Save the Children

Position: LB project Coordinator

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Hawassa, Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 hour ago

Application Deadline: Jul, 18/2021 (6 days left)

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Project Coordinators are working in SRS and SNNPR for Training and coaching teachers on LB implementation. Project Coordinators are principally responsible for providing day-to-day oversight, quality assurance, and technical assistance for district and community level activities and the project’s coordination and partnership with the Regional Education Bureau, Zonal Education Departments (ZEDs) and Woreda Education Offices (CEOs) as well as with other local government partners. Reporting to the LB project Manager. S/he will be responsible for the successful, timely monitoring of the LB implementations plan in the zone in collaboration with regional, zonal, and Woreda partners. S/he will lead the Regional, Zonal Level LB project in developing quarterly and monthly plans according to the budget and engaging regional level planning and reporting processes. 

The Coordinators will plan; budget, implement, monitor, and report on the project for children in the respective areas teachers, government partners in the project intervention woredas for smooth and effective implementation of the project. S/he is responsible for documenting best practices and case stories that would help for sharing the achievement of LB to others and scaling up innovative ideas in other areas in the country. She/he will document relevant data for substantiating the narrative report.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Manager

Number of direct reports: none

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project-implementation and monitoring

• Coordinate the regional, zonal, and woreda level execution of the LB project annual implementation plan in SRS and SNNPR, in cooperation with the CEOs, CEOs, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure the regional, zonal, and Woreda level programming targets being met, and report discrepancies and changes to the project Manager.
• Prepare quarterly and monthly plans, aligned with allocated budget and programming targets.
• Ensure Regional, Zonal, and Woreda level responsibilities execute in line with regional office expectations and schedules.
• Identify opportunities for public-private partnerships.
• Partnership with Regional, CEOs and CEOs and other Zonal and Local Stakeholders
• Lead relationship building with Zonal and Woreda leadership.
• Conduct orientations and training of Regional, CEOs, WEOs, and WCYA.
• Support and provide technical assistance to community outreach strategy development
• Follow up and provide support to mother tongue, primary teachers.
• Project deliverables including regular program reporting and annual work plan development.
• Participate in annual work plan development, developing work plans in conjunction with zonal, woreda, and School stakeholders.
• Provide inputs into regular reporting on the project progress and success related to areas of responsibility, to be incorporated into project reports.
• Participate actively in yearly budget planning concerning donor approved budgets and project proposals;
• Prepare and Provide training for mother tongue and English language teachers on the Literacy Boost approach.
• Develop and communicate the project monitoring plan with cluster supervisors, pertinent government stakeholders, and line managers.
• Prepare and communicate procurement requests, ahead of time;
• Provide technical support, including coaching to coaching and mentoring of target teachers ahead of problems take place.
• Ensure stationery and related print-rich creation materials are distributed and used properly at school centers.
• Represent Save the Children in relevant /regional forums, technical discussions, and meetings.
• Closely follow up and provide technical support for LB scaling up at each intervention Woreda level.
• Support final evaluation of the projects and gather feedback from end beneficiaries.
• Using appropriate M&E framework and tools, periodically monitor the status and progress of achievement of the project objectives and outcomes in each woreda;
• Collect, document, and report relevant data, success, and case stories on achievement of the project;
• Prepare periodic and quality reports and timely submit for line manager
• Monthly basis produce complaints received and managed and report to line managers;
•  Prepare and submit regular activities achieved on child participation in project implementation, monitoring and evaluation and report to line managers;
• Undertakes additional assignments, as the need arises, pertinent to the successful completion of the project.
• Support team to conduct orientations and training of ZEDs, CEOs, and cluster-level staff.
• Coordinate, support and provide technical assistance for Sustainability and scale-up LB program activities into non-target woredas and schools.
• Project deliverables including regular program reporting and annual work plan development
• Participate in annual work plan development, developing zonal work plans in conjunction with zonal and woreda stakeholders.
• Provide inputs into regular reporting on the project progress and success related to areas of responsibility, to be incorporated into project reports.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING AND OTHER KPIS:

• Providing orientations on Child Safeguarding for teachers, education experts, communities, and project beneficiaries;
• Ensure timely reporting of any suspected/concerns on fraud and child safeguarding issues;
• Ensure timely reporting of the security situations in the program implementation area;
• Ensure child participation in project monitoring and evaluation through an invitation for meetings, joint supervision, workshops, etc;
• Ensure complaints is appropriately received and responded timely;
• Ensure consistent reporting of any humanitarian situations in the project implementation area;
• Performs other related tasks as required by immediate supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE  

• Essential
• Bachelor’s degree in Educational Leadership and Planning, Psychology or related field, and a minimum of 6 years working experience in the education sector particularly in preschool programs.
• Experience working on donor-funded education projects in a primary school role
• Experience leading and overseeing teams primary school teachers
• Preferably has skill in Emergent Literacy and Math;
• Experience supporting community mobilization projects and/or projects targeting community and school-level stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with CEOs and woreda-level government partners and stakeholders
• Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing English and Amharic and fluency in the local language in the respective zone/area is mandatory
• Experience working in government education offices.
• Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word, ppt, and database)

Desirable

• Master’s degree in Educational Leadership or related field
• Experience working in Regional and Zonal level government education offices/NGOs working in the same operation areas at zone/woreda level.
• We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. 

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education, and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties following our global anti-harassment policy.

How to apply

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at the website