Education Project Officer – Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia

Puntland Minority Women Development Organization (PMWDO)

Education Project Officer – Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia

Organization  Puntland Minority Women Development Organization (PMWDO)
Position Title Education Project Officer
Location/Duty Station Bosaso
Announcing Date 10/05/2021
Closing Date 20/05/2021
Commitment to Diversity PMWDO is an equal opportunities employer.
Submission Email: recruitment@pmwdo.org

Organizational Background

Puntland Minority Women Development Organization (PMWDO) is a legally registered Community Service Organization (CSO) established in 2001 in Galkayo District of Mudug Region, Puntland State, Somalia. Even prior to the outbreak of the civil war and the subsequent collapse of the central government, minority communities in Somalia were marginalized and lacked access to essential Social services such as Education and Health among other deprivations. Most of them were displaced by the civil war and live in camps in various parts of the country; a majority of them within Puntland State where they live in camps lacking most of the basic social needs.

PMWDO was hence established by a group of women professionals from the Minority groups as a response to the need for the provision of essential social services for this marginalized people and as a platform to champion for their fundamental rights as bonafide citizens of Somalia. PMWDO implements Community Development programs in the areas of Health, Education, Human Rights, Peace Building and Reconciliation, Emergency and Disaster Relief mitigation alongside rehabilitation programs of collapsed infrastructure and institutions in Puntland State.

  1. Job Summary

The overall responsibility of the Education Project Officer is to support education activities with the Education projects in Bosaso and support in Xafun.The responsibility includes ensuring efficient and effective systems and processes are in place to implement program activities in accordance with donor requirements.

  1. Responsibilities 

R1:      Project Implementation 

  • Oversee the overall implementation of PMWDO project activities in Bari region of Puntland.
  • Oversee the construction/rehabilitation of Primary school facilities WASH in schools facilities in the project area.
  • Collaborate with other urban program activities for synergy in the implementation of project activities.
  • Working with the program staff, MOE, and communities to identify target schools based on the assessment of need in all the districts of project operations.
  • Design an overall operational plan for each region in consultation with the Regional Education Officers and District Education Officers, CECs and other stakeholders.
  • Ensuring the implementation of SHF project promotes capacity building to the maximum degree possible with local communities, MOE, CBOs and government staff and agencies.
  • Working with CECs, school heads and Ministry of health and MOE to promote life skills, hygiene and nutrition awareness among young learners especially girls in upper classes.
  • Ensure that education program is implemented in close coordination with MOE and other actors of education projects
  • Establish good working relationship with MOE at regional and district levels, teachers and CECs and ensure that they take the leading role in planning, managing and monitoring of project activities.
  • Ensure that the requests for payments from the MOE are timely processed, sought approval from the program Coordinator and submitted to the finance officer.
  • Work closely with the procurement officer to follow up the procurement process of the project goods and services.

R2.   Partnership & Capacity Building 

  • Train, support and mentoring of education mentors, teachers and Community Education Committee (CECs) in order to ensure quality delivery of programs.
  • Ensuring the implementation of SHF project promotes capacity building for local communities, MOE, CBOs and government staff and agencies.
  • Training and capacity building of CECs to oversee the management and administration of project schools.
  • To manage delegated budgets as require in liaison with the Education program coordinator to ensure that all project funds are spent in accordance with donor policies.
  • To lead on the development and implementation of a memorandum of understanding between PMWDO and CECs and review arrangements on a yearly basis in partnership with relevant CECs.

R3: Project Monitoring and review

  • Collaborate with the regional and district officials of the MOE to oversee project implementation.
  • Organize and participate in quarterly monitoring and evaluation of projects.
  • Ensure that project/program monitoring and evaluation system/tools are applied and project progress (activities and outputs), results and immediate objectives (outcomes) and impacts are systematically tracked, documented and shared as appropriate on the basis of partner and donors’ requirements.
  • Travel to project sites of Education program and conduct regular monitoring of projects together with MOE and project team.
  • Ensure the participation of beneficiaries in M&E of project activities.

R4.      Reporting and representation

  • Ensure the timely production of quality monthly and quarterly reports by collating reports of different field locations into one report and submission to Education Coordinator.
  • Document programme learning and disseminate lessons learned to key stakeholders in the field.
  • Prepare reports on each field visit conducted and submit to the report to Education Coordinator or other key management staff.
  • Prepare case studies and success stories in the course of your work with the project.
  • Represent PMWDO in all relevant forums, stakeholders such as local authorities, community leaders, representatives of NGOs, UN agencies and government issues related to education sector.

R.5      Others

5.1 Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Education Coordinator or other key management staff.

  • To bring to the notice of the Education Coordinator any discrepancies, serious incidents or any urgent information which may need serious consideration regarding day to day program activities
  • To fulfill any additional assignments as deemed necessary by the organization.
  • Perform other related tasks as requested by his/her immediate supervisor.
  • Account for PMWDO’s assets and interests and safeguard from loss arising from fraud, waste, weak administration and poor value for money
  • Carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way, which reflects PMWDO’s commitment to delivering service to the needy beneficiaries.

III.       Decision- Making authority

None

  1. Key Relationship /contacts

PMWDO sub – Office staff

Staff of other PMWDO projects

Line ministries –education.

Local partner organizations

Local authorities

CECs

  1. Direct Reports

Education Project Assistants

  1. Working Conditions 

Based in Bosaso and requires substantive travel to project sites covering all the regions of Puntland.

Required Qualification 

  • University degree in Arts of education,social sciences or any other related field.
  • At least 3 years working experience with INGOs/NGOs in Education

Person specification             

  • Strong command of English
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good computer skills MS and Excel
  • An individual with initiatives and strong team work skills
  • Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups
  • Establish courses of action for self and others to ensure work completed efficiently and effectively

 

NB: All applicants should drop a letter of application with updated CV (including 3 Professional referees) to recruitment@pmwdo.org and indicate the position applied for in the subject.

The deadline for application is Thursday 20/05/2021.

 

 

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