Organisation
Caritas
Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg are non-governmental aid agencies and
members of Caritas Internationalis.
Caritas
works worldwide and adheres to international humanitarian principles (NGO code
of conduct).
Caritas
Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg act in the frame of a MoU as a consortium in
the Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa with a focus on education,
strengthening of civil society, food security and water hygiene and sanitation.
We operate a joint Liaison Office in Nairobi, have Country Offices in
Somaliland (Hargeisa) and South Sudan (Torit) and a Representative in Ethiopia
(Addis Ababa).
We
are now seeking for a dynamic person to fill the position of Education
Technical Advisor.
The
Education Technical Advisor is responsible for enhancing Caritas Switzerland /
Luxembourg’s capacity to deliver quality education services and strengthening
linkages with Education Networks and platforms for coordination, networking and
fundraising.
Position:
Education Technical Advisor (80% Somaliland, 20%
Regional)
Reporting
to:
Head of Kenya Office (and Somaliland Head of Education & Capacity Building
Department)
Duration: One year (with
possibility of extending)
Location:
Based
50% in Nairobi, Kenya and 50% in Hargeisa, Somaliland with occasional travel to
South Sudan and Ethiopia
Key
tasks & responsibilities
General
Regional Support
- Develop and
periodically review an education strategy for the region;
- Lead in project
design, proposal writing and fundraising for education projects;
- Integrate, adapt
and introduce the Education & Capacity Building Departments of the
Country Offices to new methodologies, innovations and best practices that
will lead to improved programming and implementation of Education
strategies;
- Develop
indicators and checklists for monitoring and evaluating the implementation
of Education Programmes;
- Compile
information periodically about progress of education activities, trends
and developments in the region and disseminate to Caritas Country Offices
to share experiences and lessons learnt; and
- Contribute to a
smooth coordination within Caritas at all levels, by sharing relevant
education information and decisions in good time with Caritas at Country,
Regional and Head Office levels
Specific
Support to Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg’s Somaliland Education Programme
- Assess and
advise on progress being made by the Education & Capacity Building
Department to gauge compliance with proposed timelines and the programme
impact;
- Provide
technical support to capacity building of organisations working in
partnership with the Education Programmes and according to their needs;
- Represent
Somaliland programme and maintain a high level networking and exchange
with other INGOs and NGOs working in Nairobi and Hargeisa and actively
participate in or lead working groups (e.g. NFE); and
- Take up a
liaison function with the EC and other donors based in Nairobi and
Somaliland as required
Qualifications
- Advanced degree
in a relevant discipline;
- At least five
years’ experience gained in a management position in the field of
Education (basic and non-formal education), including extensive field work
experience;
- An in-depth
knowledge of the key issues and trends in development, education and
capacity-building, with specific knowledge and understanding of key
approaches and cross cutting issues such as gender, do-no-harm, etc.;
- Outstanding
proposal and report writing skills;
- Experience with
international donors and grant requirement especially with EC;
- Good
understanding of resource and project cycle management and participatory
ap-praisal techniques;
- Excellent
networking, communication and inter-personal skills,
- Flexible,
innovative and sensitive to cultural values; and
- Knowledge of the
(North-Western) Somali context and preferably also the South Sudan and
Ethiopian contexts
Contract
start: June,
2013 Application
If
you feel you fit the required profile, please let us know how your
qualifications, experi-ence and career ambitions match the requirements of this
position.
Send
your application latest by Sunday May 12th, 2013 to jobs.nairobi@caritas.ch
indicating ‘Education Technical Advisor’ on the subject line.
Please provide a Curriculum Vitae (CV) that contains details of your qualifications, experience, present position, current remuneration, earliest date of availability, names and telephone contacts of three referees.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Please
note that this is a re-advertised position, candidates who applied previously
are kindly requested not to re-apply
Website
www.caritas.ch
and www.caritas.lu