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  • Posted: Oct 28, 2021
    Deadline: Nov 6, 2021
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    Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
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    Institutional Capacity Strengthening Manager

    Location: Maiduguri - Borno

    Role Purpose

    • Plan is seeking applicants for an Institutional Capacity Strengthening Manager for the anticipated USAID-funded Opportunities to Learn education activity in Nigeria.
    • The Opportunities to Learn activity aims to equip out-of-school children and youth in northeast Nigeria with the foundational skills needed to progress to higher levels of education, training and/or engagement in the workforce. This position is contingent upon award of the project by the donor.

    Accountabilities

    • Strengthen and support the role of civil society and community-based organizations to contribute to the delivery of results of the program.
    • Facilitate local accountability for management and oversight of non-formal learning centres.
    • Support and develop state and local youth-led organizations to successfully support increased utilization of Basic Education services for target populations
    • Identify new opportunities from established Data Hubs to shape and inform quality equitable education policies and programs with data, evidence and lessons learned from non-formal education in Nigeria
    • Develop a training plan on the locally run education management information system that captures out-of-school children and youth enrolled and mainstreamed
    • Support Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, state and local education authorities to develop appropriate learner assessment and certification standards, tools and processes
    • Support the development and implementation of quality assurance policies and tools, to be used by a variety of stakeholders including governmental education bodies, schools, Head Teachers and parents.

    Key Relationships:

    • This position will work closely with project technical leads to integrate capacity strengthening across all results.
    • Externally, they will serve as the primary liaison with key governmental stakeholders for institutional systems strengthening and capacity building.

    Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge

    • Bachelor’s Degree in International Education, Special Education, Education, Education Policy and Planning, Educational Administration, International Development or related field required.
    • Minimum of five (5) years of education project implementation experience
    • Specific experience in primary education reform, institutional capacity building, policy framework development, and working in crisis-affected environments
    • Demonstrated experience working with government agencies, actors, schools, Head Teachers, and other stakeholders at the national, district, and local levels
    • Knowledge of the Nigerian certification processes and basic education standards
    • Experience with assessment measurements, including Early Grade Reading Assessments and Early Grade Math Assessments
    • Demonstrated expertise in policy mapping
    • Ability to lead workshops, trainings, and strategic planning sessions;
    • Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, education data management and analysis, and data presentation through user-friendly dashboards
    • Work experience in Nigeria highly preferred
    • Proficient English oral and written communication skills are essential.

    Method of Application

    Note

    • Plan International Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or disabilities.
    • Plan International Nigeria is fully committed to child protection to prevent children from all forms of abuse.
    • Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
    Interested and qualified? Go to Plan International on jobs.plan-international.org to apply

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