Education Officer – NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council)

Generic Responsibilities

• Support school directors, cluster supervisors, develop and implement a mentoring and support tools and systems for the better project implementations.

• Ensure the implementation of the projects/activities and build the capacity of teachers to apply play-based learning methodologies in targeted schools.
• Undertake & Implement Assessment for Learning, capacity development activities engaging key sector stakeholders at school level (teachers, school principals, PTSAs) in the projects target Woredas, Schools and communities.
• Deliver and provide school-based mentoring and coaching for outcome based Assessment for Learning in targeted schools.
• Conduct a Survey about community view on the standard and quality of schools as well as community participation in the relevant planning and service delivery process of the education projects.
• Workout on the improvement of children’s literacy of the IDP and host community Children
• Strengthened between IDPs, host communities, and government structures through oversight of the educational systems and coordination mechanisms.
• Work with the education project Coordinator to develop innovative approaches and develop research products on key areas of host and IDP education to support advocacy.
• Ensure integration of other NRC CCs programs with the education programs/projects.
• Prepare timely project weekly, monthly and quarterly reports in compliance with internal NRC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Close cooperation with the other Education projects staff, ensuring staff is clear on the work plan, priorities, and weekly schedules.
• Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team and accordingly implement the already agreed M & E Tasks.
• Prepare regular progress reports of the project as required by the Education Project Coordinator, Education Specialist at Addis, and Area Program manager.
• Provide feedback and share lessons learned from project implementations and financial reports.
• In consultation and coordination with the education projects coordinator and communications and campaigns team, support the development of child protection related communication materials and briefs as necessary.

Monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance

• Monitor and systematically document project results jointly with partners and stakeholders.
• Measure progress against log frame indicators at key points as well as to conduct quality assurance of key interventions and MEAL plan.

Other

• Represents the education sector as necessary at Zonal and Woreda level education cluster/forums/meetings on areas related to the project, and upon delegation
• In cooperation with the education Project Coordinator, ensure proper documentation of project experiences and lessons learned, best practices and achievements
• In cooperation with the education team, provide information and inputs to be used for NRC Education information and communication materials
• Help build documentation for evidence (case stories, best practices, studies, progress reports)-
• Undertake advocacy interventions (meetings, briefings) with woreda, and local stakeholders to increase investments in reading to improve literacy.
• Conduct any other tasks assigned by your line manager.