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Education Specialist

Job announcement

ActionAid is a global federation of 45 countries working across the world with a mission to achieve a just, equitable, and sustainable world in which every person enjoys the right to a life of dignity, and freedom from poverty and all forms of oppression. We are working with people living in poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s organizations, activists, social movements, and supporters to achieve social justice, gender equality and poverty eradication. As poverty continues to be complex and dynamic, ActionAid Sierra Leone commences its new Country Strategic Paper in 2018 which focuses on three (3) Programme Priorities: Engage the structural causes of violence against women and girls and promote the recognition, reduction, and redistribution of unpaid care work for economic justice, Improve public accountability for the provision of responsive basic public services and Advance responsive humanitarian action prioritizing women and girl’s safety, participation, leadership in emergency preparedness, response, and prevention. We are operating in Bo, Bombali, Kambia, Kono, Moyamba, Tonkolili and the Western Area.




ActionAid Sierra Leone is recruiting an Education Specialist to lead all education issues and projects.  The position will be a full-time contract role, starting on 1st January 2023. The candidate will have knowledge and experience working on inclusive education, gender, and children’s rights in Sierra Leone. S/he will have excellent project management; financial

Position Title: Education Specialist

Contract: Full-time role over 1 year (contract renewed based on performance and availability of funds)

Location: Freetown, with travel to the field as required

Job Reference No:  ES/2022/28/10

Reports to: Head of Programmes and Policy

Job Purpose

The Education Specialist will lead, identify, develop, and implement AASL’s education activities and Projects. Lead and contribute to the development of education sector policy within the organization. Work with government ministries, agencies, and parastatals on education. Work within general policies, principles, and goals, working directly with partners on education.

Person Specifications:

Qualification:

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in education or other related fields.
• A University degree with specialized experience in Education Role in a similar organization/s may be considered in lieu of a master’s degree
• 3years work experience in a similar role

Competencies:

• A proven track record of researching, analyzing, campaigning, and advocating on Education policies at local and national levels.
• Knowledge of how to link programme and policy advocacy work.
• In-depth understanding of education, child rights, inclusive education, and gender policy issues at state, national and international levels.
• Demonstrated skills in partnership development with government, civil society, networks and platforms, and other stakeholders.
• Knowledge of development educational policies and priorities of the government and the wider global development context.
• Experience in report preparation and donor reporting
• Experience working with adolescent girls and children living with disabilities
• Good computer skills (especially word processing and spreadsheets)

Desirable:

• Excellent understanding of ActionAid’s vision, mission, goals, and approach to poverty eradication and development
• Excellent programming and management skills
• Strong communications research and analytical skills, and ability to rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources
• Effective report writing and presentation skills
• Networking, influencing, and negotiating skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Experience in evidence-based Governance issues in Sierra Leone is essential
• Knowledge of development policies and priorities of national governments and wider global development context.

Safeguarding

ActionAid Sierra Leone requires all of its employees to abide by its policies on Sexual Harassment Exploitation, Abuse and Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults. A police reference clearance is required for this post. As well as being

subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure, this job offer will also be subject to a minimum of two satisfactory references.

How to apply:

✓           These are local positions; thus, local terms and conditions apply.

✓           All interested candidates should complete the application on the website using the link below   https://aasl.byteltd.com/jobs

✓           Whilst all applicants will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, particular consideration will be given to applications from Qualified Women

Closing Date:      The deadline for receipts of all applications is on / before 5pm Friday, 25th November 2022.

The interview date will be communicated to shortlisted candidates only.

               These are local positions subject to the ethos of ActionAid Sierra Leone