Education Programme Manager
Street Child, Nigeria
Job Description
Job Title: Education Programme Manager
Reporting to: Emergency Response Manager
Contract Type: 24-month fixed term contract, full-time
Principal Location: Maiduguri with frequent travel within Nigeria
Part 1: Role Purpose:
Reporting directly to the Emergency Response Manager, the Education Programme Manager will be responsible and accountable for the overall management and implementation of Street Child of Nigeria’s (SCoN) education programming. The role holder will provide technical leadership and direction, whilst also being accountable for the effective management and delivery of SCoN’s current education programming, including crucially the Education for Every Child Today (EFECT) programme - a 4-year cross-country (Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia) programme which integrates education, protection and livelihoods strategies to secure access to education for 42,000 children across the BAY States. Key responsibilities will include programme design, management and reporting; partner capacity development; business development; and high level engagement across the education sector.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in delivering education programming in humanitarian contexts, with a minimum of 4 years managerial experience. The successful candidate will also have proven coaching, mentorship, teamwork and communication skills, and excellent leadership ability.
Part 2: KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Technical Leadership amp; Representation:
- Provide rigorous technical support to improve the quality of Street Child of Nigeria’s education interventions across our programme portfolio.
- Formal and non-formal education system strengthening, Curriculum development, implementation of innovative education approaches. Understanding of TaRL, ABEP and other approaches to support education programme delivery.
- Work closely with key staff and partners in the design and development of new funding proposals and concepts by providing information and technical inputs to the project design.
- Take the lead in undertaking participatory assessments, surveys and planning new projects and initiatives as may be appropriate including conducting relevant research, proposal writing and programme documentations including human stories.
- Position Street Child effectively within the Education Sector infrastructure, ensuring alignment between different frameworks and actors working in Education, notably the Education Sector Working Group and Education in Emergencies Working Group
- Lead the effort to improve active coordination and networking with government agencies, NGOs, UN agencies and other stakeholders in the Northeast region with the aim of building and maintaining a mutually beneficial strategic partnership.
- Establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships and take the lead role in representing the principles and work of Street Child to representative of other NGOs, government authorities, cluster/coordination meetings, donors etc
- Evaluating the effectiveness of educational programmes, policies, and procedures, and making recommendations for improvement
- Keep abreast, research, benchmark, introduce and implement best and cutting-edge practices on education management and information systems. Institutionalize and disseminate best practices and knowledge learned.
Programme Management amp; Delivery:
- Lead the preparation and implementation of programme-based work plans and Mamp;E indicators in accordance with Street Child and donor guidelines to ensure effective delivery.
- Monitor and oversee the day-to-day implementation of education programmes to ensure programme objectives and targets are being realised.
- Work in collaboration with Street Child Mamp;E Managers to ensure that a robust Mamp;E framework is in place across all education programming, and that programme teams are capturing programme data and learning effectively.
- Conduct regular programme review meetings with the relevant partners and stakeholders to enhance information sharing and improve efficiency and effectiveness of programme implementation and operations.
- Maintain a high standard of transparency and accountability in the course of programme implementation.
- Lead education programme budget management, working with programme staff and partners to ensure that funds are spent in alignment with budgets and donor guidelines, and ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- In collaboration with key staff and partners, prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports of project interventions to the relevant donors, states and internal stakeholders as per agreed schedule.
- Supervise on-going program assessme