TEAM/PROGRAMME: School Feeding/ Education

Child Safeguarding:

Level 3 - The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight

Scope of Role:  Save the Children (SC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education, regional education Bureaus and Ethiopian School Meal Initiative (ESMI) implements Comprehensive Home-grown, Inclusive, Learning and Development School Feeding Project (CHILD SFP II)in Afar, Amhara (Waghimra), Oromia (Bale), Sidama, and Somali (Dollo and Moyale) regions. The holder of this position is responsible to technically support the effective implementation of the project in all the project regions with special focus on improving the foundational skills of the children, teachers effectiveness, supporting the implementation of ELM at home, measuring the impact of early learning intervention  through IDELA assessment, facilitate advocacy sessions that promote social cohesion and mutual respect and understanding, lead on technical discussions and meetings with MoE and partners, ensures that core program components are effectively utilized based on the Detail Implementation Plan(DIP), supports periodic program monitoring and evaluation produces, shares and documents required program reports. The education specialist will be based in Addis Ababa but travels across all project regions and support the region based offices in the implementation of capacity building programs and other pertinent areas.

The position holder works under the direct supervision of the Project Director to ensure quality planning, delivery of the school feeding project activities , utilization of financial and other resources, monitoring and evaluation as well as manages project staff, fosters strategic relationships/partnerships with ministry of education,  and other relevant ministries, departments and or agencies, children/students, teachers, school committees and community based structures.

 KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

A.    Program Implementation

•  Work with teachers and community to increase education service provision e.g. initiating paradigm shift in LB, NB and ELM at home.

• Lead on planning and capacity building training workshops for teachers and other education actors.

• Work with the community mobilization team and communities (leaders, parents, etc.) and disseminate information about education issues and available services.

• Support the establishment of temporary learning spaces or the rehabilitation of formal schools in collaboration with the senior construction coordinator.

• Hold meetings with stakeholders including schools, local community and other organizations serving children and community to understand their education priorities, familiarize them with the projects and its objectives and engage them in the process.

•   Ensure that the Education program is implemented in ways that are responsive to communities and children, in line with SC’s principles, values and strategic plan and compliant with SC’s procedures.

• Support, encourage and monitor the teachers supported by the program to ensure children learn in a safe and protective environment.

• Gain technical knowledge on education and other relevant areas so as to provide support and trainings to the supported teachers, especially in literacy boost, numeracy boost and ELM.

• In collaboration with the project Director and other technical staff , develop, implement and monitor quarterly, monthly and weekly activity plans to achieve expected results. This includes planning of activities, budgets and procurement.

• Ensure that all planned activities are implemented on time, to quality measures and within budget

• as per the monthly plan.

   Monitoring and Reporting:

•   Work with the MEAL advisor to ensure that all program data is properly and regularly collected by field staff, check data and ensure that it is logically presented to the Project Manager

•   Collect and compile project data from the schools, teachers and PTSAs  based on the standard formats and submit regular reports capturing achievements, case studies and lessons learned to the Program Manager

•   Contribute to the preparation of internal and external reports

•   Participate in team reviews of results and program progress and/or

• project evaluation when and as requested

  Collaboration and Representation:

•  Represent Save the Children in a professional manner.

• Liaise with other stakeholders, including schools, local leaders, and partners and participates in relevant meetings.

• Collaboration with other team members across to ensure synergies and consistency in our programming approaches. Represent programming with local government, NGOs, communities and within SC as appropriate.

• Enhancing children’s access to education, improve learning outcome and internal efficiency of pre-primary and primary students;

• Establishing high-level leadership and effective multi-sectoral co-ordination system for joint implementation of school feeding program.

•   Supports the WEO so as to strengthen the capacity to improve the resilience of an emergency response.

•   Support stakeholders’ coordination of quality inclusive and uninterrupted education during & in the aftermath of future emergencies.

•   Strengthen capacity of WEOs and schools on back to school guidance, school feeding programs, PSEA; Child safeguarding and child protection.

•   Support WEOs and schools to develop and implement appropriate catch up/accelerated/differentiated learning provision, MHPSS/Psychological First Aid, child protection & safeguarding, gender (&GBV), inclusion, health/girls’ clubs and DRR

• Support Community mobilization activities and work in close collaboration with the community and teachers on school feeding programs.

   General

•  Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures

• SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

  Accountability:

  • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling 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.

  • Willing to take disciplined risks

  Integrity:

  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES

• A minimum of first Degree in Development studies, Public Health, Nutrition, Education, Community Development. Master’s degree is preferred.

• Experience in project management (at least 8 years), including project cycle management, proposal writing, budget management and donor reporting

• Knowledge of finance monitoring and follow up tools

• HR management in challenging environments

• Good team leadership and conflict resolution skills, consensus team building, and adaptability

• Experience of delivering programs in tight deadlines

• Ability and willingness to work in 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 of 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

• Fluency in relevant local language and English both in written and spoken forms

KEY COMPETENCIES

Generic Competencies

•  Child Rights: Promotes an enabling environment for participation, and accountability to children

• Be the Innovator: Promotes innovation to find new and better approaches to driving progress for children

• Deliver Results at Scale: Promotes a clear focus on impact in a project and programme design, management, and oversight

Generic Competencies

• Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities

• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children and adolescent

• Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery

• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers,

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

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.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC Health and Safety policies and procedures.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be in Addis Ababa This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

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 a 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.

 How to Apply

Application Information

Interested applicants who meet the MINIMUM requirements should apply using the below link: THIS LINK

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 http://www.savethechildren.net/careers

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 in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.