Education Officer - Gaza Response

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CONTRACT LENGTH:

Till 31st May 2025

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

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) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Senior Operations Officer

Staff reporting to this post: Education Coordinator

Field Travel: The Education Officer is expected to spend at least 70% of her/his time at the field sites

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Design and Implementation:

Implementation of Quality Non-Formal Education Interventions:

• Lead the execution of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) and catch-up classes, ensuring alignment with program objectives and desired educational outcomes.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to evaluate children’s learning levels, developing suitable assessment tools for all grades.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of educational activities, providing actionable recommendations for enhancement.
• Oversee the teacher recruitment and onboarding processes to ensure the selection of qualified and competent educators.
• Support the evaluation and quality control of education centers, including the assessment and provision of necessary materials and equipment.
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination with children’s caregivers to foster engagement and support.
• Plan and organize meetings, workshops, training sessions, and other relevant activities as required.

Capacity Building:

• Manage the professional development of teachers through the implementation of the Develop to Perform process.
• Conduct training sessions for teachers and education staff to enhance their skills and knowledge in delivering high-quality non-formal education.
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship to staff and teachers involved in educational interventions to ensure continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Child Protection (CP) teams to ensure comprehensive support for children.

Technical Management:

• Collaborate with the Education Technical Advisor (TA) to lead the development of learning objectives for children, ensuring alignment with the oPt education curriculum.
• Ensure adherence to technical standards and best practices in the implementation of education interventions.
• Work with education staff to develop and disseminate relevant educational materials and resources that support effective teaching and learning.

Financial and Administrative Management:

• Assist in budget planning and monitoring for education activities to ensure financial accountability and sustainability.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and donor requirements in financial management and reporting processes.

Reporting:

·        Monitor projects output using SCI monitoring tools to ensure timely and accurate tracking of progress.

·        Draft monthly high-quality reports detailing project activities, challenges, and successes.

·        Compile concise quantitative and qualitative reports, case studies, and success stories on a quarterly basis to showcase program impact.

·        Regularly share lessons learned and best practices with the team to promote continuous improvement.

·        Highlight general protection issues present in the community to the line manager, facilitating appropriate action.

·        Maintain timely records of financial progress reports to ensure transparency and accountability.

·        Ensure ongoing program monitoring and learning inform necessary adjustments to program design and implementation.

External Relations:

• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including local authorities, NGOs, and community organizations, to enhance collaboration and support for educational initiatives.
• Represent SC in meetings and forums related to education interventions, advocating for the program and its beneficiaries.

BEHAVIOURS (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 development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

·        sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

·        widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

·        future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

·        builds and maintains effective relationships, with their 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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS 

Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

At least 3-5 years of experience in education, preferably in a role focused on ECCD and remedial education, tutoring, or student support.

• Experience in training and mentoring teachers

• Strong experience in dealing and coordinating with caregivers

• Strong understanding of the challenges faced by marginalized and vulnerable learners.

• Strong organizational and project management skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.

• Good English skills

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 the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and 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 SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Save the children India employ approximately 300 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 realise 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.