Senior Education Officer - Baringo at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE:

Education Coordinator will be responsible for programme delivery in Baringo County; He/She will represent SCI in county and sub-county education forums. The Coordinator will liaise closely with Ministry of Education at county level to ensure the programme is implemented in coordination with relevant education actors. The Coordinator will provide leadership and overall fund management at county level with close collaboration with the education project implementation team. 

Contract Duration: 10 Months

Reports to: Education Manager

Staff reporting to this post: 2 (Education Officer and driver)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Coordination and representation

• Build a working relationship at the county level with the committee that will provide technical oversight of the project from the Ministry of Education and UNICEF working closely with Save the Children Education Advisor.
• Represent Save the Children at county level forums.
• Ensure close collaboration with partners designated to implement other components of the project.

Programme technical delivery.

• Provide child protection to OOSC who have been enrolled to school. These services include psychosocial support, rescue and alternative family care for enrolled children in need of care & protection liaising with the county directorate of children services.
• Work closely with the County Coordinators of Education & Protection and Sub County Education/Children Officers as s/he implement the project activities. This will require building and sustain effective close working partnerships with sub county government counterparts through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme
• Build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results of the OOSC education project in the county

Programme, Partnership and award management

• Provide overall leadership, and oversee the implementation of the project in Baringo.
• Develop and maintain detailed implementation plan and annual and quarterly work plans for the project.
• Ensure the timely and efficient implementation of the Unicef education project as described in the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP).
• In Collaboration with the field based staff, prepare annual and quarterly work plans and ensure that program activities are implemented as planned and within the approved budget.
• Participate in proposal development processes, in particular liaising with relevant Technical Specialists and programme staff to ensure that advocacy approaches are integrated within and contribute to the achievement of project results and objectives and that sufficient fund are budgeted for implementation.
• Monitor monthly expenditure and track project budgets to ensure that spending on the program is in line with the approved budgets.
• Accountable for reporting 

Operations

• Foster good working relationship with Baringo County Government through MoU, joint planning, field visits and reporting.
• Act as safety and security focal person for Baringo County.
• Conduct risk analysis, mapping, and share with operations director.
• Contribute to programme development in Baringo County In Line With Save the Children CSP.
• Contribute to development of EPP and share humanitarian needs for children in Baringo County.
• Participate in the recruitment of the project staff.
• Identify learning and training needs of Save the Children staff and partners, deliver/facilitate/coordinate with country office Education Technical Advisor for regular and specific capacity development programs for targeted staff/partners.

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 integrity.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Degree in Education or equivalent.
• 3 years of professional experience in implementing education programming at the field level with NGOs or other relevant actors. Child protection programming is an added advantage
• Robust experience of development and emergency program cycle management, and with experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure
• Exemplary partnership development and management skills, including in fostering strong collaboration and learning between partners; 
• Experience in the design, implementation and reporting on education.
• Substantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and securing and managing grants.
• Significant knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management
• Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Written and verbal fluency in English
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

Closing Date : Sept 29, 2022