Education coordinator

Key areas of accountability:

• Develop and improve work coordination with local key partners (community, Zonal and District Education Office).
• Working closely with the education project manager to ensure successful implementation of the project activities.
• Support Community mobilization activities and work in close collaboration with the community/ social development coordinators and teachers for the rollout of agreed project activities.
• Develop work plan, budget plan and effective monitoring of all activities.
• Ensures that the education program is implemented effectively in a good quality standards and ensuring consistency of the work is in accordance with the programme goal and objectives
• Participates in annual program operational plan, work plan, budget planning and revision for education program
• Effectively support education program activity implementation, monitoring and evaluation 
• Closely works with construction team and follows up construction activities managed under education program.
• Plans, organizes and delivers teacher training and facilitates workshops on regular basis as defined in the operational manual or toolkit
• Develops activity work plan, training schedules and term of references for training deliverables
• Develops and/or adapts training modules/materials and assessment tools into local language and context
• Supports in school and community-based education program activities so that he/she conducts regular school visiting and supportive supervision
• Maintains collaboration and cooperation with team, partners and stakeholders
• Supports and participates in monitoring and evaluation activities including baseline, end line assessments and situational analysis surveys and community mobilization
• Prepares and submits periodic achievement, accomplishment and progress reports of his/her respective program implementation
• Compiles and documents success stories, best practices, lesson learned and reports
• Participates in monthly sectorial meeting
• Undertakes additional assignments given by his/her immediate supervisors

Job Requirements

Experience & Skills

• Minimum of bachelor’s degrees in Education or equivalent accrued working experience in a related position but most preferably with at least four years of service.
• Good knowledge of Ethiopian education policy
• Good knowledge and skill in planning, organizing and delivering training. Ability to change business as usual work practices, flexible in working long hours and ability to work with incoming challenges
• Demonstrated ability to set and achieve objectives.
• Strong community mobilization and customer relations skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and writing skills).
• Flexible, adaptable to dynamic changes, and fast-paced work environment.
• Thorough understanding of Save the Children working principles and approaches Child Participation, Child Rights Programming, Partnership, Child Safeguarding, Zero Tolerance, Monitoring & Evaluation, Programme Integration etc.
• Knowledge of local language required.
• NGO/working experience in the area preferred

How to Apply

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=22000134