Education Program Admin Assistant (Afghan National Only)

Assist with Education Program implementation and administration tasks.

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Overview

Assist with Education Program implementation and administration tasks.

You have:

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration.
  • 3 to 5 years’ experience of working in Assessment and Cash distribution process.
  • Good written communication skills in English; excellent skills in Pashto, skills in Dari will also be an asset.

Job Description

- Under the leadership of the Youth & Education Program Manager, deploy to field offices to provide technical assistance. - Assist the IRC Youth & Education Program team in yearly implementation plans of the projects, oversee its realization and bring necessary course correction to it. - Assist Youth and Education program Manager the project budget by preparing expenditure plan, cash need projections, overseeing the budget utilization and proposing necessary budget realignments. - Support the Education Program Manager in identifying areas for assessment and response and participate in assessments of education needs and identifying IRC response to meet these needs. - Support the IRC field offices related Education Program Project Mangers/supervisors for providing the overall project require CBE Martials as (CBE Classroom, Teacher, Student, training, and CBE classroom maintenance Martials). - Coordinate with procurement section to undertake administrative action related to the procurement including preparation of purchase orders, related payment requests, and monitoring and follow-up on such requests. - Performed the logistical arrangements for the Education Program and Coordinated admin and logistic related issues with IRC Field Offices. - Follow up with the Supply Chain Department on the Procurement Plan. - Support the IRC field office for processing monthly salaries of the ECHO project CBE teachers. - Provide the weekly, monthly staff movement plans for Education Program related project staff. - Work closely with the program quality compliance/assurance officers to monitor and evaluate program quality and make suggestions for improvement when necessary. - Ensured gender equality mainstreaming with regards to the project beneficiaries (students, teachers, community members and MoE staff) through effective program strategies. - Establish and maintain firm relationship with the MoE relevant departments for issues related to the project implementation and the overall education sector. - Promote the institutions of School (Shuras) and school clusters as effective mechanisms for management and sustainability of the CBE. - Created and maintained standards and procedural documentation related to reporting solutions; - Carry out any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor in Education Program Manager

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration. - Overall, 3 to 5 years’ experience of working in Assessment and Cash distribution process - Good written communication skills in English; excellent skills in Pashto, skills in Dari will also be an asset.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you had to coordinate multiple tasks at once? This question evaluates your organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks. Discuss a specific example, highlighting how you managed your tasks effectively.
How do you ensure all stakeholders are informed about project updates? The interviewer wants to assess your communication and rapport-building skills. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe your experience with budget management in previous roles. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What steps do you take to ensure gender equality in educational programs? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you explain your approach to stakeholder engagement, especially with government entities? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 4 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org