Education Specialist - Nigeria at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Ref. nr.: 4061152537
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Grade: 9
Duration and type of contract: 12 months (extendable)
Commencement: June 2019
Reports to: Head of Programme
Project number: NGFM 1819

Role and Responsibilities

• The purpose of the Core Competence (CC) Specialist position is technical development of the Education CC, strategic direction and quality assurance.
• The Education Specialist is responsible for mentoring, train, capacity build staff on Education technical capacity. The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic Responsibilities (max 10):

• Develop Education CC strategy, technical guidance and Macro LFAs;
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures;
• Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports;
• Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities;
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation;
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support to the implementation team;
• Ensurethat key learnings are extracted from CC implementation, and incorporate them in CC and staff development processes;
• Provide systematic training and build capacity of Educationstaff;
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors;
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Develop proposals, project reviews and modifications, including budgets;
• Consolidate and develop internal and external reports and other materials;
• Take the lead on quality project deliverables reporting (GORS: output and outcome level), with support from area project teams and M&E team;
• Ensure workplans and spending plans are developed and maintain by supporting Project Coordinators, Managers and Area Managers;
• Monitor project implementation, including adherence to developed workplans, and alert PCs, PMs and AMs as required to any deviations (including quality and timeliness);
• Lead on conducting needs assessments (in collaboration with Area Program teams, Protection team and M&E team), baseline, mid-and end-evaluations;
• Participate in relevant humanitarian coordination meetings in country;
• Actively promote and operationalize synergies between Education and other NRC programmes;
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.

Critical Interfaces:
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Programme development: Core Competencies section (HO Oslo, Region, in-country), Country Program Department
• Proposal development: Area Managers, Project Managers and Coordinators, Program Department
• Quality control/ support: Area Managers, Project Managers and Coordinators
• Capacity development: Project staff

Scale and Scope of Position:

• Staff: No direct management of staff however close technical support and capacity building of more than 20 persons Education team
• Stakeholders: UN agencies, Protection Sector and Working Groups, INGOs, local NGOs, civil society, governmental bodies
• Budgets: Not budget holder, however support and oversight of Education team financial management and budgeting within new grants development
• Information: Information resources the postholder is responsible for include GORS, Agresso, Intranet)
• Legal or compliance: Legal or compliance responsibility : donors contractual obligations, beneficiary personal data

Competencies:

• Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following three categories:

Professional Competencies:

• These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies for this position:

• Minimum 4 years of experience within a humanitarian/recovery context;
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts;
• Minimum 2 years of Education Core competency expertise (as Specialist or Project Manager);
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities;
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile;
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of the Lake Chad Basin region and northeastern Nigeria context specifically;
• Experience with start-up or expansion of new programmes;
• Experience in team capacity building;
• Advanced computer skills, especially in Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.

Behavioural Competencies (max 6)

• These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, the following are essential for this position:
• Handling insecure environments
• Strategic thinking
• Empowering and building trust
• Influencing
• Initiate action and change
• Analysing

Performance Management:

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRCPerformance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The Work and Development Plan
• The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
• The End-term Performance Review Template
• The NRC Competency Framework

We Offer

• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
• Level: Grade 9 in NRC grade structure
• Duty station: Maiduguri, with 40% travel
• Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.