Jesuit Refugee Service Secondary Education Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

Jesuit Refugee Service Secondary Education Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

Organizational Context

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is ministry of the Society of Jesus, incorporated as an international non-governmental organisation with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate for the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. The organisation was founded in November 1980 and now has a presence in over 56 countries.

JRS undertakes services at national and regional levels with the support and guidance of an international office (IO) in Rome. The style of JRS service is human and spiritual, working in situations of greatest need, seeking the long-term well-being of refugees and displaced people while not neglecting their immediate or urgent needs.

The main services provided are in the field of education, reconciliation, livelihood activities and psychosocial support. Currently, more than 724,000 individuals are direct beneficiaries of JRS projects.

In Kenya, JRS has two projects: an urban refugee project in Nairobi focussing on Education and Livelihoods and field project in Kakuma Refugee Camp focussing on Education, Integrated psychosocial inclusive Education programme in Centres and Safe Shelters.

JRS Kenya is seeking to recruit Kenyan nationals for the following position to be based in Kakuma.

Job Function

Reporting to the Project Director, the Education Coordinator will provide guidance to field-based education team on common standards, innovative strategies and approaches which ensure a capacity to address JRS’ commitments for children in development and reflect good practice in developmental education responses.

Duties and responsibilities of Secondary Education Coordinator

The individual recruited for this position will be expected to carry out the following duties:

Responsible for coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education activities in collaboration with education staff and partners

Provision of adequate and timely technical guidance, supervision, capacity building and management support

Promote quality delivery of secondary education programme.

Promote community self-management in relation to the running of pre-primary, primary and secondary schools

Forge good working relations with Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, County Education Department and education partners through consultative fora and educational management engagements for purposes of ensuring quality assurance and standards and oversight.

Embrace the use of NEMIS and EMIS to help the education sector to track accurate and real-time information on learners, schools and learning institutions.

Develop and/or Implement education programmes in line with Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) standards and the child protection systems approach

Facilitate inter-sectoral linkages with child protection, SGBV, gender, community services, livelihoods, environment, shelter and health, among others.

Coordinate with Education networks and ensure that refugee education interests are understood and included in relevant policies and initiatives (SNE, ALP, Innovation ICT, among others).

Undertake initiatives to build the capacity of communities and persons of concern to assert their right to education and

access to quality education.

Promote and participate in initiatives to capacitate staff, BoM’s, PTA’s among other relevant groups to strengthen access to quality, certified education for refugees and host community

Identify and promote education activities that support durable solutions through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.

Participate in Education sector meetings

Monitor day-to-day education activities to ensure best practices and standards are adhered to.

Strengthening project staff, community, and partner in education management capacity.

Carry out the Needs Assessment for the education programme and the preparation of the education proposals and reports in collaboration with the Project Director.

Design and coordinate training activities for the JRS education programme (like teacher/instructor trainings).

Keep an inventory of materials procured and supplied to schools.

Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, mid-year, and annual reports to the Project Director.

Together with the education department, ensure effective teaching and learning takes place in all partner schools by participating in joint regular monitoring visits and inspections.

Identify capacity gaps and plans for remedy in education department.

Responsible for the management of all education data

Qualifications

A degree in education or related field preferred

5 years of proven experience in effective and efficient management of education with high quality outputs.

At least three years of experience managing program staff and implementation in the field with experience in education preferred

Proven knowledge of Kenya Education systems and rich networks with Key MOE officials.

Ability to motivate staff and students to perform maximally and a good team-player.

Excellent planning, analytical, conceptual, and organizational skills.

Understanding of data collection and analysis and documentation of results

Proven ability to manage and control finances, track project expenditure, prepare and guide department staff on budget forecast and expenditure levels.

Has good report writing skills

Understanding of humanitarian, development and protection standards and their application in the field.

Superior writing skills, including proven ability to conceive and write grant proposals and donor reports.

Mastery of office software (MS Word, Excel, and Power Point) required.

Able and willing to live, work, travel in fast-paced and environment adhering to strict security guidelines.

Good understanding of the area of operation is an added advantage

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Jesuit Refugee Service Secondary Education Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

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