Key Job Tasks and Responsibilities: 
– Management of project staff
– Implement plan of action for delegated portfolio of Education (2) projects (activities, budget and project documentation)
– Day to day follow of progress in project implementation.
– Ensure compliance with NRC policies, Core Competency tools, handbooks and guidelines and ensure proper filing of all relevant project documents
– Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore new and better ways to assist.
– Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
– Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents.
– Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer of key skills.
– Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders.
– Promote the rights of IDP/returnee and refugee children in line with the advocacy strategy
– Monitor, evaluate and suggest changes and improvements in the project and materials based on observations and discussions with the local staff, PC and the PDM
– Document technical issues and questions, and channel to the PC
– Support assessments for school selection and on-going out-of-school children data gathering
– As requested, support in development of new proposals and budgets for education activities
– Assess needs for capacity building among education staff and share with PC to jointly address
– Support sector coordination efforts and represent NRC at inter-agency meetings when PC is not available
– Ensure Child Protection referral pathways are put in place and utilized in areas of implementation; liaise with Child Protection and other Education actors
– Travel to implementation areas regularly to manage local education authority relations
– Organize and lead trainings for project staff (and local MoE) based on technical requirements of projects
– Conduct teacher trainings and conduct follow up observations and spot checks
– Follow up on Procurement and Logistics processes in Benghazi office on behalf of the Education team
– Contribute to recruitment processes of education staff as necessary
– Support team in youth education and nonformal education response preparedness as directed by PC and PDM
– Any other task relevant to the position as requested by line manager

Ideal Candidate Profile:
We are seeking a motivated humanitarian professional to join our team.
University graduate with experience from working an Education or Child Protection project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context (with an NGO), and working in complex and volatile contexts
Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

– Written and spoken fluency in Arabic; proficiency in English. French is an asset.
– Knowledge of education context in Benghazi; understanding of the circumstances, needs and challenges – IDP/returnee and refugee children face and the sensitivity of the context
– Understanding of INEE minimum standards
– Knowledge of Gender and Child Protection and psychosocial support
– Experience working with children and/or educators; MoE-level experience a plus
– Experience managing, training and building the capacity of others
– Experience supporting the start-up of a new project in a difficult area
– Experience in coordination and liaising with Ministry of Education

Additional Information:

Contract Period: 6 months (with possibility of extension subject
to performance and availability of funds)
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and
conditions
Duty Station: Benghazi, Libya
For more information, please find the Job Description at this
link .