Education in Emergency Officer Full Time NEW

The Opportunity

This position is responsible for assessment, response analysis, design and implementation of the education components of the multisector project emergency response. S/he will need to coordinate with other Emergency Response team members and Plan staff, especially Implementation Management, protection and other relevant technical sectors, to ensure a rapid, proportionate and effective response. S/he will need to ensure a response to immediate child education issues with simultaneous consideration of longer-term needs and possible scenarios. The officer may be expected to take a very active role in technical coordination, support and advocacy with the country-specific education clusters and other stakeholders and technical agencies relevant to the sector.

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

The Individual

Qualifications/ Experience/Skills Essential:

• University degree in Psychology, Education, EiE or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of practical experience in EiE (majority in the field)
• Minimum of two successful assignments in a complex refugee emergency (at least one of these must be field level post;
• Establishing and implementing EiE/Primary school activities
• Mobilising and training of primary school teachers
• Support the implementation of the Primary school curriculum in the targeted schools
• Knowledge and experience of using and providing training on the INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies
• Support primary schools as per the MOE standard and education in an emergency context
• Participation and/or coordination with the Education in Emergency – Education Cluster.
• Experience with participatory approaches to EiE, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related areas.
• Experience in refugee experience is preferable.

Languages required:

• Fluency in the English language is essential
• In addition to English, Knowledge of Local Languages is a desirable