Education Project Manager
Closing date: 08 Jul 2012
Closing date: 08 Jul 2012
Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been present in Somalia since early 2004 and has since expanded its programme to Kenya in 2006, to Ethiopia in 2011 and Yemen in 2012.
NRCs' core activities in the Somalia-Kenya mission include: Shelter,
Emergency Food Security and distribution, Education, Protection and Camp
Management training.
Dadaab refugee camp is home to approximatley 463 000 refugees with 98% orignating from Somalia.
Dadaab refugee camp is home to approximatley 463 000 refugees with 98% orignating from Somalia.
As a consequence of the conflict, drought and famine in Surth
Central Somalia, more than 150 000 new refugees arrived in Dadaab in 2011.
children constitute 57% of this population while 19,1% are youth.
Over half of the children, do not access primary school and
92,6% do not access secondary school.
NRC is running education centres for refugees and local youth,
providing them with basic academic skills and vocational training through the
Youth Education Pack (YEP).
Around 600 students graduate annually and are provided with a
start-up kit to run their own business.
NRC provoides training to YEP teachers in teaching methodology,
life skills and other cross-cutting topics, and also build schools, classrooms
and temporary structures.
NRC intends to expand on these activities throughout 2012.
Job description
Job description
In close collaboration with the NRC Horn of Africa, expand,
develop, coordinate and manage NRC’s education project in Dadaab
- Represent
NRC at education sectoral meetings at local level in Dadaab, and in
relevant education working groups -Recruit education staff as required
- Manage
the NRC education staff and provide on the job training
- Develop
budgets for proposals in conjunction with the Finance Manager
- Manage
and monitor programme finance and budgets
- Organise
all logistics for the projects
- Actively
promote the rights of IDPs/returnees
- Report
monthly on all NRC education activities in Dadaab, and as required by
donors, excluding financial reporting
- Any
other task relevant to the position as requested by the Area Manager
Qualifications
- Higher
degree in education or related fields of study -
- Solid
field experience, preferably from refugee/IDP education programmes in
complex emergencies
- Experience
in capacity building and training of teachers Experience in staff
management
- Experience
of management of projects to deadlines
- Experience
in logistics/administration management
- Experience
of coordination and advocacy work
- Significant
understanding of complex emergencies and crisis contexts
- Proven
communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Fluency
in the English language
- Political
and cultural awareness and experience of working where insecurity is a
major issue
- Computer
skills Proven skills in report/proposal writing
- Holder
of a valid international driver’s licence
Personal qualities
- Goal
oriented
- Ability
to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
- Ability
and willingness to work and live under difficult circumstances
- Flexible,
creative, co-operative with a sense of humour
- Practical
sense and willingness and ability to contribute to logistics
- Willingness
to commit to the NRC Code of Conductand the four organizational values:
Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable, and international
laws/codes/conventions related to the rights of children and the overall
protection of children
We offer
- Commencement:
July 2012
- Contract
period: 12 months
- Salary/benefits:
According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate
standard. Please note that tax fees may occur for some countries.
Duty station: Dadaab, Kenya,
where recreational and social facilities are very limited
Contact info.: Monika Olsen Recruitment Coordinator (+47) 908 23 063
Tony Marchant Programme Adviser (+47) 905 03 160
