Education Officer at Universal Humanitarian Aid Initiative (UHAI)

Dimension of the Role

• Communicates within Universal Humanitarian Aid Initiative (UHAI), partners and related government institutions.
• The post holder will coordinate the field-level implementation, of the EiE project and also document lessons learnt, support assessments, monitor and evaluate the Education in Emergencies components of Universal Humanitarian Aid Initiatives (UHAI)’s emergency response.
• He/she is responsible for assessment, response analysis, design, capacity building.
• The post holder will also contribute towards the capacity building of Universal Humanitarian Aid Initiative (UHAI) implementing partners.

Accountabilities

Programme Development & Quality Management:   

• In collaboration with the Field Team and Project Manager and Specialist, the EiE Officer:
• Coordinate the implementation of EiE project
• Support the project manager in designing the project implementation plan
• With support from Community Mobilizers mobilize and sensitize community on the new project
• Support in documenting lessons learnt and best practices of the project
• With support from MEAL team, design a Monitoring plan and simple data collection tools to ensure monitoring and data collection of key project indicators.  
• Support assessment of Education sector in North East
• Review, assess and update the education situation in areas affected by emergency
• Highlight education issues requiring a response – both immediate (less than 2 months) and medium term and make recommendations on specific UHAI actions required.

Ensure core commitments to children are taken into consideration.

• Ensure key data from assessments could be used as a baseline for program evaluation.  If additional baseline data is required to evaluate children’s learning outcomes, then work with appropriate colleagues to collect this additional information.
• In collaboration with national and international Education actors, map current institutional response capacities – including conducting an education specific 3Ws.
• Support in designing appropriate education interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context.  Inclusion of quality issues in education and learning outcomes is really important.
• Ensure that issues of gender, protection, and conflict sensitivity are factored into the program design.
• Ensure Universal Humanitarian Aid Initiative (UHAI) guidelines, UN education cluster standards and INEE Minimum Standards are considered. 
• Represent Universal Humanitarian Aid Initiative (UHAI) to clusters, governmental and nongovernmental groups as needed and agreed with the Executive Director.
• Support the implementation of, and represent UHAI in emergency education coordination mechanisms including any relevant cluster.
• Brief updates and reports on sectoral activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders.
• Perform any other project related duties as specified by the project Manager.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge Essential:

• University Degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
• Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience Education in Emergencies
• Experience working in emergency settings
• Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards (especially UNCRC)
• Experience with participatory approaches to education, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.
• Experience working with IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
• Experience in mobile EiE units desirable but not essential
• Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation and violence

Skills & Knowledge:

• Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Languages: Excellent command of English language

Behaviors:

• Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders
• Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behavior
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
• Provides good and adequate administrative and logistical support to enable Programmes to meet meets it’s agreed financial and program outcomes.
• Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in the execution of duties.
• Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organizational development.
• Sound judgment and decision-making in complex situations  Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
• Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
• Very strong commitment to continuous learning