TITLE: Education Officer (subject to donor funding) TEAM/PROGRAMME: Alexandria team LOCATION: Alexandria Field Office GRADE: 4 CONTRACT LENGTH: FTA Until end of September 2025 CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: The post holder will implement the education interventions implementation mainly catch-up classes and capacity building implementation, and will be responsible for the technical, financial and administrative management of the education activities in Alexandria . The education officer will be responsible for ensuring that the education interventions contribute successfully towards the implementation of the catch-up classes implementation and other educational activities. S/he will also be responsible for capacity building and coaching education staff members working on education interventions. S/he will be also responsible with respective line managers for building external relations with Community Learning Schools (CLSs) of refugees communities and other Stakeholders. SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Senior education Officer

Staff reporting to this post: One coordinator

FIELD TRAVEL: The project officer is expected to spend at least 70% of his/ her time at the field sites

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Program design and implementation

· Developing and implement the necessary plans to build the capacities of teachers and school management on the mechanisms on implementing catch-up clubs to improve reading and writing skills and solutions in education especially Literacy Boost, Numeracy Boost, Enabling Teachers and leadership programs.

· Deliver trainings to the teachers of the community schools of refugees communities, and coach them.

· Set project indicators and results reporting; ensure that project activities & partners align to achieve these results.

· Provide technical support for CLSc and support them in developing the education programs according to the project work vision.

· Ensure that CUCs activities are tailored to meet the specific learning needs of students, particularly those at risk of dropping out or failing.

· Ensure project resources are utilized on time, that implementation moves forward according to plans, and that issues are resolved promptly.

· Prepare scopes of work and ensure that recommendations are followed up.

· Conduct field visits to follow up on the implementation of the catch-up classes activities.

· Planning meetings, workshops, trainings, and other activities as needed.

· Prepare logistics and administrative arrangements for activities including training workshops, meetings, and other activities.

· Write and review reports of training and workshops for education stakeholders.

· Provide MEAL with required data and documentation for interventions in line with MEAL regulations.

· Carry out other relevant reasonable tasks assigned by the Senior Education Officer.

Budget and Grant Management and Compliance

· Ensure expenditures are within budgetary limit and follow SCI’s and donor policies.

Staff Management and Development

· Ensure appropriate community staffing within the projects by monitoring the hiring criteria.

· Ensure that all staff understand and can perform their responsibilities.

· Utilize the Performance Management System, define expectations of staff members, develop work plans and improvement plans as needed, and provide technical support for staff development.

Reporting:

· Monitor the project’s outputs on regular basis using SCI monitoring tools.

· Draft quality monthly reports.

· Develop and properly document capacity building materials.

· Compile concise quantitative and qualitative reports, case studies, etc. on a monthly, and quarterly basis.

· Regularly compile and share lessons learnt and best practices.

· Highlight general protection issues present in community to the project manager to take the proper action.

· Keep timely record of financial progress reports.

· Ensure that ongoing program monitoring/learning feeds into alterations into program design.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

· holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

· holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

· sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their personal development and encourages their team to do the same

· widely shares their vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

· Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

· builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

· values diversity, and sees it as a source of competitive strength

· approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

· develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

· willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

· honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

· At least 3-5 years of experience in education, preferably in a role focused on remedial education, tutoring, or student support.

· Experience in training and mentoring teachers or facilitators.

· Strong experience in dealing with local communities and CDAs

· Strong understanding of the challenges faced by marginalized and vulnerable learners.

· Excellent organizational and project management skills.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.

· Fluency in English with strong written and oral communication skills required.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties per the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties per SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.