The purpose of the Education technical assistant position is to provide administrative or technical support in Education Core Competence. 

Generic responsibilities:

  1. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
  2. Assist with the implementation of the Education function portfolio according to the plan of action.
  3. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
  4. Ensure proper filing of documents.
  5. Promote and share ideas for improvement of the Education function.
  6. Identify and report protection needs and gaps, explore and propose new and safer ways to assist.
  7. Promote the rights of refugees and displaced in line with the advocacy strategy.

    Specific responsibilities:

  8. Ensure development and follow up the activities planned for the project in collaboration with other Education colleagues considering the communities, partners, and local authorities, opportunities, and needs; 
  9. Conduct regular follow up on projects through meetings, focus group discussions, or other modalities to ensure timely implementation of activities 
  10. Prepare inputs for status and progress reports, analysis, proposals, etc.; 
  11. Conduct field visits accompanied by team or independently and record minutes and reports. 
File program documents and maintain archiving records (letters, minutes, reports, etc.).Assisting education team with procurement procedure tasks.Carrying out processes and procedures related to assessment, including identifying and seeking guidance as needed for complex casesProviding input for continuous improvement as required.Conducting interviews with people as part of the assessment processProviding information about NRC’s activitiesCommunicating with a range of stakeholders related to the activitiesAssist to conduct Better Larning Program Training for local partner

1. Professional competencies:

Generic professional competencies: 

Experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contextsDocumented results related to the position’s responsibilities

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience: 

Knowledge of Education in Emergencies and Humanitarian context,Fluency in English and native proficiency in Persian, written and spoken is an asset.Fluency in Microsoft Office applications,Minimum 6 Months working experience in designing education activities or other supportive activities for children; and/or working in the education sector,University degree is requiredKnowledge of the Afghanistan displacement context is an asset,Previous experience in working with NGO/INGO/UN agency is an asset,Previous experience in consideration of specific needs and obstacles faced by different demographic groups, such as gender, age, displacement status, disability is an asset.

2. Behavioural competencies 

Analytical thinking Working with People Planning and delivering resultsCoping with changeCommunicating with impact and respect 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.

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