Education Coordinator

World Vision International

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Location: Syria - Raqqa
Number of Positions: 1
Salary: As per the salary scale proposed by UNICEF

Job purpose:

As a member of the Education team and under the operational supervision of the Project Manager, and technical supervision of Education TA, the Education Coordinator will oversee and lead the implementation of the education-related projects in Raqqa. S/he will coordinate the education project activities in support of WVSR’s work to serve conflict-affected Syrians, manage the day-to-day performance of programme activities, support the draw up of the annual programme budget and ensure they are on time, within forecasting and implemented with quality. Frequent site visits, reporting and monitoring of the programme components are required.

The Field Education Coordinator will provide strategic coordination for education interventions in emergencies or response situations while ensuring that quality education is integrated across the implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes of WVSR’s work across the area programme in Raqqa.

Major Responsibilities

• Activity:

1- Strategy, Design and Planning

• In cooperation with the other education staff of the AP, work closely with the community to carry out needs assessments and reviews in communities to determine development interventions that are required and are consistent with the Field Office’s strategic plan; build a foundation for local partnership, ownership and sustainability of programme interventions.

• Work with the Supply Chain team, support the timely delivery of program supplies and ensure supporting documentation is received to verify delivery as needed.

• Follow up on the results of activities and interventions implemented, reporting emerging risks to achieve programme activities to the PM.

• Prepare and update supporting documents (work plan, training plans, staffing plans) to ensure robust project implementation.

• Under the guidance of the PM and in coordination with Technical Advisor(s), contribute to efforts in the various working groups to develop standards and approaches for multi-sectoral programming.

• Document lessons learnt, challenges, and best practices and share lessons with the PM, Technical Advisors, and relevant WV staff.

• Ensure project implementation is done according to proposals, project documents and partner agreements where available.

• Assist in preparing data and information reports and all related documents every month, including the 4W and inputs for the sector.

  2- Technical Guidance, Supervision, Quality Assurance, and Improvement

• Manage the planning and implementation of education activities using recommended models, techniques, standards, and tools to achieve output targets within scope, time and budget.

• Work with other WV’s staff to ensure that relevant ministries and cross-cutting themes (e.g. child protection, WASH, Livelihoods, Health, Gender equality, disability, and environment) are integrated into the TPs implementation plan for impact and scale.

• Actively monitor output indicators of reach and coverage and provide recommendations for improvement to meet desired education outcomes.

• Assess project activities to ensure they are within scope, time and budget; assess the quality of implementation for education interventions.

• Provide support to M&E teams during monitoring and evaluation activities and guidance at the development stage.

• Ensure implementation of Audit and Risk Assessment recommendations in education projects and their impact areas within the cluster.

3- Capacity Building and Staff Development

• Coordinate and implement training in project model or education intervention implementation for World Vision staff, e.g. education officers and stakeholders, for effective rollout and activity implementation.
• Prepare a developmental plan PM and TA to ensure continuous learning and exposure to training opportunities to input back into the programmes’ development and enhancement.

4- Advocacy, External Engagement and Partnering

• Establish effective partnerships with local education stakeholders, networks, and local authorities.

5- Research, Evidence, Reporting, Knowledge Management, and Safeguarding

• Seek out and document lessons learned from education project activities in the local AP for improved quality of programming
• Facilitate regular reflection and learning activities with education staff and volunteers as well as other local education stakeholders to reflect on implementation and make adaptations as needed
• Collect monitoring data with community workers and volunteers in a collaborative and systematic way
• Identify and disseminate good practices, learnings and innovations through the Education Community of Practice.
• Report adult and child safeguarding incidents for designated area programmes (Levels 1-3)
• Ensure proper implementation of the office’s Safeguarding Incident Preparedness Plans at the local area programme level.
• Other tasks and responsibilities requested by line manager within the scope of work.

Knowledge/Qualifications for the Role

Required Professional Experience:

• 4-5 years of experience in education (same requested position), child development, or community development.
• Experience working in an INGO, NGO, charity or international development context
• Specific and extensive experience in the education sector leading education programmes in the field.
• Experience leading workshops, training, and capacity-building sessions.
• Desirable to acquire training and ToT certificates in the areas of EiE.
• Experience in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and report writing.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification:

• University degree in education, social work, project management, community development, international development, child development, or a related field.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Strong planning and project management skills
• Excellent knowledge of the Syrian context.
• Excellent knowledge of the education sector and its programming.
• Strong knowledge of education actors, counterparts and capacities.
• Strong group facilitation, training, coaching, and capacity-building skills
• Strong inter-personal communication and collaboration skills
• Have deep analytical skills (contextually, politically, etc.)
• Strong partnering, conflict management, and consensus-building skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of common local Education issues and opportunities
• Computer skills, mainly in Microsoft Office package – Essential
• Bilingual (Arabic & English), good command (written and spoken) in both languages – Essential.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement:

• Position will be based in Raqqa, with frequent visits to the field.

Physical Requirements: N/A

Language Requirements:

Essential: Arabic is a must. Desired: Strong English communication skills.