Education Officer

About the Company

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 realize 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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

Job Summary

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  The post 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 a month or more or overnight) because they work on field level programs, or have access to personal data about children or young people as part of their work; therefore, a police check will not be mandatory for this post unless the content of the post changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level should be reviewed. 

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Provide technical and operational support to SC implementing partners in relevent province Monitor project activities being implemented by partners.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

•    Monitor and provide technical support to the work of partner staff at provincial and district level.
•    Monitor the distribution of Teaching and Learning Material (TLM) kits.
•    Review and finalize the teacher’s payroll
•    Provide work plan and quality progress reports to Education Coordinator on bi-weekly and monthly basis.
•    Regularly update the Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT)
•    Support MEAL team in Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM)
•    Programme coordination with relevant stakeholders.
•    Build and maintain positive working relationships with partners and other key stakeholders.
•    Conduct field visits and collect firsthand data from partners about project progress and challenges.
•    Ensure safer partnership practices and safeguarding in the field. 
•    Assist the partner staff with administrative, documentation and other duties as needed.
•    Ensure that all data trackers are up to date and make sure the data in the shared drive are up to date.
•    Establishing a comprehensive file system to record and keep track of all project activities documents in soft copies.
•    Use monitoring checklists for each visit and prepare the bi-weekly and monthly reports.
•    Facilitate the ToT sessions with implementing partners at National and Sub-National level.
•    Ensure the Education Project Tracking System (EPTS) is up to date.
•    Any additional task as per office requirement or by line manager.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
•    holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling 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 their team to do the same
•    widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•    future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in education, social science, or any other relevant technical credentials

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Having 4 Years of Experience as Education Officer/ Education Trainer/Teachers Trainer/Capacity Building Officer in the NGOs Sector.
• Knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word, PPT, while previous experience with database
• Strong training delivery skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (English is preferable)
• Responsible, reliable, punctual and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to the online application system by copying and pasting the following link intro their web browser. Returning users will need to enter their username and password, first time users will need to create a user account.

It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job applications through the online system.

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Save the Children International (SCI) is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to our vision and values. We provide equitable employment opportunities and aim to increase the representation of women, people with disabilities, and individuals from minority groups to effectively meet the diverse needs of the children and communities we serve.

At SCI, we value the authentic selves of everyone, including you! If you have any access needs or require support due to a disability or other reasons, please let us know at the time of your application. We are here to assist you and ensure an accessible and inclusive recruitment experience.

Please note: SCI does not request any fees during any stage of the recruitment process.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.