Education Specialist at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.Role and responsibilitiesGeneric responsibilities Develop Education strategy, technical SOPs, and Macro LFAs in line with NRC Programme Policy and national and international standards, and in coordination with other Core CompetencesCompliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and proceduresContribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reportsIdentify trends technical standards and donor prioritiesFollow up on compliance with contractual commitments within Education CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementationProvide technical direction and project implementation supportDevelopment of holistic and needs based programmes, including cash-based interventions and marked based programmesEnsure that key learnings are extracted from Education CC implementation, and incorporate them in Education CC and staff development processesProvide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff Specific responsibilities Provide technical support to the Accelerated Education Programme (AEP) in Kakuma which is scaling up and Dadaab which has been ongoing.Engage with KICD (Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development) for the development of an AEP curriculum aligned to the new competency-based curriculumStrengthening of the Education Technology (Ed-Tech) project in Dadaab and support the Kakuma team integrate Ed-Tech into their AEPIn collaboration with VSOs, support the alignment of TIC (Teachers in Crisis Context) training modules with the Primary Teachers Education (PTE) modulesEnsure the inclusion of cash-based interventions and market based programmes in country and area-based strategies and their implementation across and within NRC’s core competencies Generic professional competencies for this position: Minimum 5 years’ experience in working as a senior Program Manager and/or Advisor of humanitarian/ recovery education programme, preferably in refugees / IDPs environmentsProven expertise in Education (formal, non-formal and informal) with particular focus of complex programme with out of schoolchildren, youth.Experience of setting up and implementing monitoring, documentation and learning systems.University degree or higher education relevant to education and / or social science assignment.Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skillsProven skills and experience in report and proposal writingKnowledge of cash-based interventions and market based programmesAbility to prioritize needs and carry out multiple tasks simultaneouslyExperience from working in complex and volatile contextsDocumented results related to the position’s responsibilitiesPrior experience and proven capability in training and capacity developmentFluency in English, both written and verbal Additional Information:Reports to: Head of ProgrammeSupervision of: NoneDuty station: Nairobi, with frequent travels to areas of operationsTravel: up to 50 %