Regional Education Adviser Senegal, Dakar

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contracts.

Background/Context

The NRC Central and West Africa region is composed of country offices in Burkina Faso/Niger, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, and Nigeria, with an overall budget of approximately 100 million USD and 1,500 dedicated colleagues.

About the Position

As the Regional Core Competency Advisor Education, you will be responsible for providing specialist advice and guidance to the Country Director and/or Head of Programme and Core Competence (CC)/Thematic Specialists at Country level in ensuring that optimal CC programme strategies, systems, policy, tools and practices are in place. In addition, you will also contribute to funding bids from the CC perspective and assist the Country Office in ensuring that donor opportunities are identified, and donor obligations and requirements are met.

In this role, you will have collaborative working approach with colleagues within the wider regional programme team, at Head Office (HO) and in other Regions is essential for effectiveness in the role and maximising the shared learning across NRC.

• Contribute to the adaptation of NRC’s global CC programme approaches and development of guidelines, tools and innovative approaches based on research of trends and learning from the country offices.
• Responsible for the identification of pilot projects for the further development of the Education core competency in the region. Contribute to the communication of results and the development of recommendations.
• Design and implement a capacity building strategy for national staff relevant to country office needs
• Work collaboratively with L&D lead in the Region, and HO Programme and L&D colleagues, on the review and development of learning provision within the region relating to Education, including induction, training provision to CO Education project managers, and capacity building initiatives.
• Act as the focal point within the Region on learning and development initiatives as an integral part of capacity building for CC and Thematic within the COs, working collaboratively with other CC and Thematic Advisers and the L&D lead within the region, and with colleagues at HO (Global Programme Development Section and OD L&D)

What You Will Bring

• In-depth knowledge and expertise of Education, in psychosocial support to children
• Several years of documented experience working within Education field
• Experience of strategic approaches to programme development
• Experience of programme quality assessments, programme development and delivery
• Understanding of and commitment to organisational learning, and the role and contribution of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) to quality management and development
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts, with preference for previous experience in the Central and West Africa Region
• Understanding of, and commitment to working collaboratively with technical and operational colleagues within a matrix structure, including capacity building
• Experience of delivering learning and development as part of quality improvement and capacity building
• Fluency in English and French, both written and verbal
• Understanding and experience of the specific demands of Education within Central and West Africa Region contexts
• Understanding of and commitment to integrated programming approaches

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What We Offer

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative

• 24 months fixed term contract
• An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause
• A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply but we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference.

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