Education Manager at Gibran Books and Values Society of Nigeria

About the Role

The GBVS Nigeria Education in Emergency (EIE) program is looking for a talented, enthusiastic and experienced person with expertise and keenness to lead its EIE interventions in Northeast Nigeria as Education Manager. The position works under the Program Manager, and supervises EIE Field Officers and Volunteers.

The Education Manager will be responsible for:

• Following-up implementation and increasing the quality of the EIE Programs in LGAs of implementation in close collaboration with technical teams. As Technical Coordinator, the EM will also liaise with both EIE PMs to support on reporting, project design and monitoring of current interventions.
• Education Manager is also in charge of orienting the direction of the Department, aligning the strategy of the Department with the overall mission strategy and the GBVS Technical Programming Framework. The Education Manager will be in charge to decide which aras will be prioritized in the country based on the needs and gaps identified by the teams.
• The position also entails a considerable amount of time spent on nourishing external relationships, liaising with all type of external stakeholders: donors, local, regional, national authorities, working groups and overall representing GBVS.
• Finally, Education Manager will be in charge of capitalizing lessons learnt and build the capacity of GBVS EIE teams, feeding up the future GBVS Sectorial Strategy in Nigeria.

Position Objective 1: (50%):Ensure quality implementation of EIE activities, providing technical advice and guidance to the technical teams at base level

• Define program implementation modalities and methodology, from emergency relief to long term actions in collaboration with the technical teams including, but not limited to, technical specifications, BOQs, identification of activities and follow-up and workplans.
• Provide technical guidance and advice to the technical teams when required: program orientation, monitoring, team support and follow-up at field level, ensuring quality and timely implementation of the EIE activities.
• Support, when needed, on the timely procurement of goods and services and budget follow-up of programs, in close coordination with Finance Unit and the EIE PMs.
• Ensure team’s monitoring and evaluation plan is effective, logical, and moving towards achieving the expected results and indicators of the project.
• Identify, jointly with the EIE teams program constraints and bottlenecks during implementation, propose solutions and support teams while implementation the proposed actions.
• Participate in the development of technical and programmatic tools related to monitoring and evaluation of EIE projects (Monitoring tools, ToRs for consultants and evaluators, ad hoc reports) in direct relation with Program Manager, Response Director.

Objective 2: (50%): Identification of needs, evaluation assessments and project design – Strategy of the EIE Department

• Collect and analyse primary and secondary data from different sources related to the EIE sector gaps in Northeast Nigeria, especially focusing on Borno and Adamawa.
• Design and define needs assessments to be performed at field level and identify EIE needs of the most vulnerable populations across the country.
• Propose cost-effective implementation options and high-impact humanitarian responses to identified needs. Define program implementation modalities and methodologies, from emergency relief to long-term actions.
• Design and prepare EIE interventions in coordination with other Departments ensuring the technical relevancy of the Action by providing expertise, assertive and efficient inputs to each proposed intervention.
• Based on the identified needs and in alignment with the GBVS objectives, define EIE Strategy for the coming periods in collaboration with the program team.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

• Fulfill the GBVS mandate including GBVS/donor requirements in reporting;
• Lead the development of coherent programme logistical frameworks, and advise on the development of robust MEAL plans, including Indicators Performance Tracking Tables(IPTTs) for each project
• Where external consultants are required to technically support or monitor and evaluate projects, lead the recruitment and subsequent management of contracted consultants as per the recruitment guidelines.
• Lead the process of lessons learning to ensure high quality Educational programming, with support from the MEAL team, coordinating the documentation of said lessons across all the programs;
• Ensure program products and learning are maintained within the GBVS program;
• Grow GBVS’s Education portfolio sustainably and strategically, consistent with the EiEWG Strategy, GBVS’s Education program, and the needs of children in Northeast Nigeria.
• Ensure updated and accurate information for use in program development.

Education/Skills/Experience:

• Master degree in Education, Social Sciences, or Humanities
• Good analytical skills and capability to work in a precise, structured, and detailed manner.
• Must have good drafting and reporting skills.
• Experienced on the development of technical assessment and monitoring tools.
• Significant understanding and experience with project budgets and logistic procedures.
• Good communication skills, diplomacy, and coordination skills.
• 3 years of previous experience in similar position or relevant experience in the in the EIE Sector for at least 2 years
• Previous experience in EIE Program management in emergencies and EiE.
• Experience in conflict/post-conflict contexts, preferably with experience supporting emergency response in Northeast Nigeria.
• Experienced in training and team capacity-building.
• Experience in representation/external coordination.
• Experience in promoting and mainstreaming Child Rights Based programming in education program design, implementation and evaluation.
• Proven experience of living and working in insecure environments, able to follow security guidelines.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling GBVS values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

 Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for GBVS, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

 Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

 Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions in reaching OOSC and in-school children with impactful education programs
• willing to take disciplined risks.

 Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

 Languages:

English (compulsory working language, spoken, read and written). Knowledge of Hausa is an asset.

IT and specific systems:

Strong computer skills in Office environment and data management. Knowledge of GIS software and KoboKollect is a plus.

Duration:

This role is open for an initial 12 months and may be renewed based on available funding/satisfactory assessment.