Contract Type : Fixed Term Contract – 1 year with possibility of extension

Reporting to :  Technical Advisor – TARGET

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 Technical Assistance to Reinforce GEQIP-E (TARGET) is a project supporting the Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE) of Ethiopia and Regional Education Bureaus (REBs) to strengthen the delivery of the General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity (GEQIP-E). Educational Development Trust (EDT), Ethiopian Centre for Disability and Development (ECDD) and LCDE and are implementing the TARGET Project on a consortium-basis, with LCDE focusing specifically on Task 3, which is designed to directly enhance instructional leadership for improving whole school activity, and associated school performance, primarily through this strengthened in-service Continuous Professional Development (CPD) program. The focus of the CPD is primarily on strengthening the capacity of school leaders to improve teacher performance, community engagement, inclusion and school-to-work transition in the most disadvantaged schools of the four emerging regions of Gambella, Beni Shangul-Gumuz, Afar and Somali.

The Regional Specialist will work –in collaboration with a Regional Assistant, under the guidance of the LCDE Technical Advisor – TARGET as well as other staff of the TARGET consortium, and in partnership with Gambella Regional Education Bureau – to deliver model interventions in 280 low performing primary school of the above-mentioned four emerging regions.

INDICATIVE AREAS OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with LCDE Regional Assistant that he/she will line-manager, Technical Advisor – TARGET, EDT - TARGET Technical Expert (TTE) and Inclusive Advisor of ECDD in Gambella region
• Work in strong partnership with Gambella Regional Education Bureau and Woredas to deliver model interventions in collaboration with CSOs and government
• Develop close and supportive working relationships with Regional staff and local CSOs
• Research, monitor and support local CSOs to deliver efficient and effective support to marginalized learners
• Co-ordinate stakeholders to ensure that all work plan activities are delivered on time and on budget and to the required quality
• Contribute to and oversee delivery of detailed operational plan including budget for implementation of project activities based on approved project budget and work plan
• Oversee data collection for monitoring and evaluating progress
• Compile project progress reports in collaboration with the Regional Assistant
• In close collaboration with the Technical Advisor - TARGET, provide briefings to the lead partner EDT, LEI and LCDE Senior Management Team (SMT) as requested
• Attend and represent LCDE at high-level dissemination events at zone, federal, regional and national level
• Be the Safeguarding Focal Person for LCDE in Gambella, collaborating with the TARGET Safeguarding focal person in Addis to ensure the highest safeguarding standards are consistently met

Job Requirements

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• A postgraduate degree in a relevant field (e.g. International Development, Education)
• 8+ years of experience of the Ethiopian education system
• 5+ Experience of working with an international NGO in a similar assignment
• Ability to work with a range of education partners from community and school level to the Regional Bureau of Education in Ethiopia
• Strong knowledge and understanding of international best practice on education and inclusion – namely girls, people with disabilities and pastoralists
• Experience working with local CSOs and community groups
• Facilitation skills which can be applied at all levels of government (local, zone, region, national) and with local CSOs
• Excellent project management skills and ability to coordinate, deliver and monitor multiple activities
• Strong budgeting, financial and line management experience
• Experience of M&E and use of data to continually improve and strengthen program quality
• Proven knowledge and understanding of and commitment to Safeguarding, child protection and safe programming
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Link
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action
• Commitment to Link’s Safeguarding and gender policies.
• Be an individual with high standards of integrity, with excellent negotiating skills and ability to manage external relationships.

Desirable

• Experience delivering projects for marginalized beneficiaries
• An understanding of inclusive education programming, including for those with disabilities
• Experience in pre-primary, primary and secondary education levels
• Emerging regions work experience is considered as an asset

How to Apply

Please fill in Link’s Application Form which you can find on Link Education International’s website here and submit the Application Form and a Cover Letter to: tsegaye@linkedethiopia.org copying: nicolo@linkeducation.org.ukwith the subject line "Regional Specialist – Job Application"

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, June 16 2021

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

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