Our Ideal Candidate:

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity, and accountability. These attitudes and beliefs shall guide our actions and relationships. The purpose of the Education Assistant position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the CC project. Use action words such as conduct or help for the position’s relevant responsibilities.

Key Tasks and Assignments:

• Under the supervision of the line manager, facilitate awareness-raising, sensitization, orientation, and assistance activities by the standard operating procedures, guidelines, and instructions.
• Implement the program in the assigned location; she/he is directly accountable for the quality and timely implementation of all planned activities and achievement of the targets set; she/he should timely flag potential barriers and risks and request assistance.
• Create a safe classroom/ learning center environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of children and youth both inside and outside the center
• Provides direction, assigns tasks, gives instructions to contingent workers (e.g. trainers), and evaluates personal performance.
• Monitors the progress of activities of assigned daily workers and ensures they are implemented and conform to planning and quality standards.
• Take part in mobilization and conducting of needs assessments, studies, and research using focus group discussions, interviews, and questionnaires.
• Conducts outreach activities within the camps and serves as a link between NRC programs and the local community.
• Contribute to the preparation of relevant documents and material.
• Ensure the monitoring and quality check of the NRC activities conducted in the assigned location by contributing to data collection, data entry, documentation, data review, and drafting of regular activity implementation and monitoring reports, as per NRC log frame and donor requirements.
• Monitor the inventory and alert the officer when more educational materials are needed.
• Contribute to the recruitment of contingent workers as needed. accountable for ensuring that the newly recruited resources are properly inducted/trained, and their work assignments are managed properly. Keep track and record attendance of contingent workers and submit for payments.
• Establish excellent relations with beneficiaries and key stakeholders including understanding the needs of beneficiaries through regular visits and frequent contact.
• Assists training programs to contribute to sector-wide educational improvements and curricular activities.

Key Education and Skills Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in education or a social sciences-related field is preferred or significant experience in the field of education, youth/child, or a humanitarian setting.
• Minimum 01 year of working experience in the field of education in a humanitarian/recovery context (Coxs Bazar refugee context or Bashan Chor) with local or international NGOs.
• Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts; ability to remain calm and professional in tense situations.
• Experience in the field of education, youth/child, or a humanitarian setting,
• Knowledge of the software programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Professional fluency in the Bangla and English language (ability to communicate in Chittagonian dialect).

What we offer:

• Duty Station: Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar.
• Contract duration: 12 months
• Grade 3 in NRC’s Salary Scale, with accompanying terms and conditions. NRC offers an excellent compensation and benefits package. Group Insurance for staff and dependents, 24/7 Psychosocial assistant. Two festival bonuses, End service benefit, maternity allowance, various types of leaves (Annual, casual, maternity, paternity, etc.)
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Important information about the application process

• Internal candidates: – log in with your official NRC email address or click on Opportunity Marketplace.
• This position is open to Bangladeshi Nationals only.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport.
• Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience, employment history, and education in your application.
• Ensure to attach your latest CV.
• Submit your application and CV in English.
• Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. NRC is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and you meet most, but not all the requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered.
• Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to give detailed feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

Watch this short video to see NRC in action.

NRC works in Cox’s Bazar in response to the Rohingya crisis, and in areas such as Sylhet in the north-east addressing the impacts of climate change. Alongside partners, our integrated operations include shelter and water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), responding to weather-related emergencies, ensuring education continuity through in-person and digital learning, and scaling up information counseling for refugees and host Bangladeshis, reaching over 150,000 people per year. Our approach to humanitarian action focuses on principled aid delivery and promotes the agency and dignity of impacted populations.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRC here