education Officer
Reporting to : Education Coordinator
Location : Baidoa
Position Summary
Under the overall supervision of the Education Coordinator, the education officer is responsible for planning, implementing, follow-up and lead the implementation of the Key education activities under the ECHO EIE project including leading and coordinating formal and the non-formal education programs and support activities in the school. The Education Officer is responsible for strategizing, implementing Education activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets, and plans. The education officer provides trainings and quality control of the education activities and provide professional capacity building to education staffs in a school or in the community.
The education officer will also Lead in organizing and facilitating training programs. Oversee training, coaching and on-going support of teachers, tutors and learning facilitators in order to improve instructional practices in literacy, numeracy and social and emotional skills.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The following are key responsibilities of the education officer role.
- Implement Education activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets, and plans
- Lead in organizing and facilitating Teacher training and capacity building programs
- Oversee training, coaching and on-going support of teachers, tutors and learning facilitators in order to improve instructional practices in literacy, numeracy and social and emotional skills.
- Work on how to promote and improve the school academics and provide child friendly learning and teaching materials
- Support students and schools’ clubs through promotion of students’ participation and counselling
- Providing students with support and guidance on how to deal with problems.
- Referring students to other SOS Children’s Villages support services and mental health professionals as needed.
- Work closely with Alternative care and child safeguarding teams
- Mediating and improving relationships between students, parents, and teachers.
- Promote teachers’ professional capacity by providing trainings on teacher professional records and record keepings of students in the school
- Counseling individuals and groups as required.
Conducting assessments to determine students’ strengths, weaknesses, interests, and aptitudes
Working with students to develop and improve their skill set.
Assisting students in the development of career goals
Contribute to Education strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps of the education sector
Provide regular progress reports to National Education Coordinator
Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the school activities
Ensure capacity building of teachers and promote quality education in the school and education sector in general
Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities, MOE and other key stakeholders
Prepare/develop narrative and budgets for proposals in conjunction with the Education Coordinator.
Actively promote the rights of children and their protection and advocacy oriented.
Document technical issues and questions, and channel to the Education coordinator
Ensure a constructive co-operation with SOS Children’s Villages other programmes in the Area.
Ensure a constructive co-operation with other international and local NGOs as well as the UN Agencies and more so with MOE and Other Regional Education Authorities
Participate in relevant meetings and attend education cluster coordination meetings
Skills and Qualifications
Qualification and Job competencies:
We are looking for a university degree graduate preferably in the field of Education, Social Sciences with at least three years’ previous experience in a similar position and in a humanitarian/recovery context and working with education projects, Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong communication skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels.
In this position you will join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people.
Ability to work under pressure in challenging working and living conditions
Strong verbal communication skills
Excellent spoken and technical writing ability in English, including report writing
Ability to work effectively with other people both as an individual and as a member of a group
Good leadership skills
Child Safeguarding Policy:
SOS Children’s Villages organization is committed to safeguarding the rights of the children and therefore, is expected that every individual who joins with SOS Children’s Villages Somalia understand his/her responsibility in protecting and keeping children always safe.
How to apply
Interested applicants should send their applications with a CV and scanned copies of your academic and professional certificates indicating telephone numbers and three referees to: this email hr.so@sossomalia.org Indicating with subject line of the position.
Closing date is. 21st May 2023
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
This job description outlines only the general scope of activity and the basic tasks and responsibilities associated with this position. It is updated annually in the course of performance appraisal. It may be supplemented with a more detailed definition of tasks, responsibilities and involvement in processes.
To apply for this job please visit sossomalia.org .