Education Assistant (Darfur) – NRC
Job Description
| Organization | The Norwegian Refugee Council |
| Job Identification | 7394 |
| Job Category | Assistant |
| Locations | Darfur |
| Apply Before | 08/31/2022, 09:30 AM |
| Job Schedule | Full time |
Education Assistant Sudan El-Fasher (Nationals only)
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The Norwegian Refugee Council has an interesting and rewarding opportunity to be part of our newest country of operation – Sudan.
The NRC has recently re-registered to operate in Sudan, and is currently in country start-up phase, conducting assessments and designing the first steps of the programme. Focus will be given to people displaced by conflict, refugees, and vulnerable migrants, and potential geographical areas of work will be Khartoum state, South Kordofan, Gadarif and Blue Nile on a first phase, with the idea to expand to other States.
As a priority, NRC is therefore hiring an Education Assistant to be part of establishing NRC’s programme in Sudan.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines, with strict adherence to the Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding policies
- Assist with the implementation of the Education portfolio
- Prepare and develop status reports and other documents as required by management
- Ensure proper filing of documents
- Promote the rights of refugees, IDPs, returnees and the host community in-line with SPHERE and INEE Minimum Standards
- Promote and share ideas for project and activity improvement
- Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need using vulnerability criteria to support learner registration
- Provide daily support to education incentive staff and teachers, and supervise daily workers in line with programme objectives and NRC quality standards
- Ensure direct communication and feedback with beneficiaries and stakeholders at field level, with a focus on community leaders, headmasters/principals, teachers and students
- Lead in mobilization and sensitization of community members
- Assist with capacity building activities for beneficiaries, with a focus on teachers
- Organize, support and participate in Mother’s Groups, PTAs, School Improvement Plans and School-Based Management Committees
- Regularly travel to the field to support education/PSS interventions and classroom/WASH construction activities; monitor and ensure regular needs for supplies are met
- Organize and implement distributions of teaching and learning supplies and materials; maintain records of commodity movements and secure appropriate supporting documents
- Ensure ongoing monitoring and reporting of project outputs/outcomes at field level per the M&E plan and donor requirements
- Ensure complaints and feedback response mechanism is in place at field level
- Ensure schools and learning spaces are safe for children and report all protection concerns immediately
- Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line and/or technical manager
Our ideal candidate:
- Experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context preferred
- Experience working in complex and volatiles contexts preferred
- Basic computer skills, including MS Word, Outlook and Excel required
- Ability to work diligently both independently and in a team setting required
- Willingness to travel regularly to the field in under-resourced settings required
- Fluency in Arabic, both written and verbal required; some English language skills preferred
- 1 year experience working as an Education assistant or similar role
- University and/or advanced degree in Education or related field; significant experience in the field of Education, PSS or Child Protection considered in lieu
- Knowledge of the EiE context in Sudan is preferred
- Knowledge of the circumstances, needs and challenges displacement and conflict-affected refugee, host community, returnee and IDP children face preferred
- Experience with EiE and formal basic education in a humanitarian context preferred
- Experience working with children and/or educators preferred
- Experience liaising with and mobilizing local and community stakeholders preferred
- Field level experience with an NGO an asset
- Understanding of SPHERE and INEE Minimum Standards an asset
- FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
We can Offer
- Duty Station: Elfasher, North Darfur
- Salary/Benefits: NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package
- NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and employees to check they have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.
- Travel: 80%
- Females are highly encouraged to apply
- To apply please visit https://www.nrc.no/careers/
