Education Coordinator- Northeast (National only)

Lead and manage education projects and ensure adherence to NRC policies.

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Overview

Lead and manage education projects and ensure adherence to NRC policies.

You have:

  • Experience from working in a humanitarian/emergency context at least 4 years
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts, following education intervention
  • Documented results related to the position's responsibilities
  • Fluency in written and speaking local languages
  • Well familiar with local context
  • Strong project and budget management skill
  • Strong coordination and facilitation skills
  • Strong reporting skill
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
  • Expect to abide by Code of Conduct, education, and security policies within NRC

Contract

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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Position: Education Coordinator

Reports to: Education Project Manager

Supervision of: Education Officers/Technical Assistants

Duty station: Myitkyina or Lashio

Travel: 60 %

Duration and type of contract: Fixed term

Salary: Grade 7

Qualifications

  • Experience from working in a humanitarian/emergency context at least 4 years
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts, following education intervention
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Fluency in written and speaking local languages
  • Well familiar with local context
  • Strong project and budget management skill
  • Strong coordination and facilitation skills
  • Strong reporting skill
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
  • Expect to abide by Code of Conduct, education, and security policies within NRC

Responsibilities

  1. Line management for education projects
  2. Adherence to NRC policy, guidance and procedures and awareness of NRC global and regional strategies
  3. Coordinate the education in emergency activities and contribute to education strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps, considering where appropriate the role of cash- based interventions and market based programmes
  4. Manage and implement delegated portfolio of education projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from PM in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
  5. Provide regular progress reports to PM

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe your experience in managing education projects in humanitarian settings? This question assesses the candidate's relevant experience and their ability to manage projects in challenging environments. Focus on specific projects you've managed, the challenges faced, and the results achieved.
How do you ensure compliance with organizational policies in your work? This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of organizational policies and their commitment to adhering to them. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to coordinate effectively with local partners? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: nrc.no