Education Project Officer ‎- Misurata, Libya (Libyan national only) – Libyanjobs

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Job Overview

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization 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.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Position: Education Project Officer (Libyan national only)

Reports to: Education Project Team Leader

Supervision of: Education Technical Assistants (without line management)

Duty station: Misrata

Travel % At minimum regular travel to field locations 4 days a week.

Duration and type of contract: Renewable based on performance and funding

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

Responsibilities for Internal Candidates

The Project Officer will support the day-to-day implementation of education and youth activities for both Libyan and non-Libyan children and adolescents (formal and non-formal education) under supervision of the Education Project Team Leader. Activities include but not limited to; NRC Better Learning Programme (BLP), teacher professional development, non-formal education classes, adolescent girls/boys’ clubs, outreach activities.

The Project Officer will support the day-to-day implementation of activities according to work plans and support project technical assistants and incentive teachers in line with programme objectives.

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities (max 10)

Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
Strict adherence to the NRC Code of Conduct
Implement the education project according to the plan of action.
Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
Ensure proper filing of documents.
Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.
Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders.
Make decisions on the ground with limited or remote supervision.

Specific responsibilities

Implement and deliver teacher training for formal schoolteachers and incentive-based volunteers according to NRC teacher professional development package and work-plans.
Monitor project implementation for education activities (remedial classes, basic literacy and numeracy, life skills, parents’ engagement, PSS, youth etc.) as outlined in work-plans and in line with the program objectives and ensure data collection as per data SoP.
Input into the development of monthly activity work plan of education programme activities and supervision of implementation.
Prepare and monitor payments for incentive-based volunteers in a timely manner and ensure proper follow-up with support functions.
Monitor purchase requests and conduct quality checks for purchased items as assigned by line manager and ensure proper follow up with logistics and field teams.
Regularly travel to the field to support education, recreation and psychosocial support (PSS) activities.
Verify data collection and submission for field activities and oversee implementation of needs assessments.
Deliver capacity-building training for incentive-based volunteers and formal schoolteachers according to programme work-plans.
Any other task relevant to the position as requested by line manager.

Critical interfaces

Education Project Coordinator.
Other CC staff support integrated approach.
Logistics staff supporting programmes
Other core competency staff operating at field level at project sites.

Scale and scope of position

Staff:‎    Direct: 0-line management indirect: Assistants. ‎
Stakeholders:‎    INGOs, local NGOs, community members, school principals‎
Budgets: ‎   Responsible for tracking procurements against given budget.‎
Information:‎    Responsible for weekly and monthly reports and indicator tracking; inputs to ‎donor reports, annual reports and log frame updates required ‎
Legal or ‎compliance:‎   Responsible for reporting any Code of Conduct violation or Child Protection ‎concerns to PM immediately.

Qualifications for Internal Candidates

2. Competencies

A. Professional competencies:

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies:

• Experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context

• Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts; ability to remain calm and professional in tense situations

• Documented results related to previous responsibilities

• Written and spoken fluency in Arabic; proficiency in English.

• Solid computer skills, including MS Word, Outlook and Excel

• Proven ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

• Ability to work diligently both independently and in a team setting

• Previous experience supervising teams

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

Understanding of the circumstances, needs and challenges Libyan and non-Libyan children and adolescents face.
Knowledge of the basics of child protection and/or psychosocial support. INEE minimum standards.
Experience working with children and adolescents through education, recreation, and psychosocial support (PSS) activities.
Experience working with children and/or educators; Ministry of Education (MoE)-level experience are desirable.
Strong organizational skills and teamwork skills, good computer skills in Microsoft office (MS Excel, Word, and outlook).
Written and spoken fluency in Arabic; proficiency in English.

We are looking for a candidate with a minimum of 2 years of experience working in education or child protection project implementation with a strong understanding to the education context in Libya. Previous experience working with Ministry of Education (MoE) is an asset.

B. Behavioral competencies:

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

Handling insecure environments
Planning and delivering results.
Empowering and building trust
Communicating with impact and respect (especially when dealing with affected communities)
Ability to work with high-level government officials.

3. Performance Management:

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews: