Pedagogy Specialist at COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

Scope of the Vacancy
The Education Specialist will be responsible for the implementation, monitoring and follow-up of the education activities in the urban area of Maiduguri. He/she will create and develop adapted trainings and tools in line with the priorities determined by COOPI and SUBEB. He/she will ensure performance tools are available for local staff, in order to guarantee smooth implementation of the school curricula, while taking into consideration the local cultural context.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and the Psychology and Education Coordinator, he/she:
Main responsibilities:

• Evaluate the risk factors and identifies those in need of long- term education support (community, vulnerable children and their families)
• Responsible to plan, organize, monitor and evaluate formal and non-formal educational activities for children and youth according to the work plan
• Provide technical guidance and support, teaching and learning trainings to primary teachers in an emergency context
• Ensure INEE training modules and best practices to teachers and educators
• Implement and ensure, often in partnership with local stakeholders (NGOs, National Society), proper follow-up of the educational activities and specific community events for the benefit of the children, their families and the community in order to promote social cohesion
• Improve the teaching methods and curricula including WASH promotion modules, gender, and inclusive education trainings
• Create and develop local networks (school based management committees) and their capacities on providing education in a emergency context
• Create community events in order to promote the education and social inclusion of children with disabilities
• Provide a study on school drop-outs in the urban area of Maiduguri  Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)

Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Post graduate degree in Education
• Prior experience (at least 4 years) working in complex emergency context on Education
• Prior experience as a teacher (at least 4 years)
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing trainings and learning materials
• Must show dynamism in teaching techniques.
• Fluency and excellent writing skills in English
• Capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team, as well as team management
• Good communicator, strong listening capacity, open minded, proactive and creative
• Respectful and inclusive of individual and cultural differences
• Good analysis and problem-solving capability, and effective reporting writing skills
• Experience in designing and conducting training in INEE and Child Protection issues especially in the areas of human rights, gender, capacity building an added advantage
• Excellent Microsoft Office applications skills (Excel, Word, Power point, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)
• Knowledge of and adherence to NGO Code of Conduct, understands other international development guidelines

Preferred

• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
• Knowledge of the local language (Hausa and Kanuri)