Education Officers at Life at Best Development Initiative

EDUCATION OFFICERS

The Education Officer is responsible to support the development and implementation of the Education activities in the project locations.

This position will take responsibility for planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of LABI’s education programme to ensure that girls and boys benefit from timely and appropriate humanitarian protection, assistance and efforts to reduce long term vulnerability.

Responsibilities & Tasks

• Provide technical support in the areas of education in emergencies to teachers, facilitators, volunteers and community members engaged in the project.
• Closely collaborate with all the concerned stakeholders to ensure that programme goals are achieved and sustained.
• Actively participate in education-related activities and meetings, and seek active collaboration with other players working in the education sector.
• Adhere to the work plan and ensure the activities are fully implemented as per the national/international and North-east Nigeria Education Sector guidelines.
• Ensure close supervision and support to field-based education activities
• Support in establishment of CPiE component within the Education activities
• Support set up of clear referral pathways between Education and CP teams.
• Identify and communicate project gaps, challenges and vulnerabilities to the line manager on a timely basis and suggest possible solutions to the problems.
• Actively participate in set up of clear monitoring and evaluation plan (including development and implementation of tools).
• Feed the project monitoring tools with highest level of accuracy in close coordination with project monitoring team.
• Establish and strengthen School Based Management Committees including training and community engagements.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Program Manager
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: Executive Director
• Position directly Supervises: Case Workers, Facilitators, Mentor teachers, Volunteers
• Key Internal Contacts: Other LABI sector’s staff,
• Key External Contacts:  Community members, school teachers and other NGOs staff.

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients at all times is essential.
• Excellent listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with survivors of all ages, background and diversity
• Demonstrated commitment to women’s empowerment and protection through current/ previous volunteer work in women’s group, girls’ clubs or other relevant experience is an added advantage
• Ability to facilitate trainings and sessions, including group support activities with women and girls.
• Ability to keep records and write simple and basic reports of activities would be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:
• Ability to work as a member of a team essential
• Positive and professional attitude, able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, work overtime when necessary and be able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.

Languages:

• Ability to communicate in English, Hausa, Kanuri and Babur

Computer / Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint, is an advantage.