Education in Emergency Project Officer – World Vision Ethiopia
Development and Project Management, Education
World Vision Ethiopia
About Us
World Vision Ethiopia began its first intervention in Ethiopia in 1971 with relief and opened the Ethiopia office in 1975. Relief, rehabilitation, and small community development projects dominated the decade that followed. During the 1984/85 drought, World Vision Ethiopia participated in a massive relief operation that saved the lives of millions of people.
Starting its operation with emergency intervention in some parts of Ethiopia, World Vision currently operates in 53 Area Programs (APs) implementing effective programmes, such as Education, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Nutrition, Emergency Response, Faith and Development, Food Security, Economic Development, Climate change, and environmental projects and other cross-cutting programmes.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
At present registered and licensed by Ethiopia’s Charities and Societies Agency, World Vision Ethiopia operates in 53 Area Programs (APs), coordinated by eight programme offices in eight regional states and one city administration.
Moreover, World Vision carries out emergency response interventions in Northern Ethiopia, Eastern and Southern Somali (Dollo odo and Bokolomaya), Oromia (West Guji, Borena, East and West Wolega, and East and West Hararghe), and SNNP (Gedeo).
OUR GOAL
Contributing to the well-being of 25 million children, 16 million of whom are the most vulnerable, in the five-year national strategy from 2021 to 2025.
Our Vision
Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.
Our CORE VALUES
We are Christian/ We are committed to the poor/ We value people/ We are stewards/ We are partners/ We are responsive
Major Responsibility
Program development and implementation
- Provide direct technical support to teachers/facilitators, and the school support system (head teachers and supervisors)
- Assure that relevant cross cutting themes (child protection, gender, inclusion, safety and life skills) are integrated into the EiE project implementation at the project sites
- Collaborate and work with CP/GBV team within in WVE to ensuring child-friendly learning environment and learning opportunities in crisis situation
Coordination, partnership and networking
- Liaise with WEO experts at field level to conduct a joint monitoring visit, supportive supervision and ensure reliable data record keeping and reporting system among targeted schools.
- Represent WVE in any EiE matters (education coordination meetings, joint assessment) at woreda and share timely update to EiE Coordinator.
- Strengthen networking with organizations working on EiE and child protection in ensuring child education and CP concerns.
Resource Management
- Manage operating budget of the assigned Woreda for the project implementation including procurement, cost for the materials purchase and any other expenses incurred for the EiE project in the emergency context
- Contribute to the selection of pre-qualification and bidding of local suppliers and contractors for logistics availability, and items and service purchase
- Liaise with NGOs/UN agencies in the field to ensure quality coordination at woreda level.
Reporting and Documentation
- Submit high quality reports to EiE coordinator in a timely manner and according to the donor and WVE requirements
- Monitor the impact of the EiE project in the framework of EiE response program and promote learning by documentation of best practices for future emergency response works.
- Provide necessary information to EiE coordinator, NECR to ensure sustainability of project response (when appropriate)
- Work to enure better documentation of accomplishments
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- First Degree (BEd) in education, and other fields such as pedagogy, curriculum and instruction, educational planning and management, educational leadership, and project management
Required Professional Experience
- At least three years of experiences in the field of education and working with government and other education partners at grass root level,
- Demonstrated understanding of the Ethiopian education policy and Education in Emergency programming
- Demonstrated experiences in education, and teaching literacy and numeracy skills development for children
- Knowledge on creating child-friendly learning environments/spaces for children learning
- Knowledge and experiences on education need assessment, monitoring and evaluation, providing training and guidance on learner-centered instructional methodology
- Creates and encourages a climate of team-work and collaboration in a diverse cultural environment
Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement
- Frequent travel to the project sites and to NO as needed
Language Requirements
- Fluent in written and spoken English
