Team Leader And Education In Emergencies Senior Advisor

The Team Leader and Education in Emergencies Senior Advisor shall report to the MEHE Director General. The successful candidate shall lead MEHE staff to finalize the MEHE emergency response strategy, and facilitate the development of work plans for the strategy’s operationalization. In addition, the Team Leader shall liaise across the MEHE and education partners to develop emergency scenarios given the current context, and lead the MEHE’s contingency plans according to the emergency scenarios. The position will be the Team Leader to five additional staff seconded by Save the Children to MEHE to support the strategy development. He or she will oversee recruitment of and line manages the six secondments. The Team Leader shall oversee the development of the capacity building framework and the central and regional training schedules. Furthermore, before the end of the nine month secondment, the Team Leader with the seconded team will ensure there are key focal persons identified to continue the focus, planning and operationalization of education in emergencies across the MEHE. Key deliverables: Leading on the recruitment of six technical advisors to the MEHE; Key role in the MEHE Emergency Committee and Education Sector Working Group; MEHE response strategy finalized; Operational work plans across departments are finalized and rolled out internally, including at the central and regional levels; Capacity Building Framework with Training of Trainers, and regional training schedule in place; Oversee trainings (adapted to the Lebanese context) provided to members of the Education in Emergencies/ DRR committee team. Requirements of the successful candidate: PhD in Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related field; Minimum 10 years of experience in education, institutional capacity building, programme management; Demonstrable experience in the field of education in emergencies; Extensive experience in building institutional capacity and internal systems, government and NGO partnerships, and strategic and operational planning; Experience in developing capacity building frameworks, operational training plans, and training across centralized and decentralized levels; Leader in EiE advocacy, and experience in facilitating high level working groups and committees within government; Excellent communication, presentation and training skills; Experience in recruiting and managing high-performing teams; Flexible problem-solving approach to working in national crises; Fluency in Arabic and fluency in either French or English.