Position: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Education Project Coordinatorย
Reports to: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Education Project Managerย
Supervision of:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Education Team Leaders, Project Officerย
Duty station: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Benghaziย
Travel %ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 50% to field activityโs location (ย Derna, Benghazi, Ajdabiya and Sebha)
Project number: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LYFM2206
Duration and type of contract: ย Renewable, based on performance and funding.ย
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisationโs core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
- Role and responsibilities
The purpose of the Education Project Coordinator position is to oversee the implementation of education and youth project activities, provide guidance to the day-to-day activities of the Education programme, and manage staff to ensure proper delivery, high quality results and compliance to applicable policies and procedures.
Generic responsibilities (max 10):ย
- Line management of Education project field staff.
Specific responsibilities:
Develop education and youth activities weekly and monthly work-plans and procurement plans in coordination with the Education Project Manager. Oversee and follow-up on education and youth activities as defined in detailed work plans, procurement plans, and M&E plans in the Area Offices. Provide quality regular reports to the Project Manager on project implementation, status, identified issues and activities, ensure regular monitoring of project is in place. Provide guidance and constrictive feedback on a regular basis to team members and manage the performance of relevant staff using NRCโs Performance Management system. Supervise budget lines of relevant activities and monitor expenditure including the preparation, monitoring, and updating of financial spending plans as assigned by the Project Manager.ย Conduct frequent field visits to community centers, educational sites, ensuring services are delivered with quality in accordance with agreed NRC Libya Country and Education strategies, tools, guidelines, and INEE minimum standards. Ensure monitoring and evaluation plan is undertaken in a timely and effective manner in coordination with the Project Manager and M&E unit. Lead necessary assessments to identify gaps, assess areas of interventions with the support of the Project Manager, Area Programme Manager and Education Specialist. Liaise and collaborate with MoE, relevant local authorities and stakeholders on project activities and representing NRC Education programme at Area-level as delegated by the Project Manager. Any other task relevant to the position as requested by line manager. With the Project Manager and Programme Specialist input and contribute to staff capacity building plansCritical interfaces:
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
Education Specialist, Area Programme Manager, Area Support Coordinators Relevant core competency implementation staff Support teams, Finance, HR, Admin and Logistics M&E departmentScale and scope of position: Staff: Direct: 3 indirect: project staff and numerous Incentive workers/teachers Stakeholders: INGOs, local NGOs, governmental bodies, MoE Budgets: As delegated by Project Manager, with authority up to 5000 USD as per NRC authorization SoP. Information: Agresso Legal or compliance: Responsible for reporting any Code of Conduct violation or Child Protection concerns to PM immediately
Competenciesย1. Professional competenciesย
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.ย
Generic professional competencies:ย
Minimum 4 years of proven experience in implementing education programmes, coordinating activities, and managing teams. Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts. Documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities. Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbalContext/Specific skills, knowledge and experience:ย
We are looking for a candidate with a minimum of 3-4 years of experience working in education project planning and implementation. Previous experience working with school-aged boys and girls, youth in an educational/training context. Previous experience of leading staff and managing team performance is required. Knowledge of the context in Libya and an understanding of the education needs and gaps of Libyan and non-Libyans children, adolescents, and youth. Knowledge and good understanding of INEE minimum standards, protection mainstreaming mechanisms, and youth positive development. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels. Experience in leading projects in learning and/or community centers is a plus.2. Behavioural competencies
Build meaningful relations Empower people Act with integrity Deliver results3.ย Performance Management
The employee will be accountable for and evaluated on the responsibilities and the competencies, based on NRCโs Performance Management Framework. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
The Job Description The Goals and Performance Plan The NRC Competency Frameworkย Application Procedure:
Application is online for Libya National only. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. NRC does not at any stage of recruitment request candidate to make payments of any kind. NRC has not retained any agent to conduct recruitments on behalf of the organisation. NRC is committed to a diverse workforce through diversity, equity and inclusionย Qualified females candidates and persons with disability are encouraged to apply. 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.