Education Coordinator at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

JOB DESCRIPTION

• These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees. In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Dikwa, Monguno, Biu, Mubi, Pulka, and Gwoza.
• We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. 
• If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Education Coordinator to join our team in Jos, Plateau State.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the Education Project Coordinator position is to ensure effective implementation of NRC’s education portfolio at area level, and the Project Coordinator will be responsible for the following tasks: 

• Adhering to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures
• Directly line managing one Education Officer and two Education Assistants and providing them with technical and administrative support in their duties.
• Identifying capacity gaps and providing informal capacity development for staff.
• Preparing monitoring documents, workplans, activity reports, spending plans and procurement plans for project activities. 
• Ensuring that quality activities are implemented on time and in compliance with organizational and donor requirements.
• Conducting regular field visits to project locations to ensure timeliness and quality of implementation in the field and provide regular updates on project status.
• Applying protection and prevention mechanisms in all project activities and interactions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and beneficiaries. 
• Managing and monitoring project budgets and ensuring spending is compliant with the project budget.
• Representing NRC in meetings and coordination with education actors in the area, communities and LGA education and government representatives.

 Critical interfaces

The Education Project Coordinator will interact with the following:

• Project planning and implementation: Education Specialist and Project Manager,
• Area operations: Area Manager, Finance Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator
• Staff capacity building:  Education Specialist, Project Manager and L&D

Context specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Knowledge of the humanitarian situation and implementation challenges in Nigeria
• Fluency in at least one additional language of the project implementation area is preferred.
• Experience liaising with NGO and government education stakeholders at LGA level an asset

 Behavioural competencies

• Handling insecure environments 
• Managing resources to optimize results.
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results

Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance 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

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 3 years of experience implementing and managing education projects
• Technical education expertise in education programming 
• Development of reports, workplans, budgets, procurement, and spending plans. 
• Experience managing and building the capacity of staff.
• Experience coordinating with local government and community representatives.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• Fluency in spoken Hausa.
• Bachelor’s preferably in project management or education
• Experience in the field of education, peacebuilding, vocational education, or youth programming
• FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY