Education in Emergency Officer

Background:

The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 30 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery, and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is planning to implement a Multi-Sectoral Emergency support to conflict and natural disaster -Affected school children across the country funded by Lego Foundation Play matters (PM) Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) managed by IRC. Under this program, the IRC will provide Education in Emergency, Protection, WASH, Nutrition, and Health intervention at school. IRC is currently seeking a highly motivated, Education in Emergency (EiE) Officer, who will take overall responsibility for the quality education intervention in emergency crisis.

With the direct supervision of the CYPD manager leads the Education in Emergencies project in timely implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting of agreed activities.

 Major key Responsibilities:

• Involves in the rapid assessment of the emergency education needs.
• Ensures the quality day-to-day implementation of the EiE activities.
• Keeps the record of number of beneficiaries in the target area
• Works very closely with supply chain and finance to deliver the project activities on time
• Facilitates the ASR and/or ALP based on the need on the ground
• Daily follow up with Learning Facilitators/Community Volunteers to ensure quality learning sessions.
• Works with the parent-teacher association (PTSA) to ensure that children are enrolled in the TLS or existing schools.
• Conducts in-service teachers/facilitators trainings based on teachers training needs.
• Ensures that the teaching-learning process is in place in the temporary learning spaces or existing school.
• Develops activity and spending plan once the budget is released.
• Ensures effective budget management based on existing tools (PR tracking and Budget versus Actual) to avoid under or overspending. Tracks the PR on regular basis to ensure the quality budget management.
• Communicates on weekly basis to both the field office and/or Addis team on progresses and any challenges. Communicates the technical team in Addis Ababa on ad hoc basis on phone to discuss any emerging issues.
• Represents the IRC in any external meetings at the local level.
• Drafts monthly reports on IRC template and quarterly reports on the donor template.
• Drafts the 5Ws on the basis of template and shares with the MEAL manager on monthly basis.

• BA/BED in Education, Education Planning and Management or other fields related to the position.
• Minimum of 4 years working experience in the education sector
• NGO experience will be an advantage
• Experience in handling emergency projects
• Good technical and report writing skill
• Good communication and social skills
• Fluent spoken and written English and Gedeo language is a plus
• Ability to meet to perform her/his activities within short period of time
• Computer literate with MS Word, Excel and Outlook

Professional Standards:

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Gender Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and makes sure policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons