The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We provide assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. What is NRC? NRC promotes and protects the rights of refugees and people who have been displaced within their own country.
- Experience 3 years
- Location Borno
- City Maiduguri
JOB DESCRIPTION
- These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees.
- In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Dikwa, Monguno, Biu, Mubi, Pulka and Gwoza.
- We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee.
- If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Education Coordinator to join our team in Maiduguri, Borno State. You will be responsible for the overall effective implementation of NRC’s Education portfolio at Area level for the NRC office.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Adhering to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures
- Directly line managing three Education Officer and indirectly line managing twelve Education Assistants and providing them with technical and administrative support in their duties.
- Identifying capacity gaps and providing informal capacity development for staff.
- Preparing monitoring documents, workplans, activity reports, spending plans and procurement plans for project activities.
- Ensuring that quality activities are implemented on time and in compliance with organizational and donor requirements.
- Conducting regular field visits to project locations to ensure timeliness and quality of implementation in the field and provide regular updates on project status.
- Applying protection and prevention mechanisms in all project activities and interactions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and beneficiaries.
- Managing and monitoring project budgets and ensuring spending is compliant with the project budget.
- Representing NRC in meetings and coordination with education actors in the area, communities and LGA education and government representatives.
- Project planning and implementation: Area Manager, Education Specialist, Field Office Coordinator, Support Coordinators
- Area operations: Area Manager and Field Office Coordinator
- Staff capacity building: Area Manager and Education Specialist
- Sector coordination and representation: other NGOs and UN agencies working in education in the area and Education Secretaries for the LGA, beneficiary communities.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of 3 years of experience implementing and managing education projects
- Technical education expertise in education programming
- Development of reports, workplans, budgets, procurement, and spending plans.
- Experience managing and building the capacity of staff.
- Experience coordinating with local government and community representatives.
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken
- Fluency in spoken Hausa.
- Bachelor’s preferably in project management or education.
- Experience in the field of education, peacebuilding, vocational education, or youth programming.
