ABOUT LINK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Link Community Development Ethiopia (LCDE) is part of Link Education International (LEI), a family of not-for-profit organizations working together to transform education for children and communities across impoverished areas of Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda. Since our foundation in 1995, we have worked in 3,000 schools and improved the lives of over 2,000,000 children through unique and effective school improvement models. We guide governments and educators to adopt low-cost solutions to improve learning and support for children, with a focus on literacy, numeracy, and inclusion for the most marginalized children. Through a partnership delivery model which embeds piloting and learning within local systems, we influence changes to policy, practice, and accountability on a national scale, and our interventions are regularly adapted and replicated by governments and NGOs in new countries and contexts. LEI, based in Edinburgh – Scotland, supports all project, M&E, fundraising, finance, and governance activities in our four sub-Saharan partner countries.

JOB PURPOSE

The Project Officer will lead on all Boeing Company funded work for LCDE, and contribute across projects, particularly as they intersect with Boeing interventions.

The Project Officer will lead on the implementation of all interventions related to funds awarded to Link Ethiopia by Boeing Company, and contribute to other project activities as relevant. Boeing funding supports projects which focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and current funds are supporting the development of numeracy teacher training materials, a training of trainers for numeracy teacher training, and the provision of relevant story/numeracy books to school libraries, while transforming perceptions and attitudes which can exclude girls and women from these subjects and vocations, and strengthen transition pathways for girls that consider the potential for them to enter STEM-focused careers.

INDICATIVE AREAS OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead on the development and implementation of all interventions funded by Boeing at LCDE
• Work closely with consultants supporting the development of numeracy teacher training materials through Boeing, and their application on the ground
• Work closely with SNNPR and Wolaita Zone partners in project design and implementation, building on existing structures and mechanisms, for sustainability
• Contribute to activities which are rooted in the school improvement planning framework in Ethiopia including teaching and learning, community engagement, school leadership and the school environment.
• Working with the GESI Team responsible for safeguarding, social and emotional learning, gender and inclusion, and ensure that these cut across all Boeing activities
• Work closely with the M&E Team to monitor project activities and continually feed evidence-based learning into programming by documenting best practices, providing a recommendation for work plans, and annual reviews
• Frequently travel to field sites and provide supportive supervisions to staff and partners
• Organize distribution of goods to the field sites, and ensure a safe arrival of supplies
• Lead in organizing workshops and training based on specific needs of beneficiaries & plan
• Be responsible for preparation and submission of activity reports, meeting minutes, and financial reports on a regular basis to LCDE Soddo Field Office 

Contract Type: Temporary (9 months)

Reporting to: Soddo Field Office Manager 

Job Requirements

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• A University Degree in Education, preferably combined with a qualification in Project Management, and/or Education Management
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in a similar type of engagement
• Strong knowledge of education curriculum, policy, and practice in Ethiopia
• Knowledge and experience of strengthening transition pathways from school into the world of work especially for marginalized children
• Strong background in education programming, especially numeracy, literacy, gender, and inclusion
• Background in teacher professional development, school leadership, supervision and governance, and school improvement planning
• Experience and expertise on how to engage the community, parents and a wide range of education stakeholders in school improvement and accountability.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, and its application in the Link office and in projects
• Good MS Office application skills including MS-Word, MS-Excel, and Power-Point
• Excellent report-writing skills
• Proficiency in English and Amharic languages; knowledge of local languages is desirable (Wolaita in particular).
• Excellent coordination and time management skills
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Good interpersonal and team skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Link
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action;
• Commitment to Link’s Safeguarding and gender policies.

Desirable

• Experience of working with an international NGO in a similar assignment

How to Apply

Please fill in Link’s Application Form which you can find on Link Education International’s website and submit the Application Form and a Cover Letter to nicolo@linkeducation.org.uk; copying: abaynew@lcdethiopia.org with the subject line "Project Officer – Job Application"

The closing date for applications is Friday, April 16, 2021

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Unsuccessful applicants will not be notified.

Female candidates and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply!