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About NRC:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization with 75 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, food security, livelihoods, legal Assistance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 6000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. NRC runs the world's largest standby roster, NORCAP, with 650 professionals ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.  

NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran:

NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 10 provinces in Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in the country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve the rights of the displaced.   Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran's efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in the country and is expanding its programme unit.

About Education

In 2015, an 'education' decree was issued through which all Afghan children are given access to education irrespective of their legal status in Iran. However, socio-economic and cultural barriers to the implementation of this decree remain. To support children in fulfilling their right to education, our team:

• provides cash assistance to Afghan families so they can continue sending their children to schools
• offers accelerated education programmes, with our partner the Literacy Movement Organization, through literacy and numeracy courses for out-of-school children to help them bridge the gap and enter school at the appropriate level
• offers school readiness programmes for children who have never been to school to support school enrolment
• provides life-skill courses for school students, parents, and teachers
• supports the formal education system by rehabilitating classrooms and expanding existing school infrastructure (including water and sanitation facilities), and providing essential education materials including school equipment and stationery
• provides certified soft skills training for youth to complement vocational training
• provides stationery and educational materials to pupils to facilitate their home-schooling when schools closed due to Covid-19

  Role and responsibilities

  The purpose of the Education Officer is to implement the Education related projects under the supervision of Education Team Leader, with support of Area South Field office. He/she will also provide input and ideas to the Education Team Leader with regards to the design and development of projects related to Education Competency within NRC Iran. 

  The following is a brief description of the role.

  📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

  Generic responsibilities:

  • Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines,
  • Implement delegated Education project portfolio according to plan of action,
  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management,
  • Ensure proper filing of documents,
  • Ensure that projects target the people we work for are most in need, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist,
  • Promote and share ideas for technical improvement,
  • Promote the rights of refugees and displaced in line with the advocacy strategy,
  • Identify and report protection needs and gaps, explore and propose new and safer ways to assist.

    Specific responsibilities 

    • Assist the Education Team Leader in the preparation of gap analyses, proposals, budget utilization reports/analyses and other relevant documentation ensuring accuracy and consistency with NRC’s rules and regulations,
    • Conduct regular field visits, monitor progress and implementation of activities,
    • Implement delegated project portfolio according to strategy, proposals, budgets, and plan of action,
    • Conduct regular needs assessment, M&E visits and where possible inform and involve communities,
    • Conduct regular planning and monitoring in Non-Formal Education activities (BLP, Catch-up Courses, LMO, SRP).
    • Being accountable to the people we work for
    • Initiate and implement awareness raising activities on importance of education in collaboration with local authorities and local communities,
    • Attend technical cooperation meetings with NRC’s counterparts in the Education field, prepare notes and undertake follow-up action and coordination related to project implementation and monitoring,
    • Collaborate with Finance, HR, Admin, and logistics officers to ensure that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and in accordance with NRC procedures,
    • Ensure proper filing of all project documents within the education unit,
    • Ensure proper providing of GORS and Reconciliation activities,
    • Coordinate and exchange information with all CCs officers,
    • Having flexibility in operating education activities according to necessity, in communicating with local partners and other relevant organizations.

      Competencies

      Professional competencies

      Generic professional competencies:

      • Bachelor’s degree in education, political science, sociology, statistics, or related fields,
      • Experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context,
      • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts,
      • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.

        Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

        • Full professional proficiency in English and Persian, both written and spoken,
        • Experience working with INGOs/NGOs in education sector 
        • Strong ability to write reports and official correspondence,
        • Strong relationship building skills.

          Behavioural competencies

          • Planning and delivering results,
          • Empowering and building trust,
          • Communicating with impact and respect,
          • Handling insecure environment.

            Contract: 3 month probation with possibility of extension
            Salary: based on NRC grade structure- This position is grade 5 of the organizational grading and structure
            Duty Station: Iran-Kerman with field visit (regularly) to the provinces where NRC Area South is operating (Such as other areas/towns within Kerman Province, Hormozgan, Sistan & Balouchestan and Yazd) The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.  Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.  At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:  • treat everyone with respect and dignity  • contribute to building a safe environment for all  • never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)  • always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

            NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran

            
            NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 9 provinces in the sectors of Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve rights of the displaced. Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in country, and is expanding its programme unit.