Organization: NRC – Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: South Sudan
Grade: Mid level – Mid level
Occupational Groups:
Education, Learning and Training
Closing Date: 2024-06-12
Position: Education Officer
Reports to: Education Coordinator
Supervision of: Education Assistants
Duty station: Wau
Travel: 90% to project sites
Project number: SSFM2335 – Durable Solutions Project
Duration and
type of contract: 6 months (Definite contract)
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
Role and responsibilities
The Project Officer is responsible for the day to day implementation of the Education activities in Aweil.
Generic responsibilities
Ensure adherence to NRC policies, tool, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
Implement the Education activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans
Prepare periodic status reports and other documents as required by management
Ensure proper filing of documents
Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
Coordinate with relevant partners
Ensure that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures
Train and develop team
Promote and share ideas for technical improvement in order to improve the quality of the activities
Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
Specific responsibilities
Ensure correct data collection and tracking of all durable solutions education related activities and participate in compiling education related internal (bi-weekly, GORS, monthly Sitrep, quarterly) and external (interim and final) reports and IP Reporting and Monitoring Dashboard or any other tools.
Take responsibility for any materials, tools, vehicles, communication equipment provided by NRC
Lead in organizing and facilitating trainings programmes under education that contribute to achieve durable solutions
Lead the Education emergency team in developing training programmes for teachers, PTAs and Children including follow-up and support.
Participate in cluster trainings by offering technical skills and knowledge when required in consultation with the line manager.
Determine training needs of teachers and CMCs from time together with the cluster and the Project coordinator
Determine resource materials required for effective teaching including improvised teaching and learning materials to supplement stationeries supplied to schools.
Establish appropriate teacher resource kits within learning centres in consultations with teachers and SMoGEI
Develop and execute teacher CPD through in-service training in collaboration with SMoGEI
Regular monitoring of schools targeted, timely payment of teachers and tutors incentives.
Performance management of Education assistants under your responsibility in collaboration with the line manager
Attend Education cluster meetings to share updates on achievements and challenges under durable solutions project.
Other relevant tasks as assigned by the Line Manager.
Critical interfaces
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
• Other Education staff including core competency specialists.
Scale and scope of position
Staff: Education Assistants / Animators
Stakeholders: Education actors including NGOs, government & UNHCR
Budgets: N/A
Information:
Legal or compliance: Donor guidelines relating to Education projects
Competencies
1. Value driven competencies
Values are aspirational attitudes and beliefs that influence the way people conduct themselves. NRC’s values are: Dedicated, Innovated, Inclusive and Accountable.
2. Behavioral competencies
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. Of the 12 behavioral competencies, the following are essential for this position:
Managing resources and achieving results
Handling insecure environments
Working with people
Coping with change
3. Professional competencies
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.
Generic professional competencies for this position:
Experience from working as an Education Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
Experience in teacher training and Post-secondary education required.
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own manager skills/profile
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Context related skills, knowledge and experience (shall be adapted to the specific position):
Knowledge of the context
Knowledge of Juba Arabic and other local languages an advantage
Good-level competency in computer skills (common Microsoft Windows and Office applications)
Proven skills and experience in report writing
Strong organizational and logistical skills and the ability to work with little infrastructure and to function in difficult situations including limited transport options
Performance Management
The employee will be accountable for and evaluated on the responsibilities and the competencies, based on NRC’s Performance Management System. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
The Job Description
The individual Work- and Professional Development Plan
The Competency Framework