Norwegian Refugee Council Education Specialist Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
Norwegian Refugee Council Education Specialist Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
The NRC East Africa & Yemen mission is an expanding programme. NRC started its operations in Kenya in the refugee camps in Dadaab in February 2007.
NRC has WASH, Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihood and Information Counselling and Legal Assistant programmes implemented in the refugee camps in Dadaab and Kakuma.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability.
These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
Job description
Develop Education strategy, technical SOPs, and Macro LFAs in line with NRC Programme Policy and national and international standards, and in coordination with other Core Competences
Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities
Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within Education CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
Provide technical direction and project implementation support
Development of holistic and needs based programmes, including cash-based interventions and marked based programmes
Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Education CC implementation, and incorporate them in Education CC and staff development processes
Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff
Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
Promote the rights of IDPs/refugees in line with the advocacy strategy
Provide technical support to the Accelerated Education Programme (AEP) in Kakuma which is scaling up and Dadaab which has been ongoing.
Engage with KICD (Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development) for the development of an AEP curriculum aligned to the new competency-based curriculum
Strengthening of the Education Technology (Ed-Tech) project in Dadaab and support the Kakuma team integrate Ed-Tech into their AEP
In collaboration with VSOs, support the alignment of TIC (Teachers in Crisis Context) training modules with the Primary Teachers Education (PTE) modules
Ensure the inclusion of cash-based interventions and marked based programmes in country and area-based strategies and their implementation
across and within NRC’s core competencies
Provide an enabling environment for the implementation of cash-based interventions, including multi-purpose cash assistance, emergency cash responses
Play a lead role in ongoing fundraising initiative in the Education core competency
Review of the Technical and Vocational Training in Dadaab and make recommendations on aligning supply of skills to demand, how to create/develop linkages with the market and complementary skills required to be successful in business.
Ensure coordination with relevant education stakeholders including representation and effective networking.
Qualifications
Minimum 5 years’ experience in working as a senior Program Manager and/or Advisor of humanitarian/ recovery education programme, preferably in refugees / IDPs environments
Proven expertise in Education (formal, non-formal and informal) with particular focus of complex programme with out of schoolchildren, youth.
Experience of setting up and implementing monitoring, documentation and learning systems.
University degree or higher education relevant to education and / or social science assignment.
Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills
Proven skills and experience in report and proposal writing
Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market based programmes
Ability to prioritize needs and carry out multiple tasks simultaneously
Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Prior experience and proven capability in training and capacity development
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Personal qualities
Strategic Thinking
Empowering and Building Trust
Influencing
Analysing
Initiating Action and Change
Handling insecure environments
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 8th September 2019
For more information and job application details, see; Norwegian Refugee Council Education Specialist Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
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