Education Project Team Leader - Benghazi (National Position)

Key Job Tasks and Responsibilities: 
- Management of project staff 
- Implement plan of action for delegated portfolio of Education (2) projects (activities, budget and project documentation)
- Day to day follow of progress in project implementation.
- Ensure compliance with NRC policies, Core Competency tools, handbooks and guidelines and ensure proper filing of all relevant project documents
- Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore new and better ways to assist.
- Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
- Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents.
- Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer of key skills.
- Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders. 
- Promote the rights of IDP/returnee and refugee children in line with the advocacy strategy 
- Monitor, evaluate and suggest changes and improvements in the project and materials based on observations and discussions with the local staff, PC and the PDM 
- Document technical issues and questions, and channel to the PC 
- Support assessments for school selection and on-going out-of-school children data gathering 
- As requested, support in development of new proposals and budgets for education activities 
- Assess needs for capacity building among education staff and share with PC to jointly address 
- Support sector coordination efforts and represent NRC at inter-agency meetings when PC is not available  
- Ensure Child Protection referral pathways are put in place and utilized in areas of implementation; liaise with Child Protection and other Education actors 
- Travel to implementation areas regularly to manage local education authority relations 
- Organize and lead trainings for project staff (and local MoE) based on technical requirements of projects 
- Conduct teacher trainings and conduct follow up observations and spot checks 
- Follow up on Procurement and Logistics processes in Benghazi office on behalf of the Education team 
- Contribute to recruitment processes of education staff as necessary 
- Support team in youth education and nonformal education response preparedness as directed by PC and PDM 
- Any other task relevant to the position as requested by line manager

Ideal Candidate Profile:
We are seeking a motivated humanitarian professional to join our team.
University graduate with experience from working an Education or Child Protection project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context (with an NGO), and working in complex and volatile contexts
Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

- Written and spoken fluency in Arabic; proficiency in English. French is an asset.
- Knowledge of education context in Benghazi; understanding of the circumstances, needs and challenges - IDP/returnee and refugee children face and the sensitivity of the context
- Understanding of INEE minimum standards
- Knowledge of Gender and Child Protection and psychosocial support
- Experience working with children and/or educators; MoE-level experience a plus
- Experience managing, training and building the capacity of others
- Experience supporting the start-up of a new project in a difficult area
- Experience in coordination and liaising with Ministry of Education

Additional Information:
 
Contract Period: 6 months (with possibility of extension subject
to performance and availability of funds)
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and
conditions
Duty Station: Benghazi, Libya
For more information, please find the Job Description at this
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