SOS Children’s Villages invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility criterion for the below one Position.

Position Title: EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Reporting To:  Area Manager  

Location:  Baidoa, South West State    

Position Summary

Education Coordinator will manage and lead Education can’t Wait -First Emergency Response (ECW-FER) project in South west state of Somalia and will closely work with other partners implementing the project and the relevant line ministries. The role holder will be responsible for program management including budgetary responsibilities; and will closely work with the Program Director on the Education themes.

The candidate is expected to lead project staff based in the different field location and provided oversight in the in the project management and provide strategic direction. The role holder will closely be working with the Area Managers for the field level program operations and will represent the organization in different state and national coordination fora.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.     Line management of Education project field staff

2.     Adherence to SOS CVS policies, guidance, and procedures

3.     Contribute to Education strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps

4.     Manage and implement delegated portfolio of Education projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from PM in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality

5.     Provide regular progress reports to PM (AM and CCS if not PM)   

6.     Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities

7.     Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist

8.     Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills

9.     Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders

10.  Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Specific responsibilities

·         Overall responsible for the management of ECW_FER Project in South west State of Somalia

·         Prepare/develop narrative and budgets for proposals in conjunction with the national Education Coordinator.

·         Support in strengthening education sectors, assessment, capacity building of frontline staff and partners staff in South west program locations.

·         Actively promote the rights of IDPs/returnees and be protection and advocacy oriented.

·         Backstop the national education Coordinator during his absence from work and support the implementation of core education sector strategic goals and plans.

·         Document technical issues and questions, and channel to the Education PM.

·         Ensure a constructive co-operation with SOS CVS’s other programmes in the Area.

·         Communicate regularly with the project staff by offering support and advice as relevant and taking note of their experiences and suggestions.

·         Conduct all project targeted site visits and support the initiation of taking corrective actions to address gaps and other relevant matters.

·         Ensure a constructive co-operation with local authorities and line ministries

·         Ensure a constructive co-operation with other international and local NGOs as well as the UN family, particularly in the education sector.

·         Ensure a constructive co-operation with SOS CVS Education teams in other field offices.

·         Participate in relevant coordination for a including sub-national education coordination forms and other humanitarian fora as deemed relevant to the sector.

·         Prepare project progress updates and participate quarterly monitoring workshops/meetings.

·         Any other assigned task relevant to the position as requested by the national education Coordinator, Area Manager and National Programme Director.

Safeguarding Commitment

SOS Children’s Villages Somalia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes. SOS Children’s Villages organization is committed to safeguarding the rights of the children and therefore, is expected that every individual who joins with SOS Children’s Villages Somalia understand his/her responsibility in protecting and keeping children always safe.