Role and Responsibilitiesย
The purpose of the officer position is day to day implementation of the CC Project. Use action words such as ensure, implement, or assist for the positionโs relevant responsibilities.ย
Generic Responsibilities ย
Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.ย Implement delegated CC project portfolio according to the plan of action.ย Prepare and develop status reports as required by management. Ensure proper filing of documents.ย Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and explore and assess new and better ways to assist.ย Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.ย ย Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders.Specific Responsibilitiesย
Identifying training needs of teachers, and education experts and monitoring their day-to-day application of the knowledge and skills gained from training, Support parent-teacher associations for their proper management of education in emergency schools. Support activities within and between cluster centers. Collecting and compiling monthly reports from school centers and sharing with the education coordinator Supervises and directly monitors the education programme implementation in line with regional education bureau, NRC country, and global education strategic plans, Identifying, processing, and fulfilling education in logistic needs, conducting the distribution of educational materials, and documenting the distribution list as per the reconciliation of deliverables standard.ย Liaison with relevant authorities, communities, and community representatives at the field level. Support identification and registration of children for the designated programme and organize their data with a database in a timely manner. Design community mobilization mechanisms, selection/enrollment of students, and maintain regular attendance of the students. Organize and document best practices and share them with the education coordinator.ยCompetenciesย
Competencies are important for the employee and the organization to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:ย
Professional Competenciesย
These are skills, knowledge, and experience that are important for effective performance.ย
Generic professional competencies:ย
A minimum of first degree in education, preferably in educational planning and management, education leadership, Pedagogical science, Educational Psychology, or related fields.ย ย Minimum of 3 years of experience working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery contextPrevious experience of working in complex and volatile contexts.Documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities.Knowledge about own manager skills/profileContext/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:ย
Knowledge of the context in Benishangul Gumuz and IDP contextย Fluency in English, Amharic, and other local languagesย ย Experience in general education and EiE contextยBehavioral Competenciesย
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job.ย
Handling insecure environmentsPlanning and delivering resultsย Working with peopleย Analyzingย Communicating with impact and respectCoping with changeย The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRCโs representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14โ000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavorsย to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.
NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRCโs primary presence in Geneva.