Job Title: Education Specialist
Organisation: Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)
Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more
dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for
the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter,
education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and
hygiene sectors.
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more
dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for
the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter,
education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and
hygiene sectors.
Job Summary: The Education
Specialist is responsible for the
development and monitoring of the Education core competence in West Nile.
Specialist is responsible for the
development and monitoring of the Education core competence in West Nile.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Formulate strategies for Education
programme - Keenly monitor the Education projects and
ensure high technical quality and synergies - Prepare/verify proposals related to this
sector - Tasked with the evaluation, review and
quality control of ongoing and completed projects - Identify trends in conditions/standards
and donor priorities and assess better ways to assist - Responsible for training and development
of staff - Ensure adherence to the CC tools and
handbooks and other NRC policies - Build partnerships in the humanitarian
community and coordinate with authorities at regional and ministry level - Responsible for providing CC contextual
analysis and needs assessment as input to Country Strategy and Contingency
Plan - Accountable for development of CC
strategies and CC Macro LFAs - Accountable for ensuring programme M&E
according to NRCs standards - Lead local partners’ assessment, selection
and capacity building - Responsible for development of funding
forecasts for country programme and grants management calendar, including
maintaining a schedule for donor reporting and compilation of narrative
and financial donor reports - Accountable for grants opening and closure
meetings at country level - Funding Possibilities –advise AM on
funding possibilities - Accountable for development of grants
proposals and budgets - In-country representation of NRC
- Promote the rights of IDPs/refugees in
line with the advocacy strategy - Line management of project coordinators,
M&E staff and other senior program staff
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee
Council (NRC) Education Specialist job opportunity should hold post
graduate qualifications in Project Planning and Management or M&E with
a bachelor’s degree in Education or other related field - At least five years’ experience from
working as a senior Project Manager/Programme Manager in a humanitarian/
recovery context - Previous experience from working in
complex and volatile humanitarian contexts - Documented results related to the
position’s responsibilities - Knowledge about own leadership
skills/profile - Knowledge and experience of humanitarian
context in East Africa - Experience in partnership and capacity
building - Documented results in advocacy work for
refugees or IDPs - Broader understanding of the Education
Core Competence - Possess a Valid driver’s license
- Skilled in managing resources to optimize
results - Experience in managing performance and
development - Skilled in empowering and building trust
- Handling insecure environments
- Fluency in both written and verbal English
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of
the world’s leading relief organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
should apply by visiting the web link below.
the world’s leading relief organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
should apply by visiting the web link below.
Deadline: 28th May 2017
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