Save the Children Education Officer Jobs in Nigeria
Save the Children Education Officer Jobs in Nigeria
Child Safeguarding:Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
Role Purpose
Save the Children through UNHCR funding will deliver education-related assistance to Cameroonian Refugees and host communities’ children within ages 6-17 in the densely populated/concentrated states of Cross River and Benue.
The goal of this project is to improve access to primary and secondary national education systems by leveraging SC's ongoing BPRM funded integrated child protection and education interventions for refugees across Benue and Cross Rivers states in the target communities.
Children identified as being out of school will be enrolled in school and will receive education support.
Through a more holistic response, education related support will be provided for PoC girls and boys, including children with disabilities in primary and secondary schools, to develop foundational and intermediate skills in literacy and numeracy and be able to thrive
The Education Officer will be responsible for the day to day implementation of UNHCR Education activities in respective LGA.
The Education Officer provides both operations and technical assistance relating to Education in Emergencies project.
The job holder provides coordination and engagement with relevant Education stakeholders including; SUBEBs, Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs), State Ministries of Education and other relevant State Ministries. The job holder will also be working closely with community leaders, religious leaders as well as community member.
Under the guidance of the Education Specialist, he/she will ensure that Education Intervention is implemented in a coordinated, harmonized and aligned manner, in line with donor requirements and commitments.
The Project Officer Education will be responsible for sharing the progress reports and updates on timely manner from the field.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Education Specialist
Staff reporting to this post: None
Budget Responsibilities: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Implement delegated portfolio of UNHCR Project in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
Ensure that procurement and distribution of materials and equipment is timely and in line with SCI policies and procedures; ensure accuracy of portfolio inventory (assets, supplies, materials)
Contribute to assessments (baseline, needs, market)
Ensure accurate project documentation, including collection of monitoring data and tracking of progress on output indicators; utilize data to contribute to reports as requested by management
Facilitate relationships with communities and community leaders to ensure buy-in and Do No Harm
Supervise and manage the teachers, including facilitation of teacher training
Support newly enrolled school pupils in primary school
with School Uniforms & Sportswear & footwear
Facilitate payment of school fees for primary school pupils in government schools per term
Support Profuturo coaches to deliver digital learning in targeted schools
Provide support on youth/adolescent programming, including, life skills, catch-up classes, basic literacy/numeracy, and alternative/accelerated education
Support identification of needs, and development and facilitation of training programmes for teachers, PTAs, SBMCs
Contribute to proposal and strategy development through input on needs/gaps
Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager
Qualification
Minimum First Degree qualification - BSc/BA/HND level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
Experience in the implementation of Education in Emergencies projects especially in a Refugee settings would be desired but not required.
Experience and Skills:
At least 3 years of accrued working experience in program implementation in an international NGO and those applying partnership approaches is desirable.
Experience of working with local partners and Local Government and State Authorities in Education, Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, or Child Protection is an added advantage.
Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
Excellent time management and planning capacity.
Fluent English language skills (written and verbal)
Prior work experience in community mobilization and advocacy in Northeast Nigeria.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Education Officer Jobs in Nigeria
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