Program Coordinator Education

The coordinator will support the implementation of the Sponsorship Education work in Eastern Province and contribute to the delivery of key education milestones for Save the Children. The role involves oversight of education activities in the province to strengthen collaboration, learning, and good practice, integrating education with other thematic areas to ensure an integrated service delivery model.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsible for the implementation of the Sponsorship Education programme in line with the project log frame and implementation plan
• Work in collaboration with other Education projects to ensure generation of evidence, learning and good practices
• Support partners implementing Education activities under Sponsorship project
• Documenting of project/partner experiences to capture the good and bad practices, the results and impacts achieved and any other experiences relevant for sharing with others
• Track partner implementation, budget spend and reporting of results
• With support of the Programme Manager, develop work plan and budgets that contribute to achievement of overall project goal
• Analyse reports and funding requests from the partners and giving feed-back to ensure partner plans contribute to bigger project goal
• Provide on-going support through regular field visits and capacity strengthening of partner organisation in line with project goals
• Ensure on going partner and project risk assessment and develop risk mitigation measures in consultation with Awards Manager and Programme Managers
• Ensure timely disbursement of funds to implementing partners including ensuring efficient utilisation of funds
• Liaise with other practitioners in a similar field of work and with government on policy and practice issues and informing them of our interventions and work
• Ensure effective activity and financial planning and implementation are in line with SCI and grant requirements
• Facilitate community engagement including parents, caregivers and other duty bearers to support education and child rights
• Participate actively in finance/awards meetings and contribute to financial decision making
• Ensure that projects adhere to international standards and best practices, with full donor compliance (including delegated budget management responsibility)
• Ensure that high-quality reports are submitted on time
• Advocate on the importance of education in development and emergency settings by working with an advocacy partner
• Represent Save the Children to external partners in the field including government staff, NGOs, Local Leaders and other relevant
• The post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience
• In coordination with the Program Manager represent Save the Children to relevant government authorities, donors and members of the development community
• Contribute to advocacy and policy engagement at district and provincial level
• Work with Partners on school governance advocacy and campaign issues affecting learners

Requirements

• University degree in Education, Social Sciences or relevant area
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience with right-based issues; preferably children’s rights and protection within civil society sector
• Experience in training and capacity building
• Strong knowledge of Children’s rights and governance, current protection issues and interventions
• Experience with participatory and community action and social & behaviour change approaches desirable
• Demonstrated skills in the design of human rights projects
• Experience in proposal development, capacity analysis and development
• Good analytical and report writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to set and achieve objectives
• English language proficiency a must, local languages an added advantage
• Strong communication (verbal and writing skills), interpersonal and representational skills
• Flexible and adaptable to dynamic changes and fast-paced work environment
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Knowledge of word, Microsoft excel and power point
• Ability to make good decisions and demonstrate authority

Skills

• Children's Rights
• Human Rights Project Design
• Training and Capacity Building
• Proposal Development
• Capacity analysis
• Social and Behavior Change
• Community Action
• Report Writing
• Analytical Skills
• Program Coordination
• Education Program Management
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Decision Making
• Governance Knowledge

Languages

English