Education Manager

Background/IRC Summary:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees required to flee from war or disaster and implements programs to rebuild and restore communities and services over the longer-term. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC owns the way from harm to home.

The IRC has been working in Pakistan for over 30 years, runs and delivers large, sophisticated programs to meet needs in health, education, protection, environmental health and livelihoods for displaced, poor and conflict-affected communities. The IRC works in partnership with local government and non-governmental organizations and currently works in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces.

Job Overview/Summary:

Under the supervision of the project Team Leader and with the technical backstopping from Education Manager will support the consortium partners in the implementation of an Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) for out-of-school adolescent girls in Baluchistan. He/she will support for capacity building of consortium partners in the delivery of literacy, numeracy and social and emotional learning (SEL). The role will also involve crafting and conducting teachers/facilitators trainings, manual/module development and establishing linkages with the Ministry of Education to ensure smooth transitioning of adolescent girls into formal education, implementing measures for keeping record of students’ learning outcomes and working to ensure the inclusion of girls with disabilities. The position holder will also support Team Lead and Education Coordinator in internal and external representation of project activities, and will assist in human resource management, and budget management where required. 

Major Responsibilities:

Project planning and implementation:

• Work in close coordination with project partners (NGOs) to achieve overall grant objectives, deliverables and budget compliance within donor guidelines;
• Support the partners in development/updating of work plan with clear objectives and achievement benchmarks, long-term and short-term priorities, in line with programmatic vision and strategies;

Quality Oversight:

• In consultation with Team leader, education coordinator and the Senior MEAL Coordinator, coordinate the maintenance of a robust monitoring and evaluation framework, including quality control and reporting systems;
• Identify technical assistance needs for education partners, and arrange for the provision of needed assistance;
• Work closely with the Education Coordinator to provide clear technical support, supervision, training and mentoring to the Education partners, including trainings needed to build specialized skills;
• Ensure that partners staff and services adhere to improved, professional standards and principles;
• Stay well-informed of developments related to new tools and guidelines etc.

Coordination and Representation:

• Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key partners, including government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors working in Baluchistan.
• Maintain productive working relationship with key education actors working in Non-formal education sector for knowledge sharing on standard methodologies and implementation across the targeted districts.
• Ensure key field concerns are brought to the IRC team and relevant partners with proposed solutions.

Reporting:

• Provide direct support to the partners in management of grant at the field-level – including financial planning and tracking, procurement planning, and reporting;
• Support Education partners in producing high quality progress reports with clear rationale for over/under achievement of the planned targets.

Position Reports to: Project Manager and IRC Education Coordinator

Position directly supervises: Education consortium partners.

Indirect Reporting:

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Master Degree in Education or Social Sciences.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 4 to 5 years of working experience in INGO (at least 2-3 years in INGO)/NGO related to education projects implementation directly as well as through partners.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Sophisticated knowledge of software (Microsoft Windows, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint),
• Experience in project management and report writing
• Experience in training and workshop facilitation
• Proven track record to meet Project Timelines,
• Ability to analyze data for project course correction
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, including ability to develop and deliver presentations

Language Skills:

• Strong English language skills both written and oral; knowledge of local languages will be added value.

Desirable criteria:

• Past work experience on Education, Livelihoods and Skills Development project directly as well as through implementing or consortium partners.
• Knowledge of Baluchistan education, social and political context

The IRC Core Values and Commitments;

• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and implement policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.
• IRC is committed to ensuring that IRC staff is suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the IRC’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Level of interaction with children: Frequent direct contact with children
• IRC recognizes that gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of our organizational mission. As such, IRC is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all aspects of our operations and programs. Our organizational policies, procedures and actions demonstrate this dedication.

Women candidates and persons with disability are highly encouraged to apply.