TITLE: Programme Officer -Education GPE
TEAM/PROGRAMME:
LOCATION: Dhumareb
GRADE: 4
CONTRACT LENGTH : 12 Month
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)
Level 1: the post holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore, a police check will not be mandatory for this post unless the content of the post changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level should be reviewed.
Level 2: either the post holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or the post holder will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore, a police check will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or equivalent in other countries).
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Programme Officer-Education GPE will be responsible for implementing the interventions of the programme in collaboration with Programme team, stakeholders (Internal/external), partners under the guidance of the line manager. The Programme Officer will collaborate with programme assistants and other counterpart officers to ensure integrations and SCI program synergies.
The programme officer will oversee community structures on implementation and delivery to ensure effectively owned and managed programme support system and provide effective and regular professional support to the respective teams from different institutions within the programme targeted areas.
He/She will report on the progress of activities on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to the line manager
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Field Manager Galmudug
Staff reporting to this post: N/A
Role Dimensions:
Save the Children operates across all zones in Somalia and currently has three main area offices and additional 11 field offices. Programmatically Somalia is a large Country Office with more than $110million annual budget and staff over 650 staff.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Operational Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed action plans and ensure that Program is implemented in accordance with the work plans with the involvement of partners and concerned stakeholders at all levels
- Liaise directly with community elders and local authorities, as well as other agencies operating in targeted programme sites regularly to ensure coordination and effective implementation of activities
- Work closely with targeted communities to solve and mediate any conflicts that may arise within the course of programme implementation.
- Ensure timely procurement, development, distribution and utilization of respective programme supplies.
- Identifying programme related training gaps, planning, implementation, ensuring quality of the training and write training reports.
- Produce and implement monthly and quarterly plans in line with (Detailed implementation plan, procurement plans and phased budgets)
- Assist line manager in tracking project expenditures to ensure budgets are strictly adhered in line with SCI financial procedures
- Provide field reports with regards to the programme implementation and challenges encountered to the respective line manager to ensure timely action is taken.
- Line manage Programme Assistants, provide relevant support that they require on a regular basis, managing their performance, timesheets, annual leave & build their capacity.
- Support the collection and documentation of the needs, impact and success stories
- Preparation of IEC materials in different accessible formats for accountability, visibility and communication, with the purpose of promoting and disseminating of messages
- Support and ensure the implementation of cross cutting issues (Participation, gender, safeguarding, and disability inclusion) by identifying risks, concerns and mainstreaming to programme implementation.
- Promote and advocate children’s rights, document and report child right gaps within the scope of the programme at community level
Technical & Thematic Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate community level work such as Micro finance schemes, VSLA and revolving fund groups, IGA cash grants and distributions, establishing community managed DRR and community resilience committee structures and train them, ensuring prompt compilation of reports after completion of the tasks.
- Ensure the identification of market-driven trades through local labour market surveys and tracer studies, deliver TVET trainings with quality by incorporating entrepreneurship and job-hunting skills into the TVET curricula, and attach TVET graduates to the private sector while supporting them in establishing small enterprises.
- Strictly follow & adhere to Save the children cash transfer standard operating procedures-SOPs for the implementation of cash-based programming and avail all relevant documentation during internal/external monitoring missions.
- The programe officer will work with (DEOs), regional education officers (REO), teachers and community Education committees to provide the relevant trainings (Teacher competencies, resource mobilization/management as well as enrollment drives campaign)
- Support in the Implementation of procedures and systems for teacher supervision, coaching, and monitoring
- Ensure that he or she has adequate understanding on key government education policies and strategies, SCI Global Education strategy, international standards such as EiE minimum standards, SDG goals, Education for All goals and other working documents
- In line with child protection vulnerability criteria Assessment and referral pathways system, establish strong community-based child protection mechanisms (CBCPMs) including Community based structures, Case Workers, and referral matrix.
- Apply Key Child Protection, Child Rights Governance programming guidelines; Child protection Minimum Standards for Humanitarian setting, Case Management Guideline for Separated and unaccompanied Children, Child Friendly Space Guidelines, parenting without violence, Psychological First Aid and other guidelines recommended by the technical Manager.
- Contribute and participate child focused outreach campaigns with duty bearers and key influential community leaders to upheld child rights realization environment including child participation, Policies and another guidelines development
REALM Responsibilities.
- Facilitate and monitor implementation of community level activities
- Ensure proper filling and documentation of relevant program documents.
- Provide support to the REALM team to effectively implement thematic quality benchmark, IPTT, monitor ongoing programme activities and report progress
- Work with REALM team in collecting information on needs assessment, baselines and post distribution monitoring ensuring the highest level of professional conduct by those collecting data to ensure data integrity.
- Produce timely programme quarterly monitoring and supervision reports and ensure the documentation and dissemination to the concerned parties, using standards checklists, monitoring tools such as QBMs.
- Support the line manager in addressing MEAL issues and update action plan trackers
- Prepare field visit plans and supervision and use standard checklists in during the field trips
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Qualifications
At least Higher Diploma Qualification or Bachelor degree Social Science.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
Desirable
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Adult Safeguarding.
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy, all employees are also expected to carry out their duties in accordance with SCI protection from sexual exploitation abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At SCI, we uphold the principle of equal rights and opportunities for all our employees. In our commitment to fostering a more inclusive workplace and addressing gender gaps, we have implemented additional efforts aimed at supporting female qualified candidates: -
1.5 flexible working hours for lactating mothers
Please apply in English saving your CV and cover letter as a single document. To see a full a job description, please visit our website at https://somalia.savethechildren.net/career
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
Application will be closed on 8th April 24
We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
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