Background:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the world, providing relief, rehabilitation, and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of oppression and violent conflict. IRC has worked for over eight decades in the world addressing both the immediate, lifesaving needs of conflict affected people in an emergency and the reconstruction needs in post conflict societies. IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships, and thorough accountability to those we serve.
Scope
Scope:
With the direct supervision of the CYPD Manager and technical oversight of CYPD Manager in Addis Ababa, the Education Officer is responsible for the Refugee and IDP education timely implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting of agreed activities. The Education Officer is also responsible to liaise with other sectors within IRC to achieve the project objectives.
Responsibilities:
· Involves in clients’ data gathering on regular basis.
· Ensures the quality day-to-day implementation of the education activities.
· Keeps the record of number of clients in the target refugee camp with age and gender segregated.
· Works very closely with supply chain and finance to deliver the project activities on time.
· Works with the parent teacher (PTA) associations and other community structure to ensure that children are enrolled and maintained in the ECCD centers.
· Conducts in-service teachers/facilitators trainings based on teachers training needs.
· Conducts classroom observation on regular basis and mentor ECCD facilitators/teachers and provide timely and constructive feedback.
· Facilitates teachers learning circle (TLC) as a group capacity building approach.
· Ensures that the teaching and learning process is going on based on the curriculum and lesson plans.
· Develops procurement, activity and spending plans once the budget is released.
· Ensures effective budget management based on existing tools (PR tracking and BvA) to avoid under or over-spending. Tracks the PR on regular basis to ensure appropriate budget management.
· Communicates on regular basis to both the field office and/or Addis team on progresses and any challenges.
· Represents the IRC in any coordination meetings at the local/refugee level.
· Drafts monthly reports based on the IRC template and quarterly reports on the donor template.
Education and experience
BA/BED in Education, Education Planning and Management or other fields related to the position.