QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum of bachelor’s degree in any relevant field of study, particularly, Educational Planning and management, project management, social sciences, business administration, and a minimum of five years of relevant experience.

Practical experience in education and child protection programs.

Experience working within large and complex international organizations.

understanding the requirements and challenges of working with civil societies and local partners with substantial experience in partnership and partnership management is a requirement.

Must have strong coordination skills, partnership building skills, team building and conflict management skills, and financial management (budget preparation and monitoring)

Experience working in child-focused organizations.

Strong cultural sensitivity, with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, problem-solving, and coaching.

Experience in working with a high degree of autonomy on large projects working with significant levels of ambiguity around the process of basic training and proven experience in project cycle management including but not limited to skills in program and financial planning, M&E skills, education/ teaching-learning process technical skills, documentation and report writing.

Proficient in the use of MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other relevant software.

Must have excellent spoken and written the English language; Knowledge of the local language is favourable