Education Specialist - Aden, Yemen - Norwegian Refugee Council

Yemen: Education Specialist
Aden, Yemen

Closing Date : 2015-11-29
Duty Station : Aden, Yemen

Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Country: Yemen
Closing date: 29 Nov 2015
Education Specialist - Yemen 
Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

NRC has been working in Yemen since May 2012. In response to the current conflict and political-economic crisis, NRC has scaled up and expanded its programming across 7 Governorates reaching approximately 197,000 beneficiaries in the sectors of WASH, Shelter and Emergency Food Security. Prior to the current crisis, NRC was working in the non-formal education sector; supporting youth with vocational skills training and providing livelihoods grants. Yemen is now considered the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world within a single country at this time with 21.2 million people (approx. 82% of the population) in need of humanitarian assistance and protection. The growing humanitarian crisis has alarming consequences for the education and well-being of thousands of children and youth. About 1.8 million children have been out of school since the conflict began. With 75% of the population below the age of 25 and a growth rate estimated to see the population triple by 2050, Yemen, one of the world s least developed countries, is under pressure to find solutions to meet the needs of children and youth. There are few humanitarian agencies responding to emergency education and gaps in this sector remain high. Globally, NRC remains committed in the sector of education in emergencies and have pledged to enable one million children to access education by 2017. As such, NRC is now looking for an experienced Education Specialist to assess, design, develop and support the implementation of NRCs Education programme in Yemen. Initial funding has been obtained from Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to re-start the programme.
The main objective of the Education specialist is to design, develop and coordinate the education programme, lead the strategic direction via provision of technical advisory support, representation, influencing policy and practice through analysis and advocacy. This position has overall responsibility of programme quality; ensuring programme design is integrated WASH, Shelter and Food Security sector within the programme.
The Education Specialist reports to the Head of Programmes. Applicants for this position may be considered for similar positions in other countries within the region.
NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners/employees and to check that its partners/employees have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

Job descriptionIn close collaboration with the Head of Programme, develop, coordinate, and support the implementation of NRC s education programme in Yemen, taking the lead in assessments as requiredOverall responsible for drafting Yemen Education Strategy and annual education plans with support from Area Managers/Head of ProgrammeDevelop project proposals, budgets and operational plans in close coordination with the Head of Programme, Area Manager, Finance Manager and Operations Coordinator.In close collaboration with Area Managers, ensure the quality of the education programme, suggesting action/corrective measures and supporting in the monitoring of progress against activity and budget as well as impactIn coordination with Area Managers, logistics and finance, support logistical needs of the education programme, including procurementsRepresent NRC at education sectoral meetings, cluster meetings and relevant education working groups at Sana a level and if need be in operational areasActively advocate in the appropriate forums for the rights of IDPs/returnees and the most marginalised as per NRC s mandateWork in close coordination with the Ministry of Education, and local authorities to ensure learning exchange, capacity building and their support for NRC programme.Support Area Managers to develop education staff s work plans, providing technical advice and capacity building and feeding into their performance appraisal processPrepare timely quality monthly, quarterly, project end and any other reports requested by the management and or the donors. These must cover the deliverables and analysis of issues, approaches and lessons learnt.Undertake and or supervise research and assessments, develop its ToRs and ensure quality reports are produced and shared with line manager and as agreed.In coordination with the M&E Officer, ensure the required quantitative and qualitative data is collected and provided as required. To further ensure close monitoring and support to the education programme.Documentation of good practices-- case studies, successful programming approaches and lessons learntContribute to education debates at regional / global level, sharing best practices with Yemen teamWork in coordination with NRC s other core competencies to build synergy and develop cost effective implementation approachesTo step in and support Yemen programme, if needed be instrumental in working as ONE teamAny other task relevant to the position as requested by the Head of ProgrammeQualificationsFive years or more experience in management/coordination of humanitarian education programme, preferably in conflict or protracted/complex environment;University degree in Education / Pedagogy or other relevant fields such as Development Studies or Social SciencesExperience with formal (primary) and informal education sector (Youth Education and vocational skills training) is essential;Proven track record of setting up and implementing monitoring, documentation and learning systemsExperience of advocacy and relationship buildingExperience of working with partners, government, local authorities and the UN Cluster systemProven track record of developing quality strategies, proposals and budgetsExperience of capacity building and remote managementEducation fieldSocial scienseEducationEducation levelCollege / University, Bachelor's degreePersonal qualitiesStructured, result oriented with the ability to analyse situation/contextAbility to work independently with limited supervision as well as within a teamAbility to work under pressure, problem solving on operational issues, without losing sight of strategic objectiveAble to negotiate, represent and work diplomatically with othersFlexible, with ability to take initiative, empower and inspire others;Ability and tolerance of field work in insecure environmentSignificant understanding of complex emergencies and crisis contexts in the education sectorPolitical and cultural awareness and experience of working where insecurity is a major issue.Proven communication, analytical, interpersonal, representation, negotiation and management skillsProblem solving skills, able to work flexibly and creativelyTeam player and able to take initiativeFluency in English language (both written and verbal) with the ability to develop strategies and proposalsKnowledge of the political situation in Yemen and Middle East regionProficiency in the Arabic language will be an assetWe offerCommencement: 1st January, 2016Contract period: 12 monthsSalary/benefits: According to NRC s general directionsDuty station: Yemen , Sana'a. Approved health certificate will be requested before contract startApplication procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and locationMiscellaneous infoTravel: Some travelling must be expected
How to apply:

Please, apply through www.nrc.no, then vacancies