Education Specialist

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5,000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours’ notice when a crisis occurs BACKGROUND NRC opened its office in Lebanon in 2006, in response to the July 2006 war where it began humanitarian operations with provision of shelter for the displaced Lebanese population in Southern Lebanon. Since then, NRC has rapidly responded to needs and increased project activities to include shelter support to Palestinian refugee communities, non-formal education provision to refugees from Iraq, teacher training for school personnel in UNRWA supported schools and ICLA. With a well-established programme for Palestinian refugees in camps and gatherings in the South and North of the country. Since the onset of the Syrian crisis NRC’s programme has grown substantially to respond to the needs of the new refugee population. REPORTING TO The Education Specialist reports to the Head of Programme Unit. Job description GENERIC RESPONSIBILITIES Develop Education program strategy, technical SOPs / guidelines and macro - logframes in line with NRC Programme Policy and national and international standards, and in coordination with other Core Competences Ensure harmonisation and consistency across education projects implemented in the 3 field offices. Responsible for technical quality and innovation of the Education program, and in seeking synergies with other Core Competences/programs. Responsible for developing and revising funding proposals, budgets and donor reports (split per area), in accordance with the Education program strategies and priorities, programme policy and international standards Responsible for following up on compliance with grants commitments (i.e. quality, timeliness, use of resources), and for providing recommendations to Project Managers and Coordinators to achieve project targets and indicators Provide technical direction and project implementation support to Area Managers, Project Managers and Coordinators in the field Evaluation, review and quality control of ongoing and completed Education projects. Ensure adherence to the Education tools and handbooks and other NRC policies SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES Provide support and guidance to the non-formal education (NFE) projects implemented in country Develop a Youth program adapted to the Lebanon context and in line with the regulations of the Ministry of Education Training, capacity building and development of national staff Assist and support needs assessments and plan response to new emergencies Qualifications Minimum 4 years’ experience in working as a senior Project/Program Manager and/or Advisor in a humanitarian/ recovery context University degree or higher education relevant to the assignment. Proven expertise in Education related issues Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills Proven skills and experience in report and proposal writing Ability to prioritize needs and carry out multiple tasks simultaneously Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities Prior experience and proven capability in training and capacity development Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal Knowledge of Lebanon context and overall humanitarian response is an asset Personal qualities You are flexible and creative, think unconventionally, and inspire others You welcome openness in processes and involvement across levels and organizational units based on mutual respect You are consistence and integrate in all information and all decision-making processes You are able to work under pressure and with limited supervision You are able to cope with a constrained living and working environment You are diplomatic and have good communication skills We offer Commencement: August 2015 Contract period: 12 months Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s national salary scale and terms and conditions Duty station: The duty station is Beirut