Surge Capacity – Technical Education Assistant, (Nationals Only) - Jordan

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

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NRC in Jordan

Established in 2012 NRC Jordan’s long-term outlook addresses the problems affecting life as a refugee. We work to build the resilience of Syrians, and to relieve the impact on the Jordanian communities that host them.  Syrian refugees in Jordan are struggling. As they contend with difficult living conditions across the country, the obstacles are complex. They struggle to remain registered as refugees, to provide for their families, and to access essential services – including education for their children. The Jordanian communities that host them, meanwhile, feel the impact of hosting high numbers of refugees – with each year that passes, local infrastructure becomes more strained.

Role Specific Information

This advertisement is for the creation of surge capacity for NRC activities in Azraq camp. Candidates selected through this process will be added to a roster. An employment offer is contingent on needs and funding and is not guaranteed and start and end dates are needs based. Candidates included in the roster can only be offered positions of 6 months maximum. If the need for the position extends beyond 6 months the position will be re-advertised and candidates may re-apply.

The NRC Jordan Education Programme will work on issues of access and quality in order to provide services to refugee girls and boys. The Technical Education Assistant will support the NRC Education core competencies in implementing learning, recreational activities and entertainment for new arrival children and adolescents. We are looking for passionate educationalists with experience in directly implementing activities with children and adolescents and ability to operate within highly stressful environments.

Generic responsibilities:

• Develops own weekly activity planning. Identifies gaps, problems in the implementation area of own activities.

• Prepares and files accurate records of project activities and ensures all information is accurate and available in time.
• Collaborate with relevant local authorities and/or stakeholders. Serves as a link between NRC programs and local community.
• Shares and collects information. 

Specific responsibilities:

• Implement recreational activities according to NRC packages and guidance and appropriated to local culture and refugees’ context;

• Engage with parents so that they will be facilitating children attendance to recreational activities;
• Identify parents who can be volunteering in facilitating the implementation of recreational activities;
• Develop individual weekly work and activity plans;
• Share observations and feedback from community staff, parents and wider community;
• Provide internal site level activity reports as agreed with Team Leader and Education Officer on area of responsibility;
• Proper record keeping of all activities including community participation and mobilization (responsibility to ensure this is properly reported and recorded).

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a Vocational / Tawjihi graduate with a minimum of one year previous experience working in a similar or equivalent position with experience working in complex and volatile contexts.

We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong communication, organizational and planning skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels, and to be Able to maintain smooth, clear and professional communication with the beneficiaries. Energetic and motivated individuals with a passion for education and a desire to work with Syrian refugees

In this position you will join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people in the world's biggest displacement crisis.

Additional Information:

Applications will be screened as received and position will close once suitable candidate(s) are identified.

Contract period: Maximum 6 months (Non-Renewable)

Salary/benefits:   842 JOD (subject to social security)

Duty station:      Azraq Camp

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