Education Assistant South Sudan Akobo

Position:                                           Education Assistant

Reports to:                                     Education Officer

Supervision of:                               Instructors and incentive workers

Duty station:                                   Akobo

Travel:                                             80% travel to the field

Project number:                            SSFM2326_UNESCO

Duration and type of contract:   3 Months – definite with Extension

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships. 

1. Role and responsibilities

   The purpose of the assistant position is to assist in the day to day implementation of the Education programme. 

   Generic responsibilities (max 10)

   These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work- and Professional Development Plan.

    

2. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines

Specific responsibilities 

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

Scale and scope of position Staff: Numbers and titles of staff directly managed by the post holder, and numbers of staff and daily workers/incentive staff responsible for overall in the unit (e.g. 1 Community mobilizer) Stakeholders: Key external stakeholders the post has relationships with (e.g. UN agencies, INGOs, local NGOs, civil society, governmental bodies) Budgets: List of budgets covered by post holder, and size of budget Information: Brief description of the information resources the post holder is responsible for at CO level (e.g. GORS, Agresso, Webcruiter, Intranet) Legal or compliance: Brief description of any legal or compliance responsibility the post holder has (term of employment, vendors, donors)

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories: 

1. Professional competencies 

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 

Generic professional competencies: 

•             Experience from working as a Project Assistant in Education programmes in a humanitarian/recovery context

•             Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

•             Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

•             Some knowledge of English 

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

•             Must have a Diploma preparedly in primary Education 

•             Knowledge of the context in South Sudan

•             Knowledge in Community Mobilization or related field.

•             Knowledge of the Local language an advantage.

2. Behavioural competencies (max 6)

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews: 

•             The Job Description 

•             The Work and Development Plan 

•             The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template

•             The End-term Performance Review Template

•             The NRC Competency Framework