Education Officer at Vision for Inclusive Solutions and Transparency Initiative (VISTA INITIATIVE)

Purpose of the Position

• The Education Officer will support the implementation, monitoring, and quality assurance of VISTA Initiative education programs across multiple field locations.
• The role ensures high-quality, inclusive, and innovative learning interventions while promoting digital and blended learning tools, supporting livelihoods-linked education, and contributing to proposal development, donor engagement, and advocacy for funding and partnerships.

Key Responsibilities
Program Implementation:

• Support delivery of education interventions, including TaRL, RANA/KARI, ABEP, NFE, and blended learning programs.
• Facilitate learner-centered, safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive educational activities.
• Promote girl-child education and inclusion of children with disabilities.
• Support establishment and monitoring of Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS), ABEP centers, and digital learning hubs.
• Integrate livelihood linkages into education programming where relevant, including skills-building and vocational training support.

Digital and Innovative Learning:

• Assist in integrating Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), blended learning, and AI-supported tools into programs.
• Support digital literacy development for teachers, facilitators, and learners.
• Contribute to adaptive, data-driven learning interventions.

Proposal Writing, Donor Engagement, and Advocacy:

• Provide technical inputs for proposals, concept notes, and donor submissions.
• Assist in drafting program descriptions, outcomes, and implementation plans for funding applications.
• Support advocacy for funding and partnership opportunities with donors, UN Agencies, INGOs, NNGOs, Philanthropies, and government agencies.

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Conduct field monitoring and support collection of programs and learning data.
• Assist with TaRL and RANA/KARI assessments and reporting.
• Document lessons learned, best practices, and success stories.

Capacity Building and Community Engagement:

• Support training of teachers, facilitators, and community volunteers on inclusive teaching, blended learning, safeguarding, child protection, and livelihood integration.
• Assist community mobilization to increase enrollment, retention, and participation.
• Support community education committees and learner support structures.

Coordination and Compliance:

• Support coordination with government agencies, SUBEBs, UNICEF, INGOs, CSOs, and community stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to child safeguarding, PSEA, and code of conduct policies.
• Identify risks in education programming and propose mitigation measures.

Key Deliverables

• Effective implementation of education programs across assigned locations.
• Improved learning outcomes through TaRL, RANA/KARI, blended learning, AI-assisted, and livelihoods-linked interventions.
• Contribution to funding proposals, concept notes, and donor engagement initiatives.
• Timely and accurate data collection, reporting, and program documentation.
• Strengthened community engagement, capacity-building outcomes, and inclusion of girls and children with disabilities.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Sciences, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum 2 years of experience in education program implementation, preferably in humanitarian or fragile contexts.
• Experience with TaRL, ABEP, RANA/KARI, NFE, or remedial education programs.
• Familiarity with Nigeria Learning Passport, blended learning, AI-supported education tools, and livelihoods integration is an advantage.
• Experience in proposal development, donor engagement, advocacy, and field-based program monitoring.

Core Competencies and Skills:

• Knowledge of Education in Emergencies (EiE), inclusive education principles, and livelihoods linkages.
• Strong coordination, facilitation, communication, and proposal-writing skills.
• Proficient in MS Office and digital learning platforms.
• Ability to travel extensively and work in field-based, often insecure environments.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Kanuri, Hausa, or Fulani is an advantage.

Safeguarding and Code of Conduct:

• The Roving Education Officer must adhere to VISTA Initiative Code of Conduct, Child Safeguarding Policy, and PSEA Policy. Any form of exploitation, abuse, or misconduct will not be tolerated.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

• VISTA Initiative is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, and candidates from diverse backgrounds.