Education Officer at Gender Equality, Peace and Development Centre (GEPaDC)

Summary of Job

The Education Officer will be responsible for the overall management of Education field activities in Borno state. S/he will be responsible for providing technical leadership for all the education activities, including leading and coordinating TaRL program and systems support activities.  The position requires experience with teacher training policy and practice, designing programs for data collection and analysis, and personnel management. The position reports to the Program Coordinator.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of all NENTAD education activities in Borno State in formal schools.  
• Oversee training, coaching and on-going support of teachers, tutors and learning facilitators in order to improve instructional practices in education program and PSS.

• Ensure technical coordination of state-level activities related to teacher education and curriculum development, and obtain support from directorates and local government authorities as needed
• Oversee the selection of learning facilitators and tutors for the intervention and contribute to tools for selection such as assessment tools.  
• Oversee the initial training of learning facilitators, as well as their continuous professional development.  
• Monitor progress towards the objectives and intended outputs pertaining to teacher education using routine data, spot checks, observation, and other methodologies. 
• Provide regular written and verbal reports on education activities to supervisor, senior management, project partners and donors.
• Under the guidance of the Education Coordinator, provide technical supervision and guidance to Education Officers and TaRL Trainers as required.

• Promote the quality of teacher education activities by setting up quality assurance mechanisms and checks in collaboration with other staff. 
• Lead integrated state and LGEA, SUBEB, and SBMC technical working groups and steering committees pertaining to teacher education, curriculum and assessment. 
• Work closely with consultants as needed to ensure effective implementation and quality content.  
• Represent the project in major state meetings and events as appropriate

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders including government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.   
• Other: Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop GEPaDC programs. 

 Qualifications

• University degree in education; advanced degree preferred. 
• At least two years of relevant professional experience with an international or civil society organization, including direct implementation of education programming
• At least one year of experience related to teacher professional development. 
• Experience working with displaced or otherwise marginalized communities required
• Strong verbal communication skills and effective in representation and liaison with external actors
• Excellent spoken and technical writing ability in English, including report writing 
• Good computer skills in programs including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work under pressure in challenging working and living conditions