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Education project assistant (Nationals Only) - Libya

Benghazi

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Benghazi
  • Grade: Junior level - Junior
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Education, Learning and Training
    • Education / Training
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: Closed





The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 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, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.



The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs




Background

NRC has been operating in Libya since 2018 with offices in Tripoli and Benghazi. NRC is providing assistance to Libyan IDPs, returnees and host communities in Benghazi and Tripoli with potential expansion to adjacent districts.NRC Libya is working to deliver variety of programming across the following sectors: Shelter, WASH, and Education. In the course of 2019 options for expanding programming to support the migrant and refugee population will be developed.

Role Specific/Purpose:

The purpose of the assistant position is to assist in the day to day implementation of the education project. Education assistants will support all field level operations and supervise any future incentive workers. 

Key Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

•           Assist with the implementation of the education project according to the plan of action.

•           Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.

•           Ensure proper filing of documents.

•           Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.

•           Make decisions on the ground with limited or remote supervision.

•           Assist in the implementation of education activities under direction of the education officer; supervise incentive teachers and outreach workers.

•           Provide support to NRC activities, schools and assessments in line with NRC quality standards.

•           Ensure direct communication and feedback with beneficiaries and relevant host communities.

•           Ensure ongoing monitoring and reporting of projects at field level.

•           Organize, support and participate in community engagement initiatives, outreach and out-of-school children (OOSC) data  collection.

•           Regularly travel to the field to support education, recreation and psychosocial support (PSS) activities.

•           Support teacher trainings as required by the project objectives.

•           Organize and implement distributions of teaching and learning materials.

•           Any other task relevant to the position as requested by line manager.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

We are looking for a University degree in Education or other relevant fields, with knowledge of education context in Benghazi; understanding of the circumstances, needs and challenges IDP/returnee and refugee children face and the sensitivity of the context,.

Also we are particularly looking for a person with excellent communication skills, who has experience in community mobilization and/or relationship building, working with children or teaching, and with knowledge of the basics of gender, child protection and PSS.

In this position, female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Skills : Strong organizational skills and teamwork skills, Good computer skills in Microsoft office (MS Excel, Word, and outlook) . Written and spoken fluency in Arabic; proficiency in English

Additional Information:

Contract Period: 6 months

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty Station: Benghazi, Libya

For more information, please find attached the Job Description.


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