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• The Senior Program Specialist will take part in
  the design of annual work plan.
• Ensure national, district and school level
  activities are implemented as outlined in the AWP and proposing adaptation
  based on learning and evidence
• Represent the project at national level.
• Work in liaison with the School Related
  Gender Based Violence Short-Term Technical Assistant(s), and national stakeholders
  to ensure all teacher training materials and student materials
• Plan and coordinate national and district schedules
  in collaboration with the Annual Work Plan technical leads
• Ensure compliance to cost principles and
  financial policies and procedures during activity implementation
• Works closely with Short Term Technical
  Assistant (SRGBV and SBCC) and the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
  Teams.

• Working with and through the Component
  Manager, the Senior Program Specialist will implement a needs assessment
  for MoESTS to strengthen SRGBV, Reporting, and Tracking Response, and
  Referral Systems.
• Develop capacity building initiatives with a
  focus on accountability and leadership.
• Monitor the case referral system to protect
  children in project area against victimization.
• Ensure the integration of children with
  special needs into program.

• Work with MoESTS to ensure input into all
  materials
• Design and deliver training to publishers and
  illustrators in the production of school reading materials based on
  positive school climate
• Work with language boards and EGR Specialists
  to produce local language materials (above) that align with P1-P4 level
  and vocabulary and are decodable
• Keenly review and revise teacher training
  materials
• Work with DREAMS and others to provide content
  for student engagement initiatives

• Support the Program Coordinator 3 in
  identification of good facilitators to roll out training.
• Work with the MoESTS and MoGLSD to monitor
  training, consolidating their insights to improve  subsequent trainings.
• Ensure the quarterly learning events are
  occurring, participate in the synthesis and analysis of data and create
  feedback loops with data to create project learning
• Facilitate training where required;
  specifically with Program Coordinators and Field Assistants to ensure that
  capacity needs are appropriately identified and addressed.
• Provide technical expertise, positive and
  supportive school climate trainings both at the regional and national
  level
• The incumbent will design and deliver
  training to CBOs (technically) with Communication Specialist on Social Behavior
  Change Communication and Referral Web
• Ensure CBO technical fidelity on SBCC and
  referral web

• Support the development of support
  supervision tools to monitor school and community progress on creating
  positive and supportive school climates
• Synthesize and analyze information and
  provide learning and adaptation

• Ensure that key advocacy messages and Social
  Behavior Change Communication is consistently being applied across
  districts through CBO grantees at community and school levels by randomly
  attending meetings
• Attend various grantee events to ensure
  consistency of delivery (referral web undertaken, reflection communication
  meetings using key messages, community RTRR systems strengthened)
• Collaborate with other team members to build
  capacity of CBO grantees in SRGBV.

• Compile result 2 learning reports
• Compile quarterly and annual reports
• Compile and submit quarterly child protection
  report
• Provide success or learning stories
• Support the Performance and Impact Evaluation
  team (contractor) when monitoring on behalf of USAID

• The applicant should hold a Master’s degree with
  nine years’ experience or a Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience
• Computer literacy i.e. knowledge of MS Word,
  Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to listen and communicate well both
  verbally and in writing
• Ability to work independently
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to obtain proper security clearances
  as noted by contracts
• Previous experience working in SRBGV projects
  of similar nature and scope
• Counselling and Guidance experience an asset
• Previous exposure and experience working with
  referral webs and effective recognition, response, reporting and referral
  systems that protect children against school-related gender based
  violence.

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