JOB DESCRIPTION

***This role will be contingent upon securing available funds, and we might use this vacancy to fill more than one post.***

The Opportunity – Education Supervisor (Causal Worker)

Post location:  Gaza Field Office – Deir al Balah – Subject to change depending on SC priorities

Contract Duration and Level of Effort: 9 months.
ROLE PURPOSE: 

The responsibilities of this position include initiating, supporting, and supervising the facilitation of educational activities and community discussions, implementing learning activities in temporary learning spaces, and providing the necessary technical support to the education team in the learning spaces. Additionally, the role involves ensuring smooth operations, supporting communication tasks, and supervising the implementation of activities related to projects in locations where the Gaza office team operates, particularly in the areas of educational activities carried out by Save the Children. The hired staff must comply with Save the Children International”s policies and procedures.

For education activity supervisors, they will be working in the temporary learning spaces(TLSs) in close collaboration with education facilitators, coordinators, and implementing partners of SCI. They will be responsible for guiding and providing supportive supervision in delivering educational activities with children, offering technical support for the conducted learning workshops, and providing necessary support in communicating with parents and conducting sessions with them. The focus will also be on ensuring the existence of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, while adhering to child protection minimum standards. Supervisors will also be responsible for scheduling rotations and leading the facilitators in the temporary learning spaces and the education teams at the sites.
SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to: Education Officer 

Staff reporting to this post: None.

Role Dimensions: oPt CO is a high complexity country, multi-member interest, with an annual budget of around $40+m, and 100+ staff. Currently the program is experiencing a growth in funding and complexity due to the war in Gaza.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

General Responsibilities:

• Represent Save the Children while engaging with target groups.
• Provide orientation to education facilitators in the TLSs regarding roles and responsibilities and offer continuous support and mentoring.
• Collaborate with education facilitators in developing education plans based on children”s needs and the established education plans.
• Regularly supervise the facilitators, ensuring that educational activities are implemented appropriately.
• Prepare educational schedules for the sites that align with the nature of each location.
• Assist facilitators in solving problems and challenges they face in the field.
• Compile timely quantitative and qualitative data and reports using designated monitoring tools, including Means of Verification (MoV) and weekly reporting.
• Contribute to the development of a coordinated work plan with other team members.
• Assess and monitor educational needs in the temporary learning spaces
• Ensure a safe, inclusive, and child-friendly environment within the learning spaces.
• Conduct and update child protection risk assessments and mitigation plan regularly.
• Monitor the appropriateness of the various activities being implemented and adjust plans according to emerging needs.
• Build and develop working relationships with key stakeholders in the reception center.
• Follow up on and supervise databases, ensuring they are kept confidential.
• Monitor success stories that can be achieved in the project and prepare reports on them.
• Coordinate with local community departments to facilitate the work of staff in the field.
• Ready to work to respond to any natural disaster or emergency anywhere in OPT.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• University degree in (Arabic Language, Mathematics, English Language, or related fields)
• Experience in working in the field of education with children, with at least two years of experience.
• Experience in leadership/management of team members using a participatory approach will be appreciated.
• Background in social work, education, psychology, or formal and informal education.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Essential: 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage and handle a complex and varied workload.
• Ability to contribute to a small team, motivate staff, work collaboratively with colleagues, and provide support and advice as needed.
• Willingness and ability to significantly adjust working hours and collaborate with emergency teams coming from outside the sector.
• Cooperate as needed with organization staff, both internationally and within the team environment.
• Understand and commit to Save the Children’s vision and mission.
• Ability to read and understand simple guidelines, short correspondence, and memos.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values.
• Ability to communicate in Arabic.
• Ability to use minimum level of English.

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.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions. Application will be reviewed and selected on a rolling basis.

Save the Children promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment, women and people with different abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Organisation

Save the Children works in development and humanitarian contexts with children and partners to help families, communities, and governments identify and use innovations to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected.

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at Search Jobs – SCI Career Site Careers (oraclecloud.com)

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.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.