Education Assistant

Job Description

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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. 
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.
Save the Children International seeks to always be a child safe organization through fulfilling its obligations to the community and through programme implementation carried out by the organization for safeguarding children and to improve the living standards of the child.

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Position: Education Assistant

Location: Aden, Lahj & Al Dhale’e FO

Grade: 5

Contract Length: till Dec 2023 (with a possibility of renewal)

The Opportunity:

The Education Project Assistant supports the implementation and monitoring of Gateway education activities in SC education target areas. The Education Project Assistant is the interface between local communities and Gateway. He/she is responsible for ensuring that all Gateway program activities are implemented to a high standard, in full consultation with local government authorities (mainly district-level and school leadership personnel) and local communities, and in a timely manner. The Education Project Assistant will document project achievements, challenges, and lessons learned and will submit his or her reports to the Education Project Coordinator.

Key Areas of Responsibilities: 

Programme Support:

• Implements and assists in implementation of formal & non-formal basic education activities in Gateway program areas in close coordination with the relevant people in the community as outlined in the detailed implementation plan
• Visit classrooms for classroom observation, provide feedback to teachers, track students attendance in formal schools and monitor student transitions from NFE centers to formal schools Provides technical support to the staff of the Ministry of Education, Governorate Education Office, District Education Office, and School Leadership for the improvement of utilization of education services in target areas
• Coordinates with community leaders (mainly FMCs & CECs), school teachers, school management staff, and partner organizations to implement educational and child protection activities and works closely with them to improve the quality of education services
• Trains community stakeholders and monitors the implementation of educational activities 
• Collects and analyses project-related data and keeps up-to-date the filing system for education project to show that the educational activities have achieved their objectives
• Supports all relevant MEAL activities related to planning and implementing baseline, midline, and end line assessments and reporting on the same
• Supports the implementation of school development, community engagement and students engagement initiative such as SB2S and SBCC, girls club, co-curricular activities, inclusive services  
• Conducts child protection and child rights training and code of conduct for teachers and volunteers 
• Prepares reports for the Education Project Coordinator with statistical and narrative information on the progress of the project in the target communities 
• Works in close collaboration with other SCI staff (Wash, Protection, Health, etc.) in the target areas – develops joint work plans.
• Supports SC-trained volunteers, teachers, and children in the implementation of project activities 
• Provides technical assistance to other programs when requested by the supervisor.
• Supports administrative tasks such as preparing Purchase Requests
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

Essential:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Education or in any other closely related field 
• Experience working as a teacher or development professional in education or closely related field
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven experience in working with children in a responsible and caring manner
• Experience in monitoring and reporting community development programs
• Strong understanding of community development processes
• A working knowledge of computers including the use of MS Office Suite

Desirable:

 Very good written and oral communication skills in English.

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/apply

“Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. Women are strongly encouraged to apply”

The Organization
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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.