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Posted on 20 Sep, 2021
Closing on 05 Oct, 2021
Update
The location of this post has been changed to Hadramout

Job Description

Education Officer-World Bank - (210006XZ)

The Opportunity

SCI Yemen is embarking on the Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) project, funded by the World Bank and implementing by the three implementing partners SCI, WFP and UNICEF. The project’s primary objective is to maintain access to basic education, improve conditions for learning and strengthen education sector capacity in selected districts of several governorates in Yemen targeting over 1’000 schools. 

The overall role of the Education Officer is to to oversee the day to day implementation of the REAL project. The Education Officer will oversee all operations, supervise Education Assistants, and support project planning. The role will involve close coordination and collaboration with local communities, teachers, partners and children to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of SCI work. The Education Officer will spend the large majority of time in field, ensuring quality implementation of the Project activities. She/He will ensure that field level quality concerns are consistently raised to the relevant line manager.

In order to be successful you will bring/have: 

Essential
•    University degree in Education, Social Sciences or any relevant fields.
•    At least 3  years of relevant professional experience with INGOs/NGOs, including direct implementation of education programming.
•    Significant experience leading or facilitating structured training sessions
•    Experience in working with formal school teachers.
•    Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts; ability to remain calm and professional intense situations.
•    Knowledge of English and Arabic.
•    Proven ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
•    Ability to work diligently both independently and in a team setting.
•    Previous experience in supervising teams.
•    Commitment to improving the lives of children in the school and community.
•    Strong understanding of the contextual situation related to education.
•    Strong organizational skills.
•    Good computer skills (MS Office, including Outlook for email)

Desired
•    Background in Emergency programming.
•    Understanding of the role of education in meeting the needs of conflict-affected children.
•    Demonstrated experience working with children and educators; DoE-level experience is a plus.
•    Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

The Organisation
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 environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. 

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