Education Officer- North

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Education Officer is responsible for implementing the Education in Emergencies program under the supervision of the Education Coordinator and with support from the Education Program Manager as required. The Education Officer will work to ensure the program implementation is timely and of a high technical quality, monitoring processes are in place, timely reporting occurs, the program is continually assessed, and solutions quickly put in place should there be a change of context.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to; Education Coordinator

Staff directly reporting to this position: 4 Education Assistants

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Implementation Support

• Ensure timely and quality implementation of the Education in Emergency components, providing technical assistance and inputs as needed;
• With the Education in Emergencies team, ensure the establishment and implementation of operational work plans, setting clear targets and activity plans per program sites;
• Communicate clearly the targets, program objectives and activity plans to stakeholders, focal points, parents and children;
• Liaise on a daily basis with stakeholders, communities, and Save the Children Education Coordinator and Education Assistants to guarantee the smooth operation of the program;
• Conduct community outreach and awareness sessions with families and other stakeholders in the program locations and set up community mechanisms to ensure their support to formal education;
• Ensure that data is accurately collected and reported according to the provided guidelines;
• Work closely with the Education Coordinator in ensuring proper budget expenditure and monitoring;
• Willing to be trained and participate in Training of Trainers programs as per the need of the program and to facilitate training sessions for field level stakeholders including parents, communities and teachers as needed;
• Facilitate, collect and report information regarding the overall situation of the Syrian refugee children and their families in the community, with specific attention paid to the program targeted children and program objectives;
• Work directly in the field with children, teachers, facilitators, communities, parents, and other stakeholders of the program locations;
• Provide information and advice beneficiaries on existing education activities and other social services, and refer them to partners when required;
• Ensure effective and efficient communication with SCI colleagues from different sectors;
• Provide ideas and suggestions based on the day-to-day interaction with communities and other stakeholders;
• Ensure a strict adherence to the principles of Child Protection at all times, including respect for confidentiality and a child-centred approach and to act in the best interests of the child.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Lead the monitoring and evaluation process of the Education in Emergencies activities;
• Produce timely reports for internal use on the ongoing activities of the project highlighting challenges, best practices and lessons learnt;
• Ensure that data is accurately collected on a daily basis;
• Regularly visit to program sites to ensure that parents and the community at large are appropriately supported and qualitative and quantitative program objectives are achieved;

Human Resources / Team Management / Capacity building:

• Support the recruitment process of Education Assistants and volunteers (e.g. shortlisting and interviewing candidates, and drafting/revising interview questions;
• Contribute to the team capacity building plans and relevant trainings in collaboration with the Education Coordinator and Education Program Manager while participating in coaching and mentoring the Education Assistants and volunteers.

Adherence to Save the Children policies and procedures

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures;
• Perform other duties as agreed with the line manager.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

• At least three years’ experience in education, preferably in an (I) NGO environment or educational setting. Prior teaching experience is an asset;
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Education, Development/Humanitarian Studies, or Social Science; 
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office);
• Demonstrated ability to analyze a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data and to develop data bases and data collection tools;
• An understanding of formal education and the Lebanese public school system, government institutions, national development issues, in particular in relation to children and education;
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to plan strategically;
• Proven track record in managing teams and timely and quality delivery of educational programs;
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English. Knowledge of French language is an asset;
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work in an insecure volatile context;
• Commitment  to  and  understanding  of  Save  the  Children’s  aims,  values  and principles  including rights-based approaches;
• Familiarity with Akkar area is an asset;
• Note that this post is based in Kwaykhat (Akkar), with frequent field visits to Education sites all over Akkar.