Education Project Coordinator – Accelerated Education (AE), Interagency Coordination at Norwegian Refugee Council

Responsibilities

The Education Coordinator will work collaboratively with the Ministry of Education (MoE), UNICEF, UNHCR and all education actors in Kenya towards a harmonised AE approach that is anchored in the national education system. This approach is intended to invest in the national education system, strengthening capacity in non-formal education in Kenya, for the benefit of refugee learners as well as Kenyan children and youth nationally. Additionally, He or she will provide technical support to NGOs AE programmes in Kenya in terms of technical development, strategic direction and quality assistance including mentoring, training and capacity building of staff on AE programme delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
• Contribute to education strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps on AE.
• Representation in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors.
• Co-chair the technical working group, with the Ministry of Education, and provide technical and material leadership and support related to AE.
• Contribute to advocacy to MoE, donors and other stakeholders for the expansion of AE programming in refugee hosting areas (and other non-formal education interventions as appropriate).
• Maintain comprehensive education data and information on AE programming in Kenya.
• Support the MoE in collaboration with education partners and the Accelerated Education Working Group (AEWG) with the development of AE guidelines, policies and curriculum development or other outputs as agreed by the Working Group (WG).
• Support the capacity building of MoE and other educations stakeholders on harmonised AE approaches.
• Strengthen collaboration with global AEWG and regional learning through collaboration and coordination with other refugee hosting contexts in the region around AE.
• Any other tasks assigned by your line-manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context or implementing education projects in an NGO.
• Education expertise.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili, both written and verbal.
• Bachelor of Education Degree or related field of study.
• Relevant experience in education programming, specifically alternative education approaches for over age children and youth and AE specifically, including in emergency settings, especially protracted crisis is an advantage.
• Experience and technical expertise in non-formal/alternative basic education approaches for disadvantaged children and youth, particularly AE.
• Experience of leadership and coordination working with multiple stakeholders at sub national, national and international level.
• Experience in information management of multiple stakeholders in complex settings.
• Experience working with Ministries of Education at the national or sub-national levels, or other government counterparts.
• Understanding of global/ international agreements/ commitments on refugee response/ education, for example, the Global Compact on Refugees and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework.
• Understanding of the global perspective and related policies for out of school children and youth.
• Understanding of key protection concerns in education and child safeguarding.