Job Description- Education Officer

(Project Title: Promotion of education for adolescent girls and boys through strengthening existing education structure of District Upper Dir)

Job Location: District Upper Dir

Gender:  Both men and women can apply.

Core Job Responsibilities/Specifications: Education Officer’s responsibilities/specifications include but are not limited to the following:

Keeping in view project intervention, Education Officer Position will be responsible to perform the following tasks:

• Carrying out comprehensive assessment/ Base Line Survey (Village Profile and FGD`s) and social mapping of target area around existing education facilities and future prospects related with adolescent girls’ and boys’ education.
• Facilitation of Project Manager in Preparation of Data Base Report, Implementation Strategy and Detail Implementation Plan (DIP)
• Strategic support and facilitations to the field teams on education theme as per agreed project indicators.
• Facilitating the Social Mobilizers regarding the community in carrying out need assessment on regular basis.
• Facilitating the Social Mobilizers regarding the delivery of awareness and sensitization sessions in the respective communities.
• Liaoning with line departments/other likeminded organizations on education agenda.
• Preparation/compilation of Weekly and Monthly work Plans.
• Weekly and Monthly based reporting of all activities to Management
• Facilitate and guide Social Mobilizers and targeted communities in implementation of project activities accordance to the community mobilization strategy
• Arrange Trainings for community activists/CBO`s for their capacity building to be fully involved in the project activities locally for the best implementation of project.
• Assisting the community in need identification, prioritization and implementation
• Review / Responsible to monitor the daily / Monthly quarterly work plans and reports and regular follow-ups with field implementation team.
• Providing data from field to managements in time.
• Documentation and dissemination of reports regarding to community mobilization and project activities.
• Undertake any other task/duties as may be requested from time to time.

Required Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required to train staff and respective community groups.
• Excellent written communication skills, Fluency in Pashto is required
• Excellent organizational and time management skills required to meet the deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Fluency in English writing and speaking is required.
• Problem solving

Required Qualifications/Experience:

• Masters/BS degree in Education, Social Sciences or other related field/s.
• Demonstrated work experience of 5 years is required in the same area.

Note: Positions will be filled on rolling basis.