Senior Educational Access/Fragility Specialist at Creative Associates International

Requisition Number: SENIO01422
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full Time

Project Summary

• The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus project works to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

• The Senior Educational Access/Fragility Specialist provides the overall technical expertise on the expansion of access-related activities, including risk reduction and safety, gender based violence, equitable education services, education and conflict analysis, non-formal education, well-being, psychosocial support and ensuring activities are conflict-sensitive and do no harm.

Primary Responsibilities

• Facilitating access to quality education of 500,000 out of school children through Non-Formal setting education, community mobilization and capacity building of education authorities and other partners;
• Analyzing and addressing barriers to educational access and participation;
• Assessing issues of supply and demand for education options/services;
• Analysis and assessment of education needs in emergencies;
• Integrating a conflict-sensitive approach to education, preparation of activity designs;
• Adapting rapidly changing activity designs; implementing successful strategies to combat school-related gender based violence; and
• Implementation of risk reduction and psychosocial well-being activities.

Reporting & Supervision:

• This position reports to the Chief of Party.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Requires a Master's Degree in Education, Conflict-related field, Political Economy, or related field;
• At least eight (8) years of experience in the education sector, with at least five years of a leadership role in a conflict or crisis-affected country context;
• At least five (5) years of relevant technical experience working with activities that are of a similar scope to this activity; and
• At least five (5) years’ technical experience in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans and results-based management.