TITLE: Education Officer
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Ops LOCATION: Kabul FO
GRADE: 5 CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed Term
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in a month or more or overnight) because they work on field level programs, or have access to personal data about children or young people as part of their work; therefore, a police check will not be mandatory for this post unless the content of the post changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level should be reviewed.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Provide technical and operational support to SC implementing partners in relevent province Monitor project activities being implemented by partners.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
• Monitor and provide technical support to the work of partner staff at provincial and district level.
• Monitor the distribution of Teaching and Learning Material (TLM) kits.
• Review and finalize the teacher’s payroll
• Provide work plan and quality progress reports to Education Coordinator on bi-weekly and monthly basis.
• Regularly update the Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT)
• Support MEAL team in Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM)
• Programme coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with partners and other key stakeholders.
• Conduct field visits and collect firsthand data from partners about project progress and challenges.
• Ensure safer partnership practices and safeguarding in the field.
• Assist the partner staff with administrative, documentation and other duties as needed.
• Ensure that all data trackers are up to date and make sure the data in the shared drive are up to date.
• Establishing a comprehensive file system to record and keep track of all project activities documents in soft copies.
• Use monitoring checklists for each visit and prepare the bi-weekly and monthly reports.
• Facilitate the ToT sessions with implementing partners at National and Sub-National level.
• Ensure the Education Project Tracking System (EPTS) is up to date.
• Any additional task as per office requirement or by line manager.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
• University degree in education, social science, or any other relevant technical credentials
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
• Having 4 Years of Experience as Education Officer/ Education Trainer/Teachers Trainer/Capacity Building Officer in the NGOs Sector.
• Knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word, PPT, while previous experience with database
• Strong training delivery skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (English is preferable)
• Responsible, reliable, punctual and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work under pressure.
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Skills Required
- University degree in education, social science, or another relevant field
- Four years of experience as an Education Officer, Education Trainer, Teachers Trainer, or Capacity Building Officer in the NGO sector
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and PowerPoint
- Previous experience with databases
- Strong training delivery skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- English language proficiency
- Ability to be responsible, reliable, punctual, and multitask
- Ability to work under pressure
What We Do
Service Corporation International (SCI) is North America’s leading provider of funeral, cremation, and cemetery services. Its story began in 1962 with one family-owned and operated funeral home in Houston, Texas, and the company has since grown into North America’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services. SCI’s work centers on helping families arrange meaningful services and providing care through its death-care operations.
