Education Officer at Street Child

• The position requires proven knowledge and experience of delivering integrated programming with technical skills in education and child protection in emergencies. The ideal candidate would have good communication skills, analytical thinking, innovative problem-solving skills, as well as creativity and flexibility.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Implementation (60%)

• Monitoring of all activities implemented by partner staff, ensuring they are contributing to the targets and indicators outlined in the programme documents and results framework.
• Support Project Manager to develop quarterly workplans and budget forecasts.
• Support national implementing partners to reflect quarterly activity planning and budget forecasting in line with the timeline of the project.
• Ensure that all activities implemented are in line with budget expenditure and forecasting.
• Report any issues with project implementation to Project Manager with suggestions for innovative solutions to challenges as they arise.
• Identify gaps in implementing partner capacity and support project manager and Partnership Coordinator.

Reporting (30%)

• Preparation of internal narrative progress reports on a monthly and quarterly basis, including submission of project case studies.
• Support project manager in preparation of donor narrative progress reports on a quarterly, midterm and annual basis, or additionally as requested.
• Ensure that implementing partners are submitting monthly narrative progress reports to Street Child in a timely manner, with support and guidance to improve reporting capacity.
• Support project manager with review of monthly BVA’s and forecasting to ensure spending is in line with project timeline and activities implemented are in line with the work plan.
• Conduct monthly BVA’s with the implementing partner to ensure accuracy of spending and identify any clear areas of over or underspend that may affect the project delivery timeline.
• Provide support to project manager and MEAL team to prepare for required baseline, midline and endline assessments.
• Ensure there is a functioning information pathway with submission of project data, MoV’s and activity reports to MEAL team in order for verification checks to be carried out.

Leadership (10%)

• Display excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills among colleagues, partners and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate ability to work and deliver under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Demonstrate ability to work in flexible, sub-optimal, stressful and unstable environment.
• Ensure safeguarding practices are adhered to by Street Child and implementing partner teams, and immediately report any concerns.

Person Specification / Education / Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Social Science or equivalent
• Experience and Knowledge
• Experience (at least 4 years) working in international development in programme management roles.
• Experience (at least 2 years) of working in Northeast and in the emergency response in education or other relevant sectors.
• Experience in managing sizable teams.
• Proven evidence of having led the delivery of successful programmes, ideally with a budget of $1m or above

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical, reporting, strategic thinking, and planning skills.
• Strong monitoring and evaluation skills/experience
• Demonstrable knowledge of project cycle management and results framework.
• Knowledge and ability to apply INEE standards an advantage

Other:

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) and Hausa language.
• Excellent writing skills.