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Street Child is a UK charity, established in 2008, that aims to create educational opportunity for some of the world's most vulnerable children Street Child began its work in Sierra Leone in 2008 working with a small number of street children, eight years later we have helped to transform the lives of more than 50,000 children across Sierra Leone, Liberia a...
Location: Maiduguri with frequent travel to Adamawa, Yobe and Abuja
Report to: Street Child Programme Director
Deadline: 24/07/2019 (interviews will be offered as they are received)
Specification: Nigerian Nationals Only
Starting from: 10th August 2019
Duration: 1 year with 3-month probation
Operational/Context Role
Street Child is looking for a dedicated Education Programme Manager for our programmes in North East Nigeria. Our education programmes include emergency education interventions in collaboration with the Education in Emergencies Working Group and the Federal/State Government by providing non-formal education for Internally Displaced and Out of School Children, and by improving the quality of education of the formal system with training of teachers and remedial intervention for better learning outcomes. Street Child also integrates Child Protection to ensure children learn in a safe and protective environment in school and at home.
Presently Street Child is launching a 3-year Programme for Borno State funded by EU and in partnership with UNICEF that will provide access to education to 18,000 out of school children. Aligned with the commitment to the localisation agenda, Street Child will implement together with three local organisations we have been working together in the last two years.
Other major Education in Emergencies intervention are in the pipeline with current finalisation of contracts.
The main responsibility of the Program Manager will be to oversee implementation of the North East Nigeria programmes, reporting to the Street Child Programme Director and in close collaboration with the NE Programmes Manager, the Education Specialist and the Child Protection Programme Manager. The role will involve managing the North East Nigeria Education team in Borno to work effectively with implementing partners and in liaison with government stakeholders.
The position proven capacity of project delivery, effective team management and effective partner management at a senior level. The ideal candidate would have a strong background in Education, good communication skills, and excellent leadership abilities. Analytical thinking and the capacity to research innovative intervention methods, as well as creativity and flexibility are also expected.
Identification of Position
Position Requirement
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible overall for the implementation of Street Child’s North East Nigeria programmes, including:
Leadership Behaviours:
Core Values:
Qualification and experience:
Education:
Master Degree in Social Science, Education or equivalent
Experience:
Language:
Technical skills
Terms and Conditions:
Contract is for one year and renewable according to performance review, with an initial probationary period of three months. The salary will be proportioned to the candidate experience and balanced to the Street Child salary scale.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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