Education Coordinator - EIE - (only open for Afghan nationality) Location: Kabul - Afghanistan

Kabul

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Kabul
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Education, Learning and Training
- Children's rights (health and protection)
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Education / Training
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: Closed

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

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization specialized in assisting and advocating for the rights of refugees, returnees and internally displaced people (IDPs).

Job description

Assist Education Core Competency Specialist in development of Education CC Strategy, Technical Guidance and Macro Log-Frames;
Ensure that NRC’s education program remains in line with the MoUs and other relevant government policies and guidelines (e.g. CBE policy, Inclusive Policy);
Actively communicate and coordinate with other CC Specialists and relevant technical advisors and project coordinators to ensure integrated approaches across the themes;
Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within the Education CC to ensure sound technical quality and synergies in EIE project implementation
Coordinate with key MoE departments, other relevant Ministries and government authorities, ANDMA, UN agencies, donor agencies and I/NGOs – Coordinate and support processing of the MoU with the Ministry of Education (MoE);
Seek additional funding/resources to Education program, in coordination with the Education CC Specialist, Grants Manager and Head of Programs;
Represent NRC in education Working and Sub Working groups at national level
Take active part and provide support to the process of proposal development, budgeting and planning activities;
Coordinate closely with other CC staff and facilitate integrated programming;
Support evidence-based learning for programme development and advocacy. Ensure that lessons learned are properly documented, effectively disseminated and where appropriate, incorporated into wider design and advocacy initiatives.
Conduct regular field visits to provide supportive supervision to all Education Programmes.
Compile, review and improve all Education reports to ensure high quality of information
Build capacity of the field staff to ensure they have skills to deliver programmes and objectives
Take active part and provide support to the process of proposal development, budgeting and planning activities.
Provide training and oversight to ensure proper understanding of cross-cutting issues such as Gender, Protection, Advocacy and Access aspects in the education projects and integration of same in projects;
Contribute to the development of an M&E framework for the Education programme that monitors the impact of projects and progress towards strategic operational and advocacy objective;
Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team to ensure Education work is contributing to all objectives across the priority quality areas.

Qualifications

At least four years of senior-level experience in humanitarian response within the education sector (At least one year of experience of responding in the first-phase of an emergency)
Bachelor Degree in Education, related field or an equivalent qualification;
Knowledge and experience working with tools and resources from the Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and in specific the use of the INEE Minimum Standards for Education.
Experience in educational planning (contingency planning) including education sector diagnosis, policy and strategy formulation, plan preparation and implementation.
Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written.
Value based Commitment to the rights of children and youth to education in emergencies and recognition of the need for education in emergencies as a first-phase response
Ability to put aside one's own the organizational interests and work impartially serving all EiE WG members on equal terms
Demonstrates integrity and strives to wards the highest personal and professional standards
Facilitation and Coordination: demonstrating the ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders and develop consensus and joint working.
Communication: Effectively present ideas in a clear, concise and convincing manner, while listening to and acknowledging others' perspectives and views
Decision Making Ability: Identifies key issues in a complex situation and makes effective and realistic decisions based on logical inferences, experiences and implications.