Education Manager G8 (National Position) - Damascus

Syria

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Syria
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Education, Learning and Training
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: Closed

The purpose of the position of the Education Project Manager is to lead implementation of the research on the barriers faced by children and youth while accessing formal and non-formal education.

Duties and responsibilities

Planning and implementation of the research in coordination with Education specialist
Draft project activity plan and ensure timely implementation;
In coordination with CC specialist participate in recruitment of the project staff and their training based on project requirements;
Provide technical supervision and guidance to Research Team Leader, Information
Management Coordinator and Research Consultant(s).
Provide expertise and technical inputs to the process of designing data collection tools and methodologies.
Conduct frequent visits to the project areas (50% of time).
Data entry and analyses:
Ensure that research data is collected, stored and processed in due time and respecting NRC’s data protection standards.
Provide technical input and expertise to the process of data analyses to identify main trends and patterns.
Provide input to the process of report drafting, review and dissemination.
Compliance and reporting:
Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
Follow up on the donor reporting and ensure that relevant reports are submitted timely and with the high quality.

Qualifications

Academic Certificate/Degree in teaching or education is desirable.
Previous experience of working in education programming in humanitarian/recovery context;
Previous experience in designing/leading research (desk review, qualitative and quantitative data collection) and data analyses.
Experience of using data analyses software such as SPSS, STATA or similar will be considered as an asset.
Previous experience of managing teams.
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Knowledge of the context in Syria and neighbouring countries
Experience of programming in the region
Experience of programme scale-up and scale-down
Experience of leading inter-agency coordination and collaboration
Experience of working in a co-op/matrix management structure or similar
Experience of working with partners
Experience of collaborative working with remotely based colleagues

Personal qualities

Handling insecure environments
Strategic thinking
Empowering and building trust
Influencing
Initiate action and change
Analysing

We can offer

Contract Period: 4 months contract, with possibility to extend based on the budget availability and performance.
Salary/Benefits: According to NRC's salary scale and terms and conditions.
Duty Station: Damascus

IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Candidates who do not fill in the website application form in details may not be considered.
- Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

You may refer to the relevant job description & NRC Grade Structure through the following links:
Job Description
NRC Grading Profile

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

We work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights.

NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities

NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

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