KEY AREAS OF COMPETENCIES

Strategic and Technical Leadership

·        Provide leadership and guidance in the design and implementation of ChildFund’s Education strategy and plans in Sierra Leone and The Gambia, consistent with organizational goals, the Country Strategic Plans and resource availability. Ensure that the program remains relevant to the external environment and needs of children.

·        Ensure quality program implementation Basic Education (primary and secondary), with a specific emphasis on leading the School-Based Violence Prevention (SBVP) Model and teacher training on social-emotional learning.

·        Share learnings and evidence generated across Education thematic areas within ChildFund Country offices and with external audiences.

·        Work at the policy level with government decision makers, participating in strategy development, policy making, and technical discussions to determine priorities for Education programs and encourage partnership and engagement.

Program Design, Delivery and Quality Assurance

·        Analyze donor priorities and positions on issues related to Education; identifying institutional funding opportunities and developing and maintaining contacts with potential donors, partners and key technical agencies.

·        Lead on the timely development and submission of quality proposals in response to identified opportunities in Education with various donors; serve as technical lead and/or lead technical writer of Education related donor proposals, as required working closely with the BD Specialist.

·         Support country offices in formulating program designs, implementation plans, and country strategies for education including School-Based Violence Prevention Model.

·         Ensure oversight of education program implementation to ensure high quality, timely delivery of program activities, including monitoring of indicators.

·        Engage in work planning, budget phasing and program/project review meetings. Support COs and Local Partners in annual planning of activities and quarterly reviews, ensuring alignment with program designs and CO CSP aspirations

·        With support from the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, ensure adequate ongoing monitoring and evaluation of all Education programs.

·        Ensure that all Education Program/project reports meet high quality standards. Review relevant monitoring reports to donors to ensure that reports are of high quality and provide mentoring support to improve writing skills of CO colleagues and local partner staff.

·        With support from the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, develop an M&E plan that helps CO education programs/projects improve quality of reporting, clearly articulate progress and impact of education programs/projects, identify issues for new programs/projects in the future.

·        Where external consultants are required to technically support or monitor and evaluate projects, support the recruitment and subsequent management of contracted consultants as per the recruitment guidelines.

·        Identify issues for and provide thematic direction in advocacy, communications and campaigns in collaboration with the CO Communication Specialists.

External Representation

·        Represent ChildFund at national, regional and international level Education cluster meetings, technical working group meetings, and other relevant forums

·        Work in close partnership with other thematic Specialists such as Child Protection, Health and Nutrition, Livelihoods, Sponsorship regarding integrated programing and cross-thematic quality enhancement

·        Lead in thematic collaboration and networking with government and relevant stakeholders and serve as the main point of contact for all matters related to Education, particularly the scaling up of the School-Based Violence Prevention Model in the COs, cluster representation, policy development, capacity building.

Core Competencies for this position

1.     Team work -capable of working well with others both on the team and cross-functionally to achieve individual goals, team goals, department goals, and/or organizational goals

2.     Communication -Effectively and appropriately interacts with others to build relationships, influence others, and facilitate the sharing of ideas and information

3.     Result Orientation -invest time in upfront planning to achieve organizational goals and objectives while meeting quality standards, following the appropriate processes, and demonstrating continuous commitment.

Functional Competencies

1.     Organizational Awareness –Contributes to the organization by understanding and aligning actions with the organization’s goals, core functions, needs, and values.

2.     Innovation-Thinks beyond the confines of traditional models to recognize opportunities and find new and better ways of doing things. Encourages experimentation and accepts failure as a driver of innovation.

3.     Relationship Building /Partnership –Develops internal and external trusting, professional relationships. Purposefully develops networks to build value through collaboration.

Minimum required:

1.     Masters Degree in Education or Social Sciences

2.     Eight(8) to ten(10) years of experience in a similar position, in a reputable International Organization or institution preferably an INGO.

3.     Experience in the field of education with a reputable organization with skills in the implementation of local and/or international operations.

4.     Strong monitoring and evaluation experience

5.     Strong written and oral communication skills in English.

Our Child Safeguarding Commitment and Responsibility:

ChildFund is committed to safeguarding the interest, rights, and well-being of children with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, efforts, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

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DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Child Safeguarding Policy.
·        Facilitate the review and adjustment of annual implementation plans for the objectives of project interventions to ensure that annual performance indicators and program quality standards are met.

·        Provide technical assistance to ensure proper implementation of project staff and partners

·        Establish good communications with all partners

·        Ensure project reports are completed on a time with quality

·        Review the action plan and project activities to ensure interventions carried out as specified in the project document

·        Initiate action on issues in reports raised by project staff and partners in consultation with program Director and other relevant parties

·        Provide technical support necessary to determine the strategic direction of the project.

·         Participate in country review committee for the periodic review of the project and action plans

 CORE COMPETENCIES

·        Decision Making -Uses critical thinking to evaluate problems, gather information, understand causes, and identify best possible solutions. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to drive better decisions and more efficient implementations.

·        Team work -capable of working well with others both on the team and cross-functionally to achieve individual goals, team goals, department goals, and/or organizational goals

·        Communication -Effectively and appropriately interacts with others to build relationships, influence others, and facilitate the sharing of ideas and information

·        Result Orientation -invest time in upfront planning to achieve organizational goals and objectives while meeting quality standards, following the appropriate processes, and demonstrating continuous commitment.

·        Resilience- thrives and grows in a rapidly changing and complex environment. Displays flexibility, activates networks, and adopts a continuous growth mindset to learn from mistakes and bounce back from adversity.

·        MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

·        Strategic Leadership -Applies vision to think beyond the immediate situation and explores multiple potential paths. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to better drive decisions and more effective implementation. Ensures that business goals are met by executing, monitoring, and adjusting the organizational action plan.

·        Design Thinking -Designs solutions that prioritize the end user’s experience by executing the stages of design thinking: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. Adopts an iterative approach to designing solutions, integrating ideas or feedback generated at various stages.

·        People Leadership-Inspires, motivates, and empowers people to achieve organizational goals. Coaches, mentors, and manages employee experience, and employee performance, through mindful preparation. Values individual differences and seeks the inclusion of others.

·        FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

·        Design Thinking – Designs solutions that prioritize the end user’s experience by executing the stages of design thinking: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. Adopts an iterative approach to designing solutions, integrating ideas or feedback generated at various stages.

·        Organizational Awareness -Contributes to the organization by understanding and aligning actions with the organization’s goals, core functions, needs, and values.

·        Innovation-Thinks beyond the confines of traditional models to recognize opportunities and find new and better ways of doing things. Encourages experimentation and accepts failure as a driver of innovation.

·        Relationship Building /Partnership -Develops internal and external trusting, professional relationships. Purposefully develops networks to build value through collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

·        Degree or post graduate diploma in Project Management

·        3+ years’ experience in project management/ coordination particularly community interventions.

·        Computer literate – MS Word and Excel

·        Demonstrated experience in serving as a technical specialist in multi-cultural work environments focusing on program development and management

·        Demonstrated ability to build, develop and foster relationships internally and externally

·        Excellent administrative, communications, negotiation and decision-making skills;

·        Demonstrated ability to represent and interact with donors, government officials, international organizations and NGO representatives

·        Strong organizational, inter-personal, communication and report writing skills.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

·        Ensure that M&E systems are operational, and that regular reporting occurs

·        Provide feedback to partners on how to improve their M&E system

·        Work with the M&E Manager and/or external consultant to continuously assess the information gathered and the validity of that data gathered

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