The Education in Emergencies (EiE) Advisor is responsible for providing technical leadership and quality assurance for PIN’s Education in Emergencies programming in Ethiopia. The Specialist provides technical support, mentoring and capacity strengthening to PIN and implementing partner staff and contributes to program development, evidence-based adaptation, coordination and representation.
Key responsibilities
Technical Program Support and Quality Assurance
- Provide technical leadership and guidance on key EiE approaches, including Accelerated Education Program(AEP) and other non-formal education modalities, transition to formal education, foundational learning and learning outcomes, PSS/SEL integration, and teacher/facilitator development.
- Work closely with the Emergency Program Manager, EiE Project Manager and field teams to identify implementation priorities, technical challenges and necessary programme adaptations.
- Regularly review program progress and quality, identify gaps and recommend corrective actions and technical improvements.
- Develop, adapt and contextualize education tools and materials, including curricula, training materials, implementation guidance and relevant MEAL tools.
- Promote integration and complementarity between Education, Child Protection, MHPSS and other relevant sectors, in close collaboration with PIN’s Child Protection Specialist.
- Support the application of inclusive, conflict-sensitive, safe and protective approaches across education programming.
Capacity Strengthening and Partner Support
- Assess the technical capacity and training needs of PIN and partner staff and develop appropriate capacity-strengthening plans.
- Deliver trainings and provide ongoing mentoring, coaching and technical support to PIN and implementing partner teams.
- Support partners and field teams in understanding program objectives, technical standards and approaches and translating them into quality implementation.
- Promote exchange of good practices and learning across PIN teams and implementing partners.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
- Work closely with program and MEAL teams to monitor access, attendance, retention, transition and learning outcomes, and ensure that findings are used to improve program quality and adapt implementation.
- Provide technical support to baseline, endline and other relevant education assessments, studies and evaluations, including review of methodologies and tools.
- Document and facilitate the use of lessons learned and good practices in ongoing and future programming and share relevant learning with PIN teams, partners and coordination structures.
Program Development and Reporting
- Identify opportunities to strengthen, expand and improve the quality and relevance of PIN’s EiE portfolio.
- Provide technical leadership and inputs to the design of new education projects and proposals, in close cooperation with program management and other relevant country and HQ teams.
- Contribute technical inputs and analysis to donor reports and other program documentation, ensuring the quality and accuracy of education-related reporting.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of PIN’s Education strategy, technical approaches and sectoral quality standards.
Coordination and Representation
- Promote coordination and technical coherence across PIN’s education programm and areas of operation.
- Represent PIN in the Education Cluster, relevant technical working groups and other education coordination platforms, as agreed with the CP management.
- Maintain effective technical relationships with implementing partners, education authorities, donors and other relevant education actors.
Other Responsibilities
- Undertake other relevant tasks assigned by the line manager in line with the responsibilities and technical scope of the position.
General obligations and responsibilities
The Employee is obligated not to purvey any information concerning any of PIN activities to outsiders (including former PIN employees, who may no more be informed about current process in PIN).
PIN is a relief and development organization whose aim is to help and assist needy people. The Employee’s position within the institution requires contacts with outside; he or she therefore conveys a certain image of the PIN. PIN expects its Employees to behave in appropriate manners at all times and in all places. All members of staff should ensure their attitudes correspond to PIN principles, both during and after working hours.
The Employee takes over the responsibility for all entrusted material or cash. The Employee is obligated to cover all damages or losses caused by his carelessness. The Agreement of Liability of Assets has been signed separately.
Benefit
- Standard work schedule of 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday
- Per diems for working and Accommodation outside of the duty office depending on the location
- Transport Allowance
- Bank loan facilities
- 20 days of paid annual and after 5 years of work an extra paid day for every year
- Extra days of paid leaves for selected holidays
- Medical insurance, including spouse and children
- Accident insurance for all injuries during work time based on the law
- Pension contribution of 11 % from PIN
- Paternity leave of extra 2 paid days above the mandatory 3 days
- Maternity leave according to the law and extra financial motherhood support
- Monthly mobile phone hybrid tariff
- PIN supports fast career growth and internal mobility
- International environment with opportunities to learn from other PIN’s country programs
- Extensive Capacity Building program, both internal and external trainings, including the Induction training
- Internal online learning opportunities, such as access to PIN’s e-learning platform and webinars
- Annual staff retreat
- Friendly and fair work environment with small collective where everyone knows each other