REPORTS TO:

Program Development & Quality (Deputy Country Director)

LOCATION:  

Tigray Ethiopia

GRADE:

2B

Child Safeguarding:

Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children (SCI) and UNICEF share global responsibility for the coordination of Education in Emergencies as part of the UN humanitarian reform and the Cluster system.

The overall aim of the Education Cluster in Ethiopia is to support the coordination of a timely, coherent and effective education preparedness, plan and response by mobilizing and coordinating stakeholders to respond in a strategic manner to existing and potential emergencies. The education cluster is accountable to the Humanitarian Country Team and Humanitarian Coordinators through the lead agencies (Save the Children and UNICEF) to fulfil this aim.

At Sub- National level (Tigray), the Education Cluster strengthens sub-national coordination through partner capacity development and provide key recommendations on further support required to enhance sub-national coordination.

The Sub- National Education Cluster Coordinator will work impartially and closely with coordination staff from our co-lead (UNICEF) and lead (Ministry of Education) at sub national level (Tigray), EiE information management specialists, UN OCHA to serve the needs of all members of the Education Cluster in Tigray.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Support service delivery by

• Supporting sub-national coordination outputs in Tigray region (central and southern from Mekelle)
• Providing coordination training and other capacity development support as needed to sector partners across Tigray.
• Ensuring weekly coordination meetings are taking place, with agenda and invitation shared in advance and meeting minutes shared thereafter. Track meeting dates and partner attendance.
• Securing commitments from humanitarian partners in responding to needs and filling gaps, while ensuring duplication of core activities is avoided.

Plan and develop strategy by

Supporting the development and updating strategic documents for the sector, including: Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), Education Cluster Strategy and Annual Workplan that address cross cutting issues (gender, localization, AAP, disability, protection, etc.) and Humanitarian-Development nexus/continuum.

Ensuring that sectoral group participants are aware of relevant policy guidelines, technical standards and commitments under international human rights law. Ensure adherence to Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Standards, all relevant Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) guidelines and the SPHERE Project Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response.

Monitor and evaluate performance by

• Ensuring adequate monitoring mechanisms are in place to review impact of the state-level Education Sector programs and progress against implementation plans; ensure adequate reporting and effective information sharing (with OCHA support)
• Producing a written report of key findings and recommendations for strengthening sub-national coordination, including exploring greater NGO involvement and/or the need to have 100% dedicated coordination staff in some states
• Monitoring quarterly 5Ws submission, ensuring all partner information is correctly entered for each state, and accurately reflects partner activities
• Liaising with the Information Management Officer to ensure that reporting requirements are met and that information is made accessible through infographics or similar
• Measuring performance against the EiE Cluster strategy and agreed results and recommending corrective action where necessary

Contribute to Localization and Capacity Building:

• Identify institutional capacity needs and gaps of local and national cluster member organizations, and facilitate addressing these gaps.
• Increase the voices of local and national members by facilitating their membership to cluster and Strategic Advisory Group
• Identify technical capacity building opportunities for sub national Cluster staff, government counterparts and National NGOs in order to guarantee on-going sustainability and quality of the response.

Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

• Support advocacy initiatives on behalf of the Education Cluster membership, and affected people, to ensure education is included in humanitarian appeals
• Maintain close engagement with the Ministry of Education at sub national level –Tigray Region
• Support UNICEF Education Sector Lead to mobilize resources by contributing to concept notes, proposals and donor meetings.

Accountability to Affected Populations and Child Participation

• Introducing/mainstreaming existing mechanisms by which to obtain feedback from communities, ensuring this includes represents the full spectrum of stakeholders (including women, children and people with disabilities) on the effectiveness and efficiency of the education sector humanitarian response.

Child Safeguarding

• Ensure that the sub national Education Cluster mainstreams Child Safeguarding principles, and cluster members’ awareness and capacities on CSG are strengthened through planned activities.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Display neutrality and act as representative of all education cluster members.
• Develop and maintain a strong and positive relationship with key counterparts at the relevant line ministry/department and UNICEF

COMPETENCIES FOR THIS ROLE:

Leading and Inspiring Others

• Demonstrates leadership in all our work, embodies our values, and articulates a compelling vision to inspire others to achieve our goals for children.
• Desired level: Accomplished

Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Takes effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organisation.
• Desired level:
• Leading Edge

 Communicating with Impact

Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others.

Desired level: Leading Edge

Working Effectively with Others

Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives. Knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working.

Desired level: Leading Edge

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

Holds suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities

Ambition:

Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and takes responsibility for their own personal development

Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

Collaboration:

Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence

Displays consistent excellent judgement

 Job Requirements

Experience and Skills:

BA degree in Education, Social Science or related fields

Eight years of relevant experience on the area (INGO experience is needed)

Prior experience in cluster coordination (senior management of Education in Emergency (EiE) programmes may be considered a substitute)

Excellent communication skills, including ability to work with diverse groups

Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy

Previous first phase emergency response experience is essential

Understanding of the Humanitarian Program Cycle including experience with Humanitarian Response Planning and/or Humanitarian Needs Overview

Qualification in MSc/MA/MEng level in Education (or a related field) or equivalent field experience with EiE

Demonstrable ability to work and represent views across different stakeholders taking part in the Education Cluster

Experience of high-level co-ordination and chairing of meetings

Demonstrable understanding of international humanitarian response and co-ordination mechanisms

Understanding of opportunities to provide integrated or cross-cutting humanitarian interventions with other sectors and Clusters, especially Child Protection and WASH

Experience of applying relevant interagency humanitarian frameworks and standards in education in emergencies (for example INEE Minimum Standards)

The capacity and willingness to be flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Generic Competencies

• Child Rights: Promotes an enabling environment for participation, and accountability to children
• Be the Innovator: Promotes innovation to find new and better approaches to driving progress for children
• Deliver Results at Scale: Promotes a clear focus on impact in a project and programme design, management, and oversight

Generic Competencies

• Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities

• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children and adolescent
• Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery

Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peerS,

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant 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.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC Health and Safety policies and procedures.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be in Addis Ababa This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.