Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
Since its creation in 1982, HI has run development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today, we have a budget of approximately 255 million euros, with 4794 employees worldwide.
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JOB CONTEXT:
HI’s Regional Programme (Mashriq) coordinates missions in 5 different countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq). The programme is covering the full mandate of HI – emergency, mine action and development with a strong focus on continuum and resilience.
There are 5 main sectors of intervention: rehabilitation, inclusive education, early child development, BaNEREI (basic needs, economic recovery and economic inclusion) and armed violence reduction.
Education is one of the core sector of intervention in most of the countries within the region. HI currently implements inclusive education projects in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, while seeking to develop interventions in Egypt and possibly in Iraq. Based on the evolution of the context in the region, the specialist will have to support the revision of the sectorial strategy developed in the previous years to be adapted to the evolution of the context, especially in Lebanon and Palestine.
YOUR MISSION:
Under the responsibility of the Technical Head of Program of the Regional Program (MASHRIQ), the Inclusive Education Specialist contributes within the 5 countries of the program to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the field of Inclusive Education.
HI currently implements inclusive education projects in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, while seeking to develop interventions in Egypt and possibly in Iraq.
The main missions of the position are:
Mission 1: Expertise on Inclusive Education
· Contributes to the regional strategies in line with the global strategies
· Ensures technical support to projects and project teams in line with the global technical frameworks and standards in the scope of Inclusive Education
· Ensures technical learning from projects
· Ensures the control & monitoring of the technical quality and the relevance of HI’s activities in the Programmes
· Ensures compliance of the technical proposition with nexus stakes (the bridge between the development and humanitarian contexts) and ensure link to Local/National education legislation as appropriate, check the sustainability of activities, work on a transition strategy and align with INEE recommendations
· Contributes to the development of research and innovation projects in the region when relevant, in his/her sectorial scope (i.e. IE)
· Contributes to the Technical Divisions development and dissemination of the “professional channel“ on inclusive education which is about competencies and expertise
Mission 2. Influence
· Contributes to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in Inclusive Education
· Represents the technical expertise of HI throughout the local relevant networks in IE especially education coordination meetings including Education Working Groups et Education Cluster(s).
· Contributes to advocacy on specific themes in line with the global advocacy priorities
· Contributes to communication messages locally in line with the global communication priorities
· Support the good relationships with local/national education authorities (as relevant) and/or camps authorities (including UNHCR)
Mission 3. Business development
· Ensures and supports the development of major opportunities or new projects in the region alongside other team members
· Contributes to the context analysis in the scope of IE
· Contributes to the design and writing of new projects in the region and when asked in other countries within the Geographic Division
· Identifies & transforms major opportunities in the region, Keep a watch on ECW opportunities (FER, MYRP and AF), ECHO and ad hoc UNICEF calls under his scope
· Contributes to the development of major projects (multiple countries, one theme) or of new projects in the region
· Identifies & develops local partnerships and/or consortium with NGOs, Institutions, or other organisations on technical priorities linked to inclusive education or important topics in the region (e.g. inclusive education in emergencies)