TEAM/PROGRAMME: School Feeding/ Education |
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight
Scope of Role: Save the Children (SC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education, regional education Bureaus and Ethiopian School Meal Initiative (ESMI) implements Comprehensive Home-grown, Inclusive, Learning and Development School Feeding Project (CHILD SFP II)in Afar, Amhara (Waghimra), Oromia (Bale), Sidama, and Somali (Dollo and Moyale) regions. The holder of this position is responsible to technically support the effective implementation of the project in all the project regions with special focus on improving the foundational skills of the children, teachers effectiveness, supporting the implementation of ELM at home, measuring the impact of early learning intervention through IDELA assessment, facilitate advocacy sessions that promote social cohesion and mutual respect and understanding, lead on technical discussions and meetings with MoE and partners, ensures that core program components are effectively utilized based on the Detail Implementation Plan(DIP), supports periodic program monitoring and evaluation produces, shares and documents required program reports. The education specialist will be based in Addis Ababa but travels across all project regions and support the region based offices in the implementation of capacity building programs and other pertinent areas.
The position holder works under the direct supervision of the Project Director to ensure quality planning, delivery of the school feeding project activities , utilization of financial and other resources, monitoring and evaluation as well as manages project staff, fosters strategic relationships/partnerships with ministry of education, and other relevant ministries, departments and or agencies, children/students, teachers, school committees and community based structures.KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
A. Program Implementation
Monitoring and Reporting:
Collaboration and Representation:
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SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Ambition:
Collaboration:
Creativity:
Integrity:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES
KEY COMPETENCIES
Generic Competencies
Generic Competencies
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC Health and Safety policies and procedures.
We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be in Addis Ababa This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.