Job Opportunity in Lebanon at IRC: Education Officer 2020

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

International Rescue Committee

Area

Middle East

Host Country

Lebanon

Deadline

15 Oct 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Jobs

Specialities

Educational sciences

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is looking for an Education Officer with a focus on Retention to join the team and work in Lebanon for 2020.

Major Responsibilities:

Implementation of the Retention Support component:

Actively participate in Out of school mapping activities covering all Syrian refugees ITSs and Lebanese hosting community within the intervention area.
Support the Education Field Manager in the assessment of new locations for new programming.
Ensure IRC and partner learning centers in all assigned locations respond to quality education standards.
Ensure IRC learning centers in all assigned locations respond to quality education standards.
Support students registration and monitor regular attendance and drop-out.
Participate in the selection of Parents Focal Points, Parents-Teacher committees, and mother groups in assigned locations.

Technical support to teachers:

Participate in teachers’ selection process and training of teachers in the assigned locations.
Conduct monthly classroom observation and mentoring sessions in the assigned locations.
Follow up on the proper implementation of the Retention Support curriculum and teachers’ attendance.
Identify teachers’ capacity building needs and structure capacity building and professional development plan for teachers in the assigned locations.
Organize Teachers Learning Circles (TLCs) activities on a monthly basis.

Data collection and reporting:

In cooperation with M&E manager and M&E officer perform base line and endline surveys at Syrian refugees ITSs and Lebanese hosting communities to identify projects beneficiaries, and prepare name lists of children in accordance with educational level and age group.
Collect data needed for monthly and quarterly reports using dedicated monitoring tools for the CBEOs including Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Children Satisfaction Survey.
Ensure the quality of data collection in the assigned locations and provide feedback on challenges in data collection processes and tools.

Technical support to Partners:

Direct responsibility for effective, timely sub-award partner support as it relates to program issues including on-the job coaching, learning sessions and continuous daily support.
Lead timely and effective programmatic monitoring of sub-award partners, identifying appropriate follow up actions, and provide completed reports to Partnership Unit.
Promote full partner participation in decision making with respect to the program, including any program adaption based on program data.
Ensure that supported partner programs abide by humanitarian principles and sector principles and standards.
Explore with partners potential capacity strengthening support, including system strengthening, trainings and overall organizational development - and identify requisite resources (in collaboration with the Partnership Unit).
Support the review of the performance of the partner, of the IRC, and of the partnership, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, fostering ongoing partnerships beyond the sub-award cycle.

Qualifications:

University degree in social science, education, pedagogy, or related field.
Minimum of 3 years of working experience in the education sector, including teaching, teacher training, and coaching.
Facilitation and capacity-building experience and skills.
Experience in working with refugee communities in Lebanon.
Working experience in working in partnerships a plus.
Working experience in an NGOs and INGO is a plus.
Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English mandatory; fluency in French is a plus.
Autonomy and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Flexibility, commitment, work ethics and team spirit.

More about the IRC:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihood are shattered by conflict and disease to survive, recover and regain control of their future. It responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic well-being, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

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