Education Coordinator

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Coordination and Management:

Manage the implementation of activities in line with relevant outputs and outcomes within each project involving the Education department.

With the Education team, finalize operational work plans, establish clear targets and activity plans per learning project.

Liaise with communities, partners, Borderless’s relevant staff to guarantee the smooth operation of the programme.

Ensure that the child protection team is coordinated with education to allow for an integrated intervention where possible

Liaise on a daily basis with the project manager to guarantee the smooth running of programmes

Ensure that partnerships are well maintained through continuous meetings, collaboration, and coaching of partners

Ensure recognized best practices and Borderless policies are applied in the work with children

Programme development 

Participate in the continuous assessment of mid and long term education needs and ensure that it is appropriately reflected in sectoral meetings

Work with colleagues from other sectors to ensure regular coordination at strategic and programmatic level, and, together with other team members and children, identify programme gaps and ensure appropriate action is taken 

Oversee knowledge sharing across teams, and ensure that monitoring and evaluation results are understood and used to improve programs

Monitoring and Evaluation

Ensure clear plans in place for monitoring and evaluating project activities in relation to the objectives and that lessons learnt are shared and capitalized on

Ensure that programming is monitored regularly, and that data is collected on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis 

Regularly visit project sites to ensure that teams/partners are appropriately supported

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Borderless values

Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding

Ambition:

Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country wide/global scale

Collaboration:

Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:

honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence

displays consistent excellent judgement

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

At least 3-5 years of management experience in an NGO environment, preferably in education in emergencies.

Bachelor’s degree in education or related field (Social Studies etc.).

Solid project and team management skills with a proven track record in delivering quality programmes to deadlines, including finance.

Ability to follow up on a range of projects and tasks simultaneously, to analyse information, evaluate options, define priorities and to plan strategically.

Knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management.

Sound understanding of the educational challenges in the current emergency context as well as of the strategies to address them.

An understanding of national development issues, in particular in relation to (refugee) children and education, of government institutions (MEHE) and the Lebanese public school system.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
Fluency in both written and spoken English and Arabic. French language skills are an asset.

Excellent computer skills; knowledge of excel and other data entry programmes.

Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours according to needs, and work with incoming teams in the event of major emergencies.