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Analytical Lab Services Lead - MEA

Nairobi, Kenya

Senior Education Officer - OTL (Internal Only)

Closing: Mar 31, 2024

2 days remaining

Published: Mar 16, 2024 (14 days ago)

Job Requirements

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Work experience:

Language skills:

Job Summary

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Qualifications

  • University Degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
  • Minimum of 4 years relevant working experience in Education in Emergencies
  • Experience working in emergency settings.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards.
  • Experience with participatory approaches to education, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related areas.
  • Experience working with IDPs, refugees, and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
  • Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation, and violence.

Desirable:

  • Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity, and flexibility
  • Works well in and promotes teamwork, is comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible, and able to handle pressure well.
  • Ability to read and write in both English and other languages appropriately in Northeast Nigeria.

Behaviors:

  • Creates a strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders.
  • Holds self and others to account to deliver agreed goals and standards of behavior.
  • Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity.
  • Provide good and adequate administrative and logistical support to enable programs to meet their agreed financial and program outcomes.
  • Actively seeks support in addressing difficulties in the execution of duties.
  • Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organizational development.
  • Sound judgment and decision-making in complex situations.
  • Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
  • Leads by example to motivate the high performance of others.
  • Very strong commitment to continuous learning.

Key Working Relationships:

  • Position Reports to - The OTL Education Program Manager.
  • Indirect/Technical Reporting: The OTL Education Program Manager.
  • Position directly Supervises – Learning Facilitators.

Key Internal Contacts:

  • Country Program: IRC education Country Program
  • Region/Global:

Key External Contacts: 

  • All relevant education stakeholders in the state.

Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:

  • Minimum two years of project management experience; work with USAID-funded programs preferred. Experience working with CBOs, CSOs, and government education actors in NE Nigeria.

Languages: 

  • English, Hausa, and Basic of Kanuri.

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

  • Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.  Add position-specific (e.g. accounting software, statistical software, etc.).
Responsibilities

Qualifications

  • University Degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
  • Minimum of 4 years relevant working experience in Education in Emergencies
  • Experience working in emergency settings.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards.
  • Experience with participatory approaches to education, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related areas.
  • Experience working with IDPs, refugees, and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
  • Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation, and violence.

Desirable:

  • Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity, and flexibility
  • Works well in and promotes teamwork, is comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible, and able to handle pressure well.
  • Ability to read and write in both English and other languages appropriately in Northeast Nigeria.

Behaviors:

  • Creates a strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders.
  • Holds self and others to account to deliver agreed goals and standards of behavior.
  • Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity.
  • Provide good and adequate administrative and logistical support to enable programs to meet their agreed financial and program outcomes.
  • Actively seeks support in addressing difficulties in the execution of duties.
  • Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organizational development.
  • Sound judgment and decision-making in complex situations.
  • Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
  • Leads by example to motivate the high performance of others.
  • Very strong commitment to continuous learning.

Key Working Relationships:

  • Position Reports to - The OTL Education Program Manager.
  • Indirect/Technical Reporting: The OTL Education Program Manager.
  • Position directly Supervises – Learning Facilitators.

Key Internal Contacts:

  • Country Program: IRC education Country Program
  • Region/Global:

Key External Contacts: 

  • All relevant education stakeholders in the state.

Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:

  • Minimum two years of project management experience; work with USAID-funded programs preferred. Experience working with CBOs, CSOs, and government education actors in NE Nigeria.

Languages: 

  • English, Hausa, and Basic of Kanuri.

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

  • Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.  Add position-specific (e.g. accounting software, statistical software, etc.).
  • The purpose of this role is to support the daily implementation of the USAID OTL-funded education project.

Dimensions of the Role

  • The post holder will directly implement the project and also document lessons learned, support assessments, and monitoring and evaluation of the Education in Emergencies components of the IRC.
  • He/she is responsible for assessment, response analysis, design, and capacity building of the education officers.

Major Responsibilities

  • Responsible for overseeing the team of Education Officers’ day-to-day implementation of the OTL activities.
  • Works with state-based program officers on TPD, safety, youth, and inclusion to ensure harmonized implementation approaches.
  • Enhances coordination, documentation, and reporting across the state’s LGEAs to support information management.
  • Ensures Education Officers have needed training and resources to support clients in given LGEAs.

Accountabilities
In collaboration with the Project Manager:

  • Support in documenting lessons learned and best practices of the pilot project.
  • Support the Project Manager, Institutional Capacity Strengthening Manager, and Access to Education Lead in designing the Project Implementation Plans.
  • Ensure the execution of the Project Implementation Plan and work closely with the National implementing partners on the project.
  • Will work closely with the National partners in the execution of the Formal, and non-formal (ABEP) education components of the project.
  • With support from the M&E team design a Monitoring plan and simple data collection tools to ensure monitoring and data collection of key project indicators.
  • Will be responsible for the formation, strengthening, and training of the Community structures (SBMCs, PMCs, CBCPCs), etc.
  • Will play a key role in the mobilization and engagement of the community and stakeholders in the implementation and monitoring of the project.
  • Will be responsible for school supervision, and data collection.
  • Will support in organizing and facilitating teacher training and assessments.
  • Support assessment of the Education sector in the state of implementation
  • Review, assess, and update the education situation in areas affected by an emergency.
  • Highlight education issues requiring a response – both immediate (less than 2 months) and medium term and make recommendations on specific PLAN actions required. Ensure core commitments to children are taken into consideration.
  • Ensure key data from assessments can be used as a baseline for program evaluation. If additional baseline data is required to evaluate children’s learning outcomes, then work with appropriate colleagues to collect this additional information.
  • In collaboration with national and international Education actors, map current institutional response capacities – including conducting an education-specific 5Ws.
  • Support in designing appropriate education interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context.  The inclusion of quality issues in education and learning outcomes is really important.
  • Ensure that issues of early gender, protection, DRR, and conflict sensitivity are factored into the program design.
  • Ensure the IRC guidelines, Education cluster standards, and INEE Minimum Standards, are considered in implementation and documented.
  • Provide regular updates to the Education program manager, on progress, priorities, and constraints – verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency. 
  • Support the implementation of and represent The IRC in emergency education coordination mechanisms including any relevant cluster.

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