Save the Children

Position: Education Officer

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Semera, Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 day ago

Application Deadline: Dec, 3/2021 (9 days left)

External Vacancy Advertisement for Education Officer

ROLE & PURPOSE:

The Role of the Comprehensive Home-grown, Inclusive Learning and Development School Feeding Project (CHILD SFP) Education officer will be leading the day-to-day implementation of the school feeding intervention in the target schools. This post will undertake supervision of Schools, coordinate delivery of program goods, collect, analyses, and forward program information to the Project manager, organize and implement training for school personnel and volunteers, provide a conduit for information flow from the field to the head office, resolve program-related issues and liaise with appropriate stakeholders on community mobilization and participation in RSFP activities

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Accountability

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary capacity to improve performance, and applying appropriate measures when results are not achieved.

Ambition

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself/herself (and their team).
• Takes responsibility for his/her own personal actions and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares his/her personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, his/her team, colleagues, members, and external partners and supporters
•  Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least a first Degree in Development Studies, BSc in, Education, Community Development.
• Experience in school feeding program at least three years and above preferably in NGO environment
• Experience in project management (at least 3 years), including project cycle management, proposal writing, budget management, and donor reporting
• Good team leadership and conflict resolution skills, consensus team building, and adaptability
• Experience in delivering programs in tight deadlines
• Ability and willingness to work in a remote and isolated location with ever-changing security Scenarios
• Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio), web conferencing applications, and information and budget management systems.
• Experience in coordinating activities across locations and with roving position
• Knowledge of child safeguarding and protection
• Experience, preferably in SF/CP programs, with vulnerable children and youth
• Knowledge of the local language and Context of the duty station is required.

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,
• 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.

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. 

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. click here

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