Education Field Coordinator

- I- Programmatic coordination within the team

• Contribute to the overall process of coordination, harmonisation and sharing practices among the team members and project’s partners.
• Ensure that the program is carried out in compliance with MEHE SOP for CB-ECE, BLN and retention in centres and schools.
• Responsible for the implementation and coordination of the educational activities within the project (in compliance with the project work plan, internal regulation, AVSI CP Policy, code of conduct and AVSI values).
• Closely working with the Area Manager to prepare the project planning tools, the detailed work plan and forecast the resources needed.
• Responsible for the coordination of the field team (Education assistant, and animators) assigned to the action in close collaboration with the Area Manager (work plan, information sharing, weekly schedule, weekly objectives, and technical needs).
• To coordinate with the Education specialist, CP specialist and EDU/CP technical officers to ensure harmonized technical practices endorsed in all projects’ localities.
• To promote and ensure the correct endorsement of BTF Child protection framework and pillars in the NFE program.
• To monitor the quality of the education and CP activities on field, and provide on job-coaching to education assistants and animators.
• Assist when possible to the regular meeting with teachers, monitor the technical work delivered by the teachers.
• Review weekly technical reports shared by the education assistant and CBO staff, provide feedback and conduct necessary action when needed.
• Review activity plans and reports shared by the animators and CBO staff, provide feedback and conduct necessary action when needed.
• Calling for and leading regular project meetings with the team and other concerned departments in AVSI

II- In coordination with MEAL department

• To Review the list of children to be referred to MEHE/ALP/ formal education with regular follow up with the team to promote access to formal education.
• To organize the registration days in coordination with the outreach department, community volunteers and centers’ staff.
• To coordinate simultaneously between the M&E department and the field staff to ensure the correct functioning of: data collection:  online data entry, FGD, training for partners and schools on M&E tools, reporting and deadlines and make sure all figures are consequently reflected in the project’s log frame.
• To coordinate with the Accountability focal point for the endorsement and putting in place of recommendations/ good practices and guidelines revealed.

III- Coordination with stakeholders 

-    To work closely with the Area Manager in the identification of location of activities’ implementation (municipality, schools, centers), establishing contacts with local authorities and local actors (CBOs, NGOs), taking initiatives and providing new opportunities for the program.

-     Ensure active and positive relationships with the school principals, actors/ partners/ stakeholders in the area of intervention in coordination with the Area Manager and the field office coordinator.

-     Responsible of the coordination with the outreach department/ CBOs/ SDC in order to plan for the needed outreach activities and cycles ‘targets. 

-     Producing a mapping of actors /partners /stakeholders of the area of intervention.

-     Closely working with the Area Manager to prepare and conduct assessment and/or survey in the area of intervention.

IV- Reporting

-Providing reports on regular basis in order to follow up on the activities of the project (quarterly narrative report).

-Provide feedback on the CFS checklists action points and ensure that CFS fields are respected on field.

-Follow deadlines and priorities in reporting, activities schedules, targets and timeframe.

-Update the database of projects’ personnel.

V- Use of projects’ resources

• Ensure that the program is carried out in compliance with EU and AVSI administrative procedures
• Identify and refer the administrative/ logistic needs of the centers and schools to the office coordinator/ logistic department (Central Purchase requests on Navision, goods, supplies and centers’ personnel issues).
• Consolidation and submission of payment tables, Liban Post tables, central purchase request forms, and teacher’s recruitments forms based on the forecast of logistic/HR resources needed and agreed with the Area Manager.

• VI-Others
• Participating when requested in the PLC (Project Leading Committee) of the consortium.
• Participating to regular meeting at area level with the educational team and other departments within AVSI.
• Participating to thematic sector working group at area level.
• Participating to project staff training with other AVSI staff and consortium staff
• Follow the process of midterm/end Year evaluation for the counselees.
• Perform other duties within area of responsibility, as requested by the supervisor.