Education Coordinator - Zahle

ROLE PURPOSE: 
The Education Programme Coordinator will oversee the planning and implementation of the Education projects in Zahle Field Office and ensure that the education intervention is of a high technical quality.
This includes continuous capacity building of non-formal education SCI and partners’ staff through systematic trainings, supervision, and coaching. The post holder is expected to pay particular attention to aspects linked to child protection and participation, ensuring that rights of all children are respected at all times in a safe and friendly learning environment. He/She is expected to dedicate 50% of work time in the field.

 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.

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).

SCOPE OF ROLE: 
Reports to: Education and Child Protection Programme Manager
Staff reporting to this post: Education Officers

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme Implementation / Management

• Plan and oversee the timely implementation of Education projects in Bekaa and Baalback –Hermel.
• Communicate programme objectives and activity plans to SCI staff and other stakeholders.
• Leads SCI Education to implement quality and relevant education progrmmes as per assessments results.
• Identify areas of implementation, and coverage gaps according to fields needs through outreach activities and coordination with other education actors.
• Provide educators in Save the Children (SCI) and partners’ learning centres with the relevant curricula, including objectives and expected learning outcomes and ensure they are following SCI education standards.
• Contribute to donor reports and ensure that internal reporting is of quality and SCI processes.

Programme Design / Development

• Lead the monitoring and evaluation process of the non-formal Education activities.
• Feed in the design of activities according to implementation lessons learned and community feedback.
• Regularly visit programme sites to ensure that parents and the community at large are appropriately supported and qualitative and quantitative programme objectives are achieved.

Team Management and Capacity Building

• Identify staffing needs and participate in the recruitment processes for the Education programme in Bekaa Field Office.
• Support the educators’ recruitment process and lead on it when relevant.
• Take accountability of own and team’s performance and development following SCI Develop to Perform guidelines.
• Willing to be trained as a Master Trainer as per programme needs and to deliver Training of Trainers for SCI and partner education staff, as well as delivering trainings for field level stakeholders including caregivers and community members when relevant.
• Provide SCI Education staff with capacity building trainings as per performance management and needs.

Partnerships Management

• Facilitate induction and training sessions, and roll out the capacity building plans for SCI partners.
• Ensure that data is accurately collected by partners and reported according to the provided guidelines.
• Support the programme team of partner organization in implementing operational work plans and setting clear targets and activity plans per programme sites.
• Clearly communicates targets, programme objectives and activity plans to partners and focal points.
• Control and support implementation of compliance requirements.
• Oversee and work with partner’s staff to review monthly progress reports.

External Relationships / Representation

• Represent SCI in coordination meetings and forums in Bekaa and Baalback-Hermel and be an advocate for children’s right to access quality and inclusive education.
• Build and maintain positive relationship with (I) NGOs, local governance structures, and relevant UN agencies.

General 

• Ensure that SCI activities are implemented in accordance with SCI policies, SCI Education strategy and MEHE’s guidelines and frame works.
• Comply with Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Science, or other related fields.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English. French language skills are an asset.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• At least five years’ experience in the education sector with a local or International NGO.
• Good understanding of quality education, including child-centred, inclusive and active learning methods.
• An understanding of formal and non-formal education and Education in Emergencies.
• Proven track record in managing teams and timely and quality delivery of educational programmes.
• Experience working at community level with a wide range of stakeholders
• Prior experience as a Master Trainer and/or in capacity building or coaching of educators
• Prior teaching experience
• Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to plan strategically.
• Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative data and to develop data bases and data collection tools.
• Planning and reporting skills.
• Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. 
• Prior proven track record in successful coaching is an asset.
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work in an insecure volatile context.

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
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.

Safeguarding our Staff
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

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