Program development and implementation

• Assess the situation of drought crisis affected areas (IDPs) and contribute in the development of appropriate and quality EiE project proposals.
• Facilitate and carry out baseline and endline studies, semi/annual reviews, and evaluations for the project.
• Coordinate evaluation & assessment of the existing data on targeted beneficiaries and their education needs
• Prepare detail implementation plan & work to ensure the effectiveness.

Coordination, partnership and networking

• Liaise with local government at field level to ensure compliance with government & zonal education cluster coordination.
• Represent WVE in zonal & regional education coordination meetings of agencies & government (clusters, task force meetings, networks & others)
• Provide regular updates to project manager on a weekly & monthly basis on the project progress, priorities & constraints.
• Coordinate with other EiE partners to maximize use of resources.

Resource Management

• Manage operation budget of the project in the implementation sites (procurement, & cost for the materials)
• Contribute to the selection of pre-qualification and bidding of local suppliers & contractors for logistics availability & purchase.
• Track regularly the project budget versus actual expenditure with EiE officers, field finance for timely correction.
• Make close follow up to project financial management (cash flow, field financial report review, monitoring)

Reporting and Documentation

• Work to ensure quality reports are submitted in a timely manner and in accordance with the donor and WVE requirements on target schools.
• Monitor the impact of ECW project in the framework of EiE response program and promote learning by documentation of best practices.
• Work with project manager to provide necessary information to the EiE program team at NO, NECR & regional cluster.
• Assist on the documentation of best practices & challenges for further learnings.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements 

• BA degree in education and other education fields especially in pedagogy, educational planning and management, education leadership, curriculum and instruction are required.

Experience/BACKGROUND

• Experience in leading the EiE project implementation specially in emergency program context
• Minimum three years relevant field experience in emergency or post-emergency settings, IDP and returnees & refugee setting experience is preferable and five years in the field of education.
• Technical experience in managing education program in both emergency and development, teaching methodology, need assessment, planning and facilitation skills is an asset
• Demonstrated understanding of the Ethiopian education policy and education in emergency programming
• Experience in life skills education and alternative basic education, accelerated learning program (ALP) & accelerated school readiness (ASR), psychosocial support, teachers training, community capacity enhancement, and related.

Special Criteria:  

• BA degree with strong planning, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and documentation of lessons learned
• Strong experience in collaborating and partnering with the government and other EiE partners
•  Proven operational level experience and leadership in project management

Applicant Types Accepted:  Local Applicants Only