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The Education Officer (s) will support education sector programme implementation in the respective state under the guidance of the Programme Coordinator for refugee and host communities’ education project. This includes, supporting in the development of the Detailed Implementation Plan, participating in stakeholders’ meetings, and contributing to narrative reporting. The job holder will also be working closely with stakeholders at the local community, school, local government area, and State level.
Under the guidance of the Programme Coordinator and working closely with the project team members, including implementing partners in Benue, Adamawa, Cross River, Taraba and Akwa Ibom States, the Education Officer will ensure that the education activities designed are carried out in a coordinated manner and in line with donor requirements, SCI standards, project agreement and commitments. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Project Coordination & Management

• Support the implementation of the Education component for refugees and host communities across the respective refugee hosting States in line with the project design.
• Ensure accurate project documentation, including collection of monitoring data and tracking of progress on output indicators; utilize data to contribute to reports as required.
• Support in facilitating relationships with refugees/host-communities and community leaders to ensure buy-in and Do No Harm
• Sustain positive working relationships with the implementing partners, government officials and other key stakeholders and work in collaboration with relevant education authorities to support the review of the relevant policies in the state. 
• Support the Programme Coordinator in overseeing the planning and coordinating of State and LGAs level engagement with education authorities and other key stakeholders including SCI Implementing partners, NCFRMI and UNHCR. 
• Contribute to monitoring and submission of timely and quality reports as per the reporting requirements.
• Working closely with the Programme Coordinator to ensure quality programme delivery, documentation and reporting of education activities in the respective State.

Operational Planning and implementation

• Work closely with the Education Coordinator in developing, implementing, monitoring project detail implementation plan, procurement plan, phased budget, MEAL Plan with documentation and reporting for all education interventions in the State.
• Recommend technical solutions to speed up the implementation and budget performance of education activities in line with the project proposal, work plan and budget.
• Effectively support the education projects staff and partners in developing weekly, monthly, quarterly plans, in line with EIE best practices, and ensure compliance with the agreed work plans and that programme objectives and targets are being achieved in line with the project proposal, work plan and budget.
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability during programme plan and expedite implementation while ensuring integrity and timeliness of project duration and meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children policies.
• Support in providing regular operations and implementation updates to the Programme Coordinator on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by SCI management.
• Ensure the timely reviews and adjustments for the project operational and implementation plan and budget as may be required from time to time. 
• Working closely with the Programme Coordinator to ensure that partners are well guided, supported and their capacity built in community mobilization, advocacy and reporting.

Financial and Narrative Reporting

• Suggest necessary report revisions and prepare draft reports for corrective actions as it relates to education activities. 
• Participate in reviewing all programme financial reports ensuring that donor guidelines have been followed and are of high standards.
• Participate in progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.
• Internal and external engagements
• Ensuring that the programme best practices is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor engagements, networks and any other engagements. 
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (LGA, State and National).

MEAL

• Effectively support in MEAL activities such as mapping exercises, surveys, needs assessments, baseline, midline and endline assessments and evaluation studies, and putting in place a functional activity tracking table.
• Ensure that the projects’ quality benchmarks for education are adhered to and implemented in project interventions.
• Support in collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and project Team.
• Participate in regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions. 
• Monitor programmes/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and Save the Children policies and procedures.

Safeguarding

• Ensure that  project delivery complies to the highest safeguarding standards in line with Save the Children’s policy 
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all education activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measure in place 
• Under the guidance of the education coordinator, ensure that workers at learning centres under the project receive all the necessary training and comply to SCI safeguarding policies
• Display safeguarding messages and orientation for all project participants in learning centres
• Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, training of teachers and construction/rehabilitation of classroom environment across the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps within the Programme Management Cycle.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in education, Social Sciences, Development Studies or any other related. 
• At least 3 years experience in implementing education and/or integrated programmes.
• Knowledge of any literacy and numeracy boost strategies that improves learners’ performance, including Teaching at The Right Level (TaRL), and teachers development towards improved quality of education is an added advantage.
• Experience of working within a Refugee or Conflict context is an added advantage.
• Experience of working on in refugee, humanitarian or development setting is an added advantage.
• Ability to coach, mentor and build the capacity of teachers in a refugee, humanitarian or development setting will be an added advantage.
• Experience of working with diverse group of stakeholders at the community, LG, State and National levels.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain cordial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal) and Local language skills (Hausa, etc.).

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Under the guidance of the Adamawa State Team Lead, the Programme Coordinator in consultation with the Programme Manager will ensure that the GPE funded project is implemented in a coordinated manner and in line with donor requirements and commitments. The Programme Coordinator will be responsible for leading the Adamawa component of the project and ensure timely submission of regular narrative and financial reports.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Programme Coordination, Operational Planning, and implementation:

• Oversee the coordination and implementation of the GPE refugees and host community education project in Adamawa State in line with the project design, donor requirements and SCI standards.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen linkages in the design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability (MEAL) and reporting.
• Create and sustain positive working relationships with government, partners, and project stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate State and LGAs level engagement with key government stakeholders for the implementation of the project as per the implementation plan. 
• Develop and support team members in preparation of report and ensure timely and quality reports are submitted as per the reporting requirements. 
• Working closely with Programme Manager, state team lead and state project team to ensure quality programme design, delivery, documentation and reporting of education activities in the respective State.
• The Programme Coordinator will ensure design, plan, monitor project implementation plan, distribution process and procurement plan.
• Overseeing and provide technical solutions to speed up the implementation and budget performance in line with the project detail implementation plan, budget phasing and budget.
• Effectively support the Education, Child Protection, WASH, Livelihoods and MEAL Officers to ensure compliance with the agreed work plans and that programme objectives and targets are being achieved in line with the project proposal and agreement.
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability during programme implementation and expedite implementation, where necessary while ensuring integrity and timeliness of project duration and meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children International policies.
• Provision of regular operations and implementation updates to the Programme Manager, State Team Lead on the project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by the management.
• Ensure the timely reviews and adjustments for the project operational and implementation plan and budget as may be required from time to time. 

Programme Technical Oversight and MEAL    

• In liaison with Programme Manager, State Team Leads, Executive Directors of SCI implementing partner in Adamawa and TAs from PDQ to;
• Provide technical oversight, guidance and support to state project team and project stakeholders as per project design and donor agreement.
• Ensure that the project’s quality benchmarks (QBs) are implemented and monitored as per the programme design to meet the key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Prepare quality progress reports acceptable to the standards of SCI Nigeria and SC UK and meet the programme reporting KPI.
• Ensure the project is implemented as per project design and if necessary to change design, the Programme Manager, and relevant TAs from PDQ should be taken into confidence and seek their inputs before project design change or operational modalities. 
• Support all the sector-based officers and MEAL Officer in MEAL aspects, which include assessments, baseline, and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table.
• Collect and manage complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and state Team.
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions. 
• Ensure an effective programmes/ projects monitoring, and evaluation systems are in place.
• Monitor programmes/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness, and adherence to both the donor and Save the Children policies and procedures.

Finance Management and Programme Reporting 

• Manage the Project budget in coordination with State Team Lead, Programme Manager, Finance Officer in Adamawa State.
• Overseeing the budget performance to ensure that projects implementation is on course as per the phased budgets, detailed implementation, and procurement plans. 
• The Programme Coordinator will conduct budget monitoring, suggest necessary revisions, and prepare budget revision for SC and donor approvals. 
• Ensure the realistic phasing of project budgets in line with the project activities for each month and ensure that budget variance is kept at minimum.
• Ensure strong financial management and compliance with Save the Children financial policy and procedures.  
• Overseeing the budget performance to ensure that project implementation is on track as per the budget phasing, detailed implementation, and procurement plan. 
• Preparation of timely and high-quality progress and end of project narrative and financial reports which are in accordance with the donor and SCI reporting schedule and formats.
• Review all programme narrative and financial reports ensuring that donor and SCI guidelines have been followed and met high standards. The project deadlines met in reporting and keep a track record of reporting (Narrative and Financial).
• Organize, facilitate monthly follow-ups, and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.

Internal and external engagements

• Ensuring that the GPE funded refugees and host communities’ education project is represented and given recognition at project stakeholder meetings, workshops, project technical committee, networks, and any other engagements. 
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication key stakeholders at all levels (Community, LGEA and State).
• Human Resources Management and Development:
• Working together with the Programme Manager, State Team Lead Adamawa, sector officers, MEAL officer and other project staff to identify learning and development needs of the project teams and develop specific plans to address the learning needs. 
• Conduct and participate in weekly/monthly staff and project team meetings to enable adequate support is provided.

Safeguarding

• Ensure that the field office and all staff comply with Save the Children’s safeguarding policies in all project implementation
• Provide field guidance to project implementing team on safe programming
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measures in place

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS  

• Minimum of a Masters’ Degree in Social Sciences, Education or related field. Experience in managing integrated programmes across different thematic areas such as education, child protection, child rights, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) governance, or having knowledge on Accelerated Basic Education Programme or Teaching at The Right Level (TaRL) is a must.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 5 years of accrued working experience in programme implementation with a minimum of 2 years in a management level position in an international NGO and those applying partnership approaches is desirable. 
• Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable plans and to evaluate progress.
• Experience of working with Out of School Children (OOSC) with local partners and Local Government and State Authorities in the Northeast Nigeria is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are compulsory.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary. 
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal) and Local language skills (Hausa etc.).

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ROLE PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION: 

• Save the Children with Global Partnership for Education (GPE) fund is implementing education, protection, and WASH interventions to address the needs of refugees and host communities in 5 refugees hosting states in Nigeria. This therefore requires coordinated advocacy and communication at the local government and community levels. 
• The Advocacy and Communication Assistant will provide support specifically to the implementation of Cameroonian Refugee program in Benue and Adamawa. 
• The Job holder will support the GPE Project team to develop quality and visually appealing communication materials needed to amplify the advocacy and campaigns of the implementation of the GPE refugee project. 
• The job holder will support the project team to gather contents in form of photos, case studies and success stories as needed. 
• S/he will support in leading advocacy and campaign related engagements at both local government and community levels. 
• S/he will support the project team to conduct safe back to school campaign at the community levels.
• S/he will support community level dialogue and engagements.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media project activities. 

• Have good understanding of the ACCM strategy and have ability to implement. 
• Support all advocacy and campaign related engagements and the implementation of ACCM Strategy. 
• Support the Media and Communications team with information to produce products for social media platforms and digital media.
• Support Media and Comms team to review all IEC and visibility materials to be in line with donor and SCI branding guidelines before they are sent for approval at the CO. 
• Support in writing case studies or reports, with infographics and layout formatting to SCI brand standards. 
• Support the mainstreaming of SCI Girl education campaign and Generation Hope campaign into project/programme implementations.
• Perform other duties and tasks as required by the Line Manager, Advocacy and Communication Officer and ACCM CO team.

People Management and Leadership:

• Have regular meetings with appropriate authorities at local government and community levels on the project.
• Support in engaging relevant authorities in the implementation of project through regular consultation and joint visits.
• Support team members to plan and carry out feedback meetings with authorities and beneficiaries.
• Support to Coordinate the planning and implementation of observation key global moments at the LGA and community levels.

Communication and Representation:

• Represent SCI at local and community levels and work with local authorities, partners as required, mainly in events relating to the project.
• With support from ACCM at CO, communicate advocacy messages to local government and community leaders and organizations.
• Support to coordinate and provide updates and reports to CO on the activities of Advocacy and Communication in the Field Office.
• Develop and maintain a professional network with government, community, and religious leaders, media partners and CSOs.
• Support in the dissemination of important information and messages related to the project.
• Contribute to weekly and monthly advocacy meetings to keep the entire ACCM family informed of the status of implementation.
• Contribute to internal and external communication with project/field specific input that feeds into regional and donor reports.

Safeguarding

• Ensure that project delivery complies to the highest safeguarding standards in line with Save the Children’s policy 
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all community mobilization and advocacy activities,  have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measures in place 
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles in engagement wit stakeholders and across the entire steps within the Programme Management Cycle.

Others:

• Other ad hoc tasks as requested by line manager, Field Manager or ACCM CO team.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Support team to be accountable to deliver on their responsibilities.
• Ensure the project team comply with SCI and donor branding guidelines.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, ready to take responsibility for their own personal development.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country and global scale

Collaboration:

• Be a good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, and external partners.
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence.
• Displays consistent excellent judgement.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

• Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline or relevant qualification
• Minimum of one year work experience in Advocacy and communication with knowledge of refugee and or humanitarian response.
• Fluency in spoken English Language and Pidgin English and Hausa language is an advantage.
• Ability to review documents, briefs, and write good report. 
• Good computer skills required, especially the ability to work comfortably in the MS office package.
• Ability to work in partnership with government, community, media, and partners. 
• Very good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• Good knowledge of i SCI brand and visibility policies and guidelines desired.
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protecting children in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.

Administrative & General Skills:

• ... holder will possess good analytical skill and ability to with the local community effectively and convincingly to a diverse audience at local and community levels.

Desirable:

• Experience in advocacy techniques and influencing tactics.
• Prior work experience in advocacy and communication with good knowledge of media engagement.
• Passion for photography and audio-visual editing.

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ROLE PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION: 

• Save the Children with Global Partnership for Education (GPE) fund is implementing education, protection, and WASH interventions to address the needs of refugees and host communities in 5 refugees hosting states in Nigeria. This therefore requires coordinated advocacy and communication at the local government and community levels. 
• The Advocacy and Communication Assistant will provide support specifically to the implementation of Cameroonian Refugee program in Benue and Adamawa. 
• The Job holder will support the GPE Project team to develop quality and visually appealing communication materials needed to amplify the advocacy and campaigns of the implementation of the GPE refugee project. 
• The job holder will support the project team to gather contents in form of photos, case studies and success stories as needed. 
• S/he will support in leading advocacy and campaign related engagements at both local government and community levels. 
• S/he will support the project team to conduct safe back to school campaign at the community levels.
• S/he will support community level dialogue and engagements.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media project activities. 

• Have good understanding of the ACCM strategy and have ability to implement. 
• Support all advocacy and campaign related engagements and the implementation of ACCM Strategy. 
• Support the Media and Communications team with information to produce products for social media platforms and digital media.
• Support Media and Comms team to review all IEC and visibility materials to be in line with donor and SCI branding guidelines before they are sent for approval at the CO. 
• Support in writing case studies or reports, with infographics and layout formatting to SCI brand standards. 
• Support the mainstreaming of SCI Girl education campaign and Generation Hope campaign into project/programme implementations.
• Perform other duties and tasks as required by the Line Manager, Advocacy and Communication Officer and ACCM CO team.

People Management and Leadership:

• Have regular meetings with appropriate authorities at local government and community levels on the project.
• Support in engaging relevant authorities in the implementation of project through regular consultation and joint visits.
• Support team members to plan and carry out feedback meetings with authorities and beneficiaries.
• Support to Coordinate the planning and implementation of observation key global moments at the LGA and community levels.

Communication and Representation:

• Represent SCI at local and community levels and work with local authorities, partners as required, mainly in events relating to the project.
• With support from ACCM at CO, communicate advocacy messages to local government and community leaders and organizations.
• Support to coordinate and provide updates and reports to CO on the activities of Advocacy and Communication in the Field Office.
• Develop and maintain a professional network with government, community, and religious leaders, media partners and CSOs.
• Support in the dissemination of important information and messages related to the project.
• Contribute to weekly and monthly advocacy meetings to keep the entire ACCM family informed of the status of implementation.
• Contribute to internal and external communication with project/field specific input that feeds into regional and donor reports.

Safeguarding

• Ensure that project delivery complies to the highest safeguarding standards in line with Save the Children’s policy 
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all community mobilization and advocacy activities,  have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measures in place 
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles in engagement wit stakeholders and across the entire steps within the Programme Management Cycle.

Others:

• Other ad hoc tasks as requested by line manager, Field Manager or ACCM CO team.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Support team to be accountable to deliver on their responsibilities.
• Ensure the project team comply with SCI and donor branding guidelines.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, ready to take responsibility for their own personal development.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country and global scale

Collaboration:

• Be a good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, and external partners.
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence.
• Displays consistent excellent judgement.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

• Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline or relevant qualification
• Minimum of one year work experience in Advocacy and communication with knowledge of refugee and or humanitarian response.
• Fluency in spoken English Language and Pidgin English and Hausa language is an advantage.
• Ability to review documents, briefs, and write good report. 
• Good computer skills required, especially the ability to work comfortably in the MS office package.
• Ability to work in partnership with government, community, media, and partners. 
• Very good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• Good knowledge of i SCI brand and visibility policies and guidelines desired.
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protecting children in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.

Administrative & General Skills:

• ... holder will possess good analytical skill and ability to with the local community effectively and convincingly to a diverse audience at local and community levels.

Desirable:

• Experience in advocacy techniques and influencing tactics.
• Prior work experience in advocacy and communication with good knowledge of media engagement.
• Passion for photography and audio-visual editing.