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Job Title | Education Officer |
Code | SCI/GFO/025/18 |
Program/Unit | Education & CP |
Place of Work | Adadle, Somali Region |
Reports To | Program Coordinator |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the Organization’s scale |
No. of Positions | 01(One) |
Length of Contract | 3 months |
JOB SUMMARY:
SC has been one of the leading non-governmental organizations (NGO) operating in Somali region by providing both development and humanitarian responses. SCI also aims Save the children proposes to deliver integrated education, child protection and WASH interventions to an estimated 11,745 children in fourteen IDP sites of Adadle, Daror and Gashamo woredas in response to severe and worsening drought/flood conditions. contribute to the continuation of the ongoing project in the targeted woredas, with a focus on reducing high school dropout among IDP children and ensuring targeted children have sufficient educational materials, and access to WASH NFIs, and improved hygiene practice in schools.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
· Ensures that boys and girls in the IDPs have access to quality education according to SC Quality Learning Environment, government minimum standards and the INEE minimum standards;
· Ensure vulnerable school girls and boys affected by drought to have access to learning opportunities in a protective and safe learning environment and WASH service in IDP schools
· Effectively implement school feeding program at target schools to address critical food insecurity preventing children to go schools through a school feeding program, complemented by the provision of education kits, provision safe and drinking water through water trucking.
· Train Teachers and PTSA on code of conduct, Psychosocial support, child protection and PFA
· Provide day to day technical support on common standards, innovative strategies and approaches which ensure a capacity to address SC Commitments for Children in Emergencies, and reflect good practice in emergency education response.
· Ensures good mainstreaming service providers (e.g. nutrition, health, child protection, including Save the Children CFS, WASH and School Feeding services).
· Provide training on Food Handling and Management to cluster supervisors, school directors, SF focal persons, cluster supervisors, and cooks
· Ensure that schools are safe protective spaces for children that would reduce other protection issues/concerns and makes children less vulnerable
· Make sure that all the IDPs schools have clean and safe drinking water through water trucking and students have access to safe and clean drinking water within their learning environment.
· Ensures Functioning Temporary Learning Spaces, established on the basis of community consultation and prioritization that support the well-being of boys and girls.
· Ensure provision and distribution education/learning materials to IDPs children in the target areas
· Ensures all targeted girls and boys in the project target area have access to quality emergency basic education and recreational services safe and protective environments
· Ensures boys and girls have access to Save the Children protection services including CFS and WASH facilities and hygiene promotion.
· Provide regular update and monthly narrative reports reflecting lessons learned to PC
Monitoring and Supervision
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
· Minimum of BA degree or Diploma in the field of education or related field from recognized University or College
· At least two years relevant experience for BA or four years for diploma holders.
· Work experience in international non-governmental organization is an asset.
· Previous experience working in INGO education program implemented in pastoral communities during emergencies
· Good knowledge and experience in EiE programing particularly in Somali region
· Have basic training and proven experience on EiE minimum standards, education/ teaching-learning process technical skills, M&E skills, documentation and report writing,
· Dynamic, Self-starter and able to deliver on organizational goals with good communication and interpersonal skills
· Excellent understanding and prior work experience with the pastoralist communities is advantageous
· Proficient in the use of MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other relevant software;
· Must have excellent strong writing with excellent spoken and written English; Knowledge of regional language is advantage.
· Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
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