STAKES OF THE POST(Roles and Responsibilities)

The main stakes of the post under the supervision of the Project Manager are:

Project Planning:

• Develop overall, annual, and quarterly project activity plan, including project activities in collaboration with Schools and DPOS with the validation of the project manager. Planning sessions will be done with participation of local partners either at project sites or in office.

Project Implementation

• Collaborate with Schools, DPOs and other partners regarding the implementation of inclusive education and monitoring of project activities in line with approved plans &procedures with a focus on increasing access to quality education services to children with disabilities and creating demand for these services.
• Assist in the setting up of resource centers for students with disabilities inside selected schools.
• Assist in accessibility work for resource centers (ramps, handrails, pathway, signage, accessible WASH,)

Project Quality Monitoring and Management:

• Monitor whether schools, DPOs, and teachers are implementing the agreed project activities based on IE standards, and agreed timetable.
• ·       Provide technical inputs to local partners for quality activity implementation, especially relating to inputs for DPOs and parents’ associations in their attempt to get more disabled children in to school, improve their reading ability, and learning outcome.
• Participate in the development of project quality and monitoring quality indicators of the project.
• Maintain M&E system and feedback mechanisms. 
• Make regular field trips to project sites to meet with project counterparts and participants to monitor quality of activity implementation as assigned by the Project Manager.

Training and Capacity Building of Partners

• Conduct training need assessment and trainings to parents, PTA members, camp structures, school club leaders, DPOs and monitor and evaluate if the trainings have improved the knowledge, and skills of trainees with regards to inclusive education, disability, inclusion, individual learning assessments, etc. 

Reporting

•  Produce terms of reference and activity reports for each activity implemented.
• Ensure regular recording of field trips and activity implementation relating to project implementation.
• Coordinate with local partner to provide inputs for the periodical reports to submit to the project Manager as required by donors and government agency.

Documentation

• Participate in compiling lessons learned, designing and implementing events for exchange of project experience.
• Ensure effective recording and dissemination of results of model of capacity building programs for teachers, education staffs, and DPO capacity building.
• Contribute to designing system to compile and disseminate best practices.

Partner Relations: and Representation

• Represent the Project team in the implementation area under the supervision of the Project Manager with regard to the local stakeholders, including government authorities.
• Maintain positive and productive working relations with government authorities, international agencies and partners in the field.

Perform other related duties and/or tasks as may become necessary or requested by immediate supervisor.  

Job Requirements

Essential 

Diploma(s):

• Minimum of BA/MA in Education / Special Needs Education field 

Experience 

• At least 2 years work experience in IE project implementation, Special Needs Education or Primary Education in collaboration with DPOs, Regional Education Bureaus, Woreda Education Offices, and Schools 

Competencies 

• Computer literate, and fluent English report, success story writing, and communication
• Planning and time management
• Good interpersonal and negotiation skills support with monitoring of activities 
• Activity implementation 
• Partnership management
• Facilitation of groups and partnership relationship
• Very good reporting/report writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English.
• Respectful and compliant with organizational rules and procedures

Personal qualities:

• Tasks and result oriented.
• Field work oriented, flexible, diplomatic, 
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent problem-solving skill and positive attitude
• Eager to learn and develop skills. 
• Well organized
• Creative and innovative 
• Passionately committed on inclusive Education
• Team player and able to work independently.
• Friendly, accountable, dynamic, motivated, and intelligent, 

 Desired 

Diploma(s):

• Additional training on special education, and previous work experience in refugee camps, etc. 

Experience

• Previous experience as Inclusive education officer for education projects and/or experience working with education bureau and training teachers. 
• Understanding of pedagogic on inclusive education 
• Developing resource and training materials for teachers
• Understanding of disabilities issues and working with persons with disabilities.
• Technical expertise on specific disabilities.
• Experience working with school community.
• Working experience in the project area and ability to communicate in local language for all sites.

Competencies

• Knowledge of professional and capacity building in education sector 
• Practical Knowledge of special need education in refugee settings. 
• Experience in project implementation, and participatory approaches to learning.
• Interpretation and translation of local language and sign language
• Adapting of curriculum, learning materials for children with special needs, developing individual education plan (IEPs).
• Knowledge about accessibility of buildings

How to Apply

Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should fill in the attached application form Job application form updated.docx and submit it with a 1 page motivation letter through ethiojobs or email it at  recruitment@ethiopia.hi.org on or before the above mentioned deadline.

Please clearly state the position you apply in the subject of your email. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for exam/interview no phone calls please.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting child protection and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position involves working with beneficiaries and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and sign self-declaration form to help us verify your suitability to work with children including checks with past employers.

Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes women and persons with disabilitie