Education Technical Assistant - Monguno at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Responsibilities

Generic Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day implementation of education project activities across target locations, ensuring activities are delivered according to workplans and timelines.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor project implementation, identify challenges, and provide timely feedback to the Project Officer.
• Assist in organising trainings, workshops, meetings and community engagement sessions, including participant mobilisation and logistical arrangements.
• Assist in coordinating learning activities in schools, Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS), and community-based education centres.
• Maintain accurate project records, beneficiary data, attendance sheets, activity reports, and filing systems.
• Support community mobilisation and engagement with School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs), parent groups, youth groups, and community leaders to promote access to education.
• Support implementation of safe, inclusive, gender-sensitive, and conflict-sensitive education activities.
• Support distribution of education materials, teaching and learning supplies, recreation kits, and other project items, ensuring proper documentation and accountability.
• Collect routine monitoring data and support assessments, surveys, and post-distribution monitoring activities.
• Assist in identifying children at risk of dropping out and support referral pathways for protection, psychosocial support, and other specialised services where necessary.
• Work closely with teachers, facilitators, and incentive staff to ensure adherence to approved teaching schedules and activity plans.
• Support accountability mechanisms by receiving and documenting community feedback and complaints and escalating them appropriately.
• Assist the Project Officer in preparing weekly updates, activity reports, and other programme documentation.
• Perform any other project-related duties assigned by the Project Officer or Area Programme Manager
• Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures, and a specific responsibility for the functions policies and procedures

Specific Responsibilities

• Supports the Education Officer in the implementation of the Project Work plan
• Monitoring of activities in schools and centers
• Work with SBMCs and children’s groups to address protection concerns in schools
• Work with community facilitators in ensuring regular data collection, reporting and storage

Qualifications
Generic professional competencies:

• Have at least 3 years of teaching experience in Primary School, pre-primary or any other formal or non-formal learning institution.
• Experience in community development initiatives
• High level of personal integrity and sensitivity to adult psychology.
• High standard of English methodology including oral skills.
• Knowledge on use participatory and learner centred methods, children rights and the global education standards
• Experience in Project Management in humanitarian/recovery context

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

Be a Nigerian citizen

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in education from a reputable institution
• Must have undergone training in and demonstrate a strong mastery of education and psychosocial support approaches for children.
• Have at least 3 years teaching experience
• Understanding of child protection issues in schools and working with SBMCs in addressing them
• Experience in working with children with disabilities/special needs education
• Experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Strong organizational and team working skills.
• Good knowledge of English and knowledge of the local language.