Education in Emergencies (EiE) Programme Manager

Education in Emergencies (EiE) Programme Manager - Gaziantep - (2300014O)

The Opportunity

EiE PM is responsible for the programme design and directly managing the implementation of Education Programme activities and to represent and advocate for Save the Children’s work and organizational priorities in education sector with a wide range of external parties including government representatives, communities, donors, UN and other humanitarian agencies operating in the area.

EiE PM will also serve as the EiE advisor for the response team in-country and support EiE program managers as well as ensure overall quality of the EiE programs for the response team.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree, and preferably post-graduate university degree, in subject related to emergency education.
• At least 5 years demonstrated experience managing Education in Emergencies programmes, particularly in a camp context.
• Previous first phase emergency response experience
• Technical expertise or experience in key thematic areas such as child centred learning methodologies, teacher pre and in-service education, adolescent programming, community participation, TVET.
• Demonstrated experience in managing education in emergencies for international NGOs.
• Experience of applying relevant interagency humanitarian frameworks and standards in education in emergencies (for example INEE Minimum Standards)
• Previous experience of managing a team
• Previous experience of project management
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
• Experience of representation, including Cluster coordination, and ability to represent effectively in external forums.
• Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English

Desirable:

• Arabic language skills highly desirable
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
• Specific experience of designing and managing ECW, UNICEF, SIDA and other major donor projects

Position holder will be based in Hatay or Gaziantep, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application.

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The Organisation

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We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.  

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Location: Antakya

Employee Status: Fixed Term

Closing Date: Mar 15, 2023

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