Education in Emergency Officer | Angot, Ethiopia

Job Description

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE

This position holder shall ensure that activities are implemented duly as planned, compile detail performance reports and best practices regularly as required and put in place strategies for effective and smooth operation of the project. The officer may be also expected to take active role in technical co-ordination, support and advocacy with the country specific Education Clusters, other stakeholders and technical agencies relevant to the sector.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Assessment(15%)

• Review, assess and update the child learning situations in IDP sites and host communities of intervention areas.
• Assess and highlight education issues requiring responses and recommend for specific actions taking children into consideration. .
• Assess in-country resources with relevant staff and agencies that assist in capacity building programs of project staff and stakeholders.
• Identify potential partnerships to implement recommendations, assess potential partners where available or make recommendations on how to fill gaps.

Program Design(10%)

• Collaboratively work with project and country office staff in redesigning programs/plan as required.
• In collaboration with national and international Education and Child Protection Actors, map current institutional response capacities – including conducting an education-specific 5Ws.
• In collaboration with Education Actors, develop a realistic evidence‐based, education program plan, including both programmatic and advocacy activities (results-oriented).
• Design most appropriate education interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context.
• Ensure that issues of gender, protection, DRR, and conflict sensitivity are factored into the program design.
• Ensure PLAN’s guidelines and UN education cluster standards are considered and any departures documented.
• Work in close collaboration with other program specialists to ensure that emergency interventions build upon each other and link in to longer term programming.
• Support for developing education program plan, concept papers, and proposals in respect of the above.

Monitoring and Evaluation(20%)

• Work closely with project coordinator, other officers (WASH, child protection Health and Nutrition) at Woreda and school level to ensure that the implementation of relevant activities are planned and implemented in a phased and prioritised manner in full consultation and co-ordination with all relevant agencies both governmental and non-governmental.
• Develop required tools for monitoring effective implementation of project activities; lead, engage and facilitate for frequent and regular monitoring and evaluation of delivery of outcomes.
• Organize platforms for joint monitoring and evaluation of project implementation with other stakeholders including Woreda/Zone offices, community members and other actors.
• Ensure early and rigorous implementation of quality and accountability mechanisms.

• Draft education intervention reports to serve as standalone deliverables or to be included in larger emergency response reports for both donor and internal purposes.
• Assess, collect, compile, and analyze data for evidence-based decisions by respective program area and country offices.
• Provide regular updates to the project manager and emergency team on progress, priorities, and constraints – verbally and in writing upon agreed frequency.

• Brief updates and reports on sectorial activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders.

Reporting and Documentation(20%)

• Ensure high-quality reports are submitted in a timely manner and according to the donor and PIE requirements.
• Ensure to development of weekly project progress reports that should be submitted to the Emergency Response and Recovery sector, and for internal consumption.
• Monitor the impact of the EiE project and ensure the proper documentation of best practices for future emergency works.

Coordination, partnership and networking(15%)

• Ensure regular participation in Education, NFI, Shelter, and other related clusters, task force meetings, networks and other platforms at zonal and woreda levels and ensure timely sharing of information collected within woreda, zone, and PIE.
• Foster mechanisms for close collaboration and partnership with other stakeholders working in education and child protection
• Provide other related supports as required

Capacity building support(15%)

• Organize, and facilitate training for teachers, assistants, PTSAs, woreda, and zonal experts in collaboration with the EiE coordinator, program area, and country office EiE team.
• Participate in EiE-related TOT training and workshops and cascade the training to concerned government experts, school structures, and local communities.
• Document training outcomes- assess and evaluate the effectiveness of training programs, and organize the best experience sharing with relevant actors.

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)(5%)

• Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC).
• Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
• Ensure that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• B.E./BA degree in Education, Community Development, Psychology, Social Sciences
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience implementing Education in Emergency (EiE) projects
• Minimum of two successful assignments in a complex IDP emergency situation (at least one of these must be field level post);
• Experience with the following technical areas:
  • Mobilizing as well as facilitating training to teachers
  • Knowledge and practical experience in EiE as per the INEE Minimum Standards
  • Participation and/or coordination with the Education Cluster

• Knowledge and experience in formal and non-formal education

KNOWLEDGE AND Skills

• Knowledge of humanitarian interventions/activities in IDP settings.
• Awareness of safeguarding and child protection issues
• Sensitivity to gender and inclusion in EiE contexts.
• Ability to deliver quality programs in a short time and work under stressful conditions.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment and independently.
• Proposal and report writing skills.
• Analytical and strategic thinking
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills in English and Amharic
• Computer skills including Microsoft office and other relevant application

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for quality delivery and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Location: Angot 

Type of Role: EiE Officer

Reports to: EiE Coordinator 

Grade: C1

Closing Date: July 24, 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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