ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children (SCI) and UNICEF share global responsibility for the coordination of Education in Emergencies as part of the UN humanitarian reform (www.humanitarianreform.org) and the Cluster system.
The overall aim of the Education Cluster in Ethiopia is to support the coordination of a timely, coherent and effective education preparedness, plan and response by mobilizing and coordinating stakeholders to respond in a strategic manner to existing and potential emergencies. The education cluster is accountable to the Humanitarian Country Team and Humanitarian Coordinators through the lead agencies (Save the Children and UNICEF) to fulfil this aim.
The Education Cluster Coordinator will lead this initiative by working impartially and closely with coordination staff from our co-lead (UNICEF) and lead (Ministry of Education) organizations, EiE information management specialists, UN OCHA, and other cluster coordinators, to serve the needs of all members of the Education Cluster.
The Coordinator has the responsibility to strengthen and coordinate both national and sub-national education clusters. He/she will also work with key education stakeholders, which include children, families, communities, Regional Education Bureaus and other relevant authorities, ECW Coordination Unit, education institutions and INGOs, National NGOs and UN agencies, to provide an effective, timely and strategic collective response to the current situation.
The Coordinator will also work closely with the existing subnational cluster coordinators/focal points in Oromia, SNNP, Sidama, Somali, Gambella, Amhara, and Tigray, and facilitate communication and two-ways information-sharing with them. Depending on the scale of the emergency it may be necessary to facilitate the set-up of new clusters at sub-national level and to work with/supervise dedicated information management staff
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Support service delivery by
Inform the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC)/Humanitarian Country Team (HCT)’s strategic decision-making through the SCI Country Director who is HCT member, by
Plan and develop strategy by
Monitor and evaluate performance by
Contribute to Localization and Capacity Building:
Advocacy and Resource Mobilization
Accountability to Affected Populations and Child Participation
Child Safeguarding
General:
COMPETENCIES FOR THIS ROLE:
Leading and Inspiring Others
Desired level: Accomplished
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Desired level: Leading Edge
Communicating with Impact
Desired level: Leading Edge
Working Effectively with Others
Desired level: Leading Edge
In order to be successful you will bring/have:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
Desirable