NORCAP Education Specialists and Education Cluster Coordinators - Expert Deployment/ NORCAP

Job description

As a NORCAP roster member, the exact job description will vary with each assignment. The responsibilities of an Education Specialist may include:

• Establishing and maintaining appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
• Assessing the education needs in areas affected by an emergency.
• Leading the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of an overall strategy of the Education in Emergencies (EiE) response, as well as area-specific response plans as necessary.
• Contributing to the work of the Education Cluster or Education in Emergencies Working Group at national and sub-national levels.
• Interact with other sectors, humanitarian and development actors, government counterparts and relevant authorities.
• Facilitating the transition from humanitarian assistance to longer-term development efforts.
• Building the EiE capacity of staff and government and non-government partners.
• Ensuring response plans and associated implementation arrangements take into account dimensions related to gender and equity.
• Providing technical inputs into the financial aspects of joint response plans, both in terms of costing and budgets and in terms of support to financial management mechanisms to be used during implementation.
• Assistance in the area of information management and monitoring and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree within a relevant field of study (education, social sciences, international development, humanitarian response or a related field).
• Minimum 7 years of professional humanitarian experience from the field of education (equivalent to the UN P4 level or higher).
• Technical experience and knowledge in the area of education in emergencies response is required, including coordination, capacity development, education planning, refugee/IDP education, monitoring and evaluation or information management.
• Knowledge of the humanitarian community, including donors, governments, the UN system and relevant international and regional organisations.
• Familiarity with the INEE Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and the mechanisms and processes developed as part of the Humanitarian Reform.
• Experience interacting with government in humanitarian contexts.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English. The ability to work in at least one other international language – French, Arabic or Spanish would be an asset.

Education level

• College / University, Master / Phd grade

Personal qualities

• Ability to work in a collaborative manner with team members and with multiple stakeholders at various levels from national to sub-national and community levels.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including cultural sensitivity.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in highly stressful situations.

We offer

Being a NORCAP roster member gives you:
• A great opportunity to work in an international setting for a world recognised organisation.
• Significant life experiences through challenges and self-development.
• A meaningful job working with the world’s challenges on location.
• For more information about NORCAP, please go to our website https://www.nrc.no/

Practical information:
• Protection is at the heart of the work that we do; candidates selected for interview can expect for this aspect of their profile to be explored in some detail.
• Candidates are expected to be available for mission within the first 6 months of having been accepted to the roster.
• Shortlisted candidates will need to pass an English test as part of the selection process.
• Kindly submit your CV and application in English and include your full name as written in your passport.
• All candidates will get feedback within three weeks after the closing date of this advertisement.
• Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.