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EDUCATION PROGRAMME TEAM LEADER
Req ID: 2461
Location: Damboa, Borno, North-East Nigeria, with regular travel in country
Start date: As soon as possible
Duration: 5 months, with possibility of extension
BACKGROUND
Over
the past year, insurgency has intensified attacks which have spread
from North-East Nigeria to Cameroon, Chad and Niger, affecting some 20
million people. Suicide bombings and raids targeting civilians in
villages and in cities around the Lake Chad basin have caused widespread
trauma, prevented people from accessing essential services and
destroyed infrastructure.
Across the region, over 2.8 million people are
displaced; most of whom are sheltered by communities that count among
the world’s most vulnerable.
The combined effect of growing
insecurity, fast population growth and severe vulnerability resulting
from a changing climate, environmental degradation, poverty and
under-investment in social services is translating into record numbers
of people in need of emergency relief.
Oxfam is committed to
providing timely humanitarian assistance to those affected by conflict
and natural disasters and to increasing programme impact by
strengthening the effectiveness and accountability of our humanitarian
work.
This Oxfam Education in Emergency (EIE) intervention is a pilot
project including EIE in the Oxfam humanitarian response. The pilot
project focuses on non-formal education activities for adolescent and
youth and teacher capacity building in coordination with Education
Authorities and communities/parents.
The post holder will lead and
manage setting up of field activities; and starting implementation of
non-formal literacy, numeracy and life skills training for 300
adolescent and youth, capacity building of 50 teachers and cooperation
with Education Authorities and communities/parents.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
Support Oxfam’s Humanitarian response programme:
Employ,
lead and task manage a small team of education staff to implement and
monitor the education pilot project in the North-Eastern Nigerian
emergency contexts.
Identify and assess the current resources and
capacity of national counterparts, Humanitarian agencies and government
authorities to respond to education needs in the current the emergency.
Participate in already established coordination mechanism and develop
flexible modalities for working in partnership with them.
As part of
the Education in Emergency Working Group (EIEWG) support ongoing and
future assessments of the education needs, gaps and risks faced by
communities affected by the emergency.
Start implementation of the
education pilot project, including selection of learners and teachers in
collaboration with communities and Authorities and support communities
affected by emergencies, mobilizing them to act in support of rebuilding
education; and if necessary, make appropriate project adjustments to
the context.
Work in collaboration with other Oxfam teams (e.g. EFSVL, protection and WASH) to create synergy and efficiency.
Contribute
towards future planning and proposal writing in order to support
continuation of education interventions, and ensure clear objectives /
indicators for education projects, including participation and gender.
Capacity building:
Build
the capacity of Oxfam staff and potential partners through mentoring
and coaching, on the job supervision and informal and formal training.
Contribute to joint facilitation of inter-agency training initiatives
where appropriate.
Programme learning and reporting:
Document
and disseminate good practice examples from the project deployment.
Maximise sharing of lessons learnt between countries and regions.
Coordination and Representation:
Coordinate
education within Oxfam and with external agencies. If appropriate,
provide briefings to Oxfam staff and supporters and to the media in
agreement with the programme coordinator, the Oxfam Humanitarian
Department and Media Office.
Represent Oxfam at local, state and
national level to other agencies and authorities, including the EIEWG
and at other inter-agency forums. Where appropriate, play a lead role in
developing education strategy and technical standards.
Contributing to programme quality standards:
Ensure that the education work aims to meet INEE and Sphere Standards and adheres to Oxfam’s guidelines and protocols.
Ensure
that accountability to affected communities is central to the ways of
working and promotes the full and equal participation of women.
What skills and competencies are we looking for?
Graduate
qualification or equivalent in one of the following, or a related
discipline: education, social sciences, anthropology, community
development.
Substantial experience in a variety of countries,
including African countries, and experience in education programmes in
emergencies.
Experience of working in a participative way with communities; strong counterpart/ capacity building skills
Good
communication and interpersonal skills. Sensitivity to cultural
differences and the ability to work in a variety of cultural contexts
and communicate with a diverse range of people
Sound understanding of
the importance of gender and participation in programme implementation;
sensitive to the needs of displaced and disadvantaged populations.
Excellent spoken and written English.
WHAT DO WE OFFER
A competitive salary and benefits package.
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DUE DATE: 25 July, 2017
Education Programme Team Leader at Oxfam Nigeria
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