Street Child of Nepal

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Inclusive Education Specialist

Views: 3754|Published on: Dec 19, 2018|

NGO / INGO / Social work

Mid Level

Full Time

Vacancy: 1

Janakpur|

Experience: More than or equal to 3 years|

Not Disclosed

Position: Inclusive Education Specialist
No of Position: One
Reports to: Programs Manager
Duty Station: Janakpur (including frequent field visits)
Working Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 5:00 pm

Objective/Purpose of the Position:

The Inclusive Education Specialist (IES) will primarily be responsible for technical leadership of educational aspects of the projects. S/he will primarily focus on the design, management and reporting of the Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALP) component of the DFID funded projects viz. “Breaking the Bonds” and “Marginalized No More” being implemented in Dhansuha, Mahottari, Saptari, Siraha and Sunsari districts. IES will serve as the supporting member to all the projects being implemented by Street Child with responsibility for preparing, managing and delivering work related to various aspects of teaching & learning and training relating to the inclusivity of the project activities including developing components such as the curriculum, teacher working manuals, developing teacher training manuals, contribute towards assessment tools and delivering and supervising the trainings in the field. The incumbent will also lead in educational activities in terms of capacity development of consortium partners, government counterparts with an aim to incorporate Inclusive Education pedagogies during the different phases in project management.

Key Responsibilities:

S/he will be primarily responsible for the development of (i) teaching and learning materials such as lesson plans, learning materials and supporting materials, (ii) teacher/educator training- training curriculums, delivery and follow up and (iii) coaching of the teacher/educators working in the districts pertaining to the Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) for the DFID funded projects, viz. “Breaking the Bonds” and “Marginalized No More”
S/he will be responsible for the managing, reporting, delivering and coordinating on the various aspects of teaching & learning and training & coaching relating to inclusive education
S/he will be the technical lead towards the consortium on IE with focus that can accommodate children in humanitarian crisis, children with disabilities, children from hard-to-reach communities and out-of-school girls
S/he will closely work with Programs Manager towards the teacher training component in humanitarian response projects with focus on DRR, WASH and psychosocial support
Coordinate and work closely with district team, consortium team members and various local-level, provincial-level and district-level governmental organizations to deliver the planned educational activities such as teacher training and training of trainers
Developing guidance for consortium partners’ Education Officers in the delivery of planned activities
Collaborate with consortium partners, government counterparts to ensure smooth implementation of the educational components of the projects
Developing assessment tools to support monitoring and evaluation of educational components of the projects
Accompany district team and consortium team for monitoring visit to the project sites and also lead the joint monitoring team with different stakeholders such as donors, Board of director members, government counterparts
Preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reports relating to the Learning and Training activities of the project
S/he will take lead in assessment of existing tools, manuals and other relevant documents to assure that the tools are gender, disability and ethnicity inclusive
Work in the consortium to develop the learning levels for the children and design the tools to assess the literacy abilities in the beneficiaries
Provide technical inputs during the preparation of promotional materials such as pamphlets, banners for educational activities
Facilitate grievance handling (feedback mechanism) at district level for IE activities
Work with M&E team to assure proper documentation of the all the activities of the educational aspects of the project
Work closely with all the stakeholders at national, regional and district level to assure proper project management
Coordinate with consortium members for smooth functioning of the programme

Core Competencies:

Communication and Knowledge Management Skills:

S/he is able to deal with audiences based on the knowledge audience level
Consistently creates and shares knowledge products for different audiences
Excellent written and oral communication in Nepali and English. Maithili would be an asset

Interpersonal and Organizational skills:

Collaborative within the team, consortium and stakeholders
Problem solving and flexible
Capacity to work independently and as a team member in diverse workforce.
Proactive with multitasking abilities
Has social skills- builds and maintains relationships within the organization and with stakeholders
Adept at collecting, collating and curating data in the form of weekly, quarterly and yearly reports

Accountability:

Is able to be accountable for the responsibilities and demonstrate high efficiency at work while adhering to the core values of Street Child
Is able to make the team accountable in delivering the planned activities

Creativity and Integrity:

Adapts to change and is open to new ideas of educational pedagogies
Encourages team to be innovative in working ideologies and processes
Is honest and transparent at work with highest level of integrity

Education and Experience:

Master's degree in Education or relevant social science, focus on inclusive education in terms of gender, disability and DRR is desirable. PhD in Education will be an added advantage
Minimum 7 years of experience in technical aspects of Inclusive education with 3 years of experience as Inclusive Education Lead in multi-year government or international government organization projects targeting hard-to-reach communities. Experience with working with girls, children with disabilities and teacher training is a must
Humanitarian response experience would be an added advantage
Prior experience on Accelerated Learning Programmes is desirable
Excellent facilitation, training, and capacity building skills are expected
Knowledge of learning level assessment at different levels is must
Computer skills- at least basic computer skills, such as Microsoft Office

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About the organization

Street Child of Nepal

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Bakhundole, Patan, Nepal

Street Child is an international charity based in the United Kingdom that aims to create avenues for out-of- school children to access education by through an integrated approach that strengthens the capacity of teachers, schools and communities to sustain their investment in the education for their children.

Following the devastating earthquakes in April and May 2015 that left more than 1 million children out of school and destroyed or damaged over 50,000 classrooms, Street Child UK expanded its operations into Nepal to assist local partners to re-establish education in some of the country’s worst affected communities.

With the support of DFID, it is now implementing education and livelihood program targeting marginalized girls in Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha, Saptari and Sunsari districts in Nepal.Street Child of Nepal is therefore calling applications in following position for the implementation of its new program:

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