Education Officer

Programme & Policy

TITLE: Education Officer (subject to donor approval) TEAM/PROGRAMME: Minya team LOCATION: Minya Field Office GRADE: 4 CONTRACT LENGTH: FTA One Year. CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

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

ROLE PURPOSE: The post holder will oversee education interventions implementation mainly safe school common approach and catch-up classes implementation, and will be responsible for the technical, financial and administrative management of the education activities in Minya. The education officer will be responsible for ensuring that the education interventions contribute successfully towards the implementation of the safe school common approach and the catch-up classes implementation. S/he will also be responsible for coaching education staff members working on education interventions. S/he will be also responsible with respective line managers for building external relations with government officials and authorities. SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Minya education specialist.

Staff reporting to this post: None.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Program design and implementation

· Participate in the project design and all related surveys.

· Set project indicators and results reporting; ensure that project activities & partners align to achieve these results.

· Ensure project resources are utilized on time, that implementation moves forward according to plans, and that issues are resolved promptly.

· Prepare scopes of work, supervise consultants, and ensure that recommendations are followed up.

· Work closely with the Quality and Communications Officer to provide projects’ communication and marketing materials and documentation, including stories, achievements, and lessons learned during implementation of the project.

· In collaboration with the education specialist, Identify and oversee the provision of technical assistance to partners in the design of activities, and ensure that activities are delivering quality outcomes.

· Developing the necessary plans to build the capacities of teachers and school management on the mechanisms for implementing and supporting safe schools and implementing catch-up clubs to improve reading and writing skills.

· Conduct field visits to follow up on the implementation of Safe Schools and the catch-up classes activities.

· Provide technical support for the partners and support them in developing the education programs according to the project work vision.

· Planning meetings, workshops, trainings, and other activities with MoETE partners.

· Prepare logistics and arrangements for activities including training workshops, meetings, and other activities.

· Write and review reports of training and workshops at district and governorate levels for education stakeholders.

· Support all the program admin work and carry out all administrative tasks to implement the activities

· Provide MEAL with required data and documentation for interventions in line with MEAL regulations.

· Carry out other relevant reasonable tasks assigned by the Education Specialist.

Budget and Grant / Contract Management and Compliance

· Ensure expenditures are approved and follow SCI’s and donor policies.

Staff Management and Development

· Ensure appropriate community staffing within the projects by monitoring the hiring criteria.

· Ensure that all staff understand and can perform their responsibilities.

· Utilize the Performance Management System, define expectations of staff members, develop work plans and improvement plans as needed, and provide technical support for staff development.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

· holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

· holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

· sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their personal development and encourages their team to do the same

· widely shares their vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

· Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

· builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

· values diversity, and sees it as a source of competitive strength

· approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

· develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

· willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

· honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

· 5 years overall experience with a minimum of 3 years experience in posts requiring education experience.

· Strong experience in dealing with education government officials at both strategic and operational levels.

· Experience working through/with sub-grants and partners.

· Strong experience in dealing with local communities and CDAs .

· Fluency in English with strong written and oral communication skills required.

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 per the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

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.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties per SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

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