Education Coordiantor

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships. 

1. Role and responsibilities

The Education Coordinator is responsible for implementing the delegated Education project portfolio within BML area and managing the day to day activities of Education related field staff to ensure proper delivery, high quality results and compliance to applicable laws, standards, practices, policies and procedures in coordination with the Education Project Manager.

Generic responsibilities

1. Adhere to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
2. Contribute to the Education strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps
3. Manage and implement delegated portfolio of Education projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from the line manager in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
4. Provide regular reports to the Project Manager on project implementation
5. Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
6. Supervise the Education team, ensure their capacity building and transfer key skills 
7. Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
8. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
9. Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action
10. Ensure that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point and to the related Protection Coordinator.

Specific responsibilities

• Provide the Education Project Manager with quality regular reports on project implementation, status, identified issues and activities to be shared with donors and ensure regular monitoring of project implementation using developed tools
• Oversee the delivery of agreed outputs and quality of the Education activities and work closely with the staff members to set and monitor objectives and work plans to ensure activities are implemented in accordance with overall project objectives
• Ensure proper documentation and filing of Education related documents
• Manage the performance of relevant Education staff, set objectives, monitor work plans, and provide constructive feedback on a regular basis.

• Provide project and area specific information to the Education Project Manager for proposal development
• Conduct frequent field visits to learning centres and educational sites to ensure that services are delivered as per NRC standards and to collect feedbacks from beneficiaries, teachers, etc.
• Lead necessary assessments to identify gaps, assess areas of interventions with the support of the Education Project Manager.
• Ensure the monitoring and evaluation plan is undertaken in a timely and effective manner in coordination with the education Project Manager and M&E unit
• Manage the direct costs of budget, including the preparation, monitoring and updating of financial work plans, ensuring resources are managed effectively
• Ensure the Education database is updated with all beneficiaries’ information and validate consistency of data sets between the education database and NRC’s reporting system
• Ensure adherence to NRC procedures when recruiting teachers
• Manage the achievement of beneficiaries’ satisfaction through the effective delivery of projects

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Project planning: Education Project Manager and Education Specialist
• Area operations: Support Coordinator, Logistics, HR, Finance
• Staff capacity building: Education Project Manager, HR Officer
• Implementation: Relevant NRC Programmes in the area
• Coordination: Relevant local authorities, organizations and stakeholders, including UNRWA, regional MEHE representatives

1. Competencies

 1. Professional competencies

• Bachelor Degree in Education, Social studies or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of relevant job experience in a similar role, preferably within the humanitarian sector
• Knowledge of relevant concepts of international refugee and human rights law and understanding of protection principles
• Significant understanding of Lebanon’s humanitarian, political and socio-economic context, and main challenges affecting refugees in Lebanon
• Proven experience in implementing Education programmes, coordinating activities, and liaising with external actors
• Knowledge of the Education context (gaps and needs) in Beirut and Mount Lebanon
• Knowledge of curriculum development and adaptation
• Experience managing Learning Centers and Outreach programmes in Informal Settlements
• Experience establishing parents’ committees and working with a community based approach
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal

2. Behavioral competencies

• Managing resources to optimize results
• Managing performance and development
• Initiating action and change
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling insecure environments
• Analysing