Advisor - Education (0367)
- Salary:
€35,981 - €39,979
- Location:
Nairobi
- Based
in Country:
Somalia
- Job
Title:
Advisor - Education
- Contract
Type:
Unaccompanied Fixed Term International Contract
- Annual
Allowance:
e2,000
- Benefits:
Flights, Accommodation, Health & Travel Insurance, Life
Assurance
- Closing
Date:
24 January 2018
Education Advisor, Somalia
About the role: This is an initial one-year
contract with opportunity to extend. It is a new role with unaccompanied terms
based in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Somalia, and a salary of Grade
4 €35,981 - €39,979.
You will report to the Programmes Director and will work
directly with Concern’s Mogadishu-based Education Programme Manager, Somaliland
Area Manager and their respective teams. In addition, you will liaise closely
with the Ministry of Education, GPE Grant Agents, Concern’s Partnership Advisor
and all other education sector external stakeholders.
You will be overall technical coordinator on all education
activities for Concern Worldwide in Somalia. You will liaise with the
Dublin-based Desk Officer and Education and Equality technical advisors.
Your purpose: The purpose of this position is to
provide technical support to all Concern’s education programmes in Somalia.
This includes the provision of strategic oversight for the programme, while
building systems and capacities that can continue the quality work after the
contract ends. As important, the Education Advisor will also play an active
role in supporting the process of developing a three-year GPE funded programme
for Somalia under a lead role of CARE International and guidance by the
Ministry of Education. It is expected that the role enhance Concern’s profile
in the education sector in key forums and platforms and explore opportunities
to collaborate with key education actors, NGOs, UN and private bodies.
Key elements of this position will include supporting the
effort to continue to improve the quality of programming – particularly
literacy and numeracy teaching and assessment in primary schools – as well as
emergency education programmes with IDPs, and literacy support for other groups
such as TVET students and women’s self-help groups.
The position will represent Concern in the education
cluster, at the education sector committee (ESC) and any relevant meetings
related to education, including coordinating closely with CARE, as the GPE
Grant Agent and the Ministry of Education. This position will also ensure that
Concern Worldwide remains informed and embraces the new Education Sector
Strategy Plan (ESSP), the Somalia National Development Plan (NDP) and any new
development in the sector.
You will be responsible for:
Strategic and Technical Management:
- Provide
technical guidance and support to strengthen Concern’s current Education
programmes and activities in Somalia and to position for future education
programming and donor funding. This includes effective technical support
to the design, planning, implementation, monitoring& evaluation, and
management of the education programmes. You will be assisting in the
development of technical briefing papers, concept notes and high quality
proposals that are in line with Concern and sector strategies and meet
donor requirements.
- Lead
programme quality through the development of the education technical
approaches and methods that assist in reaching targets.
- Support
the programme teams in the development of proposals, concept notes and
budgets for Education projects/programmes in consultation with the
Education Programme Manager, Grants & Information Manager and the
Programmes Director.
- Support
the teams to continuously review the education programme strategy and
approaches to appropriately address and accommodate shifting and/or
emerging field contexts. Propose innovative Education approaches relevant
to the fragile context of Somalia.
- Review
and strengthen the literacy and numeracy training provided for self-help
groups, TVET students and any other community groups that Concern supports
with informal adult education. This includes building the capacity of the
education and other programmes staff to implement new literacy and
numeracy initiatives.
- Formulate
and provide technical support in developing a teacher and CEC capacity
building strategy, manuals and procedures with emphases on literacy,
numeracy, pedagogy and SRGBV.
- Assist
the Education Programme staff in finding ways to and integrate/link
education activities with other Concern’s programmes such as WASH, Health
& Nutrition, Livelihoods, etc.
- Support
the Education PM to submit high quality and timely programme reports
Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Programme:
- Support
the government’s proposal for GPE financing and assist in preparation of
grant application packages in conjunction with the lead Grant Agent.
- Participate
in country-led dialogue mechanisms for designing, planning, implementing,
monitoring and evaluating education strategies and plans as a member of
the local education group.
- Communicate
and update HQ level technical advisors and senior leadership with regard
to the development of the GPE application process and implementation.
- Assist
any technical review of documents and other materials related to the
development of the three-year programme for GPE funding and provide timely
feedback.
- Advice
and lobby for meaningful contribution and voice by Concern in the grant
application and negotiation process. This includes influencing the
Ministry and the Grant Agent to assign adequate implementation work for
Concern, in line with existing and potential expertise of the
organization.
Coordination and networking:
- Participate
proactively in Nairobi-level Education Cluster, Education Sector
Coordination and other relevant sectoral meetings, and engage with UN
agencies, the Ministries of Education and other key actors within the
sector building on existing and developing networks.
- Share
information on Concern’s activities and intervention and support in the
regular updating and submission of the 4W matrix to the cluster on monthly
basis.
- Develop
strategies and plans that contribute to raising the profile of Concern as
an expert organization in education in general. More specifically with
regard to literacy teaching and application of early grade reading
assessments (EGRA) in Somalia.
- Promote
on-going consultations and interactions with Concern’s head office
Education Advisors as well as with other Education Managers/Advisors in
Concern Country Programmes on emerging sectoral trends and best practices
from other countries.
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E):
- Work
closely with the relevant Grant Agent and the Federal Ministry of
Education staff to create technically sound monitoring and evaluation
guidelines, frameworks and indicators for the GPE Programme, in line with
donor-approved documents.
- Work
closely with Concern’s education and other programmes staff develop and
maintain clear monitoring frameworks that inform programme reporting &
design in collaboration with the M&E team.
- Oversee
undertaking of external and internal programme evaluations and assessments
- Work
with the team and the GIM to identify and document programme learning,
success cases, good practices and disseminate learning for both internal
and external audiences as required
- Conduct
monitoring support visits to programme areas where security permits to
assess performance against agreed program objectives and indicators.
- Closely
support the review, re-design, training and application of the annual EGRA
assessments, and lead on data analysis and write-up of findings.
- Provide
technical support to education ministries in order to embed M&E and
accountability in the design, planning and implementation of education
programmes.
Advocacy, Communications and Visibility:
- Coordinate
advocacy, communication and visibility activities of Concern’s education
programme in Somalia, in line with relevant donors’ communication and
visibility guidelines.
- Produce
briefing papers and other publications, coordinate approval with the
appropriate stakeholders, and ensure wider dissemination to influence
practice and policy and promote the work of Concern Worldwide.
Staff Development:
- Provide
technical assistance to staff members that contribute to the wider
educations goals and sit in various working groups established by the
federal education ministry.Facilitate staff trainings as per your areas of
expertise and where appropriate.
- Participate
in the recruitment of in-country Education staff and any consultants, as
required. This includes supporting the preparation of job requisitions,
job descriptions, terms of references, etc.
- Support
the Education team in identifying training need assist in the development
of a training plan and undertaking of identified trainings.
Other:
- Together
with other programme teams ensure inequality, risk and vulnerability are
analysed, mitigated against and responded to during the overall planning,
implementation and management of the Education programme.
- Concern
is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively
in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate
suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies
strike and Somalia programme is to respond, all staff are required to
actively participate in the response, regardless of location and
contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of
the organization.
- Support
the development and implementation of the country strategic plan and in
the context of the education sector priorities and needs.
- Any
other ad hoc duties as may be assigned by your line manager or the CD that
are consistent with the nature of Concern operations.
Your skills and experience will include:
Essential
- Appropriate
qualification at Master’s degree level or above, in education, or
development administration or a relevant social science.
- Proven
experience (at least 8 years) in senior programme management and
leadership positions within the Education sector, working with national
governments, INGOs, NGOs, CBOs, other civil society groups.
- Experience
with Global Partnership for Education (GPE) or managing/engaging with
large grants from major international donors, particularly the World Bank.
- Solid
experience with early grade reading, literacy and/or phonics and numeracy
teaching and support
- Ability
to design and deliver training courses for staff and teachers
- Excellent
written and spoken English language skills.
- Strong
analytical, interpersonal, communication and organisation skills.
- Strong
coordination skills, both internal across programming sectors and support
teams, and externally with implementing partners.
- Experience
of working in a consortium model of working.
- Ability
to build and maintain effective relationships with senior representatives
of donor, INGO and Government structures and to represent the organisation
at national or international level fora
- Thorough
understanding of gender, equality and protection issues.
- Strong
experience of financial management and donor compliance processes.
- Experience
in the design and use of monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Knowledge
the key tools used by donor agencies, such as logical frame works, results
chains, theories of change, results-based management and financial
administration systems.
Desirable
- An
understanding of accountability as applied within humanitarian and
development programming; familiarity with the Core Humanitarian Standard
and its application.
- An
understanding of programme participant protection policies and
international humanitarian standards.
- An
understanding and knowledge on resilience and how it relates to climate
change, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian assistance.
- Experience
of working in Somalia.
Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental,
international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of
suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in
the world’s poorest countries.
Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be
short-listed on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.
All applications should be submitted through our website
at https://jobs.concern.net by
closing date. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.
