County Education Coordinators
Primary purpose:
The County Education
Coordinators among other duties will be responsible for ensuring smooth
implementation of FCA education activities in their respective Counties that
ensures full integration and community participation.
Tasks and duties:
- Build a working relationship at the county level
with all the education stakeholders including the committee that will
provide technical oversight of the project from the Ministry of Education
and UNICEF.
- Represent Finn Church Aid (FCA) at education
county level forums.
- Ensure close collaboration with partners
designated to implement other components of the education project.
- Provide child protection to OOSC who have been
enrolled to school. These services include psychosocial support, rescue
and alternative family care for enrolled children in need of care &
protection liaising with the county directorate of children services.
- Work closely with the County Directors of
Education(CDE) & Protection and Sub County Education/Children Officers
as s/he implement the project activities. This will require building and
sustaining effective close working partnerships with sub-county government
counterparts through active sharing of information and knowledge to
facilitate programme implementation
- Build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and
sustain results of the OOSC education project in the county
- Provide overall leadership, and oversee the
implementation of the project in the target county.
- Develop and maintain detailed implementation plans
including annual and quarterly work plans for the project.
- Ensure the timely and efficient implementation of
the UNICEF education project
- Ensure that program activities are implemented as
planned and within the approved budget.
- Participate in proposal development processes, in
particular liaising with Education Specialist and programme staff to
ensure that advocacy approaches are integrated within and contribute to
the achievement of project results and objectives and that sufficient fund
are budgeted for implementation.
- Monitor monthly expenditure and track project
budgets to ensure that spending on the program is in line with the
approved budgets.
- Attend Monthly County education coordination
meeting/forums while giving comprehensive update on FCA Project.
- Submit monthly SITREP to the education specialist,
Programme manager and Country Director.
Qualifications:
- A Higher Degree in Education is the preferred
qualification. A Social Science Degree in a related discipline would also
be considered.
- Proven training in curriculum development and
implementation, and educational administration.
- Proven academic or on-job training and
understanding of the Project Cycle model in managing humanitarian
assistance.
- 3 -5 years of progressive experience in primary
education programs for refugees or rural communities.
- Experience gained within an international
humanitarian NGO will be an added advantage.
- Strong analytical, administration and
documentation skills in the management of educational institutions or
programs consisting of primary education.
- Experience in proposal and report writing and
excellent computer skills.
- Experience in Training of Trainers/Facilitators
skills (TOT & TOF) an advantage.
How to Apply
All qualified and
interested candidates are encouraged to send a completed application letter and
Curriculum Vitae to: recruitment.esaro@kua.fi stating the vacancy job title in the
subject line.
Deadline for receiving
applications is 2nd
May 2022
FCA will only contact
short- listed applicants.
