Job Details

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Education Thematic Programme Manager Staff reporting to this post: 1 Teacher TrainerBudget Responsibilities:  Yes
Role Dimensions: The Education Coordinator will work closely with County Education Officials and State Ministry of Education, respective targeted schools and implementing partners to strengthen and build their capacity to deliver, manage and coordinate the Norad funded Education program in Jonglei State, South Sudan. He/ she will ensure that all girls and boys learn and are safe in a quality learning environment. By improving school access and retention for girls and boys, out-of-school children, and children with disabilities. The coordinator will nurture and maintain relationships with stakeholders inclusive of the Education Cluster, County Education Departments (CEDs) officials, State Ministry of Education, Schools Teachers, School management Committees and PTAs in 17 schools of Akobo East to ensure timely, to budget and quality programme delivery. The Education Coordinator will collaborate and liaise with colleagues from CP and CRG and all other relevant structures within Save the Children to ensure efficiency in programme delivery and full integration of NORAD Programme in Akobo East County.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme Management•   Coordinate partnerships and take lead in the implementation of SCI self-implemented activities in the Education NORAD program. •   Provide technical support and guidance to staff & partners to strengthen their planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems on all Education programme activities.•   Oversee and guide the implementation of project activities carried out by implementing partners.•   Monitor partner project progress by engaging in monitoring visits and producing signed off monthly/quarterly monitoring reports.•   Identify partner capacity needs and report to Education Thematic Programme Manager, NORAD PM & Field Manager for support.•   Support programme management through consulting with implementing partners and staff on annual plans & budgets, generating program DIPs, Procurement Plans, budget phasing, monthly forecasts.•   Facilitate joint planning meetings & visits with CP & CRG Coordinator & MEAL team to ensure integration of program activities and efforts.•   Support monthly updating of the IPTT and Output tracker by MEAL team through liaising with partners and officers for information.•   Ensure financial compliance of activities in Education with approval of the respective line managers.•   Participate in budget monitoring by reviewing monthly BVAs and providing feedback for reclassifications, recoding and or other amendments.•   Support partners in producing quality monthly narrative reports and provide NORAD PM with information for the compilation of biannual and annual Education program reports to Member and/or Donor.•   Participate in the development of proposals in the department as and when necessary.•   Liaise with other Coordinators and Project Officers from other sectors in the field to achieve maximum integration of projects and to further the aims of child rights programming and securing quality and safe learning environments.•   Lead in submitting timely program supplies requests for procurement to be initiated and supplies are delivered on time. •   Ensure Education staff have required capacity and support them through coaching and mentoring in building their capacity. •   Ensuring compliance with donor requirements as well as Save the Children HR, Finance and Procurement procedures and other SCI country policies.•   Ensure that staff and partners provide programme beneficiaries with ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about the behaviour they can expect of staff and representatives, in line with the Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct; and how to raise concerns.  
Coordination, Representation and Advocacy Support•   Establish, nurture, and maintain strong and positive relationships with the State Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI), relevant Departments, implementing partners and Education Cluster stakeholders within the State for information sharing, exchange of knowledge and coordination of Education programming in the State. •   SCI representation and participation in the State Education cluster meetings and other related Interagency education coordination forums. •   Participate in Interagency multi sectoral needs assessments in the State in response to humanitarian/ emergency situations and other programming-related assessments.•   Facilitate advocacy processes on Education related issues within the State inclusive of Safe Back to School Campaigns, Teacher Professional Development advocacy needs and others emanating from the programme.•   Identifying opportunities for cooperation with Government departments and other development agencies in the State and participating in State network engagements related to programme activities.•   To attend, participate and contribute in relevant national, regional, and international forums as assigned by the line manager.
Jonglei Education Cluster Co-Lead•   Co-chair regular and inclusive Education Cluster meetings in the County  •   Invite all humanitarian education partners in the state to Education Cluster meetings, take attendance and provide all members with meeting minutes, the updated contact list, and other supporting documents. •   Ensure that the engagement of the partners provides a timely, effective, and quality response to the needs in the state.•   Represent the Education Cluster in inter-Cluster meetings and other County coordination fora as relevant.•   Based on needs assessments and gap analyses, develop, and regularly update a Cluster state response plan to respond to the identified needs and fill the identified gaps.•   Ensure effective links with other Clusters at the state level, particularly Child Protection and WASH, and address cross-cutting issues, with a particular focus on gender equality and adolescents and youth.•   Contribute to contingency planning as required.•   Provide a monthly update of the needs, and ongoing and planned interventions in the County and state and share with all Cluster members in the County and with the State Education Cluster.•   Represent, or identify an appropriate representative, for the Education Cluster in Inter-Agency Rapid Needs Assessments (IRNAs) in the County.•   Support advocacy campaigns, especially cross-sectoral advocacy on issues like humanitarian space and access, needs-based assistance, impartiality, and neutrality of the humanitarian response.•   Contribute state-specific information and data to the development of funding proposals at the national level when requested.•   Actively collect information (including photos when possible) and conduct the verification on the occupation and vacation of schools by IDPs and armed forces and groups.•   Support the SMoEST in advocating, coordinating, and reporting on educational issues such as primary and secondary examinations, school registration, teacher payments, and similar.
Documentation•   Document key project processes, lessons learnt and significant change stories for institutional learning and sharing with internal and external stakeholders.  •   Ensure collection and compilation of up-to-date accurate data in the Education project for continuous tracking of program results and impact.
Child Safeguarding•   Ensure that staff provide programme beneficiaries with ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about the behavior they can expect of staff and representatives, in line with the Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct; and how to raise concerns. •   Ensure children and their communities are aware of conduct to expect of SC staff and how to raise concerns.•   Any other duties as assigned by the line manager.BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability:•   Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values•   Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.Ambition:•   Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same•   Widely shares their personal vision for save the children, engages and motivates others•   Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.Collaboration:•   Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters•   Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength•   Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.Creativity:•   Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions•   Willing to take disciplined risks.Integrity:•   Honest, Encourages Openness and Transparency; Demonstrates Highest Levels of IntegrityQUALIFICATIONS  •   University Degree in the field of Education, Program/Project Management or equivalent. EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSEssential •   A minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in an environment dealing with Education, child development, child rights and child participation issues and ability to work within multi-cultural environments. •   Demonstrable experience in integrated programming and project management. •   Computer literate particularly in Word, Power Point and Excel. •   Fluency in written and spoken English and other vernacular languages of South Sudan mainly Dinka.
Desirable•   Experience in a similar role in an NGO environment working in child centered development programs.•   Good interpersonal and advocacy skills, flair for report writing, excellent public relations and ability to network.
Additional job responsibilitiesThe duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.Child Safeguarding:We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.Health and SafetyThe role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.