Education Technical Advisor

The Opportunity

The Education Technical Advisor is a critical position for Save the Children in Lebanon and will play the lead role in ensuring the design, implementation and monitoring of high-quality education programmes for tens of thousands of children across the country.

The Education Technical Advisor provides technical leadership to all our work in the education sector, with responsibility for developing clear strategic and operational plans, identifying fundraising needs and leading the development of technical proposals, forging strong partnerships with Government, UN, NGO and local civil society counterparts, as well as providing technical support to our education teams across three different field locations in Lebanon. The Education Technical Advisor directly line manages and works collaboratively with the Education Specialist.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have: 

• Master’s degree in  education, development or  other relevant social science degree.
• A minimum of 5 years in a technical leadership role in education for an NGO, UN agency or other development or humanitarian organisation.
• Previous programme management experience in an NGO or other humanitarian environment, including experience directing and implementing programs for children in both emergency and development contexts.
• Proven experience leading education in emergencies (EiE) programming and in participating in emergency coordination forums (education cluster, education working groups, etc.)
• Familiarity with key international standards for humanitarian work and education in emergencies (e.g. INEE, SPHERE, HAP principles, etc.).
• Proven experience raising funds and developing proposals for education programmes in excess of $1million.
• Strong writing skills, including experience in writing funding proposals and donor reports.
• Excellent understanding of relevant education monitoring and evaluation tools, processes and methodologies.
• Proven representation, influencing and advocacy skills.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
• Knowledge of key areas of programme operations, logistics and grant management relevant to delivering quality education programming.
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams in the event of major emergencies.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s  aims, values  and principles including rights-based approaches.

Desirable

• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic.
• Previous work experience in Lebanon or other areas in the Middle East.
• Technical knowledge and experience in community-based education programming.
• Previous work experience in response to the Syrian crisis.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

A copy of the full role profile can be found at: Education Technical Advisor

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 realise 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.

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.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.