ROLE PURPOSE:
The Education Coordinator will be the lead education technical coordinator in the country program. The Education Coordinator will be expected to lead on education sector assessments, programme design and master budgeting, coordination (including the Cluster), and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement liaising and linking with other sectors as appropriate. In most circumstances, the post-holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity build existing country program staff.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: PDQA Director
Staff reporting to this post:
Budget Responsibilities: No direct responsibilities but post has oversight of education budgets
Role Dimensions: The Coordinator works with PDQA members, project teams; Government, UN and other agencies working in Education in Haiti.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme Support:
 Lead on technical assessments in coordination with other SC thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children’s needs.
 Develop sector plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall strategy ensuring that it is compatible with both the overall Education Sector Strategy (facilitated by the Education Cluster).
 Support fundraising for education, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’ technical advisors.
 Prepare and oversee programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans).
 Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
 Working closely with the HR team, identify technical staffing needs for emergency and ensure timely recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
 Identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
 Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a sector M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
 Working closely with the Accountability lead put in place accountability activities for your thematic area, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in programme design.
 To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter, the Red Cross Code of Conduct and with INEE Minimum Standards for Education.

Capacity Building:
 Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff and those with little or no education experience Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
 Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within Interagency Coordination forums (including the Education cluster), ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed. This may involve taking the lead in coordination working groups.
 Take steps to document lessons learned for wider dissemination.
 In collaboration with senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
 In collaboration with SC Education colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
 To identify opportunities and material to contribute to communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.
General:
Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Others
 Represent Save the Children in relevant coordination/partnership meetings and in other fora.
 Carry on any other reasonable duty as may be assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and level of responsibility.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
 Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling 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 others to do the same
 Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
 Future orientated, thinks strategically
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.

QUALIFICATIONS
Tertiary degree a relevant subject or equivalent field experience in education

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
 Good level of English
 3 to 5 years substantial experience working with a humanitarian/ development organisation
 Previous experience of project management and project cycle management, including project design, implementation and evaluation
 Demonstrable competence in education field including experience of financial planning and budget expenditure monitoring
 Good understanding of donor compliance and Save the Children reporting mechanisms and requirements
 Demonstrated experience of participating in multi-sector needs assessments
 Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
 Proven capacity to deliver training and coach staff
 Strong representational skills
 Ability to work calmly under pressure in a rapidly changing context  Ability to be adaptable and flexible
 Ability and willingness to travel regularly into the field
 Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
 Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Desirable:
 Good knowledge and understanding of Child right based programming.
 Experience of working with Save the Children.

Equal Opportunities: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures Health and Safety: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Additional job responsibilities: The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of
skills and experience
Child Safeguarding: We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

TITLE: National Education Coordinator
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Haiti Country Office
Programme Development, Quality and
Advocacy Department
LOCATION: Port au Prince 30% of time in the field
GRADE: 3
CONTRACT LENGTH: Open Ended

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role 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 one month or more or overnight) because they work in
country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing
the police checking/vetting process staff.

letter of application, resume, copies of diplomas and certificates
relevant to required skills and competencies.

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This is an advertisement for internal and external candidates
Women with required skills and competencies are highly encouraged to apply.