Context :
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
NRC has operated in Mali since 2013. From our four field offices in Mali, Gao, Timbuktu, Mopti, Menaka and Kidal, NRC strives to meet the basic needs of people affected by violence and displacement. We provide education, shelter, food security and livelihood, and give people legal assistance. We also have a dedicated emergency response mechanism.
The purpose of the Education Specialist position is technical development of the specific Core Competence (CC), strategic direction and quality assurance. The Education Specialist is responsible for mentoring, training and capacity build staff on Education technical capacity.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Develop Education strategy, technical guidance and Macro LFAs ;
- Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures ;
- Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports ;
- Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities ;
- Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within Education, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation ;
- Ensure Education programs evolves to remain relevant to the changing context ;
- Ensure that Education programs address both programmatic and relevant policy issues ;
- Ensure harmonization and consistency across education projects implemented ;
- Ensure appropriate assessments and needs analyses ;
- Ensure Strategic project / programme planning, resource mobilisation (including contributing to proposal writing/development, project reviews, budgets) and revising the project/programme as necessary throughout the project and programme life cycles ;
- Consolidate and develop internal and external reports and other materials ;
- Take the lead on quality project deliverables reporting (GORS: output and outcome level), with support from area project teams and M&E team.
Personal Qualities :
- Strategic and analytic thinking ;
- Initiate action and change ;
- Managing resources to optimize results ;
- Managing performance and development ;
- Empowering and building trust ;Influencing.
Expériences / Formation
- Minimum 4 years of experience within education technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context ;
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts ;
- Education expertise : development of strategy, capacity building, quality ;
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities ;
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile ;
- Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal ;
- Valid driver’s license.
Salaire :
- Commencement : April 2020 ;
- Duration : 12 months ;
- Salary/benefits : According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard ;
- Grade : 9 in NRC’s grade structure ;
- Duty station : Bamako, with 30% travels in field. Bamako is a non accompanied duty station ;
- Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.