Education in Emergencies Specialist - Roster Recruitment

The Education in Emergencies Specialist provides technical support to Plan International’s education response and programming in crises globally. The role involves strengthening capacity of front-line teams and partners, ensuring alignment with global humanitarian standards, leading education needs assessments, and delivering high-quality education programming in emergency settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Plan International’s education response and programming in emergencies.
• Ensure all work aligns with Plan International’s Global Strategy and gender equality is core to response.
• Strengthen capacity of front-line teams and partners responding to emergencies.
• Ensure alignment with INEE Minimum standards, CPHA, CHS, Education Cluster response plans, national education plans, and Plan International’s global EiE work.
• Lead and support rapid Education Needs Assessments and Multi-Sector Needs Assessments to identify urgent education needs.
• Identify and engage potential local and national partners.
• Plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate integrated education response.
• Deliver high-quality education programming addressing education and wellbeing needs of children, adolescents, and youth in humanitarian settings.
• Support colleagues to represent Plan at EiE coordination mechanisms and platforms.
• Coordinate and contribute to Education Cluster response plans and advocacy aligned with National Education plans and policies.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in relevant field.
• Significant experience working in a variety of humanitarian crises and contexts.
• Experience implementing first line education response and safe inclusive quality education programmes.
• Experience integrating education with other sectors including child protection, CVA, food security and nutrition.
• Proven track record securing funding from public and private funding streams and managing Education in Emergencies portfolios.
• Strong team management experience resulting in high performing teamwork.
• Commitment to safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse.
• Experience with HEAT or equivalent security training within past 3 years.
• Bilingual in English plus either French or Spanish; additional languages an advantage.

Skills

• Education in Emergencies
• Humanitarian Response
• First Line Education Response
• Safe Inclusive Education
• Quality Education Programming
• Multi-sectoral Integration
• Child Protection
• Cash and Voucher Assistance
• Food Security
• Nutrition Programming
• Funding Acquisition
• Portfolio Management
• Team Management
• Safeguarding
• Prevention of Sexual Harassment
• Prevention of Exploitation and Abuse
• Security Training
• Needs Assessment
• Capacity Building

Languages

English, French, Spanish