Education Officer at Street Child

JOB DESCRIPTION

Part 1:  Role Purpose:

Street Child is seeking a bilingual individual, who is fluent in both Ukrainian and English, and wants to be involved in supporting the response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine caused by Russian military assault. This is a fantastic opportunity to become a member of a new and growing team that manages Street Child’s education-in-emergencies programme in Ukraine. The role will require a motivated and enthusiastic candidate to complement to UHF funded project, and be responsible for any Education activities related to its implementation.

Street Child is looking for a person with experience and knowledge in working in humanitarian context with a strong emphasize on education intervention. The person will be responsible for implementation of the activities of education-in-emergencies programme and under a supervision of a Project Manager will ensure the project is implemented without delays and of the outmost quality. The role will require close collaboration with local implementing partners and Street Child project team.

We are looking for candidates with a ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to support wherever needed. This is a demanding role and is suited to individuals who enjoy being busy and involved in a variety of tasks. In return it is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience in a globally renowned international development NGO.

Part 2:  Key Responsibilities:

1) Project Delivery and management (50%)

• Contribute to the planning, organization, coordination and control of project tasks by ensuring compliance with Street Child procedures and donor requirements
• Lead on designing a training programme, training plan and training modules including curriculum and instructional methods and materials (e.g. textbooks and teacher guides) with an appropriate scope and sequence to strengthen and support the project
• In close collaboration with implementation partners contribute to the overall implementation of project activities
• Collaborate with Project Manager to conduct tracking of teacher performance and progress, advise on improvement and support lessons learned mechanisms
• Identify gaps and areas of improvement of the project and provide appropriate actions
• Provide data analysis for review and reporting purposes
• Support the process of submitting high quality reports in line with deadlines to the donors
• Conduct project evaluation and contribute to preparation of project reports

2) Partnerships & Capacity Building (40%)

• Cooperate with partners to ensure the project is implemented timely and its deliverables of the outmost quality.
• Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of the project
• Support Project Manager in assessing partner training and capacity building needs
• Organise and conduct training sessions for partners in areas of improvement of the project. Contribute to developing of training materials
• Support information sharing among the project actors

3) Representation (10%)

• Represent Street Child and the programme at various meetings, including cluster meetings
• Support Project Manager in presenting program deliverables to the donors and humanitarian stakeholders

4) Other

• A strong commitment to Street Childs vision, mission, and values
• Adhere to all Street Child’s policies and procedures
• Able to represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally
• Carry out all reasonable requests that are within the broad remit of the role

Part 3:  Person Specification      

About Street Child

Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic, and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 650,000 children to go to school and learn and supported over 33,000 caregivers to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children.

Street Child’s commitment to Safeguarding

Street Child is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the communities we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff.

As part of this commitment to safeguarding, all offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks, including a Criminal Records check.  Street Child also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

To apply:

Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Please submit your CV and a covering note explaining why you think you could make an extraordinary impact in this role before 17:00 on 14 December 2022.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and so interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.

Actual hiring is contingent upon a signed agreement with UHF.

As this role is based in country, appropriate pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy.

2022-12-07T10:01:26.000 2022-12-15T23:59:59.000 Full time TELECOMMUTE Україна Street Child