Education Team Leader

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. 

• Role and responsibilities

The purpose of a Team Leader is to manage the Education project team at field office level.

The following is a brief description of the role. 

Generic responsibilities (max 10)

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work- and Professional Development Plan.

• Management of project staff
• Implement plan of action for delegated portfolio of Education projects (activities, budget and project documentation) 
• Day to day follow of progress in project implementation
• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, Education tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement
• Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents 
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills 
• Liaison and collaboration with relevant local authorities and stakeholders
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Specific responsibilities 

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly. 

• Assist the PC in administration, logistics (including inventory, purchases and requisitions, quotations, as well as IT hardware / software support), coordination, execution and monitoring and evaluation.
• Work in close collaboration with the NRC finance, admin and logistics teams and coordinate activities with the Food Security and Livelihoods, Shelter, and Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) teams
• Conduct internal weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings and collect accurate and updated information 
• Lead assessments and new initiatives for expansion of the program
• Ensure that the Education office and NRC property are kept in good condition and organized
• Break down annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
• Ensure correct data collection and tracking of all emergency interventions and participate in compiling emergency related internal (bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly) and external (interim and final) reports
• Lead in organizing and facilitating trainings programmes in psychosocial support, life skills, content and pedagogy. Including developing training programmes for teachers and CMCs and follow-up and support. 
• Determine resource materials required for effective teaching including improvised teaching and learning materials   to supplement stationeries supplied to schools.
• Develop and execute teacher support programme at school level together with Ministry of Education officials 
• Performance management of Education officers and assistants under your responsibility
• Other relevant tasks as assigned by supervisor

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 Specialist
• Area operations: Support Coordinators 
• Staff capacity building:  Education Specialists, HR Manager/Officer
• Implementation: Education Coordinator  
• Scale and scope of position

Staff:    Numbers and titles of staff directly managed by the post holder, and numbers of staff and daily workers/incentive staff responsible for overall in the unit (e.g. 5 project officers and 1 education assistants)
Stakeholders:    Key external stakeholders the post has relationships with (e.g. UN agencies, INGOs, local NGOs, civil society, governmental bodies)
Budgets:    List of budgets covered by post holder, SSFM2326/SSFM2302/SSFM2103 & any other education project in Jonglei
Information:    Brief description of the information resources the post holder is responsible for at Area level (e.g. GORS, Agresso, Webcruiter, Intranet)
Legal or compliance:    Brief description of any legal or compliance responsibility the post holder has (term of employment, vendors, donors)

Competencies 

• Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organization to deliver desired results.
• They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

 1. Professional competencies 

• These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 

Generic professional competencies for this position: 

• Experience from working a Education project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Experience in administration, finance, logistics and personnel management, including training, supervision and coaching of staff
• Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, negotiation and leadership skills
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile 
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal 

Context related skills, knowledge and experience (shall be adapted to the specific position): 

• Knowledge of the context in South Sudan
• Work experience outside East Africa is an asset
• Knowledge of the local language – Arabic and other
• Experience with start-up, exit or similar

2. Behavioral competencies (max 6)

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environments 
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results

Performance Management

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience from working a Education project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Experience in administration, finance, logistics and personnel management, including training, supervision and coaching of staff
• Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, negotiation and leadership skills
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile 
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal