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The Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Plan International Jordan is established in 2016 and has programmes in Azraq refugee camp and host communities.

The Opportunity:

Plan International in Jordan is seeking to recruit an experienced Education Specialist responding to both development and humanitarian programs, and in particular to the needs of the most at-risk population – children and youth (especially girls and boys). The Education Specialist will be based in the Main Office in Amman with travel to project’s locations as needed.

Responsibilities:

The education specialist is required to; implement Plan’s multi-sectoral education programs including education in emergencies (EiE), coordinate response and coordination efforts in Jordan, and provide oversight for the strategic direction of Plan’s education programming. This will include the provision of high quality technical, advocacy and coordination support in order to ensure compliance with international standards across the areas of Plan’s mandated areas of work. The education specialist is directly responsible for the implementation and coordination of education programming with national actors, NGOs and civil society partners; representation of Plan in coordination mechanisms.

Education Programme Design, Development and Implementation:

• To support in leading rapid and detailed education mapping and assessments on education; identify barriers and risk faced by girls and boys and determine priorities, immediate activities, and required resources;
• To ensure regular communication with education regional/global technical teams to integrate appropriate technical input and priorities in program design and implementation;
• To provide timely feedback on the ongoing activities and propose amendments as needed and way forward/mitigation measures to challenges faced;
• Work on proposal development (narrative and budget) by providing relevant inputs on education related aspects in close coordination with the technical unit and project management team as well as engaging in resource mobilization efforts to support joint programming;
• To contribute to the development of the education program strategic direction for responding to the needs of women, girls, boys and men;
• To provide technical support to the development of relevant advocacy and policy documents, as necessary, to address Education and EiE challenges and changing contexts.
• To provide technical support to revise and develop contextualized training and education materials and coordinate/facilitate the use of these materials during training and community awareness sessions on education;
• Identifies and develops new partnerships with education-focused NGOs, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and communities.
• To perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop Plan programs;

Monitoring, Implementation and Reporting:**

• To work closely with Plan International Jordan’s MERL staff to ensure that tools and methodologies are aligned with global priorities and are implemented in a coordinated and phased manner, in accordance with Plan International’s guide lines, best practices and policy;
• To coordinate closely with project managers to identify and raise technical challenges partners face in the delivery of education and EiE relevant activities and services and propose tools and mechanisms to overcome them in a timely manner;
• To lead the development and facilitation of trainings/workshops for Plan community volunteers as well as relevant partner staff and service providers on Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and reporting systems and approaches focusing on education related topics;
• To lead and support the development of M&E Framework and monitoring & evaluation plan for education related activities and indicators and ensure adherence to the plans and systems;
• To support the analysis and reporting on programme and project progress and trends in terms of achieving results, using existing monitoring and evaluation tools and introducing new mechanisms and systems; identify constraints and resource deficiencies, and recommend corrective action;
• To coordinate and support timely delivery of quality project and financial reporting and ensures adequacy with finance and activities;
• To lead the development and implementation of regular, participatory assessments/feedback and complaint surveys and mechanism with and for affected communities in accordance to Plan international regulations, Child Protection in Emergency Minimum Standards, Core Humanitarian Standards as well ensuring the alignment with already established systems and policies available;
• To maintain effective and efficient oversight, quality control and reporting systems and processes that ensure regular field monitoring and modifications as required.

Coordination and Communication:

• To coordinate with the Communication Coordinator to ensure that all media related activities are in line with the Do No Harm approach and interagency guidelines and to support resource mobilization efforts by contributing to proposal preparation and development of communication and advocacy materials and related engagements;
• To attend regular calls, meetings, etc. as required by Plan International;
• Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including donors (if required), government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• In coordination with Country Office Program Manager, the Gender Specialist and program staff ensures that issues of gender equality, inclusion, child protection and safeguarding, accountability, risk and vulnerability are addressed and monitored throughout all education programs.

Human Resources – Staff supervision and Development

• To maintain open and professional relations with all the team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions and different task assigned to them;
• To coordinate and/or implement training and briefing of Plan International partners, and other key stakeholders on formal, non-formal and formal education/ECCD/ EiE /Vocational education and/or related issues;
• To ensure refreshers and learning sessions are carried out as needed;
• Ensure timely completion and submission of regular program and staff reporting and annual performance reviews, as appropriate;

In order to succeed in this challenging and varied role the successful candidate must have or be:

Technical Qualifications and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

• Minimum Bachelor degree or equivalent in education or relevant field
• Master’s degree in Education or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 6 years (3 in the field) of progressively responsible experience in implementing education/ECCD/ EiE programs, preferable social work and/or case management in humanitarian, post-conflict recovery and/or development settings;
• Previous experience working within a team in a cross-cultural setting;
• Demonstrated experience in capacity building trainings and/or the development of education materials and resources.
• Good understanding of gender and ability to engage on gender equality issues;
• Good Experience in utilizing internationals tools such as: The INEE Minimum Standards Reference Tool accompanies and the INEE Minimum Standards Handbook.
• Knowledge and understanding of best practices in basic education programs, including technical experience in teacher training and resource and curriculum development.
• Experience in developing methods, tools and programs/interventions in collaboration with government agencies, civil society, and private organizations/institutions.
• Experience of conducting assessments in emergency contexts.
• Experience of training on relevant technical areas with a variety of audiences.

Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Knowledge:

• Excellent understanding of Education in emergencies programming and relevant major players
• Experience working with partners to implement programming desired;
• Strong knowledge and experience in training with good facilitation skills and ability to organize and implement trainings on sensitive topics;
• Strong knowledge in planning, monitoring, evaluating programs and ongoing developments in evaluation tools and processes for protection projects;
• Knowledge and experience in M&E and participatory learning approaches.

Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with excellent command of spoken and written English and Arabic:
• Excellent interpersonal qualities and the ability to work with people from a range of backgrounds, promote teamwork, flexible and able to handle pressure and conflict well in a calm and constructive manner;
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision from line manager and under pressure with competing priorities and deadlines and communicate clearly and effectively at all levels;
• Excellent negotiation, representation, and facilitation skills and the ability to work comfortably in a very sensitive environment;
• Strong organizational and work prioritization skills and attention to detail;
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work cooperatively.
• Proven facilitation skills and demonstrated experience in leading joint group efforts;
• A passion for mission driven work and personal values aligned with those of Plan International’s purpose and values;

Behaviours (Plan International’s Values in Practice)

• Strong commitment and adherence to humanitarian values and standards;
• Focussed and striving for the delivery of programme;
• Cross-culturally agile;
• Aware of own strengths, weaknesses and pro-active in using feedback and self-development;
• Aware of impact on others and uses impact to create positive climate at work;
• Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to Plan International’s core values and humanitarian principles;
• Resilience/Adaptability and flexibility: ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner;
• Awareness and sensitivity of self and others: demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress contexts and situations;
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive under pressure.
• Preparedness to work in uncertain security environments
• Dealing with Problems:
• Excellent risk-assessment and management is required to support decisions that may require overcoming attitudinal, systemic and physical barriers;
• The post-holder will make rapid assessments of situations and then make judgements for the organisation on strategic choices and action often with inadequate information;
• The job requires decisions to be taken based on assumption and experience, as little hard information will be available. Decisions need to be context specific and there will often be no precedents to draw upon;
• Management judgement will be required to negotiate and influence COs’ Plan teams to take steps to respond in ways that may be new or worrisome in contexts that are stressful to all involved;
• Decisions may affect the lives of thousands of disaster-affected children, millions of dollars, security of staff, and the profile of Plan across the humanitarian sector and across media.

  Level of Contact with Children:

• Medium contact – the job responsibilities required from this position will include medium level contact with children. It is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

Behaviours (Plan International’s Values in Practice)

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people.

  We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

  We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

  We are inclusive and empowering

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Type of Role: 6 months contract

Location: Plan’s office in Jordan – Amman

Reports to: Head of Mission

Closing Date: 15th of January 2019

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Protection Policy.

As an international child centered community development organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.