Education Coordinator at Save the Children

• Oversee the coordination and implementation of the ECW-MYRP II project in target woredas under the North Area Office, ensuring alignment with program design and donor requirements.
• Track project progress and ensure timely and quality delivery of project activities and submission of regular updates and reports.
• Ensure effective engagement with communities and local government partners to foster responsive and sustainable programming in line with Save the Children (SCI) policies and compliance procedures.
• Support the development of a detailed implementation plan (DIP) in collaboration with the project team and implementing partners' staff.
• Take part in consortium-wide technical discussions relevant to MYRP II program, apply and track implementation of agreed action plans
• Collaborate with the National and sub-national Cluster Coordinators and provide support in the course of implementation of cluster-related activities in MYRP II as deemed necessary.

• Facilitate technical capacity-building sessions for implementing partners, tailored to their specific needs.
• Provide ongoing mentorship and support, and roll out technical guidelines, tools, approaches and quality benchmarks to enhance the capacity of partners to deliver quality education interventions.
• Organize workshops, training, and learning events at the field office level to strengthen partner and staff capacity, ensuring that they are well-planned and efficiently executed
• Identify gaps in partner capacity and propose actionable solutions to address them.
• Ensure that cross-cutting issues of resilience, gender, child protection, disability and others designed in MYRP II are properly executed and tracked in the course of program implementation.

• Collaborate with the MEAL team to ensure accurate data collection, tracking of key performance indicators, and monitoring of project outcomes.
• Support foundational learning baseline assessments and other evaluation activities in the field in collaboration with technical teams and implementing partners.
• Ensure regular monitoring of project results, documentation of project case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices
• Coordinate and participate in learning and reflection meetings or sessions.
• Ensure timely submission of quality project reports and adherence to monitoring and evaluation systems.

• Liaise with local government offices, particularly with the zone and woreda education offices, to ensure coordination and smooth implementation of the program.

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals, takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions Willing to take disciplined risks

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency.

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in education, Educational Planning and management or other related social science field of study.
• Experience in managing integrated programs across different thematic areas such as education, child protection, and child rights governance is desirable.
• At least 4 years of accrued working experience in program implementation with a minimum of 3 years in a coordinator position in an INGO set-up organization or other related that had a good reputation within the region.
• Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable plans and to evaluate progress.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the Ethiopian Education Policy, Policy frameworks and strategies, as well as the education sector development program and the challenges.
• Experience of working with the Ministry of Education at national or regional, Woreda or school levels.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and coaching.
• Very good skill in evaluation methods and report writing.
• Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, the definition of a clear way forward, and ensuring.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written, is required.
• Familiarity with the target area.
• Local language is advantageous.

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