Being an employee of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Ethiopia the Education Project Officer (YEP) is expected to represent NRC in a responsible manner and always act in accordance with NRC’s Code of Conduct.
Background:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is present in five regions in Ethiopia, providing refugees and internally displaced people with emergency relief and help them to rebuild their lives. NRC works within the sectors of Education, Shelter, WASH, Livelihood and Food Security, ICLA (Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance), and Child Protection.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Generic responsibilities:
Specific responsibilities:
· Ability to communicate at all levels, in difficult circumstances, and strong negotiation skills
· Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
· Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
· Experience of working in the area of community development and/or humanitarian response NGOs.
Behavioral competencies
• Handling insecure environments
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results
Generic professional competencies for this position:
· A University graduate in Educational Management, TVET Education, Business Education having good knowledge of and work experience in finance, procurement, management and administration.
· Minimum of three years’ experience with related field
· Competent level of using English languages is mandatory
· Good understanding of community development and gender, education issues and/or training skills.
· Familiarity of background from Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET) programs is a plus.
· Skilled in participatory approaches and proficient in IT based documentation and report writing.
· Willingness to work at the project sites, ability to work with a minimum of supervision, exercise judgment, meeting deadlines and work under pressure.
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