Education Officer

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Education Officer is responsible for implementing the non-formal Education programme under the supervision of the Education Coordinator and with support from the Education and Child Protection Programme Manager. The Education Officer will support implementing partners to ensure that programme implementation is timely and of high technical quality, monitoring processes are in place, timely reporting occurs, the programme is continually assessed, and solutions are quickly put in place should there be a change of context. The Education Officer is expected to dedicate 75% of their work time to the field.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

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 in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Education Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: None

Role Dimensions: Save the Children in different sectors, beneficiaries, local authorities/communities and stakeholders, partners, and local and international NGOs.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme implementation/management
• Ensure timely and quality implementation of the non-formal Education components by providing technical assistance and inputs as needed;
• Support community outreach, the delivery of awareness sessions to families, and set up community mechanisms to ensure their support to access formal education;
• Work closely with the Education Coordinator to ensure proper budget expenditure and monitoring;
• Willing to be trained and participate in Training of Trainers programmes as per programme needs and to facilitate training sessions for field-level stakeholders including parents, community members, and educators as needed;
• Facilitate, collect, and report information regarding the overall situation of Syrian refugees and other vulnerable children and their families in the community, with specific attention paid to the programme targeted children and programme objectives;
• Work directly in the field with children, educators, facilitators, communities, parents, partners staff, and other stakeholders of the programme locations;
• Provide information and advice to beneficiaries on existing education activities and other social services, and refer them to partners when relevant;
• Communicate effectively with Save the Children and partner colleagues from different sectors;
• Provide ideas and suggestions based on the day-to-day interaction with communities and other stakeholders; and
• Ensure strict adherence to the principles of Child Protection at all times, including respect for confidentiality and a child-centred approach and act in the best interests of the child.

Programme design/development
• Produce timely reports for internal use on the ongoing activities of the project highlighting challenges, best practices, and lessons learned;
• Ensure that data is accurately collected from the partners and reported according to the provided guidelines; and
• Regularly visit program sites to ensure that parents and the community at large are appropriately supported and qualitative and quantitative programme objectives are achieved.

Team management and capacity building
• Provide coaching and support to Education Assistants and Educators;
• Support the recruitment process of Save the Children and partner Education staff, educators, and volunteers (e.g. shortlisting and interviewing candidates, and drafting / revising interview questions);
• Contribute to the team capacity building plans and relevant training in collaboration with the Education Coordinator and Education and Child Protection Programme Manager while participating in coaching and mentoring the partners’ programme staff and volunteers; and
• To be involved in the capacity strengthening plans for partners in coordination with the Education Coordinator and the Partnerships Coordinator.

Partnerships management
• Facilitate inductions and training sessions for partners;
• Support the programme team of the partner organization in implementing operational work plans and setting clear targets and activity plans per programme sites;
• Communication on a daily basis with partners to maintain quality education programming;
• Control and support implementation of compliance requirements in collaboration with the Education Coordinator; and
• Oversee and work with partner’s staff to review monthly internal progress reports.

External relationships/Representation
• Representing SCI in external meetings and public events as requested;
• Participate in regular partner monitoring visits to engage and support them in their daily activities implementation and ensuring adherence to SCI and donor regulations.

General
• Ensure that SCI activities are implemented in accordance with SCI policies, SCI Education strategy, and MEHE’s guidelines and frameworks;
• Comply with Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Education, Development / Humanitarian Studies, Social Science, or other related fields.
• At least three years of experience in education, preferably in an (I) NGO environment or educational setting. Prior teaching experience is an asset.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches;
• An understanding of formal and non-formal education and Education in Emergencies;
• Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to plan strategically;
• Proven track record in managing teams and timely and quality delivery of educational programmes;
• Demonstrated ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative data and to develop data bases and data collection tools;
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office);
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; and
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work in an insecure volatile context;
• Experience working with partners; and
• French language basic knowledge.

Additional Job Responsibilities:
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Fraud Prevention:
The role holder is expected to uphold high standards of integrity and transparency, and will have access to financial, operational, or programmatic resources that require strict compliance with SCI’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy. This includes responsibility for preventing, identifying, and reporting any suspected fraud, corruption, or misuse of resources in the course of their work.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.