Job Opportunities at Grow Strong Foundation

Reporting:

Education Officer

Languages Required:

  English

Starting Date:
 May 2021

Purpose:  

The Community Mobilizer oversees creating awareness of Grow Strong Foundation programs thought targeted communities. He/she participates in the collection of data and to the identification of the beneficiaries within the communities. He/she participates in monitoring the implemented activities and assessing new needs. The community mobilizer could be asked to take part to training or distribution activities.

Job Responsibilities:

Evaluation / diagnostic:

• Help in setting up criteria for selecting beneficiaries
• Identification of target groups through the communities (Children, women, vulnerable…)
• Collect accurate data at the community level
• Assist in conducting baseline survey
• Report any emerging needs to the Program manager and his/her assistant
• Support technical team to settle committees or any other community association

Communication / representation

• Mobilize the targeted communities and create awareness about the program activities
• Listen to complains from the different groups of the communities
• Mitigate problem between communities when it arises
• Analyze actions to be done to avoid any security accident at community level
• Give support for all GSF activities for community mobilization and communication with local authorities, site and village leaders

Implementation and operational monitoring

• Monitor the implemented activities at the community level by onsite regular visits
• Sensitization and training of the beneficiaries (if requested by the Program Manager)
• Follow activities implemented by other organizations in GSF’s area of intervention and report to the Program Manager or his/her assistant
• Assist in conducting assessment survey to control progress of program and efficiency of activities

Reporting

• Share with the Education officer and Program Manager and his/her assistant every information about security, activities, logistics or administrative issues occurred at field level
• Participate in the preparation of the regular program reports
• Participate to the general program meetings (weekly, monthly…)
• Communicate orally about any important issue in internal staff meetings

Essential Criteria

• Ensure effective coordination, planning and implementation of education activities.
• Contribute to and ensure the effective management and monitoring of GSF-supported projects.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships and support resource mobilization in cooperation with the Management support.
• Ensure provision of top quality technical and advisory services, and facilitation of knowledge management and knowledge dissemination
• University degree in Relevant Field
• Good computer skills in programs including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work under pressure in challenging working and living conditions
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Excellent spoken and technical writing ability in English, including report writing
• Ability to work effectively with other people both as an individual and as a member of a group
• Organizational Skills, Decision-making Skills and Technical Skills
• Ability to see the entire picture of the whole organization and the inter-relationships among its parts.
• Knowledge of Local Languages: Kanuri, Hausa
• Project related skills: good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up
• IT skills: Good knowledge of Office software: Excel, Word, Outlook, GIS, data collection and analysis software a plus
• Professional experience: 2 year of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)
• Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (communication), team player

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Reporting:

Program Manager

Languages Required:

  English

Starting Date:
 

 May 2021

Purpose:  

Education Officers are responsible for strategizing, implementing and overall management of Education activities in schools or community. The Education Officers provide technical leadership for all the education activities, including leading and coordinating the non-formal education program and systems support activities in each community and Schools.

This position is a project base full-time.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement Education activities according to Concept note, budgets, and work plans
• Lead in organizing and facilitating training programs
• Oversee training, coaching and on-going support of community mobilizers, teachers, SBMC and children.
• Conduct community awareness activities to support school enrolment
• Monitor learning outcomes of pupils via radio learning programs
• Support the distribution and monitoring of usage of Solar Powered radio sets, mats, PPEs, learning materials, school in a box kits dignity kits etc among learners, teachers, SBMCs etc, at community/school level
• Providing students with support and guidance on response services within the school
• Referring students to other support services and mental health professionals as needed.
• Conduct learning baseline and end line assessment in the targeted LGAs/schools within Yobe state
• Assisting consortium partners to in the development of best practice of the project and its sustainability.
• Support local programme supervision visits from donors, SUBEB or authorities or any other relevant parties as assigned by the Programme Manager or Executive Director 
• Provide regular updates to the Program Manager
• Update monthly progress report
• Attend Education in emergency working group (EiEWG) and other relevant Coordination Meetings
• Represent GSF in various forums and interact with relevant stakeholders.
• Other duties and responsibilities required

Essential Criteria

• Ensure effective coordination, planning and implementation of education activities.
• Contribute to and ensure the effective management and monitoring of GSF-supported Education projects.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships and support resource mobilization in cooperation with the Management support.
• Ensure provision of top quality technical and advisory services, and facilitation of knowledge management and knowledge dissemination
• University degree in Education; advanced degree preferred.

·         3 years of experience related to teacher professional development.

• Good computer skills in programs including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work under pressure in challenging working and living conditions
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Excellent spoken and technical writing ability in English, including report writing
• Ability to work effectively with other people both as an individual and as a member of a group
• Good administrative and leadership skills
• The ability to form the attitude for realizing the needs, problems, grievances, and feelings of the subordinate employees, making contact and good relationship with them is known as behavioural skill.
• Organizational Skills, Decision-making Skills and Technical Skills
• Ability to see the entire picture of the whole organization and the inter-relationships among its parts.