Education Officer - (only open for Afghan Female nationality) - Job Location: Urozgan - Afghanistan

Urozgan

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Urozgan
Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
- Education, Learning and Training
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Education / Training
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

Purpose of the job:
The Education Officer will be responsible to support the overall implementation of the Education in Emergency Project in Uruzgan in close collaboration with the South Education PM. He/she will be working directly under supervision of the Education PM and reporting to him/her. The aim of the NRC Education provision is to support the formal schools in increasing the absorption capacity in terms of enrolling conflict-affected IDP children in Tarin Kot city.
The education officer will be responsible to build relationships with line ministries and other governmental stakeholders in line with the policies. Furthermore, will be responsible to develop steps and procedure for timely planning and implementation of the EiE component in close collaboration with the project staff, Field Office Coordinator, and Education PM.
In addition, he will also be responsible to observe and give proper feedback for improving the project materials and ways of provision. Furthermore, the Education officer will be responsible to give guidance to the team for better implementation of the project, build capacity of the team, and provide teacher training to the project teachers. He will be required to travel to Kandahar in cases where significant support is required.

Note: For more details about this position, please refer to the JD attached at the bottom.

Job description

Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
Assist a range of support with the implementation of the Education Core Competency portfolio according to plan of action
Implements independently procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated
Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards
In close collaboration with the Education Project Manager, expand, develop, coordinate and manage NRC’s Education in Emergencies project in Uruzgan;
Identify and train local staff necessary to implement the projects objectives;
In close cooperation with the members of the project team develop steps and procedures for timely planning and implementation of all elements in the program, in particular all training, monitoring and in-service training activities;
Ensure that activities are in accordance with norms and standards;
Provide Guidance to the team members, and coordinate with them accordingly;
Monitor, evaluate and suggest changes and improvements in the project and materials based on observations and discussions with the local staff and the PM and/or AM;
Document technical issues and questions, and channel to the PM and/or Field Officer Coordinator;
Prepare monthly reports and update the PM and/or Field Officer Coordinator as required;
Contribute to the development of NRC’s Country strategy, action plan and activities plan and priorities;
Assess the suggested area of operation in close collaboration with the PM and/or Field Officer Coordinator;
Assist in Preparation/development of narrative and budgets for proposals in conjunction with the PM and/or Field Officer Coordinator;
Assess needs for capacity building among program staff and local resource persons and partners and discuss actions with PM and/or Field Office Coordinator;
Communicate with and facilitate necessary agreements and understanding from local education authorities in line with the NRC protocol for communication;
Communicate, exchange information and co-operate with relevant actors, when required;
Work closely with the local staff of Education Sector partners in Ministries, UN agencies, Institutions and None-Governmental Organizations when required;
Participate in relevant meetings;
Actively promote the rights of IDPs/returnees;
Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the PM and/or Field Officer Coordinator and AM.

Qualifications

Graduated from University; Masters degree is an advantage
Minimum 3 years experience working in education programmes for NGOs/ UN/ government,
Experience working with local authorities in the South Region (Uruzgan).
Experience working in the field with low-income communities
Good written and spoken Pashto, Darin, and English.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
Ability to be highly mobile and spend a lot of time in the field (Visiting EiE classes, formal schools, school principals and administrative staff, and relevant stakeholders.)
Creativity and willingness to try new things
A positive and collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team
A willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment