Save The Children - Early Childhood Care & Education Officer - Jobs in Ethiopia
Save The Children - Early Childhood Care & Education Officer - Jobs in Ethiopia
Job DescriptionSave the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way.
In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.
Job Title
Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) Officer
Role Purpose:
Be responsible for promoting access to quality and inclusive pre-primary education to fulfil all children’s right to education, based on SCI’s vision, mission, and values; plans, implements and reports woreda based education project activities; organizes training programs for ECCE / O class teachers, parents and community, provides technical support to ECCE Centres/ O classes on quality delivery of play based learning ctivities ;
Ensures cost effective budget utilization of the project; keeps close working relationship with networks and strategic partners such as Woreda Education office, Woreda Women, Youth and Children’s Affair Office and other development partners; monitors project implementation with participation of supervisors, community, PTA, children; documents education related data and prepares reports regularly.
Job Specific Roles and Responsibilities
Planning and Reporting:
In close collaboration with woreda education office, prepares annual and quarterly action plan and ensures timely submission to the respective woreda level
Ensure increased access to safe and inclusive pre-primary learning environment for 4-6 years children in 3 woredas
Provides follow-up and technical support for schools and woreda education offices ensure preparation of timely and quality quarterly and annual project progress reports on the prepared formats
Compiles school annual plan and reports at the respective woreda level and ensures timely submission for Jinka Field Office.
Conducts woreda based baseline assessment to identify program effectiveness, in terms of children learning outcome and project indicators
Ensure ECCE centres/ O classes are equipped with Education materials, print rich corners and outdoor materials.
Prepares compiled quarter and annual plan and report of the project for relevant government bodies at their respective woreda level and ensures timely submission
Reports on gaps observed to program coordinator or manager on time for taking action
Coordination and Management of Projects Implementation
Ensures education project is implemented in a way that is responsive to teachers, the community, and children and in line with Save the Children principles, values as well as country office strategic plan.
Adheres to Save the Children compliance procedures and provide guidance and technical support to Woreda Education
Offices, supervisors and others who have contact with children.
Ensures integration of ECCE/ O class project activities with Improvement of Quality Basic Education and Child wellbeing project activities through ensuring collaboration between project staff and government stakeholders;
Identifies gaps and provides technical and capacity building support for all stakeholders and WEO.
In close collaboration with the Programme Coordinator (at Field Office level) , WEO and other government stakeholders, facilitates on timely and quality implementation of the project activities based on the action plan and resource allocated
Ensure active participation of children and other stakeholders in the project activities implementation
strengthens team spirit and collaborative work
Supervision and Monitoring
In collaboration with the Programme Coordinator and government stakeholders, maintain strong supervision and monitoring system to measure achievement and progress toward the project objectives, expected outcomes and impacts
Conducts monitoring and supervision of the planned project activities and provides technical support to WEO and intervention schools to improve quality of delivery
Strengthens participatory and collaborative supervision and monitoring of project activities, including active participation of children
Staff Management and Mentorship
Strengthens team spirit and team work with field office staff
Ensures that WEO and schools aware of the project objectives and expected outcomes;
In collaboration with the Programme Coordinator, facilitates recruitment, capacity building support and adherence of consultants to SCI values and child safeguarding.
In close collaboration with the Programme Coordinator, provides clear direction to intervention schools and teachers, as appropriate;
Capacity Building
In collaboration with the Programme Coordinator and other SCI and government stakeholders, identifies implementation gaps and facilitates capacity building training as well as support for supervisors, teachers, directors and other stakeholders;
Plans and facilitates trainings, capacity building of facilitators, communities, PTSAs based on project document and in line with those trainings delivered by the project at TOT level
Arranges experience sharing among schools;
Ensures that required and appropriate technical support is provided to directors, teachers, supervisors and children on time
Job Requirements
BA degree in education
A minimum of two - three years of experience working in early childhood education or primary education or teaching experience with pre-primary and primary are required
Knowledge of computer operation
Fluency in English/ verbal and written
Commitment to Save the Children values
How to Apply
Interested applicants who met the MINIMUM requirements should send the following through Ethiopia.hawassarecruitment@savethechildren.org before or on 16th May 2019.
A CV (not more than 3 pages)
A cover letter (not more than one page)
A one-page table summarizing your educational background, work experience, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Refer the vacancy announcement while doing this.
