The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
I. Background
The International Rescue Committee seeks an experienced Education Specialist to provide technical leadership for a proposed 4-year, $10 million program to combat exploitive child labor in Tanzania. The US Department of Labor (USDOL) solicitation seeks to fund technical assistance project(s) to reduce child labor through an area-based approach in geographic areas where there is a prevalence of child labor in agriculture production and domestic service. The project will work with local entities and build on existing efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor, including programs to protect orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), increase access to education and promote economic opportunities for Tanzanian households most vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor. Project interventions must address the following areas: a) promote children’s access to, enrollment, retention and completion of education and training opportunities; b) promote improved livelihoods for households of target children; c) promote youth employment; d) work with government structures to support implementation of policies and strengthen institutional capacity; e) raise awareness about child labor in the agriculture and domestic labor sectors; f) support research, evaluation and collection of reliable data on child labor; and g) promote transparency, accountability and sustainability of efforts to combat child labor. This position is contingent on IRC being awarded the cooperative agreement.
II. Responsibilities
The Education Specialist will be responsible for the implementation of the technical aspects of the project related to education interventions, in collaboration with the Project Director. He/she will:
• Design the needs assessment of learning environments and project action plan within 12 months of grant award in coordination with the Project Director; • Ensure that proposed interventions/activities are based on accepted best practices; • Train project staff; • Monitor program performance in meeting established objectives, redesigning initiatives as appropriate; • Liaise with technical specialists of partner organizations and government agencies; • Development of multisectoral partnerships and networks; • Plan and implement teacher training initiatives; • Develop and field-test learning materials designed to improve education quality; • Develop and/or refine pre-vocational and vocational training curriculums; • Plan and implement policy workshops for project stakeholders (national institutions involved in education and labor issues); • Prepare narrative reports for submission to Project Director; • Ensure activities implemented as per established project framework; • Track project budget and field expenditures.
This position reports to the Project Director.
III. Qualifications
Individuals are required to hold a Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred) or higher in education and possess a minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience in managing the technical implementation of complex basic education programs in developing countries. The successful candidate will have experience in: student assessment, teacher training, educational materials and curriculum development, educational management, basic and secondary education projects, and educational monitoring and information systems. Consideration will be given to candidates with additional years of experience working with ministries of education, networks of educators, employer’s organizations and trade union representatives or comparable entities. Candidates must also have knowledge of exploitive child labor issues, particularly the special education needs of children removed from exploitative child labor when they enter/return to school, and/or have experience working with victims of child labor and their households in Tanzania. Candidates should have strong writing and editorial skills; be able to work under pressure; and possess strong interpersonal and intercultural skills that enable them to work well with a diverse team. Experience managing USDOL-funded projects is preferred.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Kiswahili is preferred.
Please apply online: www.ircjobs.org or http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=8448 .
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