Major Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the implementation of the Enhancing Holistic Early Childhood Development project.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery, including parents/caregivers, HEWs, ECCD facilitators, and community leaders.
• Provide on-the-spot technical support for improved program start-up and delivery by frequently traveling to project sites.
• Contribute to the implementation of emergency education programming.
• Represent the organization’s Education programs in Interagency Regional and Sub-Regional Cluster Coordination meetings.
• Collect relevant and up-to-date information/data pertaining to the project and emergency situations in the implementation area.
• Document lessons learned in the project and other education projects and ensure they are translated in to program improvements.
• Follow technical guidance to the education team in collaboration with colleagues.
• Conduct activities to achieve project objectives on time and within budget.
• Liaise and coordinate with operational staff (HR, Supply Chain, Finance) to ensure effective project planning and implementation.
• Assist the Education Manager with miscellaneous tasks or project as needed.
• Develop work plans, procurement plans, and spending plans.
• Remote and on-site technical implementation for the quality delivery of the project.
• Conduct periodic check-in meetings with the stakeholders to update progress and address challenges.
• Participate in project cycle meetings to reflect on needs, success, and challenges, and apply lessons learned.
• Monitor budgets versus actual expenditure (BvA) and take appropriate action.
• Document the number of clients in each project with age and gender disaggregated for future use and reporting.
• Follow everyday work with frequent site visit and corrective measures.
• Document key findings of internal and external assessments.
• Produce first draft reports and correct per review and feedback from Education Manager.
• Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) team to ensure monitoring and evaluation systems are in place.
• Minimum Requirements:

  Education:

  • MA/BA in Project Management or Educational Planning and Management (EDPM); Educational Leadership, Development Management; ECCD, or related field of studies.

  Experience:

  • Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in international NGOs, preferably in ECCD-related content dissemination.
  • Experience in implementing emergency programs related to education/ECCD.
  • Strong experience with gov’t stakeholders of education and health at the woreda level.

  Language:

  • Knowledge of local language is an asset.