Education Specialist
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has
been present in Somalia since early 2004 and has since expanded its Horn of
Africa Programme to Kenya in 2006 and to populations.
The Regional Office is based in
Nairobi, Kenya with offices and operations in Ethiopia in 2011. Since 2004, the
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has demonstrated a regional competence and expertise
in working with displaced Somalia (Puntland, Somaliland and Mogadishu), Kenya
(Dadaab and Kakuma ), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Dolo Ado, Shire,Gambella and
Asosa), South Sudan (Juba, Awil, Alek and Aweril) and Yemen (Sa’naa and Aden).
The Education Specialist will be
responsible for the overall supervision and coordination of education projects
in the Kenya programme and Tanzania Programme.
Education Specialist reports to the
Head of Programmes
Roles
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Develop Education strategy, technical
SOPs, and Macro LFAs in line with NRC Programme Policy and national and
international standards, and in coordination with other Core Competences
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Compliance with and adherence to NRC
policies, guidance and procedures
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Contribute to fundraising, develop
and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
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Identify trends technical standards
and donor priorities
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Follow up on compliance with
contractual commitments within Education CC, ensure high technical quality and
synergies in project implementation
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Provide technical direction and
project implementation support
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Ensure that key learnings are
extracted from Education CC implementation, and incorporate them in Education
CC and staff development processes
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Provide systematic training and build
capacity of technical staff
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Represent NRC in relevant
forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
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Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees
in line with the advocacy strategy
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Specific responsibilities
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Provide support and guidance to the
non-formal education (NFE) and youth programming implemented in country
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Strategic project / programme
planning, resource mobilisation (including contributing to grant writing) and
revising the project/programme as necessary throughout the project and
programme life cycles
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Ensure harmonization and consistency
across education projects implemented in both Kenya and Tanzania.
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Ensure coordination with relevant
education stakeholders including representation and effective networking.
Qualifications
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Minimum 5 years’ experience in
working as a senior Program Manager and/or Advisor of humanitarian/ recovery
education programme, preferably in refugees / IDPs environments
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Proven expertise in Education
(formal, non-formal and informal) with particular focus of complex programme
with out of schoolchildren, youth.
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Experience of setting up and
implementing monitoring, documentation and learning systems.
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University degree or higher education
relevant to education and / or social science assignment.
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Strong communication, interpersonal,
analytical and negotiation skills
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Proven skills and experience in
report and proposal writing
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Ability to prioritize needs and carry
out multiple tasks simultaneously
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Experience from working in complex
and volatile contexts
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Documented results related to the
position’s responsibilities
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Prior experience and proven
capability in training and capacity development
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Fluency in English, both written and
verbal
How to Apply
Candidates should apply on line by
going through www.nrc.no.
Email and paper applications will not be considered
