We are looking for a motivated and committed colleague to join our team in Burkina Faso/Niger and take on the dynamic and strategic key role as Education Specialist. Burkina Faso/Niger is in a start-up phase and will be managed by one Country Director (CD). You will report to the CD and be part of the country management group. You will be required to travel frequently to Niger and the area offices.
An unprecedented humanitarian emergency is unfolding in Niger and Burkina Faso where armed violence and insecurity have triggered massive population displacement and worsened the living conditions of some of the country’s most vulnerable communities. The escalation of conflict has brought Burkina Faso to be the country most affected by the upsurge of violence in 2019, with over 123,000 people displaced in Burkina from January 2019 and a total of 170,000 from the beginning of the crisis. NRC conducted a scoping mission in May 2019 and has been setting up a Country Office since July 2019.
Duties and responsibilities
- Experience working in the Sahel is preferred
- Knowledge of the context in Burkina Faso and Niger
- Experience in implementation of education projects in emergency settings is preferred
- Develop Education strategy, technical guidance and Macro LFA
- 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
- Provide technical direction and project implementation support
- Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Education implementation, and incorporate them in the Education programme and staff development processes
- Provide systematic training and build capacity of Education staff
- Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian / recovery context
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Core competency expertise
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Valid driver’s license
- Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal is required.
Start Date: 1 March 2020
Contract length: 12 months with a potential of extension