Program Manager Community Based Education

ROLE PURPOSE: The Project Manager Community-Based Education (CBE) will be responsible for the community-based education (CBE) interventions within Save the Children’s Education in Emergency programme in Akkar. Responsibilities include participation in technical assessments, collection of education data, implementation, monitoring, documentation and reporting of the project, as well as supervision of the CBE team, contributing to the overall Education programme, its appropriateness and quality. As CBE interventions are part of the larger Education in Emergency programme in Akkar, which is integrated within a multi-sectorial response along with NFI, Food Security, Shelter, Health and Nutrition and Child Protection, the Project Manager CBE will link closely with the Education Programme Manager (Akkar) and other respective sectors to ensure maximum possible integration of the project activities.     KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Under the general guidance of the Education Programme Manager (Akkar), the Project Manager (CBE)’s responsibilities are: To oversee and guide the implementation of the      community-based education activities in area of implementation; In conjunction with the Education Technical Advisor      (Beirut), to plan and lead the CBE team on assessments in the field to      ensure the quality of the Education response in accordance with      international standards and country strategy; To ensure quality      and timely implementation of community-based education activities in the      field by regularly updating the Area Manager, Deputy Area Manager,      Technical Advisors, the Education Programme Manager (Akkar) and operations      on the Education situation as well as the progress of Save the Children’s      response; Proposals: in      collaboration with the Area Manager/Deputy Area Managers, the Education      Programme Manager(Akkar) and field Education staff, to support the      technical development of Education related concept papers and proposals at      field level, ensuring that field gap analysis is inputting into      development of concept papers and proposals; Reporting: to produce      Education situation reports, utilised to ensure education activities in community-based      settings are responding to main needs; Reporting: working      with the Education Technical Advisor to ensure on time inputs into donor      reports and contribute with case studies and stories from field level; Monitoring,      evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL): in collaboration with MEAL      team, ensure monitoring and evaluation plans are well understood by field      team and data collected in a timely manner, putting in place feedback      mechanisms to track progress, ensuring high quality on-going M&E and accountability      to beneficiaries in all community-based education activities; Capacity building      / technical support: in collaboration with the Education Technical Advisor      and the Education Programme Manager (Akkar), to provide capacity building      and technical support to Education staff, partners and government      authorities as required. Ensure on the job training of teachers in supported      community-based education localities; Human Resources:      work with and support human resources in the process of recruiting Education      staff for positions related to community-based education; Coordination: At      field level, to coordinate actions closely with the Education Programme      Manager (Akkar) who is in charge of all education components. Represent      Save the Children in Education coordination and technical working group      meetings, and other relevant forums, as agreed with the Education      Programme Manager. To meet regularly and liaise closely with relevant      authorities and organisations working in the field of Education; Integration: to strengthen      and maintain the links within the Education sector and team, and with Education      and other sectors, ensuring the exchange of experiences and that joined up      working in communities is actively promoted and take an active role in      integrating emergency responses including assessments and project design; To liaise with      finance, logistics, and administration to guarantee the smooth running of      community-based education activities. Hold full budget holder      responsibilities for  community-based      education programmes and assist Area Manager and Deputy Area Managers with      the review of BvAs; Policy / Advocacy:      Be aware of SCI policy and advocacy issues; report if there are any education      issues at field level that require advocacy, e.g. user fees; Save the Children: To comply with Save the      Children health, safety and security procedures; child safeguarding      policy; code of conduct and  other      relevant policies QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES Degree      in related field. Previous      3 years of working with an (I)NGO in emergency education. Prior experience      with community-based education an asset. Experience      of staff training and capacity building of organisational staff and      partner staff (MoE). Flexible,      adaptable, ability to improvise. Results      orientated. Familiarity      with SPHERE standards guidelines and other humanitarian standards (INEE). Ideally      fluency in written and spoken Arabic. Strength      in interpersonal communication and presentation skills. Familiarity      with the Syrian response in Lebanon is an asset.