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) because they work country programs; or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Education Coordinator is primarily responsible for the implementation and management of education in emergency projects for the Floods 2022 Emergency Response in respective field areas. Working closely with the country office Manager Education, Education Advisor, and partner NGOs, the education coordinator will fulfill program obligations under partner-led implementation and will ensure high-quality standards in the delivery of education services in the affected areas. S/He will be responsible for training/capacity building of education staff, partners’ teams, and front-line workers as required. S/He will also support in program monitoring, supervision, report writing, and ensuring that project meets stated goals and reporting requirements. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Coordination

• In collaboration with SC team and implementing partners, support the implementation, reporting, and monitoring of program activities according to international and SCI standards, ensuring that program objectives, indicators, and outcomes are met in a timely manner and with quality.
• Work closely with the Education Advisor and Program Manager to ensure all procedures, codes of conduct and policies are followed and upheld and ensure compliance in all facets of the technical aspect of program implementation.
• Ensure programs utilize standardized protocols, policies, and guidelines according to the national standards or in the absence of such ensure that programs utilize internationally recognized standards.
• Ensure all SC management systems are followed such as monitoring, security and health and safety, safeguarding and accountability.
• Conduct regular monitoring and support visits to the field sites, working closely with implementing partners to ensure the ongoing relevance of program direction and support. 
• Contribute to the documentation and communication of learning within the organization and seek, where possible, to share that learning with key stakeholders.

Technical support and quality assurance:

• Jointly with Manager Education, support the development/adoption of technical guidelines/protocols for planned educational activities.
• Provide support in capacity-building training and developing protocols, SoPs, and ToRs for managing education related activities. 
• Ensure supplies of technical guidelines/protocols/tools in all temporary learning centers.

Capacity building:

• Jointly with Manager Education, implement the capacity-building plan for SC staff, implementing partners, and education stakeholders.
• Facilitate/co-facilitate training as needed.

Coordination and Representation:

• Liaise provincial & district level Education authorities (Education department/formal and non-formal) for ensuring good working relationships and timely facilitation of the temporary learning centers as required.
• Represent in Sector level coordination and technical working groups at the provincial and district level

Monitoring, reporting, and documentation:

• Undertake regular field visits to review field findings and action plan development.
• Provide written monthly updates to Manager Education on progress and challenges
• Prepare and submit reports as required; training reports, and situational analysis reports as well as assist MEAL and Comms teams in developing Donor reports.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and members accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
• Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country wide/global scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence displays consistent excellent judgement

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Masters degree in social sciences with 5 years of relevant experience including 3 years of education in emergency experience.
• Report writing skills
• Effective Networking and stakeholder management
• Experience in training/facilitation skills and capacity building of implanting partners on education themes.

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 the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

NOTE: As the position advertised is for Emergency response; to fill the position on urgent basis, position might close before due date.