The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and assist within the sector of shelter, education, emergency food security and distribution, camp management and legal assistance.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has 2600 committed and competent employees involved in projects on four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 850 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs. For more please see www.nrc.no
The NRC Country Programme is implemented in Southern Sudan. The country office is located in Juba. Field offices are established in Aweil (Northern Bahr el Ghazal, NBeG) and Yei (Central Equatoria, CE). In 2011, NRC is expanding into Warrap State to respond to the needs of the large numbers of returnees and IDPs in that state. NRC in Southern Sudan is involved in the following core activities: Education, Construction and rehabilitation of schools (Shelter), Emergency, Food Security and Distribution (EFSD) and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA).
The Education Project Coordinator (PC) shall work under the guidance of the Education Program Manager (PM) to start the Youth Education Pack Program (YEP) and contribute to the Adult Literacy program in NBeG. The Education PC is responsible for the overall planning and implementation of the YEP program in Southern Sudan. The PC will also fulfil the objectives of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) as stated in the Country Strategy, the Project Proposal and the work plan.
Job description
- In close collaboration with the Education PM, start up, develop, and manage NRC’s YEP and Adult Literacy project in NBeG
- Identify, hire, manage and train local staff in NBeG
- Responsible for pedagogical planning, implementation and follow-up of all components under project: vocational training, life-skills and academic courses for youth, adult literacy, and early childhood development (ECD)
- Carry out market assessment, liaison with employers/skills trainers to assist youth in gaining apprentices or forming cooperatives
- Identify and procure equipment, materials, and tools for academic classes and vocational training
- In close cooperation with the PM and members of the Education team, develop steps and procedures for timely planning and implementation of all elements of the YEP, Adult Literacy, and ECD project, in particular all training, monitoring and evaluation
- Ensure that education activities are in accordance with international norms and standards and meet regulations under INEE
- Coordinate activities to synergize with other NRC sectors, i.e. Shelter, ICLA, Food Security, and with partners to enhance life-skills workshops
- Review and revise YEP curriculum to fit S. Sudan context and assist with development of ECD activities
- Monitor, evaluate and suggest changes and improvements in the project and materials based on observations and discussions with the local staff and the PM
- Prepare monthly reports for the PM and as required by donors and partners
- Assist the PM in the development of NRC’s Country strategy, action plan and activities plan and priorities in the education sector
- Contribute to narrative and budgets for proposals with the Education PM and the Grant Manager
- Assess needs for capacity building among education staff and local resource persons and partners and organize additional training for the staff and local MoE Officials as necessary
- Carry out assessments in NBeG and other states to identify areas of expansion Committee, local education authorities and partners in line with the NRC protocol for communication
- Participate and represent NRC in relevant coordination meetings
- Offer support (knowledge and skills) in ensuring access, gender equity and quality in education/project in a systematic and sustainable manner
- Actively promote education in communities and Child Rights, especially education for girls
Qualifications
- Minimum five years experience working in international education or vocational programs, with minimum two years field work, preferably in rural Africa
- Experience in complex emergencies or post-conflict settings, with experience working in a difficult security environment
- Experience working with UN agencies, local governments, communities and INGOs
- Experience in administration, finance, logistic and personnel management
- Experience in development and writing of proposals and budgets
- Experience in management of staff
- Experience working with refugee/IDP/returnees related emergencies
Essential skills
- Experience in literacy and vocational training programs, developing different education interventions Political and cultural awareness and interest
- Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable work plans and to evaluate progress
- Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, negotiation and leadership skills
- Fluency in written and oral English
- A thorough understanding of protection issues and experience with implementation of protection based projects
- Strong writing skills and experience in report and proposal writing
- Holder of a valid international driver’s licence
Education level
College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
- Cultural sensitivity
- Practical sense and willingness and ability to contribute to logistics and other duties
- Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
- Ability and willingness to work and live in a challenging environment, with regular travel to field sites
- Initiative, creativity, and team player
- Patience, adaptability, and the capacity to work with little infrastructure and in difficult conditions, including transport limitations
- Enjoys working closely with local communities and outgoing
All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
We offer
- Commencement: ASAP.
- Contract period: 12 months with possible extension
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions, approximately NOK 49.600,- (€ 6.200) per month, and free housing of moderate standard. Please note that tax fees may occur for some countries.
Southern Sudan is a ‘non-family duty station’. The duty station will be based in Aweil Town, state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, or Warrap state. Extensive travel inside Southern Sudan, with challenging road conditions, will be conducted. The duty stations is usually quiet and relatively safe, and foreigners can normally move around in daylight hours without harassment or danger. Travel to Juba is by road or air and travel outside the duty station is dependent on changing security and environmental conditions. Recreational and social facilities are limited, and accommodation is in the NRC Compound.
Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.
For more information and to apply, please visit: http://www.webcruiter.no/WcMain/AdvertViewPublic.aspx?oppdragsnr=1001677...
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