Job Title: Education in Emergencies Specialist
Location: Abuja, NigeriaType of Role: 13 Months fixed-term contractReports to: Emergency Response Manager
The Opportunity
Plan International Nigeria is implementing several projects which aim to minimize disruption to formal and non-formal education systems in north-east Nigeria, undermined by the armed insurgency, and to restore formal education services; strengthen the protective environment for children and their families, including age and gender appropriate education services; create opportunities for young people affected by the armed conflict to generate income and to improve their life skills.
The EiE Specialist role is designed to provide strategic and technical leadership, through a blend of effective external representation, networking, conceptualising, and designing appropriate education intervention to the needs of the children affected by a dynamic context, as well as ensuring that the technical standards during project implementation are adhered to.
The role also ensures synergy between Plan Nigeria’s EiE interventions and the Minimum Standards enshrined in the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE).
Requirements
Demonstrable experience working in a broad range of humanitarian crises in a number of different contexts
Significant experience in planning, design and implementation of integrated, conflict sensitive, gender-aware (or better) education programmes in humanitarian settings
Demonstrable knowledge of key issues relevant to education, particularly in emergency contexts: resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals and related development frameworks, diversity, gender equality and rights-based approaches.
Demonstrable knowledge of child protection principles, child safeguarding, and familiarity with referral systems.
Good knowledge of INEE Minimum Standards and related resources, and other humanitarian standards (including the Core Humanitarian Standard and Child Protection Minimum Standards)
Experience of conducting education needs assessments
Experience with advocacy, particularly influencing around girls’ education, inclusion and education continuity in crisis contexts.
Experience of capacity building and mentoring on education technical areas with a variety of audiences, and the ability to work comfortably with ethnically diverse colleagues in sensitive environments.
Ability to secure funding from public and private funding streams
Strong analytical, presentation and report-writing skills.
Fluency in English
Committed to actively upholding Plan International’s vision, values and behaviours and policies, including the Say Yes! To Keeping Children Safe Policy.
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Note
We will be recruiting globally for this role, but the individual must be based in Northeast Nigeria, and therefore support with relocation is available.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
Deadline: May 15, 2023
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