Education Officer (Volunteer) at Pro-Wellness Humanitarian Initiative

Job Summary / Position Overview

• The Education Officer will be responsible for the day to day implementation of Education activities in respective LGA.
• The Education Officer provides both operations and technical assistance relating to Education in Emergencies project.
• The job holder provides coordination and engagement with relevant Education stakeholders.

Line Management / Position in the Organization:

• Pro-Wellness Humanitarian Initiative (PROWI)
• Reports to the Program Manager.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Support excellent coaches to deliver quality learning to targeted beneficiaries
• Provide support on youth/adolescent programming, including, life skills, catch-up classes, basic literacy/numeracy, and alternative/accelerated education
• Support advocacy initiative with government agencies and relevant stakeholders.
• Support identification of needs, and development and facilitation of training programs for volunteers’ teachers,
• With support from M&E team design a Monitoring plan and simple data collection tools to ensure monitoring and data collection of key project indicators
• The post holder will directly implement the project and also document lessons learnt, support assessments and monitoring and evaluation of the Education in Emergencies components of PROWI’s emergency response. He/she is responsible for assessment, response analysis, design, capacity building.
• The post holder will also contribute towards the capacity building of partners, and community structure to ensure quality implementation of the integrated education project in the targeted communities.
• Will be responsible for school supervision, and data collection
• Will support in organizing and facilitating teacher trainings and assessments
• Support assessment of Education sector in the state of implementation
• Review, assess and update the education situation in areas affected by emergency
• In collaboration with national and international Education actors, map current institutional response

Qualifications / Core Requirements

• University Degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
• Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards (especially UNCRC).

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years relevant working experience Education in Emergencies
• Experience working in emergency settings
• Experience with participatory approaches to education, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Ability to read and write in both English and others languages appropriately in Northeast Nigeria
• Skills in training and management
• Proficiency in the use of computers (MS Word, Excel, Power Point Presentation).
• Should be multitasking and can work with little or no supervision.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team and to provide quality and timely support and services.
• Professionalism and flexible attitude to work
• Ability to work under pressure and flexibility to adjust work schedules and priorities.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of the development and humanitarian sector.
• Ability to speak English fluently, Hausa and other local languages desirable.
• Familiarity with project management and reporting requirements of major donors.
• Excellent English written, verbal communication and report writing skills
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and adapt to diverse contexts.

Organizational Requirements:

• The post holder will, at all times, carry out his/her responsibilities with the utmost respect for the protection of children by the PROWI’s Child and Vulnerable Person/persons Safeguarding Policy.
• The post holder will be required to respect ethnic and racial differences during and after work hours.
• The post holder will report to the PROGRAM MANAGER
• To be committed to and share in the outworking of PROWI’s Vision, Mission and Values
• The post holder will be expected to behave according to PROWI’s ‘Code of Conduct’

Safeguarding and Protection:

• Efforts will be made to ensure adequate exclusion of minors, young and other vulnerable adults who are not legally authorized to work from the scheme to ensure that the project is devoid of litigations and court injunctions.