Being an employee of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Ethiopia Education Project Coordinator is expected to represent NRC in a responsible manner and always act in accordance with NRC’s Code of Conduct.

Background:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is present in five regions in Ethiopia, providing refugees and internally displaced people with emergency relief and help them to rebuild their lives. NRC works within the sectors of Education, Shelter, WASH, Livelihood and Food Security, ICLA (Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance), and Child Protection.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The Education Project Coordinator is to manage the Education project in Jigjiga Area under supervision of the Area Manager and in close collaboration with the other Core Competency leads and relevant support staff.

Generic responsibilities:

·         In close collaboration and with the technical support of the Area Manager, expand, develop, coordinate and manage NRC’s education project in Jigjiga

·         Travel to all project areas in Somali Region conducting regular monitoring of the project

·         Manage and monitor project finance and budgets. Maintain strong control on budgets, ensuring spending within available resources and in compliance with donor and NRC grant management guidelines

·         Manage the project staff, providing on the job training as required to increase the capacity of the team

·         Develop proposals for the maintenance and expansion of the education project.

Specific responsibilities:

·         Produce timely quality project reports according to donor requirements and NRC M&E guidelines.

·         Liaise with field Education authorities and stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the program

·         Represent NRC Education in Cluster and other education-related meetings in the field

·         NRC Jigjiga Education Focal person

ü  Represent NRC liaison with the concerned authorities, partners and communities at field level (Regional Government, local administration and other key stakeholders)

ü  Manage and coordinate staff at the field level

ü  Manage resources as per the authorization level

ü  Assist core competences in the other field sites

·         Any other tasks assigned by the Area Manager for the overall Management, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation of the program.

·         Produce regular weekly and monthly programmatic written reports

·         Contribute to NRC strategic and programmatic planning including both global and national Education ambitions,

Generic professional competencies:

·         At least 5 years of experience within NGO’s within the Education sector

·         Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

·         Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

·         Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

·         Fluent speaker of Somali language

·         Some knowledge of English

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

·         Extensive knowledge of Ethiopian administration systems, in particular the requirements of the Somali Region Government’s rules and regulations

Behavioral competencies

·         Planning and delivering results

·         Coping with change

·         Communicating with impact and respect

·         Handling insecure environments

·         Working with people

·         Managing performance and development