Deadline: 2 February 2016
Save the Children is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Education Technical Advisor in Beirut, Lebanon. The duration for the post is of 12 months.
The Education Technical Advisor will play the lead role in ensuring the design, implementation and monitoring of high quality education programmes for thousands of children across the country.
Save the Children works to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Education Technical Advisor will perform the following functions-
- Provide technical leadership to all work in the education sector, with responsibility for developing clear strategic and operational plans.
- Identifying fundraising needs and leading the development of technical proposals, forging strong partnerships with Government, UN, NGO and local civil society counterparts.
- Providing technical support to our education teams across four different field locations in Lebanon.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Master’s degree in education, development or other relevant social science degree.
- A minimum of 5 years in a technical leadership role in education for an NGO, UN agency or other development or humanitarian organization.
- Proven experience leading education in emergencies (EiE) programming and in participating in emergency coordination forums (education cluster, education working groups etc).
- Proven experience raising funds and developing proposals for education programmes in excess of $1million.
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
- Familiarity with key international standards for humanitarian work and education in emergencies (e.g. INEE, SPHERE, HAP principles, etc.).
- Excellent understanding of the Monitoring and Evaluation processes and methodologies.
- Proven representation and advocacy skills.
- Strong report writing skills, including experience in writing funding proposals and donor reports.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
- Knowledge of key areas of programme operations, logistics and grant management relevant to delivering quality education programming.
- Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams in the event of major emergencies.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their CV and covering letter including their salary expectations for this role in English, as a single document, through online process.
For more information, please visit Save the Children.
