Education Specialist

Federation Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

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Posted date	27th March, 2025	Last date to apply	6th April, 2025
Country	Pakistan	Locations	Peshawar
Category	Education
Type	Contractual	Position	1

General mission

The Education officer having university degree in education or social sciences and at least five years’ experience on a leading or managerial position in education in emergencies program preferably in refugees’ settings will support HI’s EiE program in the field. The Education Specialist will report to the Technical Head of Programs.

Missions / responsibilities

Mission 1 : Program Coordination

The Education Specialist will :

Serve as a key focal point for the education unit/ sector at organization level.
Will lead internal coordination that is required for effective implementation of project.
Will ensure program coordination, lead and oversight implementation, team building, and programmatic reporting both internal and external.
Will ensure effective coordination and collaboration of all stakeholders who have critical role in project success.
Will create an environment at all levels that support and promote effective implementation of program activities with planned outcomes.
Develop implementation strategies that are align with project scope and contextual to local environment.
Capacity building of team, objective setting, staff performance appraisal, and mentoring.
Capacity building of stakeholders including CAR, Community, ESED, and SWD etc
Ensure Internal inter-departmental coordination for effective implementation of program activities.
Develop, review, and revise both programmatic and financial plans as appropriate.
Develop and implement communication plan within team and with relevant stakeholders.
Ensure that all practices of the organization in the field strictly comply with HI’s policy of PSEAH (Protection of beneficiaries from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment).

Mission 2 : Program Development

Lead in developing new education projects with a focus on EIE, NFE (ALP) with cross cutting themes of Inclusion, MHPSS, SEL and GBV.
Develop 5 years’ education strategic plan for country office in close coordination with THOP, PD section, ERT, Area Manager and Country Director.
Developing project design is linked to HI country strategic plan and sector strategic objectives.
Developing technical narratives and log frames, program budgeting, staffing plans, phased budgets, and identifying new partners, etc.
Leads in continuous assessment of education projects need, and ensures that these are appropriately reflected in sectoral strategies, proposals, and programs.
Identify additional funding sources to pilot and scale-up proven innovative education initiatives.
Develop the education program policy, strategy, milestones, country annual plan, and country annual review plan.

Mission 3 : Program Quality and MEAL

Provide direct technical support to field teams, e.g. project monitoring, field staff, and partner capacity building, training, etc.
Ensure a minimum of 8 monitoring visits on monthly basis to running education projects.
Supports research and evaluation efforts by drafting ToRs, supporting with consultant hiring and oversight. Provides analysis of Research & Evaluation findings.
Ensures education projects collect information on the progress towards project outcomes/results, collect information or observations for the variations in these outcomes/results, and draw conclusions/lessons, and take actions to address these conclusions/lessons.
Provides critical feedback and technical inputs on periodic project reports including baseline, midterm, and final evaluation reports, including annual reports.
Ensures Quality Benchmarks and monitoring tools for education projects are in place, updated as per required, and effectively used in the education projects.
Engages in periodic project reviews, including annual Program Learning events.
Hold self-responsible for staying current on the latest news, innovations, and adaptations in sector.

Mission 4 : Capacity building, Representation, Networking and Advocacy

Develop the capacity development plan for education staff in HI and partners, and organize capacity development initiatives.
Works with education project teams and partners to identify technical strengths and weaknesses areas and develops plans to address gaps.
Ensure strong linkages and coordination amongst line Ministries, strategic partners, external development partners on program related matters.
Assist P & D section for donor engagement, linkages, and coordination on education initiatives.
Support P & D section in developing and maintaining an in-depth understanding of the Education sector, including national policies/policy development, key players in government, UN agencies, INGOs and national civil society organizations.
Actively engage with relevant Education networks and coalitions at the national level and ensures representation at the regional/district level networks as necessary.

Skills

Language skills

Can speak Pashto and Urdu
Has excellent written English skills

Professional skills:

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Communication with community				√
Quantitative and qualitative data collection				√
Accountability to populations: participatory, non-discriminatory and responsible approaches				√
Understanding and respect of local cultures				√
Handling of relevant software (MS Word, Excel, other relevant)			√
Understanding of the refugee crisis and social dynamics following it				√

Emergency preparedness and response skills (see profession design template)

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Emergency response				√
Humanitarian monitoring and Emergency Preparedness			√

Other professional skills

		Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Project Management	Assessment				√
Project Management	Intervention Strategy				√
Project Management	Planning, steering and coordination				√
Finance	Treasury management		√
Finance	Budget/financial management			√
HR	Organisation design			√
HR	Facilitation and/or design of training and skills development programmes			√
ISD	Use of the information system of my profession			√
ISD	Information security management			√
ISD	Computer basics			√
SECU	Personal security management			√
Programme Management	Public relations / representation / internal-external communication / relations			√
Programme Management	Major risk management			√
Programme Management	Development & implementation of an operational strategy, including fundraising				√
Inclusion	DGA intersectionality				√
DFI (Direction des Financements institutionnels)	Proposal & narrative report writting				√

Cross-sector skills

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Frameworks and references	√
Office and collaborative tools			√
Stress management				√
Collaborating in a global organization				√

Languages

	A1	A2	B1	B2	C1	C2
Country Language (Pashto, Urdu)						√
HI Official Language (french or English)					√

Federation Handicap International is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities or any limitation, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Federation Handicap International has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Federation Handicap International, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, PSEA (Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Beneficiaries) abuse of authority and discrimination. Federation Handicap International also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. - This position involves working with children, women and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and self-declaration form to help verify their suitability to work with children and women.

HI is an equal employment opportunities provider. Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.