Education Support at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Position Title: Education Support
Employer: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Employment: Full-Time | Contract
Place of Work: Shire - Ethiopia
Posted date: 9 months ago
Deadline: Submission date is over
Generic responsibilities
- Support school directors, cluster supervisors, in community mobilization, learners’ enrollment, school cleaning and distributions.
- Follow up and ensure the proper implementation of the education activities at the field level
- Participate in are level need assessment and data collection.
- Undertake & Implement Assessment for Learning, capacity development activities engaging
- Work in close collaboration with PTSA and school committees.
- Receive feedback from beneficiaries and share to education department and M&E unit.
- Workout on the improvement of children’s literacy of the IDP and host community Children
- Mobilize IDP children for educational access and archive documents.
- Support schools in mobilizing disable children for education and ensure inclusion.
- Organize learners’ data and submit biweekly and monthly updates.
- Actively promoted PESA ( Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards & Principles with NRC and Among beneficiaries served by NRC.
Specific responsibilities
- The field based education support will report to the Education coordinator on all activities related to education projects and other duties as assigned.
- Work closely with the woreda education office, schools, cluster supervisors, community structures, kebele leaders, and field-based partners.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including government and community structures, to ensure effective coordination and support for project service delivery.
- Travel to target schools, ECE centers, and kebeles to monitor education services and the reintegration of out-of-school children.
- Visit project sites within the woreda to follow up on project activities and progress.
- Ensure the functionality of ECE centers and provide access to pre-school learning and play for children.
- Facilitate and follow up on life skill sessions and club activities.
- Mobilize children for enrollment in collaboration with schools and local structures.
- Support schools to enhance learner retention, improve attendance, and address issues of dropout and re-enrollment.
- Participate in beneficiary selection, distribution of educational materials, and collection of distribution documents.
- Participate in data collection and distribution
Qualifications
Competencies
Competencies are important for the employee and the organization to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
Professional competencies
- Diploma/degree in teaching profession, including Psychology, social work, and sociology.
- Minimum one year Experienced in education in emergency or any other education related positions in a humanitarian context
- Previous experience working in hard-to-reach fields/complex contexts and far to reach areas.
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Generic professional competencies:
- Experience from working as Education Social Worker, School Director, Cluster Supervisor, education administrator, or any other education related positions in a humanitarian context
- Previous experience from working in complex contexts and far to reach areas.
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
- Documented Work Experience not less than 2 years as Education staff, educational supervision/monitoring
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
- Diploma/degree in teaching profession, curriculum, EDPM, instructional supervision, pedagogy including educational Psychology, social work, and sociology.
- Experienced from working in education in emergency or any other education related positions in a humanitarian context
- Previous experience working in hard-to-reach fields/complex contexts and far to reach areas.
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Documented Work Experience in the education sector not less than one year
- Fluent in Tigrigna/local language and basic English
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to Prioritize responsibilities, carry out multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines
Behavioral competencies
- Handling insecure environment
- Planning and delivering results
- Empowering and building trust
- Communicating with impact and respect
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