Education Specialist Ukraine

The purpose of the Education Specialist position is technical development of the education CC, strategic direction and quality assurance, the education strategy and quality control. The Education Specialist is responsible for mentoring, training, and capacity development of staff on education technical capacity.

Detailed and full description of the role can be accessed by reviewing the Job Description

Specific responsibilities

1. Develop Education strategy, technical SOPs, and Macro LFAs in line with NRC Programme Policy and national and international standards, and in coordination with other Core Competences 
2. Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
3. Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
4. Provide technical direction and project implementation support
5. Ensure that key learnings are extracted from education CC implementation, and incorporate them in education CC and staff development processes
6. Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff
7. Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
8. Responsible for the scale up the Education response in Ukraine, identify new opportunities for programming, synergies with the other CCs and partnerships.
9. Provide technical guidance to Education Programme staff throughout the NRC’s operational locations and support project’s implementation support
10. Analyse the needs of the education team in terms of capacity strengthening, build and implement a capacity strengthening plan
11. Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities. Develop and contribute to programme proposals and donor dialogues
12. Initiate and conduct new assessments relevant for the Education CC in coordination with other CC to ensure synergies and multi-sector responses

Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Education Core competency expertise.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Access to a Schengen visa is required for positions in Ukraine 

What We Offer 

• Duty Station – Kiev, Ukraine 
• Unaccompanied contract  
• Approximately 50% travel 
• Contract length: 24 months
• Salary: Grade 9 in NRC's salary scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including R&R. 

NRC is very grateful to those who have responded thus far and continue to heed to our calls for support. This is going a long way in addressing the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns currently affecting the people of Ukraine.

Applications will be reviewed on ongoing basis. Due to large response, NRC will not provide feedback to those candidates who do not meet criteria and/or not follow the application process.