Review, assess and update the child protection situation in areas affected by emergency/Refugee.
Highlight education issues requiring a response – both immediate (less than 2 months) and medium term and make recommendations on specific PLAN actions required. Ensure core commitments to children are taken into consideration.
Represent PLAN to child and other protection clusters, stakeholders and Governmental and non-Governmental agencies (and military where present) for the purposes of the protection aspects of the assessment.
Assess in-country resources, human, material and financial for response with relevant staff and agencies and assist in capacity building of national staff.
Identify potential partnerships to implement recommendations, assess potential partners where available or make recommendations on how to fill gaps.
In collaboration with national and international Education and Child Protection Actors, map current institutional response capacities – including conducting an education specific 3Ws.
In collaboration with Education Actors, develop a realistic evidence‐based, education program plan, including both programmatic and advocacy activities (results oriented).
Design most appropriate education interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context.
Ensure that issues of gender, protection, DRR, and conflict sensitivity are factored into the program design.
Ensure PLAN’s guidelines and UN education cluster standards are considered and any departures documented.
Work in close collaboration with other program specialists to ensure that emergency interventions build upon each other and link in to longer term programming.
Develop an education Program Plan, concept papers, and proposals in respect of the above.
Provide technical guidance and direction to PLAN for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of agreed education plans with special emphasis on the most vulnerable children and their families.
Make frequent field visits to all affected provinces to monitor implementation of activities, identify opportunities and constraints and any adjustments needed including additional staffing or staff training or other.
Design and develop appropriate surveillance, monitoring and evaluation systems for education interventions.
In coordination with Child Protection staff, support the Monitoring and reporting of child protection concerns and violations of child rights commitments embodied in the UNCRC, resolution 1612 and other legal instruments.
Ensure early and rigorous implementation of quality and accountability mechanisms.
Draft education interventions reports to serve as standalone deliverables or to be included in larger emergency response reports for both donor and internal purposes.
Engage and follow up with relevant implementation manager(s)
Represent PLAN to governmental and non-governmental groups as needed and agreed with the Team Leader.
Support the implementation of, and represent PLAN in, emergency education coordination mechanisms including any relevant cluster.
Brief updates and reports on sectorial activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders.
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