Education Specialist at Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access to healthcare, food, and financial security, and to overcome their special vulnerability to wars, civil conflicts and natural disasters. For 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in the field, COOPI has been engaged in breaking the cycle of poverty and responding to specific emergencies in numerous sectors, including Food Security, Humanitarian Aid, Health, Socio-Economical Services, Water and Sanitation, Human Rights, Education and Training, Migrations and Sustainable Energy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Education Specialist

Location: Borno

Scope of the Vacancy

• The Education Specialist will be responsible for the implementation, monitoring and follow-up of the education activities in the urban area of Maiduguri.
• He/she will create and develop adapted trainings and tools in line with the priorities determined by COOPI and SUBEB.
• He/she will ensure performance tools are available for local staff, in order to guarantee smooth implementation of the school curricula, while taking into consideration the local cultural context.

Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and the Psychology and Education Coordinator, he/she:
Main responsibilities:

• Evaluate the risk factors and identifies those in need of longterm education support (community, vulnerable children and their families)
• Responsible to plan, organize, monitor and evaluate formal and non-formal educational activities for children and youth according to the work plan
• Provide technical guidance and support, teaching and learning trainings to primary teachers in an emergency context
• Ensure INEE training modules and best practices to teachers and educators
• Implement and ensure, often in partnership with local stakeholders (NGOs, National Society), proper follow-up of the educational activities and specific community events for the benefit of the children, their families and the community in order to promote social cohesion
• Improve the teaching methods and curricula including WASH promotion modules, gender, and inclusive education trainings
• Create and develop local networks (school based management committees) and their capacities on providing education in a emergency context
• Create community events in order to promote the education and social inclusion of children with disabilities
• Provide a study on school drop-outs in the urban area of Maiduguri Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)

Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Post graduate degree in Education
• Prior experience (at least 4 years) working in complex emergency context on Education
• Prior experience as a teacher (at least 4 years)
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing trainings and learning materials
• Must show dynamism in teaching techniques.
• Fluency and excellent writing skills in English
• Capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team, as well as team management
• Good communicator, strong listening capacity, open minded, proactive and creative
• Respectful and inclusive of individual and cultural differences
• Good analysis and problem-solving capability, and effective reporting writing skills
• Experience in designing and conducting training in INEE and Child Protection issues especially in the areas of human rights, gender, capacity building an added advantage
• Excellent Microsoft Office applications skills (Excel, Word, Power point, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)
• Knowledge of and adherence to NGO Code of Conduct, understands other international development guidelines

Preferred:

• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
• Knowledge of the local language (Hausa and Kanuri)

Application Closing Date
21st July, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send E-mail Applications inclusive of:

• CV (max 3 pages)
• Cover Letter (max 1 page)
• Minimum three qualified reference contacts

Application should be submitted to: hr.nigeria@coopi.org specifying in the e-mail subject: “Application for Pedagogy Specialist”.

Note

• Any late application or incomplete submission will not be considered and thus will be disregarded immediately.
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted